
Machines: How They Work
Discovering the inner workings of car winches; coffee machines; hiking boots.

Discovering the inner workings of car winches; coffee machines; hiking boots.

The extraordinary inner workings of a carwash, a blender and a bicycle pump.

The extraordinary inner workings of a ticket barrier, a refrigerator and an electric guitar.

The extraordinary inner workings of a mechanical watch, a toilet and a yoyo.

A look at how a garden shredder, a deli meat slicer and a dental drill really work.

A look at how an elevator, a petrol pump and an air hockey table really work.

A look at how a 3-D printer, a cross trainer, and a kitchen mixer really work.

How a paintball gun, a floor scrubber, and an ice machine really work.

A look at how a piano, a vending machine, and a rappel really work.

A look at how a grass trimmer, a sprinkler, and a movie lens really work.

The extraordinary inner workings of a chainsaw, a jukebox and a fishing reel.

A look at how an ATM, a vacuum cleaner, and a skateboard really work.

An airport made from water and ice; a fish factory churns out millions of pounds of seafood a day.

A ship built to endure tsunami size waves travels on a highway unlike any other in North America.

Alaskan engineers build a massive dam to power an entire town; the world's largest helicopters.

A barge carries an entire train; a flying ambulance saves lives at 14,000 feet.

A machine with 588 teeth keeps the airport running; tugboats break through ice in the port.

Alaska's Coast Guard fights waters to maintain buoys; rewards below Alaska's surface.

Designing a robotic drawing arm; making a bike that exercises the whole body.

We're counting down the biggest over achievers on the web, individuals whose dedication make them the best of the best. We'll learn how to bungee jump while playing the bagpipes, use a robot to shoot hoops, and drive vertically up a cliff face.