
Machines: How They Work
A look at how a treadmill, a turntable, and a bbq grill really work.

A look at how a treadmill, a turntable, and a bbq grill really work.

The extraordinary inner workings of a safe, a tennis ball launcher and a music box.

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

The heavy-lift ship transports one of the largest cargoes in one piece.

Dredger must cut through volcanic rock; a rig wreaks havoc; a chopper faces a test.

Wheel loader digs a copper mine; an assault transport that goes across land and into water.

Helicopter overcomes mother earth when avalanches threaten the Winter Olympics; flood defenses.

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

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

The extraordinary inner workings of an escalator, a leaf blower and a tape measure.

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

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

The extraordinary inner workings of a lawn mower, a pinball machine and a padlock.

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

How a pool table, a gas-fired boiler, and a shopping cart work.

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

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

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

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

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