Mankind makes use of lead, a versatile but toxic metal, for 6,000 years mining car battery factory specialists remove harmful lead objects from homes and businesses lead makes crystal sparkle.
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Every detail from a convenience store has been engineered to work fast a look behind the scenes to see how favorite innovations, like slurpees, turbo ovens, and beef jerky, are made.
A behind-the-scenes look at how Jelly Belly creates delicious jellybeans in every flavor then Adam Richman explores kitchen innovator Blue Apron's 495,000 square foot facility.
Some machines built for sheer spectacle.
Mankind makes use of lead, a versatile but toxic metal, for 6,000 years mining car battery factory specialists remove harmful lead objects from homes and businesses lead makes crystal sparkle.
Salt is a versatile substance with 14,000 known uses visiting a salt mine under Lake Erie an evaporation facility harvests ocean salt near San Francisco a Florida restaurant offers 40 varieties of salt.
All life-forms and modern technology are built on a foundation of carbon the steel industry coal-fired power plants graphite pencils a charcoal water filter diamonds.
The development of jet technology and rocket fuel during World War II culminates in test pilot Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier on Oct. 10, 1947.
The assembly and surprising history behind the airboat a wild ride on a big-tired swamp buggy local delicacies that bring new meaning to acquired taste a massive engineering project to divert the mighty Mississippi River pythons and alligators.
Tobacco's ancient discovery and Andes cultivation leads to modern North Carolina farming and Dominican Republic Fuente cigar plantation explore harvesting techniques, public health concerns with Surgeon General, and nicotine replacement therapies.
Brief history of undergarments the evolution from itchy woolen union suits to comfortable briefs and boxers socks with special threads to prevent odor fire retardant underwear the bra industry.
The Allies devise scientific and mechanical breakthroughs to thwart Hitler's Atlantic Wall and to make the D-Day invasion successful.
It comes in many deadly shapes and sizes, and the transportation of dangerous cargo is one of the most meticulously planned procedures in the shipping world.
Nuclear submarines carry more firepower than all bombs dropped in history since the 1950s, these steel vessels became U.S. defense cornerstones, sparking Cold War underwater competition and creating engineering miracles for deterrence.
Water exists in three forms at same temperature as nature's powerful landscape carver and life supporter explore its multidimensional character from bottled water industry to nuclear reactors, irrigation systems, and artistic fountain displays.
From amazing ancient Roman aqueducts and arch bridges, romantic Renaissance spans, 19th-century railroad crossovers, to monumental marvels of our time, bridges played a key role in the human quest to connect and unify.
The Overseas Highway links mainland Florida with the Florida Keys, and contains 51 bridges, including the Seven-Mile Bridge a 175-million refurbishment that ended in 1982 resulted in today's remarkable Overseas Highway.
Tobacco's ancient discovery and Andes cultivation leads to modern North Carolina farming and Dominican Republic Fuente cigar plantation explore harvesting techniques, public health concerns with Surgeon General, and nicotine replacement therapies.
Brief history of undergarments the evolution from itchy woolen union suits to comfortable briefs and boxers socks with special threads to prevent odor fire retardant underwear the bra industry.
The Allies devise scientific and mechanical breakthroughs to thwart Hitler's Atlantic Wall and to make the D-Day invasion successful.
It comes in many deadly shapes and sizes, and the transportation of dangerous cargo is one of the most meticulously planned procedures in the shipping world.
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