Polyethylene is measured and molded, heated and cooled to create a rugged and air-droppable case that's tougher than the rest. Stronger, lighter, and more durable than their wooden predecessors, these keep out wind, rain, sand, and humidity to ensure that valuable supplies arrive intact.
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Long before Henry Ford, Samuel Colt is the true father of mass production. Ironically, it was the inadequacy of Soviet factory production which made the AK47 so effective.
How the Lancaster factory, one of the biggest buildings in Europe at the time, helped to create a truly war-winning weapon.
Japan would create arguably the greatest fighter in WW2 - the Mitsubishi Zero. But their failed War Factories would ultimately reduce the Zero to a Kamikaze plane.
Theaters and opera houses are wonders of stage technology, as well as exquisite masterpieces of modern or historic architecture.
Buildings with eccentric and unorthodox designs often have methods behind their madness, and serve to remind us of moments in history.
Everybody loves a great western! Except Larry. Terry gets Larry to test more scenes from classic western movies!
Who is the greatest international action hero of all time, Terry Schappert? No. Terry and Larry get to test some scenes from James Bond films and other great action heroes.
Terry gets to annoy Larry with his impersonation of William Wallace from Braveheart. He not only gets to wield Sir Wallace's sword, but also convinces Larry to build him a Trebuchet.
Give me some sugar baby! Terry travels through time where he will test the cult favorite, Army of Darkness. Terry not only gets to test several scenes, but also gets a sit down with the legendary Bruce Campbell.
The unknown face of Spain. Snow, rain, clouds and cold envelop the land. The ibex migrate to the valleys, and wolves patrol the mountains as vultures circle the skies overhead.
As the woods prepare to sleep, and mushrooms grow as the first rains fall, flocks of cranes migrate home to Spain from their summer season in the north. The stags clash their antlers in pursuit of the does there is little time before winter sets in.
These are the days of thirst: it is hot. Only the mountains are cool everywhere else suffers in heat between 40 and 50C. The rain is long forgotten. Each day is a search for shade and water.
The sun heats the earth and life begins again. The animals wake from hibernation and busy themselves, building their nests in treetops and caves as they prepare to breed. All the spring babies are fighting for survival though their first days.
In this episode we travel to Brittany to find – in Goethe's words 'the underpinning of the earth' - Granite.
In this episode we travel 3.700 miles through the unprotected landscape of the American West. From Utah to New Mexico. By entering the crevice, the unbelievable play of colours begins, this is sandstone.
In this episode we're exploring Hawaii to show us rocks in motion. We see the beauty of rocks after the volcano's magma turns into basalt.
Growth in air transportation is set to soar, carrying over 10 billion passengers every year by 2050. To cope requires us to radically rethink aircraft design. Join us as we look into the world's most innovative research and development labs.
Never in the history of humanity have so many of us been mobile. New innovations propel us into the world of self-driving cars and high-speed trains.
Throughout history, human society has run on trade. The innovations that allowed faster and more accurate oceanic travel revolutionized the world. New inventions now help people and goods move on the water faster for recreation and commerce.
Massoud Hassani has developed the mine kafon drone that could find and get rid of the landmines, fast and cheap.,
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