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An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
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Episode 1 - Coordinate Blue Angels Airshows, Build An Indoor Ski Slope, Make Sushi
Release Date: 2009-07-16How do pilots perform jaw-dropping aerobatic stunts at supersonic speeds without crashing? How can a ski slope in the desert be kept cool? And how is sushi made?
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Episode 2 - Produce Power from Waste, Customize Supercars, Make Super Steel Swords
Release Date: 2009-07-16How do they turn the trash from the world's biggest St Patrick's Day parade into power, transform a luxury limo into a racing car and craft the ultimate supersteel sword?
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Episode 3 - Cowboys Hats, Deep Sea Dive, Inflight Catering
Release Date: 2009-07-23How do they make the world's most famous hat, and does it really hold ten gallons? Plus, how do they repair cables on the sea floor and feed 100,000 aeroplane...
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Episode 4 - De-Ice Planes, Glossy Magazines, Electric Sports Car
Release Date: 2009-07-30How do they stop planes from icing up; how is clay used to keep glossy magazines looking sharp; and how do they build an electric car that can reach 200kmph?
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Episode 5 - Communicate With Spacecraft, Maintain Supertankers
Release Date: 2009-08-06How do they talk to spacecraft in orbit; how do they keep the world's biggest ships in tip-top condition; and how can they lengthen luxury limos and still provide a...
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Episode 6 - Operate Mega Hotels, Cut Metal With Lasers, Build A Gold Course In Dubai
Release Date: 2009-08-13How do they provide services in one of the world's largest casino hotels, cut through metal with a beam of light, and build a golf course in the desert?
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Episode 7 - Drill Through Solid Rock, Produce OJ, Bend Glass
Release Date: 2009-08-20How do they drill through a kilometre of solid rock to find the hidden riches in the desert, pick 20,000 oranges a minute for juice, and get glass to curve...
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Episode 8 - Service Jumbo Jets, Create Nuclear Power, Build Pianos
Release Date: 2009-08-27How do they service the A380, the world's largest plane? Plus, how do they generate 500,000 kWh from 1oz of uranium, and build and tune a piano to concert standard?
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Episode 9 - Artificial Reefs, Earthquake Proof Buildings, Rocket Fuel Cars
Release Date: 2009-09-03How do they turn an old warship into a playground for scuba divers, plan to stop San Francisco collapsing when the next earthquake strikes, and run a car on rocket...
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Episode 10 - Develop G-Suits, Operate The Smart Grid, Track And Stop A Stolen Car
Release Date: 2009-09-10How do they make the magic suits that stop jet pilots blacking out when they are flying, and how can a robo-cop stop a stolen car without a high-speed chase?
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Episode 11 - Assembly Line Robots, Seal Wine Bottles, Desalinize Sea Water
Release Date: 2009-09-17How do they program robots to build cars, how are wine bottles sealed, and how can sea water be transformed into fresh drinking water?
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Episode 12 - Airplane Parachutes, Solar Power, Photochromic Lenses
Release Date: 2009-09-24How do they use explosive rockets to catch crashing planes in mid-air and how do sunbathing techniques help scientists catch rays of sun? Plus, the shady secrets of sunglasses.
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Episode 13 - Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round
Release Date: 2009-10-01Find out how they blast 10,000 tonnes of rock, how the earth is mapped from space, and how fresh flowers are provided all year round.
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Episode 14 - Work In 600 Degree Heat, Make Champagne, Expand One Of The World's Largest Ports
Release Date: 2009-10-08How do they fashion cool clothing that can withstand the heat of a furnace, and how do they turn sea into land to create artificial islands? Plus, putting the fizz...
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Episode 15 - Manufacture Propellers, Create Intelligent Cars, Turn Metal Into Magnets
Release Date: 2009-10-15How have they designed a car that can call the emergency services? How is metal turned into magnets? And how are the biggest ships propelled?
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Episode 16 - Maintain The World's Largest Aquarium, Make Sapphire, Manufacture Bentleys
Release Date: 2009-10-22How do they look after sharks at the world's biggest aquarium? How do they grow precious stones? And what does it take to build a luxury Bentley?
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Episode 17 - Mine Oil, Operate Shipping Lanes, Restore Film
Release Date: 2009-10-29How do they avoid docking disasters when handling a thousand ships a day, how do they create a world of oil reserves from sticky forest mud, or bring old movies...
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Episode 18 - Make Batteries, Build Artificial Islands, Create Perfume
Release Date: 2009-11-12How do they make batteries from brine? How do they build a tropical island from trash? And how are fragrances blended to create different types of scents?
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Episode 19 - Manufacture Stainless Steel, Make Paper, Monster Motorcycle
Release Date: 2009-11-19How can steel repair itself? How do they create the world's most powerful bikes? And how is wood transformed into paper?
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Episode 20 - Make Military Helicopters, Design Metro Systems, Engineer Artificial Reefs
Release Date: 2012-11-19Find out how they make military helicopters, how they design metro systems and how they engineer artificial reefs.