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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 - Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan
Release Date: 2011-06-03How do Japanese master chefs prepare the extremely poisonous puffer fish and avoid killing their customers? And how do Scots weave over 700 types of tartan for kilts?
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Episode 2 - Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears
Release Date: 2011-06-10How do they design and produce the ultimate kingpin bowling ball? How do they raise and lower Tower Bridge? And how do they produce millions of gummy bears a day?...
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Episode 3 - Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam
Release Date: 2011-06-17How do they run Ryker's Island, one of the biggest jails in the world? How do they make the famous Royal Mail post box? And how do they turn fruit...
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Episode 4 - Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream
Release Date: 2011-06-24How do they make playing cards that can defeat a cheat? How do they brew a billion bottles of lager a year? And how do they make the world's most...
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Episode 5 - Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library
Release Date: 2011-07-01How do they put the holes in Swiss cheese? How do they restore and improve a classic battle tank? And how do robotic librarians run one of the world's biggest...
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Episode 6 - Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls
Release Date: 2011-07-15How do they persuade an oyster to grow a perfect pearl? How do they put the twist in classic Pennsylvania pretzels? And how do they build Venice's traditional gondolas?
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Episode 7 - Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile
Release Date: 2011-07-22How do they make a perfectly unpredictable roulette wheel? How do they produce the world's purest olive oil? And how can a rusty wreck be transformed into a classic Batmobile?
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Episode 8 - Ice Rink, Car Plant
Release Date: 2011-07-29How do they instruct robots to mass-produce cars, and how do they transform the world's biggest football stadium into its largest ice hockey arena? Find out.
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Episode 9 - Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions
Release Date: 2011-08-05How do they craft accordions? How do they make the wasabi that puts a kick in Japan's raw fish? And how do they produce duck calls that can trick birds?
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Episode 10 - Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills
Release Date: 2011-08-26How do they make the Japanese toilets that treat you to a wash and blow dry? How has the US Navy built a helicopter that doesn't need a pilot?
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Episode 11 - 24 Hours of Daytona, Rum
Release Date: 2011-10-18How do they keep the cars of Daytona on track for 24 hours of high speed racing, and how do they turn the sweetest sugar cane into world-renowned Caribbean rum?
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Episode 12 - Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats
Release Date: 2011-10-19How do they farm sturgeon for caviar? How do they mould centuries of history into the finest Japanese porcelain? How do they make world-class football boots?
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Episode 13 - Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna
Release Date: 2011-10-27How do they find and defuse thousands of World War II landmines? How do they make crisp tasting cider? How do they clear undergrowth with a thin strip of nylon...
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Episode 14 - Circus, Guitars
Release Date: 2011-12-01How do they set up a 1,700 seat circus tent in just 36 hours, and how do they turn Japanese maple and mahogany into the coolest instruments on earth -...
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Episode 15 - Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta
Release Date: 2011-12-08How is a 700-year-old tree made into a two tonne Japanese drum? How can a factory produce thousands of cars and stay green? And how do Italians make great tasting...
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Episode 16 - Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security
Release Date: 2011-12-15How does the German city of Frankfurt produce their famous frankfurter sausages? How are the world's most accurate rifles manufactured? How do casinos stop card cheats?
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Episode 17 - Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels
Release Date: 2011-12-29How are millions of parcels delivered around the world every day? How do they make cricket bats that can hit a ball at 150kmph?
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Episode 18 - Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper
Release Date: 2012-01-05How do they build powerboats that can go faster than sports cars? How do they produce Swiss watches? How do they create wallpaper fit for palaces?
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Episode 19 - Submarine Rescue, Subaru
Release Date: 2012-01-12How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? Submarine rescue specialists test the ability of the world's navies to respond to an underwater emergency.
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Episode 20 - Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphault
Release Date: 2012-01-19How do they guide the world's largest cruise ships under low bridges? How do they find Alba's famous white truffles? How do they mine Trinidad's natural asphalt lake?