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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 - Chewing Gum, Fish Hooks, Legoland
Release Date: 2012-05-17How do they transform rubber into chewing gum; how do they make fish hooks strong enough to catch a shark; and how are the models built at the world's largest...
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Episode 2 - Leatherman, Formula 1, Glassware
Release Date: 2012-07-12How do they build Formula 1 racing cars; how do they make the Leatherman, America's best-selling multi-tool; and how do they create classic Finnish Aalto glassware?
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Episode 3 - Hats, Longest Road Tunnel, Snake Catcher
Release Date: 2012-07-19Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.
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Episode 4 - World In Miniature, Rhubarb
Release Date: 2012-07-26How do they build working miniature airports? How do they design houses to survive hurricanes? How is rhubarb cultivated in the dark?
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Episode 5 - Almonds, Snowblower
Release Date: 2012-08-02How do billions of bees produce tonnes of California almonds? How do they clear the snow to keep Norway's planes in action? How are tricky stains removed?
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Episode 6 - Fighter Plane, Trappist Beers, SUV
Release Date: 2012-07-26How is a modern fighter jet built? How do Belgium's Trappist monks make the world's finest beers? How do they build America's best performing SUV?
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Episode 7 - Guacamole, Swamp Buggy
Release Date: 2012-08-09How do volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole? How do they build trucks that can cross swamps? How do they make the world-famous Fiskars scissors?
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Episode 8 - Suspension Bridge, Crossbows
Release Date: 2012-08-23How do they make steel cables strong enough to hold up a 50,000 tonne bridge; why do modern hunters use medieval weapons; and how do shops know which clothes sizes...
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Episode 9 - Tennessee Whiskey, Nightvision
Release Date: 2012-08-30How do they make Tennessee whiskey the traditional Lincoln County way? How do night goggles work? How do the Finnish relax in 160-degree saunas?
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Episode 10 - Vanilla, Anchors
Release Date: 2012-09-06How do they grow enough vanilla to make the world's favourite ice cream flavour? How are anchors for huge ships built? How are 12 million lighters made every year?
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Episode 11 - Leather Footballs, Mussels
Release Date: 2012-09-13How do they craft footballs for the National Football League? How do they farm mussels? How do they design the ultimate fighter pilot's helmet?
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Episode 12 - Scania Trucks, Miracle Forensics
Release Date: 2012-09-20How are powerful Scania trucks built? How do they use the world's biggest DNA database to solve crime? How is paraffin used to make Gouda cheese?
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Episode 13 - Guitars, Rope Access
Release Date: 2012-09-27How do they make the finest classical guitars? How do they keep the blades turning on a wind turbine? How do they produce America's ultimate mowing machines?
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Episode 14 - Liferafts, Mind Control
Release Date: 2012-10-04How can lifeboats hold up to 150 people? How can mind control techniques help golfers improve their shots? How do they make millions of celebratory stamps?
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Episode 15 - Tequila, Steam-Powered Megacity
Release Date: 2012-10-11How do they produce tequila from cactus plants in Mexico? How does New York City run on steam? How do they produce soft ice cream?
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Episode 16 - Stuntmen, Seabreacher, Amber
Release Date: 2012-10-25How stuntmen survive a day of being knocked down and beaten up; how they make a watercraft that can swim like a dolphin; how they mine precious amber.
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Episode 17 - Tennis Balls, Surround Sound
Release Date: 2012-10-25How is NYC supplied with the finest steaks? How do they produce the ultimate surround sound home cinema systems?
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Episode 18 - Rayon, Snuff, Cola
Release Date: 2012-11-29How is viscose transformed into clothing and cloth? How do they produce the world's favourite fizzy drinks? How do they make traditional English snuff?
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Episode 19 - Zubrowka, Aerial Cable Car
Release Date: 2012-12-06How do they build the world's most expensive cable cars? How is vodka produced from grass? How do social networks connect people around the world?
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Episode 20 - Skydiving Suits, Surströmming
Release Date: 2012-12-13How do skydiving suits work? How do they produce Surströmming, one of the world's smelliest foods? How do they transform weeds into walls?