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Keep Out

Keep Out -- See how locks and secure facilities keep people out or keep things safe. Then, can the world's best safe-cracker defeat a bank vault?

Ice Cream

Ice Cream -- From the Italian gelato to the French Pot process of the 1800s, check out the assortment and evolution of these frozen delights.

The Egg

The Egg -- Chart the journey from henhouse to breakfast table, see how farms have evolved, and also learn what Grade A and Omega 3 really mean.

Balls

Balls -- They get hit, kicked, slammed, hurled, struck… and yet they still bounce back for more. Explore the research and development into balls.

Secret Underground

Secret Underground -- A whole different America hidden from public view is dug out –secret military installations, experimental farms, tunnel networks and neutron lasers.

Deep Freeze

Deep Freeze -- Our coolest episode ever, from the 12-storey unit that holds 135 million pounds of ice cream to arctic vaults that stores seeds at -200 degrees!

Mega Stores

Mega Stores -- The colossal cornerstone of commerce, giant facilities are engineered to keep up with today's supersize habits. Bigger is definitely better!

Ropes & Chains

Ropes & Chains -- See how the many types of ropes and chains are manufactures and learn about their many ordinary and extraordinary uses.

Deliver It

Deliver It -- Got something to deliver? From kidneys ready for transplant to the UPS worldport hub in Kentucky, see how they are done.

Top Ten

Top Ten -- Discover the most important technological innovations of the last generation, particularly those that we so often take for granted.

Made In The USA

Made In The USA -- The USA was once an industrial powerhouse. But with manufacturing increasingly outsourced, what is still made in the USA?

Rice

Rice -- With over 140,000 types and one of the most versatile grains, rice in its many forms feed more people worldwide than any other food product.

Start To Finish

Start To Finish -- How is steel turned into a car? How do trees turn into a house? From start to finish, every process is a incredibly unique adventure!

Supersized Food

Supersized Food -- Explore the American obsession for super-sizing everything, such as the world's biggest burger and a Sicilian pizza that feeds 75 people!

Coin Operated II

Coin Operated II -- Coins are all over the world and used in many ways. The question is: for how long more? Coin Operated II picks up from where Coin Operated left off.

Engineering Disasters 22

Engineering Disasters 22 -- From a massive oil spill to a refinery blaze and a downed plane, find out what went wrong and how they can be prevented.

BBQ Tech

BBQ Tech -- From how barbeque grills are manufactured to what makes this such a phenomenon, this episode is all you need to know about BBQ!

Grease

Grease -- Deep into the places most people never see, grease is keeping the world in motion. Discover how its made, its uses and its advances.

Soft Drinks

Soft Drinks -- They account for nearly 30% of all beverages consumed in the US. With a century's worth of history, Modern Marvels deconstructs this familiar drink.

Packaging

Packaging -- From everyday bubble wrap to shipping NASA robots into space, find out the astounding technology and ingenuity required in packaging.

Driver's Seat

Driver's Seat -- Do you have what it takes to get behind the wheel of some of the largest, fastest, most powerful machines on the planet.

Super Hot

Super Hot -- Explore the world of extreme temperatures, from exposing Pyroman to over 3000 degrees F to seeing how household appliances go lethal.

Most Shocking

Most Shocking -- We explore the stunning ways that electric shocks occur, from lethal prison fences to the slippery shock of an Electric Eel.

Super Human

Super Human -- From an exo-skeleton that can lift hundreds of pounds to controlling machines with our minds, see how technology can give us super powers.

Super Steam

Super Steam -- It's full steam ahead when we discover a 100 year old steam locomotive, an authentic paddlewheel steamboat and a desert's geothermal steam system.

Environmental Tech

Environmental Tech -- See how human ingenuity takes on our most daunting environmental crises, from global warming to resource scarcity.

More Candy

More Candy -- Candy is America's sweetest guilty pleasure, and behind every delicious bite lies a fascinating story of imagination and innovation.

World's Biggest Machines 1

World’s Biggest Machines 1 -- Investigate the secrets behind the largest draglines, the biggest dump trucks, and even a giant fusion reaction machine.

World's Biggest Machines 2

World’s Biggest Machines 2 -- Examine the biggest machines ever built, including the world’s largest aircraft, helicopter, steam locomotive and oil-drilling ship.

World's Biggest Machines 3

World’s Biggest Machines 3 -- Take a look at flame-breathing robots, a floating fortress for 5,500 sailors and a diesel engine with 108,000 horsepower!

World's Biggest Machines 4

World’s Biggest Machines 4 -- Check out such mega machines as a giant machine that stamps out entire car bodies to a 125-ton rock-cutting chainsaw.

Strange Weapons

Strange Weapons -- Modern arsenals have become sophisticated, from microwave-like rays that emit heat to 'pukelight' that causes you to vomit.

Fast Food Tech

Fast Food Tech -- Come into the world of cheap and fast meals, and see how they grow it, process it, freeze it, ship it, track it, fry it, pack it, before you eat it.

Retro Tech

Retro Tech -- Take a trip down memory lane as we revisit the remnants of gadgets past, such as a typewriter, analogue TV, LPs and film cameras.

Enter & Exit

Enter & Exit -- From the ejection seats in jet fighters to airlocks in laboratories, explore the ins and outs of the ways we enter and exit.

Airport Runways

Airport Runways -- Far from a mere highway on which planes land or take off, there are incredible technologies and maintenance efforts behind it.

Breaking Point

Breaking Point -- From steel and concrete to bullet proof glass and power tools, watch as the experts subject these to the breaking point.

Built To Last

Built To Last -- From wars to natural disasters, everything gets destroyed in time. But it doesn’t stop man building thing to last the test of time.

 
 

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