Modern Marvels
All Episodes (541)
Mold & Fungus
Original Airdate: 2008-09-18Next Airing: September 19, 2008
HSTRYHD01:00 AM
Synopsis:
Learning about various fungal organisms that live in the human body, grow from the ground, float in the air, and help create some foods and beverages; professional remediators battle millions of green invaders in a moldy home.Dangerous Roads
Original Airdate: 2008-08-28Synopsis:
Traveling some of the world's most dangerous roads, including Bolivia's ``Death Road,'' California's fog-shrouded Highway 99, the road to Baghdad's airport and Colorado's Million Dollar Highway; highway safety; off-road drivers.Wheat
Original Airdate: 2008-08-21Synopsis:
How wheat feeds the world; wheat becomes everything from bread to beer; a custom harvester follows ripening wheat fields from Texas to North Dakota; exporting wheat; grinding grain into flour; Widmer Brothers Brewery; Wheatware.Iron
Original Airdate: 2008-08-14Next Airing: September 11, 2008
HSTRYHD07:00 PM
Synopsis:
How iron mined in Minnesota is made into steel; iron weapons revolutionize warfare; military metallurgists customize weapons and demonstrate their firepower; iron magnets.Lead
Original Airdate: 2008-08-07Synopsis:
Lead is a versatile but toxic metal that has served mankind for 6,000 years; mining; car battery factory; specialists remove harmful lead objects from homes and businesses; lead makes crystal sparkle.Secrets of Oil
Original Airdate: 2008-07-31Synopsis:
The secrets of oil and the many products it has spawned; oil refinery in California; chemical weapons suits; making asphalt; blending jet fuel; Vaseline.Coin Operated
Original Airdate: 2008-07-24Synopsis:
Americans insert more than 3.5 million coins into vending machines every 15 minutes; how vending machines work; visiting a factory that produces high-tech vending machines; giant gumball machine.Underwear
Original Airdate: 2008-07-17Next Airing: September 19, 2008
HSTRYHD02:00 AM
Synopsis:
Brief history of undergarments; the evolution from itchy woolen union suits to comfortable briefs and boxers; socks with special threads to prevent odor; fire retardant underwear; the bra industry.Crashes
Original Airdate: 2008-07-10Synopsis:
World-shaking crashes; efforts to make auto racing safer; the latest in motorcycle crash survival equipment; a sky diver survives falling 11,000 feet without a parachute; NASA's asteroid tracking team; colliding subatomic particles.Bathroom Tech II
Original Airdate: 2008-06-30Synopsis:
Bathroom technology; Kohler makes a digitally controlled shower complete with steam, music and LED chromatherapy; manufacturing sinks; ``uncloggable'' toilet; the engineering behind low-flow showers and toilets.Ice Cream
Original Airdate: 2008-06-23Synopsis:
The history of ice cream ranging from the gelato of Italy and a 19th-century French process to today's frozen desserts; visiting Dryer's, TCBY and Joy Cone Co. factories; Ben & Jerry's flavor innovations.Corpse Tech
Original Airdate: 2008-06-20Next Airing: September 13, 2008
HSTRYHD07:00 PM
Synopsis:
The human body is host to a multitude of hidden secrets even after death; coroner; funeral home director; forensic anthropologist; engineers.Super Hot
Original Airdate: 2008-06-09Next Airing: September 08, 2008
HSTRYHD07:00 PM
Synopsis:
Pyroman the life-size mannequin is exposed to more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit; how steel workers suit up to beat refinery heat; coffee makers and hair dryers malfunction at Underwriters Laboratories; a friction lab tests aircraft and race-car brakes.Most Dangerous
Original Airdate: 2008-06-06Next Airing: September 13, 2008
HSTRYHD12:00 AM
Synopsis:
The most dangerous snakes, sports, weather events; America's most dangerous volcano; tornado hazards; base jumping.
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