Modern Marvels Episode Guide

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Aqueducts

Original Airdate: 2008-06-15

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Super Hot

Original Airdate: 2008-06-09

Synopsis:

Pyroman the life-size mannequin is exposed to more than 1,000 degrees F; 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: 2008-06-06

Synopsis:

The most dangerous snakes, sports, weather events; America's most dangerous volcano; tornado hazards; base jumping.

Axes

Original Airdate: 2008-05-30

Synopsis:

The history and technology behind the ax as a weapon and tool; lumberjack competition; battle-axes; Indian tomahawks; factory; collector.

Mad Electricity

Original Airdate: 2008-05-14

Synopsis:

Each flip of an electric-light switch attests to the genius of Nikola Tesla, creator of the alternating current (AC) system; the Tesla coil; energy-efficient bulbs.

Rats

Original Airdate: 2008-04-30

Synopsis:

Rats are dangerous, destructive but useful animals.

Locomotives

Original Airdate: 2008-04-21

Synopsis:

The history of locomotives; the oldest diesel; the fastest locomotive that travels the French countryside.

Gadgets 3

Original Airdate: 2008-04-04

Synopsis:

The evolution of gadgets; the latest trends for the future.

Bread

Original Airdate: 2008-03-24

Synopsis:

Different cultures' history, production and consumption of bread reveal its variety of forms, ranging from baguettes to pita, corn bread, and flour tortillas.

Whiskey

Original Airdate: 2008-03-17

Synopsis:

Tours of some of the world's finest whiskey distilleries demonstrate how different countries put their unique stamps on an ancient drink called the ``water of life''; Jack Daniels; Jim Beam; Canadian Club; Jameson's; Glenlivet.

Alaskan Fishing

Original Airdate: 2008-03-16

Synopsis:

A fishing boat pursues Alaskan pollock in the Bering Sea during the last voyage of a grueling season.

Strange Weapons

Original Airdate: 2008-03-10

Synopsis:

Strange weapons of the past and present include Japanese ninja claws, microwavelike rays, lasers, robots, the ``pukelight,'' and a superslippery substance.

World's Strongest III

Original Airdate: 2008-03-06

Synopsis:

Mechanical feats of strength by the world's most-powerful elevators, a monster mine machine, the world's strongest mountain bike, a space vehicle transporter and an unbeatable blender.

Superhighways

Original Airdate: 2008-02-28

Synopsis:

How superhighways move millions of people every year; 20-lane project in Houston; China's 28,000-mile National Trunk Highway System; High-Five interchange in Dallas; the anatomy of a traffic jam.