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Modern Marvels Season 16 Episodes
Season 16 Episode Guide
19 Episodes 2010 - 2010
Episode 1
Dirt
Thu, Jan 14, 201044 mins
You know the old saying "dull as dirt"...wrong! In Las Vegas we'll see how thousands of tons of dirt transform a stadium into a Supercross course, and in New Jersey we'll slog into a secret bog to collect the special mud.
Episode 2
Eggs
Thu, Jan 21, 201045 mins
Each year in the U.S., 280 million hens lay 80 billion eggs, one of the world's most affordable sources of protein. We'll chart the "journey of the egg" from henhouse to breakfast table...from massive traditional Iowa farms,
Episode 3
The Potato
Thu, Jan 28, 201045 mins
It is among the most versatile, nutritious, and varied foodstuffs in the world. The Potato is the ultimate comfort food. We'll travel from the Potato's mysterious origins in the South American Andes to the ethnic enclaves of New York's lower Eastside.
Episode 4
Tuna
Thu, Feb 4, 201044 mins
It's the most popular fish in the American diet. From the school lunch box--to the high end sushi bar--to the outdoor barbecue, tuna crosses all demographic lines.
Episode 5
Winter Tech
Thu, Feb 11, 2010
From cutting-edge competition venues to the latest sports science training, winter sports are making use of technology like never before.
Episode 6
Breaking Point
Sun, Feb 28, 201045 mins
Get ready to examine points of failure in ultra slow motion. Watch drivers crash cars and trucks at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety to find their breaking points, and to find the breaking points of the crash dummies inside.
Episode 7
Chrome
Tue, Mar 2, 2010
Chrome hot rod; How Harley-Davidson puts chrome to work as both a decorative and protective feature of motorcycles.
Episode 8
Start to Finish
Thu, Mar 4, 2010
The process of creating a car, a modular home, and high tech gulf clubs are explored. Also featured the process of building demolition from beginning to end.
Episode 9
Beans
Thu, Mar 11, 201045 mins
Follow the soybean from field to refinery with CHS, Inc. as they convert billions of soybeans into vegetable oils, flour, and soy meal.
Episode 10
Hot & Spicy
Thu, Mar 18, 201045 mins
Chili head alert! It's time to get hot and spicy. First we'll take you to the home of sizzling Tabasco sauce--McIlhenny Company of Louisiana, and to McCormick in Baltimore, Maryland--the leading spice manufacturer in the world.
Episode 11
Deliver It
Thu, Apr 15, 201045 mins
Got something strange to deliver? From pizza to packages, we'll show you how it's packed, labeled and shipped. Head down the highway carrying gigantic wind turbine blades. See how UPS got China's invaluable terra cotta warriors to a Los Angeles art museum.
Episode 12
Helicopters
Thu, Apr 22, 201044 mins
In Alabama, fly with the Apache Longbow, the deadliest helicopter in world, and learn how to fly the Blackhawk, one of the most sophisticated and versatile helicopters in world.
Episode 13
Super Ships
Thu, Apr 29, 201045 mins
Take a journey into the world of super sized, super strong, super unique ships. The Scripps Institution of Oceanography takes viewers out to sea to see how their FLIP research vessel flips a full 90 degrees, sinking over three quarters of its 355-foot length.
Episode 14
Big & Small
Thu, May 6, 201045 mins
Size does matter. We'll size up the biggest of machines, and their smallest counterparts. First we go to France to find out what goes into assembling the world's largest jetliner, the Airbus A380.
Episode 15
Keep Out
Thu, May 20, 201045 mins
Either someone has something to protect, or it's dangerous in there. Challenge the world's best safecracker to defeat a bank vault, and see the methods a bank uses to protect its money and tellers.
Episode 16
Super Steam
Thu, May 27, 201045 mins
It's full steam ahead when we drop in at Jay Leno's garage as Jay fires up two of his classic steam cars and takes viewers for a couple of rides. Jay also shows off his 11-ton steam engine built in 1860.
Episode 17
Doors
Tue, Jun 1, 201045 mins
Take a look at the tallest doors in the world at the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. Visit a company that makes blast doors and bulletproof doors.
Episode 18
The Real National Treasure
Thu, Jun 10, 2010
This program describes the services provided by the Library of Congress and the diverse items that comprise its unrivaled collections including; books in hundreds of languages, original manuscripts, maps, photographs, films, sheet music, sound recordings and even musical instruments. The Library of Congress is at the forefront in preserving these diverse media and the various techniques it utilizes are explained and demonstrated.
Episode 19
Top Ten Tech Inovations
Thu, Jun 17, 201044 mins
We can't live without them and yet they didn't even exist a couple of decades ago. We'll count down our list of the top ten technological innovations of the last generation. Have they made human existence exponentially better, or more fragmented and precarious? Tune in to find out what they are, and how they've impacted our lives.