Discover the technology that goes into making even the simplest of consumer goods.
EPISODE 2
Family Car, Titanium, Letter
Experts reveal how the incredible metal behind the fastest plane ever is made; how letters and parcels get from one end of the U.K. to the other in just 24 hours; how regular road cars are modified to race the most dangerous outdoor circuits in the world.
EPISODE 3
Forest Fires and More
Astronauts train for the weightlessness of space without leaving the ground; toxic chemicals are removed from car exhaust fumes; firefighters extinguish vast forest fires in some of the most inaccessible areas on the planet.
EPISODE 5
Nuclear Submarine and More
The crew of a nuclear submarine reveal how they stay safe during a fire; the science behind the world's most advanced crash test dummies; a multi-million dollar greenhouse that provides produce year-round.
EPISODE 6
Land Mines, Air Boats and More
Massive mining machines are made to be mobile; one of Europe's largest warehouses houses 350,000 car parts; boats are built to navigate the swamps of Florida.
EPISODE 7
Black Boxes and More
Investigators show how they retrieve the data stored on an airplane's black box; workers transport a massive steam turbine halfway around the world; fireproof suits are made to protect race car drivers when everything goes wrong.
EPISODE 1
From Waste to Power and More
The trash from the world's biggest St. Patrick's Day party is turned into electricity; a luxury limousine is transformed into a race car; ordinary steel is turned into super steel for 21st-century samurai.
Chris Broyles
Robert Llewellyn
Rupert Degas
Iain Lee
Michael Pongracz
Mike Goral
Naz Osmanoglu
Jeff Wilburn
Richard Stansfield
