Name: Cool Stuff: How It Works
Released: 2007-05-30T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Steve Truitt

Cool Stuff: How It Works

TV Show · Special Interest

Host Steve Truitt explores the world of cool stuff, such as an airplane that can morph into a helicopter while in flight and a fire suit that can withstand flames as hot as 2,000 degrees, and reveals the secrets behind how these things operate.

2007 · 21m

Starring Steve Truitt

EPISODE 1

Heat

Uncovers the secrets behind how firefighters endure the most intense fires, how crime fighters capture suspects using distinctive heat signatures and state-of-the-art chemistry that can prevent being engulfed in a wildfire.

21m
EPISODE 2

The Fast Lane

Explores what powers the world's fastest electric car, how one halts a bullet in its tracks and how to capture the blink of an eye.

21m
EPISODE 3

Cool Air

Explores Osprey, one of the American Defense Force's most advanced and adaptable aircraft, the mechanics of wingless human flight within a vast wind tunnel and the invisible air and its behaviours, offering a different perspective on flight.

21m
EPISODE 4

Security

Explores the world of high security and how science keeps coming up with methods to safeguard the public from personal attacks, in risky jobs and while travelling on airplanes.

21m
EPISODE 5

The Human Body

Explores how 3D ultrasound has revolutionised heart surgery, the fascinating sci-fi world of the bionic limb and how the architecture of human veins can identify precisely who someone is.

21m
EPISODE 6

Big Bangs

Explores new methods for managing explosions and captivating explosions.

21m

Steve Truitt

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