About this season
An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
Episodes (6)
1. Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink
Aired 6 May 2006 • 22 min
This episode begins with explaining how recycling works using as an example airplanes. Then goes on to Plasma TV’s by explaining the theory and showing us the Hitachi factory. After that it’s the fireworks turn. From China to New York, from production to consumption you can see how they do it! Big hot and noisy, it is time to make railway tracks. Melt, shape, cool, check, you are done! Finally, microseconds, micrometers, welcome to the world of inkjet cartridges and its ink, by taking a tour in the Hewlett Packard cartridge factory.
2. Salt Mines, Trainers, Ships, Watches, Wind Farms
Aired 13 May 2006 • 22 min
3. Tires, Excavators, Newspapers, Ports, Contact Lenses
Aired 27 May 2006 • 22 min
4. Internet Cable, Cranes, Pencils, Water, Toothpaste
Aired 3 June 2006 • 22 min
5. Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire Changes
Aired 10 June 2006 • 22 min
6. Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic
Aired 17 June 2006 • 22 min