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How Did They Build That?
S1, EP8 "Arctic Modules & Auditoria"The engineering secrets behind a mobile research station in Antarctica, a gravity-defying concert hall on the Canary Islands, and a rotating boat lift in Scotland.
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S3, EP7 "Floating & Lifting"Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.
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S2, EP7 "Steep & Stunning"The engineering secrets behind the world's steepest mountain railway, a remodeled 145-year-old museum and a futuristic condo.
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S2, EP1 "Riverparks & Artworks"Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée; the secrets to how they were built is revealed.
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S1, EP2 "Towers & Roofs"A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.
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S1, EP1 "Cantilevers & Lifts"An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.
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S2, EP3 "Retrofits & Airport Glitz"Visiting the Hearst Tower in Manhattan and Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore to understand how they were built; covering how designers and engineers attempt to create a museum worthy of Salvador Dali in Florida.
How Did They Build That?
S3, EP1 "Fantastic & Futuristic"Challenges beset a sculptural new transportation hub for New York's World Trade Center; Amsterdam gains a building inspired by a mountain valley; a new launchpad for space travel prepares for liftoff in the New Mexico desert.
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S3, EP6 "Tricks & Trains"A new Olympic and Paralympic museum tests engineers with its trailblazing accessible design. A dazzling curved glass skyscraper battles gravity in Milan. And a student center built under a noisy railroad.
How Did They Fix That?
S1, EP4 "Panama Canal Railway"A ride on the Panama Canal Railway reveals the track repairs, engine overhauls and dangerous searches involved in keeping vital freight runs rolling.
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S1, EP6 "Toronto Tunnel"Host Mike Davidson assists on a multi-million-dollar tunnel-boring project underground in Toronto.
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"US Coast Guard: Safeguarding The Seas"Mike helps fix the vessels that the U.S. Coast Guard use to keep the oceans safe; he replaces key parts of ship engines, removes a large crane from a buoy tender, and fixes a helicopter for a critical exercise.
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"Savannah: Mega Cranes & Mega Moves"Mike helps fix the machines that keep one of the United States' biggest ports moving; he assists a team in moving a 3-million pound crane.
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S2, EP5 "Abandoned Oil Wells"Mike Davidson goes on a cross-country road trip to help the Well Done Foundation; they work to find and cap some of the estimated 2 million leaking, toxic abandoned oil and gas wells scattered throughout the U.S.
Air Disasters
S20, EP20 "Take Off Tragedies"Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can have disastrous consequences.
Air Disasters
S9, EP2 "Terror in San Francisco"The 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco shocks the nation.
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