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The Re-Inventors

Over more than 500 years, tens of millions of patents for products have been issued, but some are lost to history, and most don't achieve the success of, say, the telephone. Hosts Matt Hunter and Jeremy MacPherson dig up some of those of yore to see how the ideas would fare in the modern world. The guys work with a team to examine original blueprints, build prototypes and test the inventions to see how well they work. Some that the hosts want to tackle are a submarine from the late 1500s, a 14th-century machine using wind power to propel a wagon, and a 1950s design combining a Ford Thunderbird with airplane parts to make a flying car.

EP14 "Da Vinci Tank"

The team attempts to build one of Da Vinci's most ambitious projects.

EP15 "Da Vinci Chariot"

Matt and Jeremy find out if Da Vinci's chariot could have found a place on the 15th-century battlefield.

EP9 "Four Armed Catapult"

Designs were made for a four armed catapult that shoots four projectiles.

EP7 "Roman Crane"

The team attempts to build the Roman crane.

EP10 "Human Propulsion"

Matt and Jeremy combine machines with muscle and add some rockets, propellers, and jets into the mix.

EP3 "Head Parachute"

Getting people out of a burning building has been a challenge faced by inventors and designers since people started living in them.

EP2 "Floatation Suit"

Inventions ranging from shoes to suits that can help you from drowning.

EP4 "Gun Helmet"

A World War I era helmet gun is built to see who would be in more danger, the user or the target.

EP1 "Chinese Rockets"

The hosts test the patented designs of history's lost inventions.

EP5 "Flying Machine"

See if some of the ideas that were put forward to figure out how to fly could have beat the Wright brothers to the sky.

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Over more than 500 years, tens of millions of patents for products have been issued, but some are lost to history, and most don't achieve the success of, say, the telephone. Hosts Matt Hunter and Jeremy MacPherson dig up some of those of yore to see how the ideas would fare in the modern world. The guys work with a team to examine original blueprints, build prototypes and test the inventions to see how well they work. Some that the hosts want to tackle are a submarine from the late 1500s, a 14th-century machine using wind power to propel a wagon, and a 1950s design combining a Ford Thunderbird with airplane parts to make a flying car.
Original Air Date: Apr 4, 2007
Genres: RealityTV Series
Rating: TVG
Playback: HD

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