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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.

The Re-Inventors

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.

The Re-Inventors

EP1 "Flying Car"

With the advent and spread of airplanes and automobiles in the beginning of the 20th century an idea emerged that a marriage of the two would create the ultimate travel miracle.

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EP6 "Incinerating Toilet"

As populations have increased over the years, so have the ideas for disposal, removal, and processing regarding waste.

The Re-Inventors

EP3 "Bourne Submarine"

William Bourne outlined the first working design for a submarine around 1580.

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EP16 "Fire Fighting"

The Re-Inventors build and test two extinguisher designs from the past going beyond the use of water.

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EP13 "Snow Annihilator"

The inventor of the Snow Annihilator claims the machine has all the answers to winter road maintenance and is tested against the Canadian winter.

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EP11 "Bulletproof Protection"

Two designs from WWI in an attempt to aid a soldier from dangerous weapons.

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EP3 "Water Powered Saw"

A gigantic table saw sounds good especially if its only powered by water.

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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