Episode 60 - Wind
First Aired: December. 28,2006
Episode 59 - Christmas Tech
First Aired: December. 20,2006
Episode 58 - Tea
First Aired: December. 13,2006
Episode 57 - Snow
First Aired: December. 10,2006
Episode 56 - Engineering Disasters 20
First Aired: December. 06,2006
Engineering disasters are recalled. Included: a 2005 explosion at a BP refinery in Texas City, Texas; the American Airlines flight 587 crash in 2001; the 1982 dioxin scare in Times Beach, Mo., where dioxin was found in oil used to keep down dust on the roads; and a 2005 fire at the Praxair plant in St. Louis.
Episode 55 - Harvesting 2
First Aired: November. 29,2006
Episode 54 - Wine
First Aired: November. 29,2006
Episode 53 - Breakfast Tech
First Aired: November. 28,2006
Episode 52 - The Supermarket
First Aired: November. 15,2006
Episode 51 - Tobacco
First Aired: November. 08,2006
Episode 50 - Tomcat Sunset
First Aired: November. 01,2006
Episode 49 - World's Strongest
First Aired: October. 18,2006
Episode 48 - Distilleries 2
First Aired: October. 11,2006
Episode 47 - Ink
First Aired: October. 04,2006
Episode 46 - Stealth & Beyond: Sea Stealth
First Aired: September. 27,2006
Episode 45 - Stealth & Beyond: Air Stealth
First Aired: September. 27,2006
Episode 44 - Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
First Aired: September. 26,2006
Episode 43 - Cities of the Underworld
First Aired: September. 21,2006
Episode 42 - Freight Trains
First Aired: September. 20,2006
Episode 41 - Renewable Energy
First Aired: September. 20,2006
Episode 40 - Horsepower
First Aired: September. 20,2006
Episode 39 - Building In The Name Of God
First Aired: September. 18,2006
Episode 38 - Shotguns
First Aired: September. 17,2006
Episode 37 - Copper
First Aired: September. 13,2006
A history of copper examines its characteristics, how it is mined and its uses, particularly in the electronics industry. Included: copper in plumbing; and in roofs and sculptures. Also: a trip to a bell foundry.
Episode 36 - The Cola Wars
First Aired: September. 07,2006
Episode 35 - Water
First Aired: September. 06,2006
Episode 34 - Levees
First Aired: August. 30,2006
Episode 33 - Mummy Tech
First Aired: August. 23,2006
Episode 32 - Batteries
First Aired: August. 03,2006
Episode 31 - Rube Goldberg
First Aired: August. 03,2006
Episode 30 - Making Medieval Armor
First Aired: August. 03,2006
Episode 29 - Classic Cars
First Aired: August. 03,2006
Episode 28 - Nuts
First Aired: August. 02,2006
Episode 27 - The AK-47
First Aired: July. 28,2006
Episode 26 - Super Tools: Skyscraper
First Aired: July. 28,2006
Episode 25 - World's Biggest Machines 5
First Aired: July. 26,2006
A wind tunnel with forty foot diameter fans... a flight simulator that's eight stories high... a joy ride that makes Big Ben look small... a machine the pulls super film ten miles long on a two hundred pound reel... a mower that can cut your lawn in seconds... and a three hundred thousand pound rock eater.
Episode 24 - Boneyard: Where Machines End Their Lives
First Aired: July. 26,2006
Episode 23 - Pirate Tech
First Aired: July. 12,2006
Episode 22 - High Explosives
First Aired: July. 03,2006
Episode 21 - American Eats Special
First Aired: July. 02,2006
Episode 20 - BBQ Tech
First Aired: June. 28,2006
Episode 19 - Money
First Aired: June. 19,2006
Episode 18 - Heavy Metals
First Aired: June. 14,2006
Episode 17 - Copper Kings
First Aired: June. 12,2006
Episode 16 - Ben Franklin Tech
First Aired: May. 25,2006
Episode 15 - 80s Tech
First Aired: May. 24,2006
Episode 14 - Drilling
First Aired: May. 10,2006
Drilling and drill technology are explored. Included: tunnel-boring, robotic and laser drills.
Episode 13 - Shovels
First Aired: May. 03,2006
Episode 12 - Hi-Tech Hitler
First Aired: May. 02,2006
Episode 11 - Insulation
First Aired: April. 26,2006
Episode 10 - Engineering Disasters 19
First Aired: March. 22,2006
Engineering disasters are recalled. Included: the sinking of SS Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 in Lake Superior; two Boeing 737 crashes; and a diesel-fuel leak.
Episode 9 - Leather
First Aired: March. 08,2006
Episode 8 - Engineering Disasters: New Orleans
First Aired: February. 28,2006
Episode 7 - Nature Tech: Avalanches
First Aired: February. 24,2006
Episode 6 - Weird Weapons: The Axis
First Aired: February. 21,2006
Episode 5 - Candy
First Aired: February. 14,2006
Episode 4 - Engineering Disasters 18
First Aired: February. 08,2006
Episode 3 - Cotton
First Aired: January. 18,2006
Episode 2 - Fire
First Aired: January. 11,2006
Episode 1 - Containers
First Aired: January. 04,2006