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S05, E10  (First Aired: 
The rockets that launch the space shuttle; binocular lenses; windshield wiper blades.
  • Tue 5/21
  • 5:00PM-5:30PM
  • Science
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S05, E09  (First Aired: 
Large cargo ships transport goods around the world; Peterbilt makes large, custom built trucks.
  • Tue 5/21
  • 5:30PM-6:00PM
  • Science
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S06, E17  (First Aired: 
Creating expensive perfumes, the recycling solution to solve Singapore's waste and overcrowding problems; making batteries.

S06, E16  (First Aired: 
Find out how they look after sharks at the world's biggest aquarium, how to grow precious stones and what it takes to build a luxury Bentley.
  • Tue 5/21
  • 6:30PM-7:00PM
  • Science
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S05, E01  (First Aired: 
Learning how large ships make their way through the Panama Canal; technology assists in waste management.
  • Thu 5/23
  • 5:00PM-5:30PM
  • Science
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S05, E05  (First Aired: 
Discover how packages are shipped worldwide in less than 24 hours; mining enough coal to feed the world's power stations.
  • Thu 5/23
  • 5:30PM-6:00PM
  • Science
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  • Thu 5/23
  • 10:00PM-10:30PM
  • Science
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S09, E04  (First Aired: 
How volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole; building a truck that can cross a swamp; Fiskars scissors.

S09, E20  (First Aired: 
A skydiving suit that makes a man fly; making the world's smelliest food; turning weeds into walls.

S09, E04  (First Aired: 
How volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole; building a truck that can cross a swamp; Fiskars scissors.

S05, E13  (First Aired: 
How the latest generation of passenger aircraft are assembled; a lightweight chainsaw can have more muscle and a sharper bite than a great white shark.
  • Fri 5/24
  • 5:00PM-5:30PM
  • Science
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S05, E07  (First Aired: 
How meteorologists forecast the weather; the Swedish armed forces use hovercrafts to carry troops and equipment over many types of surfaces.
  • Fri 5/24
  • 5:30PM-6:00PM
  • Science
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S09, E20  (First Aired: 
A skydiving suit that makes a man fly; making the world's smelliest food; turning weeds into walls.

S09, E04  (First Aired: 
How volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole; building a truck that can cross a swamp; Fiskars scissors.

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(First Aired: 
Ordinary objects that are products of the most scientific engineering processes.
  • Sun 5/26
  • 3:00AM-3:30AM
  • Science
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  • 3:30AM-4:00AM
  • Science
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S07, E01  (First Aired: 
How to harvest, roast and turn peanuts into peanut butter; testing every device at home.
  • Sun 5/26
  • 6:00AM-6:30AM
  • Science
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S07, E20  (First Aired: 
Turning trees into matches; how does UPS get a package to your door in 24 hours.
  • Sun 5/26
  • 6:30AM-7:00AM
  • Science
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S07, E19  (First Aired: 
The world's most famous off-road vehicle; how cowboys stay on a bronco; turning wheat into flour and cakes.
  • Sun 5/26
  • 7:00AM-7:30AM
  • Science
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S07, E13  (First Aired: 
Converting sulphuric acid and lead into 100 million car batteries; turning cacao beans into bars of chocolate; how toothbrushes clean our teeth.
  • Sun 5/26
  • 7:30AM-8:00AM
  • Science
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S07, E04  (First Aired: 
The world's most versatile construction machines; the journey of beans to Thai sauce; how they maintain the Willis Tower Skydeck in Chicago.
  • Sun 5/26
  • 8:00AM-8:30AM
  • Science
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S07, E15  (First Aired: 
How to turn beans into decaf coffee; how to smoke fish; using water to power ships.
  • Sun 5/26
  • 8:30AM-9:00AM
  • Science
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S07, E12  (First Aired: 
How they turn cane into sugar; farming fish; making a suit in one day.
  • Sun 5/26
  • 9:00AM-9:30AM
  • Science
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S07, E16  (First Aired: 
Determining how fires start; how oak trees are used in the winemaking process.
  • Sun 5/26
  • 9:30AM-10:00AM
  • Science
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S09, E19  (First Aired: 
How to connect a billion people across the world; using grass to make vodka; building the world's most expensive cable car.

S09, E11  (First Aired: 
Building the world's most powerful trucks; solving crimes using the world's largest DNA database; making cheese with paraffin.

S09, E14  (First Aired: 
Building a liferaft that will hold 150 people; golfers improve their shots with mind control; designing Jubilee postage stamps.

S09, E12  (First Aired: 
How do they grow the world's favorite ice cream flavor; build the anchors for the world's largest ships; produce 12 million lighters a year.
  • Sun 5/26
  • 11:30AM-12:00PM
  • Science
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S09, E15  (First Aired: 
A drink made from cactus; New York City uses steam; making soft ice cream.

S09, E05  (First Aired: 
How traditional Tennessee whiskey is made; how night-vision goggles work; how Finns relax in a 160-degree sauna.

S09, E18  (First Aired: 
How to turn trees into clothing and cloth; how to make English snuff; how to make fizzy drinks.

S09, E16  (First Aired: 
How stuntmen survive a day of being knocked down and beaten up; how they make a watercraft that can swim like a dolphin; how they mine precious amber.

S09, E10  (First Aired: 
Making a cable strong enough to hold a bridge; modern hunters use medieval weapons; how stores determine the right sizes and colors to have in stock.

S09, E06  (First Aired: 
How a working miniature airport is built; designing a house to survive a hurricane; growing rhubarb in the dark.

S09, E13  (First Aired: 
Crafting the finest classical guitars; how climbers keep the blades turning on a 100-meter wind turbine; making America's ultimate mowing machine.

S09, E21  (First Aired: 
How to turn rubber into chewing gum; making a fish hook to catch a shark; building the models at the world's largest Legoland.

S09, E04  (First Aired: 
How volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole; building a truck that can cross a swamp; Fiskars scissors.

S09, E08  (First Aired: 
Making footballs for the National Football League; how mussels are farmed; designing the ultimate fighter pilot's helmet.

S09, E20  (First Aired: 
A skydiving suit that makes a man fly; making the world's smelliest food; turning weeds into walls.

S09, E07  (First Aired: 
Building a modern fighter jet; Belgium's Trappist monks make the world's finest beers; America's best performing SUV.

S09, E09  (First Aired: 
How billions of bees produce a million tons of California almonds; clearing snow to keep Norway's planes flying; removing the toughest stains.

S09, E02  (First Aired: 
Creating America's best-selling multi-tool; building the world's fastest racing car; the classic Finnish Aalto vase.

S09, E03  (First Aired: 
Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.

S09, E17  (First Aired: 
Making and testing tennis balls; the ultimate surround sound home cinema system; supplying New York with the finest steaks.

S09, E03  (First Aired: 
Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.

S09, E17  (First Aired: 
Making and testing tennis balls; the ultimate surround sound home cinema system; supplying New York with the finest steaks.

S05, E16  (First Aired: 
The making of wool carpeting and LEGO children's toys.
  • Tue 5/28
  • 5:00PM-5:30PM
  • Science
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S05, E02  (First Aired: 
The world's strongest knives; growing diamonds in a laboratory; producing enough bricks to build the modern world.
  • Tue 5/28
  • 5:30PM-6:00PM
  • Science
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S06, E12  (First Aired: 
Designing airplane parachutes; solar power; sunglasses.

S06, E13  (First Aired: 
Blasting through rocks; mapping Earth; providing flowers year round.

S06, E06  (First Aired: 
NASA communicates with distant satellites; maintaining large ships; satellite technology provides directions for vehicles.
  • Thu 5/30
  • 5:00PM-5:30PM
  • Science
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S06, E02  (First Aired: 
The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron; an indoor ski slope located in one of the world's hottest deserts; turning fresh fish into sushi.

S09, E02  (First Aired: 
Creating America's best-selling multi-tool; building the world's fastest racing car; the classic Finnish Aalto vase.

S09, E03  (First Aired: 
Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.

S09, E02  (First Aired: 
Creating America's best-selling multi-tool; building the world's fastest racing car; the classic Finnish Aalto vase.

S09, E03  (First Aired: 
Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.

S06, E03  (First Aired: 
Creating artificial reefs; earthquake-proof buildings; running cars on rocket fuel.

S06, E05  (First Aired: 
How they stop planes from icing up in cold weather; how clay is used to keep glossy magazines looking sharp; making a 200km-per-hour electric car.

S09, E02  (First Aired: 
Creating America's best-selling multi-tool; building the world's fastest racing car; the classic Finnish Aalto vase.

S09, E03  (First Aired: 
Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.

S06, E08  (First Aired: 
Drilling through a mile of solid rock; producing fresh orange juice all year round; bending glass.

S06, E10  (First Aired: 
G-Suits stop pilots from blacking out in flight; smart grid; tracking and stopping a stolen car.

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(First Aired: 
Ordinary objects that are products of the most scientific engineering processes.
  • Mon 6/3
  • 7:00PM-7:30PM
  • Science
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  • 7:30PM-8:00PM
  • Science
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