Robert Llewellyn incarnant
Épisodes 80
Monster Vehicles
Automotive engineers provide insight into the effort that it takes to design and build the vehicles that are needed to perform a variety of tough jobs.
Lire la suiteHow the alcoholic spirit aquavit is made, and how kangaroos help protect motorcycle riders in a crash. Plus, a look at the cleaning of New York's St Patrick's Cathedral
Lire la suiteRecycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink
This episode begins with explaining how recycling works using as an example airplanes. Then goes on to Plasma TV’s by explaining the theory and showing us the Hitachi factory. After that it’s the fireworks turn. From China to New York, from production to consumption you can see how they do it! Big hot and noisy, it is time to make railway tracks. Melt, shape, cool, check, you are done! Finally, microseconds, micrometers, welcome to the world of inkjet cartridges and its ink, by taking a tour in the Hewlett Packard cartridge factory.
Lire la suiteSalt Mines, Trainers, Ships, Watches, Wind Farms
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Tires, Excavators, Newspapers, Ports, Contact Lenses
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Internet Cable, Cranes, Pencils, Water, Toothpaste
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Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire Changes
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Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic
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Phoenix Stadium, La Trade Tower, Surfing
How do they turn the Arizona Cardinals' football stadium into a monster truck arena in 48 hours? How do they surf the world's deadliest wave?
Lire la suiteSpace Shuttle, Roller Coaster, Pool Table
How do they create the world's twistiest rollercoaster ride? How do they turn hard rock into the smoothest pool tables?
Lire la suiteEmpire State Building, Extracting Copper, Making a Car
How do they fix the mast on top of the Empire State Building? And how do they extract copper from the largest man made hole in the world?
Lire la suiteFighter Jet, Baseball, Sports Car
How do they launch and land an F18 fighter jet on the USS Nimitz, make a major league baseball bat and build the world's fastest sports car?
Lire la suiteRescue Services, Rotating Boat (Falkirk Wheel), Parachutists
Discover how the rescue services slice a crushed car open in seconds, and find out how parachutists are able to land on a dime.
Lire la suiteSubmarine; Moving Earth; Beer Car
How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? How does a 6000 tonne monster digger manage to walk? And how do they run a car on waste beer?
Lire la suiteRacing Drivers, Bank Vaults, Telling Time
How do racing drivers survive 300 kilometres an hour crashes? See how impregnable bank vaults are made, and how do they tell the time?
Lire la suiteCrash Course; Water Display; White Wash
See how the California Highway Patrol stop a speeding car, and how 75,000 litres of water is shot 24 stories high in a spectacular display?
Lire la suiteCruise Liner; Space Shuttle; Suspension Bridge
How do they repair the hull of an 80,000 tonne cruise liner? And how do they keep Europe's longest suspension bridge from collapsing?
Lire la suiteVehicles; Football; Potash Mine
See how unmanned aerial vehicles fight crime and learn what goes into designing the ultimate football.
Lire la suiteHelicopter; Luxury Yachts; Highway Patrol
How does a helicopter loop the loop? Plus, learn how a 200,000 square metre ball park in the hottest city in the US is cooled?
Lire la suiteBuildings, Electricity Pylons, Balloon Makers
Learn how buildings are made earthquake proof, the electricity supply is ensured and balloons are made?
Lire la suiteBulletproof Vests, Robots, Formation Skydivers
Discover how formation skydivers train in a wind tunnel, and learn how a bullet proof vest can stop a dozen rounds at point blank range.
Lire la suiteRally Car; Letter; Titanium
Turning the family car into a rally car; titanium and letters.
Lire la suitePanama Canal, Waste Disposal
Learning how large ships make their way through the Panama Canal; technology assists in waste management.
Lire la suiteWorld's Strongest Knife, Diamonds, Bricks
The world's strongest knives; growing diamonds in a laboratory; producing enough bricks to build the modern world.
Lire la suiteElectricity, Floating Crane
The science behind electricity; the world's largest floating cranes.
Lire la suiteDrinking Water, Television Screens, Family Cars
Providing fresh drinking water in the desert; LED television screens; Ferrari sports cars.
Lire la suiteOvernight Parcel Delivery, Coal Mining
Discover how packages are shipped worldwide in less than 24 hours; mining enough coal to feed the world's power stations.
Lire la suiteTetra Pak, Pre-Fab Houses, Ambulances
Manufacturing drink cartons; prefabricated homes; mobile intensive-care vehicles.
Lire la suiteWeather Forcasting, Hovercrafts
How meteorologists forecast the weather; the Swedish armed forces use hovercrafts to carry troops and equipment over many types of surfaces.
Lire la suiteFreeways, Minting Coins
Constructing freeways to handle a quarter of a million cars each day; minting coins.
Lire la suiteContainer Ships, Peterbilt Trucks
Large cargo ships transport goods around the world; Peterbilt makes large, custom built trucks.
Lire la suiteWindshield Wipers, Space Shuttle, Binoculars
The rockets that launch the space shuttle; binocular lenses; windshield wiper blades.
Lire la suiteTransporting Oil Rigs, Electric Razors
Transporting oil rigs long distances; making electric shavers.
Lire la suiteHalogen Light Bulbs, Mufflers, Locks
Manufacturing halogen light bulbs; car mufflers; creating unique lock and key sets.
Lire la suiteAirbus, Chainsaws
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.
Lire la suiteHydroelectric Dam, Silicon Chips
Generating power from hydroelectric dams; manufacturing powerful computer microchips.
Lire la suiteRefine Crude Oil, Swiss Army Knife
How gasoline is delivered to the pumps; the making of Swiss Army knives.
Lire la suiteCarpets, LEGO
The making of wool carpeting and LEGO children's toys.
Lire la suiteHigh-Speed Trains, Ballpoint Pens
The technology behind high-speed trains; manufacturing ballpoint pens.
Lire la suiteMirrors, 2D and 3D Vehicle Wrapping
The secrets behind the manufacturing of mirrors; creating a two-dimensional design for a 3-D car.
Lire la suiteDurable Jeans, Perfect Wine Glasses
Manufacturing durable jeans; creating the perfect wine glass.
Lire la suiteAluminium Foil, GPS Systems
Turning sand into aluminum foil; how a GPS (global positioning system) guides people to a specific destination.
Lire la suiteMega Machines
Engineers provide an inside look at the process that is involved with building mega machines, including the design process involved with their creation.
Lire la suiteSuper Cars
Where money is no limit, high-roller supercar enthusiasts pay big bucks for cars designed and built to be faster, sexier and more exotic than ever before.
Lire la suiteCoordinate Blue Angels Airshows, Build An Indoor Ski Slope, Make Sushi
How do pilots perform jaw-dropping aerobatic stunts at supersonic speeds without crashing? How can a ski slope in the desert be kept cool? And how is sushi made?
Lire la suiteProduce Power from Waste, Customize Supercars, Make Super Steel Swords
How do they turn the trash from the world's biggest St Patrick's Day parade into power, transform a luxury limo into a racing car and craft the ultimate supersteel sword?
Lire la suiteCowboys Hats, Deep Sea Dive, Inflight Catering
How do they make the world's most famous hat, and does it really hold ten gallons? Plus, how do they repair cables on the sea floor and feed 100,000 aeroplane...
Lire la suiteDe-Ice Planes, Glossy Magazines, Electric Sports Car
How do they stop planes from icing up; how is clay used to keep glossy magazines looking sharp; and how do they build an electric car that can reach 200kmph?
Lire la suiteMega Planes
State-of-the-art aircraft examined from start to finish, with a look at engineering design, manufacture and the factory space needed to accommodate assembly.
Lire la suiteAmazing Sea Vehicles
How they design and build sea vehicles from massive mega-yachts to the next generation of military vessels that combine new materials and revolutionary hulls.
Lire la suiteCommunicate With Spacecraft, Maintain Supertankers
How do they talk to spacecraft in orbit; how do they keep the world's biggest ships in tip-top condition; and how can they lengthen luxury limos and still provide a...
Lire la suiteOperate Mega Hotels, Cut Metal With Lasers, Build A Gold Course In Dubai
How do they provide services in one of the world's largest casino hotels, cut through metal with a beam of light, and build a golf course in the desert?
Lire la suiteDrill Through Solid Rock, Produce OJ, Bend Glass
How do they drill through a kilometre of solid rock to find the hidden riches in the desert, pick 20,000 oranges a minute for juice, and get glass to curve...
Lire la suiteService Jumbo Jets, Create Nuclear Power, Build Pianos
How do they service the A380, the world's largest plane? Plus, how do they generate 500,000 kWh from 1oz of uranium, and build and tune a piano to concert standard?
Lire la suiteArtificial Reefs, Earthquake Proof Buildings, Rocket Fuel Cars
How do they turn an old warship into a playground for scuba divers, plan to stop San Francisco collapsing when the next earthquake strikes, and run a car on rocket...
Lire la suiteDevelop G-Suits, Operate The Smart Grid, Track And Stop A Stolen Car
How do they make the magic suits that stop jet pilots blacking out when they are flying, and how can a robo-cop stop a stolen car without a high-speed chase?
Lire la suiteAssembly Line Robots, Seal Wine Bottles, Desalinize Sea Water
How do they program robots to build cars, how are wine bottles sealed, and how can sea water be transformed into fresh drinking water?
Lire la suiteAirplane Parachutes, Solar Power, Photochromic Lenses
How do they use explosive rockets to catch crashing planes in mid-air and how do sunbathing techniques help scientists catch rays of sun? Plus, the shady secrets of sunglasses.
Lire la suiteBlast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round
Find out how they blast 10,000 tonnes of rock, how the earth is mapped from space, and how fresh flowers are provided all year round.
Lire la suiteWork In 600 Degree Heat, Make Champagne, Expand One Of The World's Largest Ports
How do they fashion cool clothing that can withstand the heat of a furnace, and how do they turn sea into land to create artificial islands? Plus, putting the fizz...
Lire la suiteManufacture Propellers, Create Intelligent Cars, Turn Metal Into Magnets
How have they designed a car that can call the emergency services? How is metal turned into magnets? And how are the biggest ships propelled?
Lire la suiteMaintain The World's Largest Aquarium, Make Sapphire, Manufacture Bentleys
How do they look after sharks at the world's biggest aquarium? How do they grow precious stones? And what does it take to build a luxury Bentley?
Lire la suiteMine Oil, Operate Shipping Lanes, Restore Film
How do they avoid docking disasters when handling a thousand ships a day, how do they create a world of oil reserves from sticky forest mud, or bring old movies...
Lire la suiteMake Batteries, Build Artificial Islands, Create Perfume
How do they make batteries from brine? How do they build a tropical island from trash? And how are fragrances blended to create different types of scents?
Lire la suiteManufacture Stainless Steel, Make Paper, Monster Motorcycle
How can steel repair itself? How do they create the world's most powerful bikes? And how is wood transformed into paper?
Lire la suiteMake Military Helicopters, Design Metro Systems, Engineer Artificial Reefs
Find out how they make military helicopters, how they design metro systems and how they engineer artificial reefs.
Lire la suiteParmesan, Runways, Reclining Chairs
A look at how to make parmesan cheese, and the key to keeping the runways running at the world's busiest airports. Plus, a look at manufacturing reclining chairs
Lire la suiteCarpets, Skis, Niagara Power
A look at ways to weave an authentic Turkish carpet, and how helicopter blade technology is being used to make cross country skis. Plus, the practicalities behind the Niagara Falls
Lire la suiteNori, Beer Bottles, Shark Deterrents
A look at how sea weed for sushi is farmed, how a beer bottle is made that lasts for fifteen years and how they keep swimmers and surfers off a sharks menu.
Lire la suiteBrass, Ice Patrol, Penjing
Examining how the street lamps of Venice are cast, and how tiny trees are grown for the ancient Chinese art of penjing.
Lire la suiteRacing Bikes, Stunt Pilots, Oil Well
A look at how one of the fastest bikes in the world was created, how pilots train to perform death-defying acrobatics, and how oil and gas is brought up from the bottom of the sea.
Lire la suiteBagels, Racing Tires, Liuli Glass
A look at how New York bagels are hand-rolled, how they make a racing car tyre that will grip the track at 320kph, and how life-like sculptures are created out of glass.
Lire la suiteTrash Collecting in Venice, Australian Sheepskin, Pond Algae
A look at how waste is collected in Venice, how Australia's famous sheepskin boots are made, and how pond algae is turned into a health supplement
Lire la suiteTurkish Delight. Silver. Sunscreen
Examining how rosebuds are turned into Turkish delight, and how sunscreen is made to block out harmful UV light. Plus, how to hammer out a silver spoon.
Lire la suiteCanvas. Stinky Tofu. Bottle Recycling
A look at how the world's finest canvases are created, how tofu is made, and how to get 50 drinks out of a single bottle of beer.
Lire la suiteBeekeeping. Trikes. Body Armour
An insight into how people care for bees, plus a look at how to build a trike that can carry a whole family and how to stop a bullet with a sheet of ceramic.
Lire la suiteHeat-Proof Glass. ATMs. Pagani
An insight into how the minerals that are an essential ingredient in glass cookware are mined, and a look at how money is kept safe and secure inside cash machines.
Lire la suiteDock Cranes, Plastic Bags, Baubles
How do they build a port ready to receive huge container ships? How do they make 28 million plastic bags a day? How do they blow the glass to make...
Lire la suiteBalsamic Vinegar, Drysuits, Stunt Plane
How do they make the world's most expensive vinegar? How do they keep divers warm in the freezing ocean? How do they build a plane that can fly upside down?
Lire la suiteSuper Steel, Wool, Kiteboards
A look at the process of forging super steel to make cars lighter, greener and safer, and how Australia's 80 million sheep are sheared every spring.
Lire la suiteSoybean Matress, Aircraft Seats, Bra Design
The technological processes involved in keeping people comfortable, entertained and safe with the latest aircraft seats, and a look at the design of bras with aerospace technology.
Lire la suiteDry Wall, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Statuettes, Skytruck
How plasterboard is made from power station smoke, the casting of the world's top awards, and how planes are built that can take off and land almost anywhere.
Lire la suiteCar Windows, Glossy Lipstick
How car windows are made to keep out wind and rain, stones, thieves, noise and harmful UV rays. Plus, a look at the way gloss is added to create the perfect shade of lipstick
Lire la suiteMadeira, Aircraft Seats, Batteries
A look at how George Washington's favourite tipple is made, how aircraft seats are tested without crashing a plane, and the manufacturing processes behind billions of batteries
Lire la suiteNickel, Canal Locks, Bubble Tea
A look at how nickel is mined, how the lock gates for canals are built so that barges and boats can climb hills, and the processes involved in creating Taiwan's beloved bubble tea
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