Welding
Welding
Modern Marvels | Season 13, Episode 12
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S13 E12: Welding
On Demand • Original Air Date: May 9, 2007
It was a science first conjured amid the fiery ovens of ancient blacksmiths; today more than 50% of all U.S. products require some form of welding.
45 Min
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2007
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TV-PG
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Documentary
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S14 E31: Salt
Original Air Date: Dec 1, 2008
Salt is a versatile substance with 14,000 known uses; visiting a salt mine under Lake Erie; an evaporation facility harvests ocean salt near San Francisco; a Florida restaurant offers 40 varieties of salt.
7:21-8:12AM
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51 Min
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TV-PG
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S14 E20: Secrets of Oil
Original Air Date: Jul 31, 2008
Rubber, plastic, nylon, aerosols, resins, solvents, and lubricants, none can exist without oil; the secrets of oil and the many products it has spawned; oil refinery in California; chemical weapons suits; making asphalt; blending jet fuel; Vaseline.
May 14
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6:34PM
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49 Min
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TV-PG
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Available with Freestream
S14 E18: Underwear
Original Air Date: Jul 17, 2008
Brief history of undergarments; the evolution from itchy woolen union suits to comfortable briefs and boxers; socks with special threads to prevent odor; fire retardant underwear; the bra industry.
6:31-7:21AM
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50 Min
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TV-PG
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Available with Freestream
S14 E15: Ice Cream
Original Air Date: Jun 23, 2008
The history of ice cream ranging from the gelato of Italy and a 19th-century French process to today's frozen desserts; visiting Dreyer's, TCBY and Joy Cone Co. factories; Ben & Jerry's flavor innovations.
5:40-6:31AM
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51 Min
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TV-PG
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Available with Freestream
S14 E13: Super Hot
Original Air Date: Jun 9, 2008
Pyroman the life-size mannequin is exposed to more than 1,000 degrees F; steel workers suit up to beat refinery heat; coffee makers and hair dryers malfunction at Underwriters Laboratories; a friction lab tests aircraft and race-car brakes.
4:51-5:40AM
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49 Min
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TV-PG
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Available with Freestream
S14 E12: Rats
Original Air Date: Apr 30, 2008
Rats are some of the most dangerous, destructive and useful animals on the planet; an exterminator comes face to face with the rodents; hundreds of thousands of rats are bred and raised in a a high-tech facility.
May 15
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10AM
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50 Min
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TV-PG
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Available with Freestream
S14 E12: Most Dangerous
Original Air Date: Jun 6, 2008
The most dangerous snakes, sports, weather events; America's most dangerous volcano; tornado hazards; base jumping.
May 15
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4PM
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49 Min
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TV-PG
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Available with Freestream
S14 E5: Alaskan Fishing
Original Air Date: Mar 16, 2008
A large factory-fishing boat hunts down, catches and processes 300 tons of Alaskan pollock each day in the Bering Sea; the crew reveals the inner workings of one of the most sophisticated and complex vessels afloat.
May 15
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8:16PM
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53 Min
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TV-PG
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Available with Freestream
S14 E3: World's Strongest III
Original Air Date: Mar 6, 2008
Mechanical feats of strength by the world's most-powerful elevators, a monster mine machine, the world's strongest mountain bike, a space vehicle transporter and an unbeatable blender.
May 15
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6:34PM
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51 Min
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TV-PG
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Available with Freestream