Episode 1
Aired Oct 28, 2009
More Ice
It traps a treasure of energy on the ocean floor, and confounds scientists still trying to solve why it's so slippery; a look inside NASA's Icing Research Tunnel in Ohio and the Salt Lake City's Olympic Oval which boasts "the fastest ice on Earth".
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Episode 2
Aired Jan 14, 2010
Dirt
Thousands of tons of dirt transform a stadium into a Supercross course in Las Vegas; special mud helps pros grip baseballs; mud wrestling in Hawaii; adobe and rammed-earth homes; potting soil facility in California.
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Episode 3
Aired Jan 21, 2010
Eggs
Each year in the U.S., 280 million hens lay 80 billion eggs, one of the world's most affordable sources of protein; charting an egg's journey from the henhouse to the breakfast table; how powdered eggs are manufactured.
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Episode 4
Aired Jan 28, 2010
The Potato
The versatile and nutritious potato; the potato's mysterious origins in South America's Andes; potato knishes in New York City; farming exotic potatoes in Maine; large-scale potato production in Iowa and Pennsylvania.
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Episode 5
Aired Feb 4, 2010
Tuna
The story of tuna, the most popular fish in the American diet; fishing and canning operations; a single tuna can net as much as $100,000 in the world's largest fish market in Tokyo; efforts to save the giant bluefin tuna tuna from overfishing.
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Episode 6
Aired Feb 11, 2010
Winter Tech
The technology behind the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games, including the bobsled run, ski jump and speedskating.
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Episode 7
Aired Mar 2, 2010
Chrome
Chrome hot rod; the Chrome Shop Mafia adds bling to truckers' big rigs in Missouri; Illinois' Arlington Plating Co. adds luster to auto parts; how Harley-Davidson puts chrome to work as both a decorative and protective feature of motorcycles.
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Episode 8
Aired Mar 4, 2010
Start to Finish
Every process, from beginning to end, is a unique and incredible adventure; from the fiery birth of high tech golf clubs to the cataclysmic end of old buildings, get ready to race from start to finish.
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Episode 9
Aired Mar 11, 2010
Beans
Beans; converting soybeans into vegetable oils, flour and soy meal; Nebraska's Kelley Bean Co. cleans 80,000 pounds of dry beans daily; New England baked beans made by B&M; Italian chef Cesare Casella uses heirloom beans; hummus.
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Episode 10
Aired Mar 18, 2010
Hot & Spicy
Hot and spicy items; Tabasco sauce made by McIlhenny Co. in Louisiana; McCormick & Co. spices from Baltimore; chili cook-off; capsaicin gives peppers tongue-burning heat; Michael Jordan's SolToro Tequila Grill in Connecticut.
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Episode 11
Aired Mar 25, 2010
Mega Meals
The complex logistics behind creating feasts for huge crowds; dining aboard a U.S. Navy sub packed with enough food for a 120-day mission; cooks prepare a "Victory Meal" for 1,000 Marines; feeding 69,000 NFL fans during a Philadelphia Eagles game.
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Episode 12
Aired Apr 1, 2010
Fry It
Fairgrounds fried classics such as funnel cakes and churros; frog legs; Twinkies and Coke; forging a cast iron frying pan; Kentucky's World Chicken Festival.
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Episode 13
Aired Apr 8, 2010
Soft Drinks
The history of soft drinks; the production process at Dr. Pepper, the world's third-largest soft-drink supplier; the Gatorade sports drink; energy drinks; the roots of ginger ale and root beer.
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Episode 14
Aired Apr 15, 2010
Deliver It
Delivering everything from pizza to packages; how UPS transported China's ancient terra cotta warriors to a museum in Los Angeles; a submersible carrier ship delivers yachts; racehorses ride a special jet; New York City bicycle messengers.
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Episode 15
Aired Apr 22, 2010
Helicopters II
In Alabama, fly with the Apache Longbow, the deadliest helicopter in the world, and learn how to fly the Blackhawk, one of the most versatile helicopters in world; climb aboard a Coast Guard helicopter as a team trains for water rescues in the Gulf.
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Episode 16
Aired Apr 29, 2010
Super Ships
The largest, strongest and most unique ships; an oceanography research vessel that can flip a full 90 degrees; one of the world's largest cruise ships; the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced transport ship; green tugboat; fastest car ferry.
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Episode 17
Aired May 6, 2010
Big & Small
The biggest machines and their smallest counterparts; Airbus A380 and microjet; Boss Hoss 425-horsepower bike and 18-inch tall pocket bike; world's smallest production car.
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Episode 18
Aired May 13, 2010
Breaking Point
Testing the breaking points of vehicles and crash test dummies; firing rounds at bulletproof glass; breaching a safe; the breaking points of steel and concrete.
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Episode 19
Aired May 20, 2010
Keep Out
How padlocks and combination locks are made; biometric locks; cracking open a bank vault; how the government plans to keep people away from a nuclear waste site for the next 10,000 years.
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Episode 20
Aired May 27, 2010
Super Steam
Steam power; Jay Leno fires up two steam cars and an 11-ton steam tractor built in 1860; coal-burning boiler; century-old steam locomotive; paddlewheel steamboat.
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Episode 21
Aired Jun 3, 2010
Doors
Entries and exits; world's tallest doors at the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center; a company that makes blast doors and bulletproof doors; fabricating doors for homes.
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Episode 22
Aired Jun 10, 2010
The Real National Treasure
Visiting the U.S. Library of Congress to explore the contents of secret vaults and see how the staff of 4,000 catalogs and preserves treasures.
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Episode 23
Aired Jun 17, 2010
Top Ten
It's impossible to live without them, and yet they didn't even exist a couple of decades ago; episode counts down a list of the top ten technological innovations of the last generation.
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Episode 24
Aired Oct 29, 2010
Mega Stores
Mega stores are giant facilities engineered to keep up with America's supersized habits; they are the largest, busiest places in the country; their greatest challenge: keeping up with demand on a massive scale.
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Episode 25
Aired Nov 5, 2010
Supersized Food
The biggest stacked burger in the world at almost 250 pounds; a plus-sized Sicilian pizza that feeds almost 75 people; a 72-ounce steak that no real cowboy can resist; the seven-pound hot dog that's too big for a bun; a giant cupcake.
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Episode 26
Aired Nov 12, 2010
Coin Operated II
The historic one-armed bandits; cutting edge, computerized slot machines; some of the wackiest vending machines; binoculars at popular tourist sites; a unique company that collects and cleans the coins thrown into fountains.
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Episode 27
Aired Nov 19, 2010
Engineering Disasters 22
From a massive oil spill to refinery blaze to a downed plane, find out what went wrong and how to prevent the next engineering disaster.
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Episode 28
Aired Nov 26, 2010
Dogs
Dogs are fearless, faithful, determined, and swift, serving as hunters, soldiers, rescuers, and protectors; they are perfectly engineered marvels, combining natural instincts with complex training.
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Episode 29
Aired Dec 3, 2010
Built to Last
Amazing, ingenious and ultrasturdy shelters, machines, containers, and materials help to ensure the continuation of society.
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Episode 30
Aired Dec 10, 2010
Secret Underground
A look under the feet of Americans, from secret military installations and experimental farms to tunnel networks and neutron lasers.
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Episode 31
Aired Dec 17, 2010
Made in the USA
The world's biggest and oldest flag manufacturer; inside the last US athletic shoe factory; the strangest form of alternate transportation; a hot toy company that believes it's imperative to keep their work here at home.
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Episode 32
Aired Dec 21, 2010
Driver's Seat
Get behind the wheel and take control of the some of the largest, fastest, most powerful machines on the planet; these aren't the average vehicles and handling one of these rides is unlike anything else.
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Episode 33
Aired Dec 29, 2010
Rice
Rice is the world's most versatile grain; there are over 140,000 types - white, brown, long-grain, wild, short-grain, jasmine, Arborio, Basmati, black Thai, sweet, sticky - enough to satisfy any discerning palette.
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