Episode
Modern Marvels: Salt
Overview
It's the only rock we eat, and we need it to live. History has shown that those who have salt rule the world--and today, this versatile substance has 14,000 known uses.
Details
- Series
- Modern Marvels
- Season
- Season 15
- Episode
- Episode 36
- Air date
- 2008-12-01
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Salt is Episode 36 in Season 15 of Modern Marvels. It aired on 2008-12-01. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 35: The Turkey
The turkey is the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinners and one of the dumbest birds in the animal kingdom, but it has managed to survive since the dinosaurs; Butterball factory; turkey hunting; dining on turkey testicles and eggs.
Episode 37: Car Wash
The car wash's in America are a $25 billion dollars a year industry, with tunnel systems to in-bay automatics, we'll show you how America keeps it's cars clean. We'll visit the largest car wash, seven acres wide which includes a dog wash, chapel, and barber shop. And then to a wash which uses trained electronic eyes, auto conveyors, and mega vacuums which can hold up a bowling ball. We also show tips for cleaning a car at home. Plus we'll add tar, glue, egg, bird droppings, and a bucket full of sludge to a $160,000 Porsche, and then challenge a detailer to clean it off. Also, see how cars are built to survive a car wash.
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Episode 39: Super Human
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