Tập
Modern Marvels: Episode 24
Tóm tắt
Join us for a look at the biggest, heaviest, tallest, longest, meanest machines on the planet! We'll see what these monsters do and how they operate, and how they're designed and assembled. Machines investigated include the largest draglines, excavators used in mining; the biggest dump truck; a front-end loader with an 80-ton bucket and the largest tires of any vehicle; the cruise ship, the Voyager of the Seas; a 240-foot tall wind generator; and a fusion reaction machine the size of a football field.
Chi tiết
- Phim bộ
- Modern Marvels
- Mùa
- Mùa 9
- Tập
- Tập 24
- Ngày phát sóng
- 2002-06-18
- Thời lượng
- 44 min
Thông tin tập
Episode 24 là tập 24 trong Season 9 của Modern Marvels. Tập này phát sóng ngày 2002-06-18. Thời lượng là 44 min.
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Tập 25
Legendary drivers lead us on a record-breaking race through a century-long search for sheer acceleration that began before World War One, when hot-rodders modified Model-T Fords to see how fast they could go. Today’s dragsters can cover a quarter-mile from a standing start in 4.5 seconds, hitting top speeds above 330 mph. Top driver Gary Clapshaw shows us how to put together a modern dragster and revolutionary designer Bob Norwood unveils his newest car.
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Tập 27
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Tập 29
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