Season 18
(2011)
Cast
as Self - Narrator
Episodes
Inside Your Walls 0.0
October 3, 2011
Don't look now–but there's a lot more to your walls than you'd ever imagine. Take a penetrating look inside something w…
Built by Hand 0.0
October 10, 2011
We live in a highly mechanized world in which billions of products are made by machines–but there are some things that …
Swamp Tech 0.0
October 24, 2011
It's a great American wilderness–millions of acres of wild, primeval land with its own people, its own technology…and i…
Pocket Tools 0.0
November 7, 2011
Teddy Roosevelt carried a revolver. The night they each died, Abraham Lincoln carried a $5 Confederate note and nine ne…
Food Trucks 0.0
November 14, 2011
Food Trucks are hitting the big time–across much of America, they're changing the way we eat. From humble beginnings as…
Weird Machines 0.0
November 28, 2011
It has been said that necessity is the mother of all invention–but that is not always the case. Some strange machines a…
More Candy 0.0
December 5, 2011
Candy is America's sweetest guilty pleasure–so appealing that we spend $25 billion annually to experience it. Our camer…
Battle Ready 0.0
December 19, 2011
U.S. soldiers today face enormous challenges, often stationed in desolate locations behind enemy lines. Keeping them pr…
Stink 0.0
December 26, 2011
Just the whiff of a foul odor can make your head spin, your eyes water, your stomach turn–it can even send you hurling.…
Waterproof 0.0
January 2, 2012
From the beginning of time we've worked to protect ourselves against the very element that keeps us alive…Water. We lov…
Wood 0.0
January 9, 2012
Hundreds of years before steel and plastic, wood was the building block of America. But even today, it touches every as…
Convenience Stores 0.0
January 16, 2012
160 million Americans visit a convenience store every day. Why? Because it's fast. But what you probably didn't know is…
Tiny Weapons 0.0
January 23, 2012
"Tiny" weapons may not sound impressive…but small can kill, and it can also be easily concealed. From a pocket pistol u…
Under Pressure 0.0
January 30, 2012
Every aspect of our lives involves pressure. It's what puts the bubbles in soft drinks, propels shaving cream from its …
Shoes 0.0
February 6, 2012
Shoes have come a long way from their humble beginnings as simple leather moccasins. Today footwear is built to withsta…
Alaska 0.0
February 20, 2012
Our 49th state is one tough terrain. In the air, on the ground–and deep beneath it–survival here requires an amazing ar…