Modern Marvels: Season 15

Soft Drinks

42min - Soft drinks account for nearly 30% of all beverages consumed in the U.S., and have been quenching our thirst for over a century. Learn all about the science behind these refreshments.

Deliver It

44min - Technology has taken on deliveries, from everyday items to the most unusual items ever packed, labeled and shipped. Take a tour of the UPS Worldport hub and deliver luxury yachts, a donor kidney, and thoroughbred horses on a special jet.

Helicopters

43min - Fly with the deadliest helicopter in the world, watch the Coast Guard train for water rescues, learn how million-dollar Bell 'copters are customized and even discover how to build your own.

Super Ships

43min - The largest, strongest and most unique ships: an oceanography research vessel that flips 90 degrees; biggest cruise ships; U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced transport ship; fastest car ferry.

Corpse Tech

Breaking Point

43min - Watch as drivers crash trucks to find their breaking points; fire rounds at bulletproof glass until it breaks; lithium-ion batteries catch fire & explode; find the breaking points of steel & concrete.

Keep Out

44min - Challenge the world's best safecracker to defeat a bank vault. See the methods a bank uses to protect its money and tellers. See how Customs and Border Protection officers stop illegals and contraband from entering the U.S.

Super Steam

44min - It's full steam ahead in Jay Leno's garage as Jay fires up two of his classic steam cars. From steam-driven carousels to the robot movement called "Steampunk," explore the mechanical inventions made possible by the power of man-made steam.

Doors

43min - Visit a company making blast and bulletproof doors; learn about the surprisingly complex process involved to make home and commercial doors, entries and exits, such as revolving doors and turnstiles.

The Real National Treasure

43min - Visit the U.S. Library of Congress, where over 600 miles of shelves hold 130 million items, including priceless treasures--from Washington's handwritten diaries to Galileo's first images of the moon.

Top Ten

43min - Count down the top ten technological innovations of the last generation. Today, we can't live without them, yet only a few decades ago these didn't even exist!

Mega Stores

42min - The colossal cornerstones of commerce: Mega stores are giant facilities engineered to keep up with America's supersized spending habits. To keep up with the massive demand, see what's happening behind the scenes.

Supersized Food

42min - Explore America's growing obsession with oversized meals & how we cook them! Discover the biggest everyday offerings of gargantuan portions—from the largest burger (almost 250 pounds) to a monster bottle that holds over 101 ounces of beer.

Wheat

Dangerous Roads

Dogs

42min - They're man's best friend: fearless, faithful, determined and swift. From natural instincts to complex training, see what makes dogs a perfectly engineered marvel.

Lead

Secret Underground

42min - Just below the surface, take a revealing look at the 'America' hidden from public view, from secret military installations and experimental farms to tunnel networks and neutron lasers.

Made in the USA

41min - Visit the world's biggest and oldest flag manufacturer; go inside the last athletic shoe factories in the US; and meet a toy company that believes it's imperative to keep their work here at home.

Driver's Seat

42min - Get behind the wheel of some of the largest, fastest, most powerful machines on the planet. To take control, you'll need more than just a learner's permit--you'll need training, experience and guts!

Rice

43min - Learn how to grow, harvest and mill over 140,000 types of rice. Go inside the factories that make Rice Krispie Treats and Rice Cakes, and discover how rice even brews into alcohol, like sake and beer.

The Turkey

Salt

Car Wash

Retro Tech

Super Human

Measure It

Night

Fry It

Soft Drinks