All Episodes of Extreme Engineering
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Season 1
N/A/100 votesTokyo's Sky City
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2003
It examines the concept of constructing a giant tower in Japan that wouldn't be a just a building, but a public city in the sky. At the end it talks about what a fire in the building would be like and how the fire department would handle it.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesTransatlantic Tunnel
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/16/2003
The concept of building a tunnel across the Atlantic Ocean is talked about. It talks about the problems involved, and how it might someday be possible. At the end it examines the concept of a submarine hitting the tunnel, and how hopefully this wouldn't ruin it.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesCity in a Pyramid
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/23/2003
This episode features Shimizu's Pyramid City, which would include dozens of 100-story skyscrapers with more than a million workers as part of a giant pyramid on the sea to provide more living space in Japan. Concepts such as construction robots, electricity issues, and building materials are examined. The pyramid could withstand a tidal wave, and perhaps protect the city as well.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesBridging the Bering Strait
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/30/2003
Imagine driving across a bridge near the North Pole, or going from New York to London in just an hour through a tunnel under the Atlantic Ocean. These are just some of the awe-inspiring projects of today's builders and engineers. Jaw-dropping computer animation illustrates the largest, most outrageous projects ever conceived. As students learn about stretching the boundaries of modern engineering, they also gain understanding of the technological design process and come to understand how physics and chemistry are utilized to solve modern human engineering challenges.
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N/A/100 votesBuilding Hong Kong's Airport
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/14/2003
Hong Kong has outgrown its small airport and quickly needed a new one in order to maintain its high traffic flow. The only place to put this new world class airport... 16 miles out in the ocean. This would require 22 miles of new super highway. It was predicted to take decades, but engineers were only given 7 years to build it.
Director: Unknown
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N/A/100 votesWidening the Panama Canal
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/4/2003
A documentary looking at plans to update the Panama Canal. This magnificent waterway cuts through 50 miles of tropical jungle, allowing ships to travel easily from the Atlantic to the Pacific. However, time has passed this engineering marvel by - many modern supercargo ships are three times the size the canal can safely accommodate, so plans are in motion to widen the structure. The project faces all manner of environmental challenges, as well as leaving the canal closed to…
Director: Unknown
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