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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Extreme Engineering Season 2 Episode 1 - Turning Torso
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    #1 - Turning Torso

    S2:E1

    The Turning Torso is the world's largest residential structure, rising 190 meters above Malmö, Sweden.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Extreme Engineering Season 2 Episode 2 - Venice Flood Gates
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    #2 - Venice Flood Gates

    S2:E2

    Global warming is causing sea levels around the world to rise and environmental experts believe Venice may well go the same way as Atlantis. The new flood gates should prevent the city’s 45km of canals from cannibalising its ancient architecture.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Extreme Engineering Season 2 Episode 3 - Container Ships
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    #3 - Container Ships

    S2:E3

    Covers the docking of a container ship at Long Beach (California) and the operation of the water front docks, where several thousand containers need to be unloaded and loaded in 48 hours. Also covered is the building of the Adrian Maersk, the world's largest container ship. While the scale of these gigantic ships has to be seen to be believed, the construction must be precise to millimeters.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Extreme Engineering Season 2 Episode 4 - Oakland Bay Bridge
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    #4 - Oakland Bay Bridge

    S2:E4

    The New Bay Bridge is the biggest construction project in California history. This two-mile, earthquake-proof road will replace the most heavily trafficked bridge in the country-the span linking San Francisco to Oakland and the East Bay.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Extreme Engineering Season 2 Episode 5 - Iceland Tunnels
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    #5 - Iceland Tunnels

    S2:E5

    Around 200 miles northeast of the capital, Reykjavik, engineers are hard at work drilling 72km of tunnels deep in the mountains. Three full-face boring machines have been specially shipped from the US to this remote site, 100 miles south of the Arctic Circle. The tunnel’s purpose is to guide water to the valley floor from reservoirs that are also currently under construction. The cascading water will drive six turbines, each with a rated output of 115 megawatts. With a total capacity of 690 megawatts, it will be the biggest hydropower plant in Europe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Extreme Engineering Season 2 Episode 6 - Off-shore Oil Platforms
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    #6 - Off-shore Oil Platforms

    S2:E6

    Engineers redesign oil platforms to withstand the harsh weather conditions in the Gulf of Mexico.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Extreme Engineering Season 2 Episode 7 - Cooper River Bridge
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    #7 - Cooper River Bridge

    S2:E7

    Connecting the bustling port city of Charleston and Mount Pleasant in South Carolina, the Cooper River Bridge will be the longest cable-stay bridge in America. The structure stands on one of the most seismic spots on the East Coast, it also faces the frequent threat of 300kmph hurricanes.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Extreme Engineering Season 2 Episode 8 - Millau Viaduct
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    #8 - Millau Viaduct

    S2:E8

    In a remote corner of France, traffic between the south of France and Paris and the north have run into huge bottlenecks. Designers and engineers are working to open the region by building a bridge to leap across the 1.3-mile wide gorge.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Extreme Engineering Season 2 Episode 9 - Excavators
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    #9 - Excavators

    S2:E9

    In northern Minnesota, the operators of the world's largest open-pit iron mine commission the construction of a $10 million custom-built super-shovel in the hopes of making excavation more efficient.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Extreme Engineering Season 3 Episode 1 - The Snohvit Arctic Gas Processing Platform
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    #10 - The Snohvit Arctic Gas Processing Platform

    S3:E1

    Europe's first liquefied natural gas plant sits on a floating platform. The platform was transported by ship from southern Spain to the coast of Norway.

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  11. Extreme Engineering Season 3 Episode 2 - The El Cajon Dam
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    #11 - The El Cajon Dam

    S3:E2

    The dam, which is the largest ongoing construction project in Latin America, is designed to rise 186 meters above the Rio Grande de Santiago river in Mexico. Upon completion, it will provide for two percent of the entire country's electricity needs.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Extreme Engineering Season 3 Episode 3 - Hong Kong's Cable Car
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    #12 - Hong Kong's Cable Car

    S3:E3

    Engineers are building the Ngong Ping 360, the world's longest detachable cable car system, on Hong Kong's mountainous Lantau Island, spanning the South China Sea.

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  13. Extreme Engineering Season 3 Episode 4 - Woodrow Wilson Bridge
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    #13 - Woodrow Wilson Bridge

    S3:E4

    The 40-year-old Woodrow Wilson Bridge is being replaced by a new span crossing the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia, just south of Washington, D.C.

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  14. Extreme Engineering Season 3 Episode 5 - Gotthard Tunnel
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    #14 - Gotthard Tunnel

    S3:E5

    The Gotthard Base Tunnel underneath the Swiss Alps will be the world's longest rail tunnel upon completion in 2015.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Extreme Engineering Season 3 Episode 6 - Dubai's Ski Resort
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    #15 - Dubai's Ski Resort

    S3:E6

    How do you make your mall stand out? By building one of the world's largest indoor ski resorts--in the deserts of Dubai! Ski Dubai features snow-making machines and slopes ranging in difficulty from easy to "black diamond."

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Extreme Engineering Season 6 Episode 1 - Coaster Build Off
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    #16 - Coaster Build Off

    S6:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Extreme Engineering Season 6 Episode 2 - Battle Machines
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    #17 - Battle Machines

    S6:E2

    Danny Forster heads to Anniston Army Depot to re-assemble an Abrams tank. He also helps build components of this fighting machine and tests it on the firing range.

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  18. Extreme Engineering Season 6 Episode 3 - World's Tallest Skyscraper
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    #18 - World's Tallest Skyscraper

    S6:E3

    Host Danny Forster climbs into the frame of the Shanghai World Financial Centre. At its completion, it will be the tallest building in the world.

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  19. Extreme Engineering Season 6 Episode 4 - Super Fast Warship
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    #19 - Super Fast Warship

    S6:E4

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  20. Extreme Engineering Season 6 Episode 5 - Boot Camp
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    #20 - Boot Camp

    S6:E5

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Extreme Engineering Season 6 Episode 6 - Fault Zone Tunnel
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    #21 - Fault Zone Tunnel

    S6:E6

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Extreme Engineering Season 6 Episode 7 - Hurricane-Proof Homes
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    #22 - Hurricane-Proof Homes

    S6:E7

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. Extreme Engineering Season 6 Episode 8 - Floating City
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    #23 - Floating City

    S6:E8

    MS Independence of the Seas

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Extreme Engineering Season 6 Episode 9 - Biggest Casino
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    #24 - Biggest Casino

    S6:E9

    Construction of hotel casino The Palazzo in Las Vegas

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  25. Extreme Engineering Season 6 Episode 10 - High Risk Tower
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    #25 - High Risk Tower

    S6:E10

    Building a Trump's Tower in Chicago

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Turning Torso" is the worst rated episode of "Extreme Engineering". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/7/2004. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Venice Flood Gates".