7.4/1019 votes#1 - Milk
Season 15 Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2008
Got milk? Billions of pounds of milk are consumed worldwide on a daily basis. Milk is the basis for its own food group, and has been around since the dawn of mammals. Visit a farm with a milking parlor that looks more like a cow merry-go-round. Learn what pasteurization is really all about, and even milk a yak. Find out what those active cultures in yogurt are and discover if milk truly makes the body good. Wait until you discover just how many types of cows there truly are.
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7.8/1024 votes#2 - Carbon
Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2008
Carbon is the chemical basis of all known life and yet this simple element is also the foundation of modern technology. Carbon burns hotter, cuts deeper, insulates more thoroughly and absorbs more fully than any other material. See why carbon is the key both in heavy-duty industries, as well as in tools like the graphite pencil, the charcoal water filter, and the diamond saw blade.
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7.4/1025 votes#3 - 90s Tech
Season 15 Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2008
The dot.com decade opened up the information superhighway and for the first time, people could shop, search, and surf online with the click of a mouse. Take a trip to the end of the 20th century and the beginning of today technologies.
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- 7.3/1020 votes
#4 - Superhighways
Season 15 Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/2008
Millions of drivers travel the world's superhighways each year. See a multi-billion dollar expansion project in Houston where a stretch of superhighway is being widened to 20 lanes & Take a ride atop the High-Five, a 12-story, five-level interchange that's become the latest Dallas tourist attraction. Then it's off to China's 28,000-mile National Trunk Highway System.
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7.6/1017 votes#5 - World's Strongest III
Season 15 Episode 5 - Aired 3/6/2008
Witness some mind-blowing feats of strength starting with the world's most powerful elevators. Discover the world's strongest tire, the strongest mountain bike, the world's strongest land transport vehicle that carries the Space Shuttle & strongest home blender.
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- 6.6/1015 votes
#6 - Strange Weapons
Season 15 Episode 6 - Aired 3/10/2008
Discover microwave-like rays that make the enemy flee; laser weapons mounted on trucks & planes that can blow missiles out of the sky; non-lethal weapons include a B.B. machine gun; and a flashing device that may make you lose your lunch.
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6.6/1015 votes#7 - Whiskey
Season 15 Episode 7 - Aired 3/17/2008
Visit some of the world's finest distilleries to see how each country brews this thousand-year old spirit. Go behind the scenes at Jim Beam, Jack Daniels and Canadian Club Whiskey.
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7.5/1022 votes#8 - Alaskan Fishing
Season 15 Episode 8 - Aired 3/19/2008
Takes a look inside the amazing ultra-modern world of high stakes commercial fishing where a wrong decision on the captain's part can cost not just the season's catch, but also the lives of his crew.
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7.7/1016 votes#9 - Bread
Season 15 Episode 9 - Aired 3/24/2008
It's the basic source of nourishment for half the world. Bake it, roast it, slice it, or toast it, it's a wonder with three simple ingredients.
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- 6.7/1013 votes
#10 - Gadgets 3
Season 15 Episode 10 - Aired 4/4/2008
We're living in a gadget revolution. New and unimagined gizmos solve problems that we didn't even know we had. They emerge from cutting edge think tanks and tinkerers basement workshops. Will they usher in a techno utopia, or enslave us to pocket size technology?
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- 8.1/1019 votes
#11 - Locomotives
Season 15 Episode 11 - Aired 4/21/2008
Race through the French countryside at nearly 300 MPH on the fastest locomotive in the world. Ride on the little engines that could as they guide giant ships through the Panama Canal. Watch two locomotives crash head-on as the federal government monitors safety. Descend 700 feet below the earth's surface where mining locomotives move miners through a maze of tunnels. Then, it's a "jiffy lube" for locomotives inside America's largest maintenance shop. Finally, glide into the future with a locomotive that levitates on a cushion of air.
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- 7.0/1010 votes
#12 - Rats
Season 15 Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/2008
Feared by millions worldwide, rats are some of the most dangerous, destructive and useful animals on Earth.
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- 8.3/1052 votes
#13 - Mad Electricity
Season 15 Episode 13 - Aired 5/14/2008
Nikola Tesla's bizarre vision of the future brought him failure, but his genius electrified the world.
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6.8/109 votes#14 - Axes
Season 15 Episode 14 - Aired 5/30/2008
The axe is one of the world's oldest, most dangerous and efficient cutting tools. Visit one of the nation's largest axe manufacturers, take a swing with a Vikings' battle axe, then see which would win in a fight of sword vs axe. Learn why the tomahawk is making a comeback as a tactical weapon & see how the fireman's axe has evolved into a trailer full of high tech rescue tools.
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- 7.1/1013 votes
#15 - Most Dangerous
Season 15 Episode 15 - Aired 6/6/2008
Discover that the deadliest snakes, sports and weather events are closer and more treacherous than you think.
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- 7.1/1015 votes
#16 - Super Hot
Season 15 Episode 16 - Aired 6/9/2008
Explore the world of extreme temperatures.
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6.6/1010 votes#17 - Lead
Season 15 Episode 17 - Aired 6/16/2008
A versatile yet toxic metal, lead has served mankind for 6,000 years.
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- 7.8/1023 votes
#18 - Corpse Tech
Season 15 Episode 18 - Aired 6/20/2008
Do you ever wonder what happens to your body after you die? You might be surprised to discover that the human body is host to a multitude of hidden secrets. Discover how coroners and forensic anthropologists use a body to both save lives and catch killers. Visit the University of Tennessee's famed "Body Farm," a crematorium, and one of the largest tissue banks in the United States.
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- 6.4/1012 votes
#19 - Ice Cream
Season 15 Episode 19 - Aired 6/23/2008
From the gelato of Italy to the French Pot process of the 1800s to numerous assortments of frozen delights being served up today, learn the history of this delicious dessert.
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6.7/1013 votes#20 - Bathroom Tech II
Season 15 Episode 20 - Aired 6/30/2008
The most used room in the home is the bathroom and it's full of tech. Visit Kohler and see the new digitally controlled uber-shower, complete with steam, music and LED chromatherapy. Check out American Standard's Champion 4--the supposedly "uncloggable" toilet. Learn all about the low-flow alternatives for showers and toilets. Touch-free fixtures and a futuristic toilet from Japan ensure a more hygienic restroom experience. Finally, what is New York City's latest hi-tech solution for going on the go?
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6.5/1013 votes#21 - Crashes
Season 15 Episode 21 - Aired 7/10/2008
Explore collisions that shake our world from the astronomic to the subatomic. Indy car racing; motorcycles; skydiving; meteorites; and subatomic particles.
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7.6/109 votes#22 - Underwear
Season 15 Episode 22 - Aired 7/17/2008
From itchy woolen union suits to comfortable briefs and boxers learn how our undergarments have evolved over the last 100 years.
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- 7.2/1018 votes
#23 - Batman Tech
Season 15 Episode 23 - Aired 7/21/2008
He's caped, cowled and the coolest superhero of them all, because underneath that Batsuit, Batman only has his human strength and intellect to rely on. That and the greatest arsenal of crime fighting weaponry ever devised. But just where does comic book science fiction end and scientific fact begin? What technologies are behind the gadgets in Batman's utility belt? And just how plausible is the Batmobile? Get ready for a real life trip to the Batcave as we reveal the secrets behind Batman Tech.
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6.9/1021 votes#24 - Coin Operated
Season 15 Episode 24 - Aired 7/24/2008
Every 15 minutes, Americans insert over 3.5 million coins into vending machines. What are they buying? How do the machines work?
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7.6/1019 votes#25 - Secrets of Oil
Season 15 Episode 25 - Aired 7/31/2008
Rubber, plastic, nylon, aerosols, resins, solvents, & lubricants; none can exist without oil. If we stopped driving our cars tomorrow, America would still need 5 million barrels of oil a day.
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The Best Episodes of Modern Marvels Season 15
Every episode of Modern Marvels Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Modern Marvels Season 15!
HISTORY’s longest-running series moves to H2. Modern Marvels celebrates the ingenuity, invention and imagination found in the world around us. From commonplace items like ink...
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Season 15 Ratings Summary
"Milk" is the best rated episode of "Modern Marvels" season 15. It scored 7.4/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/7/2008. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Carbon".