Season 1

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  7.5/1031 votes

  Airbus A380

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/2008

  Nicknamed the Superjumbo, the Airbus A380 passenger airliner is the largest in history. It's packed with cutting-edge technology but owes its very existence to the most unlikely connections – a Mongolian bow and a 19th century rocket.

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  7.4/1021 votes

  Taipei 101

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/2008

  Heading to Taipei, Richard discovers the secrets of one of the world’s tallest buildings, Taipei 101. How is this tower connected to a birdcage, bamboo, racing yachts, sports cars and seat belts? This journey of discovery takes him from the mines of 18th century England to almost half a kilometre into the sky at some 64 kilometres per hour (that’s around a 37 second trip!)

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  6.6/1015 votes

  Deep Space Observer

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/2008

  Richard looks at the history embedded in the Keck Observatory. How could a sand-blaster, a Cold War spy gadget and the invention of refrigerators have led to the creation of this super telescope? And using just a satellite dish and some foil is it possible to set fire to a boat? Richard experiments.

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  7.5/1021 votes

  Super Rig

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2008

  Richard braves the stormy North Sea to visit the incredible Troll-A Platform – the largest object ever moved across the earth’s surface by man – and learns firsthand how a single musical note could have spelt catastrophe for the Troll-A.

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