After watching this series you may never look at ordinary objects in the same way again. A tube of toothpaste? Car tires? Tea bags? A lot of technology goes into even the simplest of consumer goods, and this program offers viewers a glimpse at just what that entails.

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Season 918 of 21 Episodes

Creating America's best-selling multi-tool; building the world's fastest racing car; the classic Finnish Aalto vase.
Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.
How volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole; building a truck that can cross a swamp; Fiskars scissors.
How traditional Tennessee whiskey is made; how night-vision goggles work; how Finns relax in a 160-degree sauna.
How a working miniature airport is built; designing a house to survive a hurricane; growing rhubarb in the dark.
Building a modern fighter jet; Belgium's Trappist monks make the world's finest beers; America's best performing SUV.
Making footballs for the National Football League; how mussels are farmed; designing the ultimate fighter pilot's helmet.
How billions of bees produce a million tons of California almonds; clearing snow to keep Norway's planes flying; removing the toughest stains.
Making a cable strong enough to hold a bridge; modern hunters use medieval weapons; how stores determine the right sizes and colors to have in stock.
Building the world's most powerful trucks; solving crimes using the world's largest DNA database; making cheese with paraffin.
Crafting the finest classical guitars; how climbers keep the blades turning on a 100-meter wind turbine; making America's ultimate mowing machine.
Building a life raft that will hold 150 people; golfers improve their shots with mind control; designing Jubilee postage stamps.
A drink made from cactus; New York City uses steam; making soft ice cream.
How stuntmen survive a day of being knocked down and beaten up; how they make a watercraft that can swim like a dolphin; how they mine precious amber.
Making and testing tennis balls; the ultimate surround sound home cinema system; supplying New York with the finest steaks.
How to turn trees into clothing and cloth; how to make English snuff; how to make fizzy drinks.
How to connect a billion people across the world; using grass to make vodka; building the world's most expensive cable car.
A skydiving suit that makes a man fly; making the world's smelliest food; turning weeds into walls.

Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles and Catamarans

Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers and Festival of Lights

Non-alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, and Lie Detectors

Wensleydale Cheese; Paintbrushes; Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap

The Tesla; Horse-Hair Fabrics; Pool Cleaners

How baklava is made; how pilots fly a gyroplane; how a ukulele is crafted; how to build the world's fastest ferry.
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How longboards are made; what it takes to make lemonade; how a forklift is built.
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Find out how coffee is roasted; how the bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
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Find out how photos are taken; create an airbag; and how jelly beans are made.
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How to build the world's toughest mobile home; how an ice rink is resurfaced; making a tuning fork; planning the world's biggest festival of lights.
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Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.
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Chris Broyles, Jeff Wilburn, Iain Lee, Michael Pongracz, Mike Goral, Naz Osmanoglu

How baklava is made; how pilots fly a gyroplane; how a ukulele is crafted; how to build the world's fastest ferry.
How longboards are made; what it takes to make lemonade; how a forklift is built.
Find out how coffee is roasted; how the bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
Find out how photos are taken; create an airbag; and how jelly beans are made.

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