Project Impossible

S01E01 Super Structures

March 18, 2017 43 min

Throughout history, mankind has built amazing structures, engineered to overcome unique challenges. Now, a new class of super structures are taking on the impossible: the largest moveable building in history, a super-tall skyscraper built to...

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S01E02 Sinking Cities

March 25, 2017 43 min

Around the world, a new class of superstorms is overwhelming our coasts. If nothing is done, great cities like New York, Venice, and Tokyo will simply disappear. Engineers are fighting back, raising some of the...

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S01E03 Battling The Blackout

April 1, 2017 43 min

In the past 50 years, the world's energy use has doubled. In the next 50 years, it will double again. Can we keep up with demand - or will we plunge into darkness? Across the...

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S01E04 Dangerous Demolition

April 8, 2017 43 min

Toppling giants of concrete and steel is dangerous and deadly. In demolition, one mistake can cost you your life. On this episode: imploding a casino; dismantling chemical weapons; tripping a silo.

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S01E05 Conquering The Arctic

April 15, 2017 43 min

Above the arctic circle, projects are underway that are opening up the arctic to the rest of the world. What does it takes to build in the world's coldest conditions? On this episode: building a...

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S01E06 Digging Deeper

April 22, 2017 43 min

New technology is allowing us to build underground structures that far surpass any building on earth. South Dakota is building a mile deep structure, inside an abandoned gold mine, to study the universe. London is...

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S01E07 Man vs. Nature

April 29, 2017 43 min

As humans push even further into the world's most extreme environments, the question is: how far can we go? A new breed of tools allows man to face deadly forces once thought impossible. On this...

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S01E08 Unsolved Mysteries

May 6, 2017 43 min

The past does not give up its secrets easily. Brand-new machines are helping explorers reveal mysteries once thought lost forever. Underwater archaeologists are searching for a World War II Nazi sub that disappeared in U.S...

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S01E09 Biggest Engineering Breakthroughs

May 13, 2017 43 min

A revolution in engineering is making today's technology as outdated as the horse and buggy. On this episode: world's fastest production motorcycle - Lightning LS-218; a "train" faster than the speed of sound - Hyperloop;...

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S01E10 Engineering America

May 20, 2017 43 min

America has a history of building the impossible. Across the nation, a new generation of impressive projects is underway. On this episode: New Tappan Zee Bridge; Los Angeles Subway; New Orleans pump station; Mount Rushmore...

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