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Matt and Jeremy see if a 2000 year old earthquake alarm could have saved lives The Didong Yi was a seismometer developed by Zhang Heng and was intended to provide information to the Imperial Court when an earthquake occurred This would help dispatch relief aid to those in the region who were affected

For centuries the high ground and the ability to attack from above have held military advantages Matt and Jeremy combine two inventions from the 13th and 16th centuries a Chinese fire arrow and a large Japanese kite to see if the hybrid can help command the battlefield

Matt and Jeremy want to know how a Sovietera winter troop transport vehicle would fair in frigid conditions while under artillery fire The aerosan a vehicle with skis instead of wheels was developed by Soviet aeronautical engineer Andrei Tupolev Can this invention prove successful in the elements and in battle