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Impossible Engineering

IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, war ships and space crafts are built and work. As the show revels in these modern day creations, it also leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.
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Episodes

  1. S5 E1 - Chernobyl's Toughest Fix
    January 2, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    The Chernobyl disaster created one of the world's deadliest places. As the temporary fix around the damaged reactor begins to fail, engineers race to build a cutting-edge structure to contain the contamination.
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  2. S5 E2 - NYC Mega Build
    January 9, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    New York City's biggest construction project ever features several brand-new buildings in Manhattan's Hudson Yards. Ambitious engineers and builders are tasked with developing seven city blocks over 24-hour subway trains.
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  3. S5 E3 - US Army's Super Tank
    January 16, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    The US Army's Abrams tank is a 70-ton war machine capable of reaching speeds of 45 miles per hour on the most extreme terrains on earth. Before it enters the battlefield, it must face a set of brutal engineering challenges.
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  4. S5 E4 - Skyscrapers of the Deep
    January 23, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Engineers and builders brave the deadly waters of the North Sea and use the latest science and tech to build the world's biggest offshore wind farm. These innovators constructed 175 towering, nearly indesctuctible turbines.
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  5. S5 E5 - The Real Iron Man Suit
    January 30, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    An ambitious team of engineers has created an Iron Man-like jet suit that can propel the user over 30 miles-per-hour, and using cutting-edge technology, these visionaries have made dreams of the distant future a reality.
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  6. S5 E6 - Underwater Mega Tower
    February 6, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    Engineers race to build an innovative, underground hotel with two underwater floors. This 16-story hotel is built on the cliffs of an abandoned quarry, using the latest science and tech.
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  7. S5 E7 - US Navy's Aircraft Carrier
    February 13, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    The US Navy's brand-new Ford-class aircraft carrier is the world's largest warship, and using the latest naval and aeronautic technology, engineers and military personnel race to build and test this cutting-edge vessel.
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  8. S5 E7 - The Real Iron Man Suit
    January 30, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    An ambitious team of engineers has created an Iron Man-like jet suit that can propel the user over 30 miles-per-hour, and using cutting-edge technology, these visionaries have made dreams of the distant future a reality.
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  9. S5 E8 - World's Fastest Car
    February 20, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    An ambitious team of engineers is building the world's fastest car, and using cutting-edge rocket technology, this record-breaking vehicle will be able to accelerate from zero to 1,000 mph in just 20 seconds.
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  10. S5 E9 - Himalayan Mega Train
    February 27, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    To build the world's tallest railway, engineers braved a deadly Himalayan environment and its subzero temperatures. The cutting-edge train system connects one of the most inaccessible cities to a world beyond the ice.
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  11. S5 E10 - World's Greatest Yacht
    March 6, 2019
    42min
    TV-PG
    The Black Pearl is one of the largest and fastest sailing yachts in the world, and using innovations in shipbuilding and engineering, its crew puts this $200 million vessel through the gauntlet to test its unique capabilities.
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Starring
Matthew Skilton
Studio
Science Channel
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