Machines Season 1, Ep. 4 "Super Ferris Wheel, Jet Ski, Hoover Dam, Traffic Light"

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London Eye Ferris wheel- 800 riders, 40 stories high; Slung low and mean, jet ski prototype "Samba" lets beginners stunt like the pros; Hoover Dam- the inner workings of hydro electric power; urban traffic light and the networks that drive it
  • Runtime: 22 minutes
  • Original air date: March 19, 2010
  • Network: Science Channel
 
  
 
 

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4. Super Ferris Wheel, Jet Ski, Hoover Dam, Traffic Light
  March 19, 2010
London Eye Ferris wheel- 800 riders, 40 stories high; Slung low and mean, jet ski prototype "Samba" lets beginners stunt like the pros; Hoover Dam- the inner workings of hydro electric power; urban traffic light and the networks that drive it
 
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Episode 4, "Super Ferris Wheel, Jet Ski, Hoover Dam, Traffic Light"
Synopsis: London Eye Ferris wheel- 800 riders, 40 stories high; Slung low and mean, jet ski prototype "Samba" lets beginners stunt like the pros; Hoover Dam- the inner workings of hydro electric power; urban traffic light and the networks that drive it
Original air date: March 19, 2010
Runtime: 22 minutes
ASIN: B003DBQI5Y
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #334,736 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Machines Season 1
Synopsis: Machines! will change the way you see your every day world. It's a first-time-ever trip inside, under, over and through the guts of ordinary - and extraordinary machines. From the everyday escalator, power plant, and printing press, to the unusual spy drone, machine gun, and tattoo machine - you'll see how they all work.
Season year: 2010
Network: Science Channel
ASIN: B003BEB8OE
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