Season 4 · Episode 5 — Black Boxes, Steam Turbine, Racing Car
How black boxes survive an airplane crash; transporting giant steam turbines; making fireproof suits for race-car drivers.
Season 4 episodes
E1Go beneath the surface to understand forest fires, car exhaust and the space station.
E2How a spacesuit keeps an astronaut alive, the diesel engines that power the world's biggest ships, and the manufacturing processes behind t…
E3Secrets behind nuclear submarines; crash-test dummies; growing fruits and vegetables.
E4The world's largest land-mining machine; how airboats are built; warehouse for car parts.
E5How black boxes survive an airplane crash; transporting giant steam turbines; making fireproof suits for race-car drivers.
E6The design and manufacturing of large jet engines; non-lethal weapons that stun without killing; the world's largest telescope.