The BEST episodes of Big, Bigger, Biggest season 3
Every episode of Big, Bigger, Biggest season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Big, Bigger, Biggest season 3!
How did bridges evolve in size from tiny bamboo walkways spanning streams to long suspension bridges connecting distant islands? How did buildings surge in stature from ground-hugging houses to cloud-busting skyscrapers? We reveal evolutionary engineering leaps that enabled different types of structures to explode from big to bigger to biggest.
#1 - Metro
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/12/2011
Over 4 million people use the London Underground every day. Find out how four key inventions in a series of landmark metro systems helped it become the biggest subway in the Western world.
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#2 - Canal
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/5/2011
The Panama Canal is set to double its capacity almost a century after it opened. Find out why its success lies in four key breakthroughs that enable ever bigger ships to navigate landlocked areas.
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#3 - Tower
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/26/2011
China’s Canton Tower required great leaps in technology to build. Explore the way key historic towers like the Eiffel Tower and Washington Monument made these engineering breakthroughs possible.
#4 - Prison
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/9/2011
Modern prisons are brimming with technology. Explore the inner workings and incredible stories behind four landmark prisons that allowed engineers to build safer, tougher and bigger prisons.
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#5 - Train
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/2/2011
France’s TGV has been pushed to 575 kilometres. Examine four iconic trains and the breakthroughs that enabled the development of the fastest train on the planet.
#6 - Icebreaker
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2011
Find out what made it possible for the world’s largest icebreaking ship to smash through solid ice a metre and a half thick and pulverise blocks of ice the size of a car with its huge propellers.
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