The BEST episodes of Extreme Engineering season 3
Every episode of Extreme Engineering season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Extreme Engineering season 3!
Each episode of Extreme Engineering discussed some major construction project, some of them are projects that have already been completed like Hong Kong's airport. Others talked abount projects that are currently under construction like Tuneling Under the Alps. And some episodes talked about more futuristic projects that may never be done like the Transatlantic Tunnel. Most episodes finished by examining some sort of disaster scenario which could threaten or ruin the project that was being examined.
#1 - The Snohvit Arctic Gas Processing Platform
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/19/2005
Europe's first liquefied natural gas plant sits on a floating platform. The platform was transported by ship from southern Spain to the coast of Norway.
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#2 - Dubai's Ski Resort
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/21/2006
How do you make your mall stand out? By building one of the world's largest indoor ski resorts--in the deserts of Dubai! Ski Dubai features snow-making machines and slopes ranging in difficulty from easy to "black diamond."
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#3 - Hong Kong's Cable Car
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/2/2005
Engineers are building the Ngong Ping 360, the world's longest detachable cable car system, on Hong Kong's mountainous Lantau Island, spanning the South China Sea.
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#4 - The El Cajon Dam
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/2005
The dam, which is the largest ongoing construction project in Latin America, is designed to rise 186 meters above the Rio Grande de Santiago river in Mexico. Upon completion, it will provide for two percent of the entire country's electricity needs.
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#5 - Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/9/2005
The 40-year-old Woodrow Wilson Bridge is being replaced by a new span crossing the Potomac River between Maryland and Virginia, just south of Washington, D.C.
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#6 - Gotthard Tunnel
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/1/2006
The Gotthard Base Tunnel underneath the Swiss Alps will be the world's longest rail tunnel upon completion in 2015.
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