The BEST episodes of Impossible Engineering season 3
Every episode of Impossible Engineering season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Impossible Engineering season 3!
Impossible Engineering looks at the history of pioneering modern-day mega structures. Behind every seemingly impossible marvel of modern engineering is a cast of historic trailblazers who designed new building techniques, took risks on untested materials and revolutionised their field. It is a tribute to their achievements. Each episode details how giant structures, record-beating buildings, and the world’s most cutting-edge ships, trains and planes are built and work using 3D graphics, archive and specially shot footage. As this series revels in these modern day creations, it leaps back in time to recount the stories of the exceptional engineers whose technological advances made it all possible.
#1 - Inside the Tesla Factory
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/25/2017
The Tesla car factory is one of the largest and most innovative factories in the world; this state-of-the-art facility is the home to high-tech robots that work around-the-clock to produce thousands of cutting-edge electric cars each week.
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#2 - The Invincible Tower
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/4/2017
What it took to build the world's tallest freestanding tower, the Tokyo Skytree. This record-breaking marvel faces some of the most deadly disasters on the planet, and must brave earthquakes and extremely high winds.
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#3 - International Space Station
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/11/2017
The International Space Station is the most expensive engineering project ever attempted, and the result is a masterpiece of modern ingenuity. This vessel pushes the boundaries of space exploration and brings us closer to galactic colonization.
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#4 - World's Biggest Ship
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/13/2017
Find out what it took to build the largest ship in the world, the Pioneering Spirit. This 900,000-ton behemoth can install oil pipelines in the world's deepest waters and features state-of-the art thrusters and mammoth lifting beams.
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#5 - U.S. Navy's Super Ship
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/18/2017
The US Navy is the largest sea force on the planet and their new, ground-breaking Littoral Combat Ships are the fastest combat ships in its fleet. Built for speed, these innovative warships can travel at over 40 knots per hour in shallow water.
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#6 - Monster Oil Rig
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 6/15/2017
The Perdido Oil Platform is one of the most advanced feats in modern engineering, producing 100,000 barrels of oil each day; this structure is as tall as the Eiffel tower and manages to stay afloat in some of the deepest waters in the world.
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#7 - Mega City Railway
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/27/2017
A look at the construction of London's Crossrail.
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#8 - World's Biggest Aircraft
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/1/2017
The world's largest aircraft combines the latest in technology and engineering to dwarf everything else in the skies; this marvel can stay airborne for five days and land anywhere in world, whether on land or at sea.
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#9 - World's Largest Radio Telescope
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/30/2017
What it took to build the largest and most sophisticated radio telescope on the planet. The engineering colossus will help astronomers explore galaxies and planets billions of light years away, and might help discover extraterrestrial life.
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#10 - Panama Canal Overhaul
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/6/2017
The engineering project to expand the Panama Canal is detailed.
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#11 - World's Tallest Roller Coaster
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/8/2017
Kingda Ka is the tallest roller coaster in the world and fastest in the U.S., redefining the design of all thrill rides; this engineering colossus is one of the most innovative on the planet and features the fastest drop ride ever built.
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#12 - Ice Base
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/20/2017
Go inside a state-of-the-art research base located in Antarctica, the coldest continent on Earth. Halley VI is built atop giant skis on a floating ice shelf, and this innovative design helps scientists brave the dangers of this extreme environment.
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