The BEST episodes of Modern Marvels season 14
Every episode of Modern Marvels season 14, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Modern Marvels season 14!
Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination brought to life on a grand scale, MODERN MARVELS tells the fascinating stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who created everyday items, technological breakthroughs and man-made wonders.
#1 - Coin Operated
Season 14 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/24/2008
Every 15 minutes, Americans insert over 3.5 million coins into vending machines. What are they buying? How do the machines work?
#2 - Milk
Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2008
Got milk? Billions of pounds of milk are consumed worldwide on a daily basis. Milk is the basis for its own food group, and has been around since the dawn of mammals. Visit a farm with a milking parlor that looks more like a cow merry-go-round. Learn what pasteurization is really all about, and even milk a yak. Find out what those active cultures in yogurt are and discover if milk truly makes the body good. Wait until you discover just how many types of cows there truly are.
#3 - Iron
Season 14 - Episode 24 - Aired 8/14/2008
How iron mined in Minnesota is made into steel; iron weapons revolutionize warfare; military metallurgists customize weapons and demonstrate their firepower; iron magnets.
#4 - Corrosion & Decomposition
Season 14 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/13/2008
America's aging infrastructure is in danger of collapse due to corrosion, according to engineers; technology for battling corrosion; harnessing the destructive power of decomposition.
#5 - Rats
Season 14 - Episode 12 - Aired 4/30/2008
Feared by millions worldwide, rats are some of the most dangerous, destructive and useful animals on Earth.
#6 - Super Hot
Season 14 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/9/2008
Explore the world of extreme temperatures.
#7 - Retro Tech
Season 14 - Episode 36 - Aired 12/19/2008
Rummage around in your garage and you'll likely find remnants of gadgets past: a typewriter, analog TV, LPs, film cameras and brick-sized mobile phones. These products served us well and remember each one with nostalgic fondness. Take a trip down memory lane to examine how these oldies-but-goodies worked and find out how more advanced tech superseded them.
#8 - Bull's-Eye
Season 14 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/20/2008
Examining how frequently experts in various disciplines can hit their targets, including archers, sharpshooters and even a billiards player; the ancient world's ballista and trebuchet weapons; knife thrower; Cirque du Soleil's daring artists.
#9 - 90's Tech
Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/7/2008
The dot.com decade opened up the information superhighway and for the first time, people could shop, search, and surf online with the click of a mouse. Take a trip to the end of the 20th century and the beginning of today technologies.
#10 - Bathroom Tech 2
Season 14 - Episode 19 - Aired 6/30/2008
The most used room in the home is the bathroom and it's full of tech. Visit Kohler and see the new digitally controlled uber-shower, complete with steam, music and LED chromatherapy. Check out American Standard's Champion 4--the supposedly "uncloggable" toilet. Learn all about the low-flow alternatives for showers and toilets. Touch-free fixtures and a futuristic toilet from Japan ensure a more hygienic restroom experience. Finally, what is New York City's latest hi-tech solution for going on the go?
#11 - Salt
Season 14 - Episode 34 - Aired 12/1/2008
It's the only rock we eat, and we need it to live. History has shown that those who have salt rule the world--and today, this versatile substance has 14,000 known uses
#12 - Corpse Tech
Season 14 - Episode 17 - Aired 6/20/2008
Do you ever wonder what happens to your body after you die? You might be surprised to discover that the human body is host to a multitude of hidden secrets. Discover how coroners and forensic anthropologists use a body to both save lives and catch killers. Visit the University of Tennessee's famed "Body Farm," a crematorium, and one of the largest tissue banks in the United States.
#13 - Axes
Season 14 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/30/2008
The axe is one of the world's oldest, most dangerous and efficient cutting tools. Visit one of the nation's largest axe manufacturers, take a swing with a Vikings' battleaxe, then see which would win in a fight of sword vs axe. Learn why the tomahawk is making a comeback as a tactical weapon & see how the fireman's axe has evolved into a trailer full of high tech rescue tools.
#14 - The Turkey
Season 14 - Episode 33 - Aired 11/24/2008
The turkey is the centerpiece of Thanksgiving dinners and one of the dumbest birds in the animal kingdom, but it has managed to survive since the dinosaurs; Butterball factory; turkey hunting; dining on turkey testicles and eggs.
#15 - Dangerous Roads
Season 14 - Episode 26 - Aired 8/28/2008
Take a ride along some of the world's most dangerous roads. From Bolivia's "Death Road," to California's fog-shrouded Highway 99, find the danger that waits behind every blind curve
#16 - Car Wash
Season 14 - Episode 35 - Aired 12/8/2008
The car wash's in America are a $25 billion dollars a year industry, with tunnel systems to in-bay automatics, we'll show you how America keeps it's cars clean. We'll visit the largest car wash, seven acres wide which includes a dog wash, chapel, and barber shop. And then to a wash which uses trained electronic eyes, auto conveyors, and mega vacuums which can hold up a bowling ball. We also show tips for cleaning a car at home. Plus we'll add tar, glue, egg, bird droppings, and a bucket full of sludge to a $160,000 Porsche, and then challenge a detailer to clean it off. Also, see how cars are built to survive a car wash.
#17 - Halloween Tech
Season 14 - Episode 31 - Aired 10/27/2008
An inside look at the technology used for the Halloween traditions such as producing latex masks, professional monster makeup, carving jack-o-lanterns, making fake blood and a glimpse of a popular haunted house attraction.
#18 - Most Dangerous
Season 14 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/6/2008
Discover that the deadliest snakes, sports and weather events are closer and more treacherous than you think.
#19 - Crashes
Season 14 - Episode 20 - Aired 7/10/2008
Explore collisions that shake our world from the astronomic to the subatomic. Indy car racing; motorcycles; skydiving; meteorites; and subatomic particles.
#20 - Lead
Season 14 - Episode 28 - Aired 10/9/2008
A versatile yet toxic metal, lead has served mankind for 6,000 years.
#21 - Whiskey
Season 14 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2008
Visit some of the world's finest distilleries to see how each country brews this thousand-year old spirit. Go behind the scenes at Jim Beam, Jack Daniels and Canadian Club Whiskey.
#22 - Carbon
Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2008
Carbon is the chemical basis of all known life and yet this simple element is also the foundation of modern technology. Carbon burns hotter, cuts deeper, insulates more thoroughly and absorbs more fully than any other material. See why carbon is the key both in heavy-duty industries, as well as in tools like the graphite pencil, the charcoal water filter, and the diamond saw blade.
#23 - Ice Cream
Season 14 - Episode 18 - Aired 6/23/2008
From the gelato of Italy to the French Pot process of the 1800s to numerous assortments of frozen delights being served up today, learn the history of this delicious dessert.
#24 - Underwear
Season 14 - Episode 21 - Aired 7/17/2008
From itchy woolen union suits to comfortable briefs and boxers learn how our undergarments have evolved over the last 100 years.
#25 - Super Human
Season 14 - Episode 37 - Aired 12/22/2008
hether humans have the ability to possess superpowers; a man can strap on an exoskeleton and lift hundreds of pounds with little effort; Mr. Cyborg can control machines with his thoughts; flying like Superman.