The BEST episodes of Modern Marvels season 15

Every episode of Modern Marvels season 15, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Modern Marvels season 15!

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.

Last Updated: 8/27/2025Network: HistoryStatus: Ended
Carbon
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8.00
7 votes

#1 - Carbon

Season 15 - 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.

Watch Now:Amazon
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7.67
9 votes

#2 - World's Strongest 3

Season 15 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/6/2008

Witness some mind-blowing feats of strength starting with the world's most powerful elevators. Discover the world's strongest tire, the strongest mountain bike, the world's strongest land transport vehicle that carries the Space Shuttle & strongest home blender.

Mad Electricity
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7.60
10 votes

#3 - Mad Electricity

Season 15 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/14/2008

Nikola Tesla's bizarre vision of the future brought him failure, but his genius electrified the world.

Super Hot
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7.44
9 votes

#4 - Super Hot

Season 15 - Episode 16 - Aired 6/9/2008

Explore the world of extreme temperatures.

Lead
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7.40
5 votes

#5 - Lead

Season 15 - Episode 29 - Aired 10/9/2008

A versatile yet toxic metal, lead has served mankind for 6,000 years.

Batman Tech
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7.38
8 votes

#6 - Batman Tech

Season 15 - Episode 22 - Aired 7/21/2008

He's caped, cowled and the coolest superhero of them all, because underneath that Batsuit, Batman only has his human strength and intellect to rely on. That and the greatest arsenal of crime fighting weaponry ever devised. But just where does comic book science fiction end and scientific fact begin? What technologies are behind the gadgets in Batman's utility belt? And just how plausible is the Batmobile? Get ready for a real life trip to the Batcave as we reveal the secrets behind Batman Tech

Iron
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7.29
7 votes

#7 - Iron

Season 15 - Episode 25 - 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.

Measure It
star
7.17
6 votes

#8 - Measure It

Season 15 - Episode 39 - Aired 12/23/2008

How do you weigh a whale? How does your speedometer work? Take a look at the five most common areas of measurement: distance, time, speed, weight, and temperature

Secrets of Oil
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7.00
5 votes

#9 - Secrets of Oil

Season 15 - Episode 24 - Aired 7/31/2008

Rubber, plastic, nylon, aerosols, resins, solvents, & lubricants; none can exist without oil. If we stopped driving our cars tomorrow, America would still need 5 million barrels of oil a day.

Dangerous Roads
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7.00
6 votes

#10 - Dangerous Roads

Season 15 - Episode 27 - 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

Crashes
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7.00
4 votes

#11 - Crashes

Season 15 - 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.

Ultimate Gadgets
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7.00
6 votes

#12 - Ultimate Gadgets

Season 15 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/4/2008

We're living in a gadget revolution. New and unimagined gizmos solve problems that we didn't even know we had. They emerge from cutting edge think tanks and tinkerers basement workshops. Will they usher in a techno utopia, or enslave us to pocket size technology?

Strange Weapons
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7.00
5 votes

#13 - Strange Weapons

Season 15 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/10/2008

Discover microwave-like rays that make the enemy flee; laser weapons mounted on trucks & planes that can blow missiles out of the sky; non-lethal weapons include a B.B. machine gun; and a flashing device that may make you lose your lunch.

Milk
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7.00
5 votes

#14 - Milk

Season 15 - 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.

Halloween Tech
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6.92
36 votes

#15 - Halloween Tech

Season 15 - Episode 32 - 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.

The Turkey
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6.91
33 votes

#16 - The Turkey

Season 15 - Episode 34 - 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.

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6.90
10 votes

#17 - Axes

Season 15 - 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.

Corpse Tech
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6.86
7 votes

#18 - Corpse Tech

Season 15 - 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.

star
6.83
6 votes

#19 - Superhighways

Season 15 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/28/2008

Millions of drivers travel the world's superhighways each year. See a multi-billion dollar expansion project in Houston where a stretch of superhighway is being widened to 20 lanes & Take a ride atop the High-Five, a 12-story, five-level interchange that's become the latest Dallas tourist attraction. Then it's off to China's 28,000-mile National Trunk Highway System.

Whiskey
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6.83
6 votes

#20 - Whiskey

Season 15 - 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.

Corrosion & Decomposition
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6.83
6 votes

#21 - Corrosion & Decomposition

Season 15 - Episode 30 - 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.

90's Tech
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6.80
5 votes

#22 - 90's Tech

Season 15 - 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.

Bathroom Tech 2
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6.80
5 votes

#23 - Bathroom Tech 2

Season 15 - 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?

Most Dangerous
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6.70
10 votes

#24 - Most Dangerous

Season 15 - Episode 15 - Aired 6/6/2008

Discover that the deadliest snakes, sports and weather events are closer and more treacherous than you think.

Locomotives
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6.67
6 votes

#25 - Locomotives

Season 15 - Episode 11 - Aired 4/7/2008

Race through the French countryside at nearly 300 MPH on the fastest locomotive in the world. Ride on the little engines that could as they guide giant ships through the Panama Canal. Watch two locomotives crash head-on as the federal government monitors safety. Descend 700 feet below the earth's surface where mining locomotives move miners through a maze of tunnels. Then, it's a "jiffy lube" for locomotives inside America's largest maintenance shop. Finally, glide into the future with a locomotive that levitates on a cushion of air.