The BEST episodes written by W. Scott Goldie

The Harmonic Code
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7.58
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#1 - The Harmonic Code

Ancient Aliens - Season 16 - Episode 10

Archaeologists have discovered that many ancient sites were built with an acoustic purpose, and often resonate at a frequency that has a profound effect on the human brain. Could ancient people have been aware of a harmonic code? One that put them in contact with alien beings?

Mysterious Mummies
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46 votes

#2 - Mysterious Mummies

The UnXplained - Season 2 - Episode 8

From ancient civilizations to 20th century empires, mankind has had an inexplicable fascination with preserving the dead. But why? Are we simply too attached to the living to let them go? Or could it be that death isn't really the end, but rather a transition to a new beginning?

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The Einstein Factor
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7.20
168 votes

#3 - The Einstein Factor

Ancient Aliens - Season 4 - Episode 15

Was Albert Einstein a genius? Or was he superhuman? Was his genius "of this world," or was it "otherworldly?" Is it possible, as Ancient Astronaut theorists believe, of an extraterrestrial connection to the scientific genius of famous historical figures such as Albert Einstein, Galileo, Archimedes, and Aristotle?

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Hydraulics
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6.74
35 votes

#4 - Hydraulics

Modern Marvels - Season 11 - Episode 17

The machines that helped build our world have been powered by hydraulics, a compact system of valves, hoses, and pumps that transmits forces from point to point through fluid. This basic concept of powerful force transmission through fluid provides the drive for most machines today. From the ancient Roman mastery of the aqueduct to Universal Studios, a veritable hydraulic theme park, we see how hydraulics power industry, keep planes flying, and make that 3-point-turn a U-turn.

Engineering Disasters (20)
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6.50
2 votes

#5 - Engineering Disasters (20)

Modern Marvels - Season 13 - Episode 56

In March of 2005, the BP Refinery in Texas City, Texas, suffered a series of explosions that decimated a large portion of the facility and killed 15 workers. Then the unusual series of events that caused American Airlines flight 587 to fall from the sky. What happened in Times Beach, Missouri, when a local waste hauler oiled down dusty roads with oil that was laced with dioxin? Look at what went wrong with NASA's Skylab in 1974 and finally examine the fire that destroyed the gas company, Praxair, in June of 2005.

Doomsday Tech
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6.00
3 votes

#6 - Doomsday Tech

Modern Marvels - Season 11 - Episode 74

Doomsday threats range from very real (nuclear arsenals) to controversial (global warming) to futuristic (nanotechnology, cyborgs, and robots). Despite the Cold War's end, we live under the shadow of nuclear weapons, arms races, and accidental launches. Next, we stir up a hotter topic--the connection between global warming and fossil fuels--and ask if they're cooking up a sudden, new Ice Age. And we examine 21st-century technologies that typify the dual-edged sword of Doomsday Tech with massive potential for both creation and destruction--nanotechnology (engineering on a tiny scale), robotics, and cybernetics. We witness amazing applications in the works, wonder at the limitless promise, and hear warnings of a possible nano-doomsday, with tiny, out-of-control machines devouring everything around them.

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
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6.00
1 votes

#7 - Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

Modern Marvels - Season 13 - Episode 44

The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway is comprised of a system of canals, land cuts, and a series of natural and artificial barrier islands, which provide a protected passage for low-draft vessels wishing to avoid the tumultuous currents of the Atlantic Ocean

More Doomsday Tech
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#8 - More Doomsday Tech

Modern Marvels - Season 11 - Episode 75

From the far reaches of space to tiny viruses, doomsday sources are many. But so are technologies used to keep doomsday at bay.

Extreme Marksmen
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#9 - Extreme Marksmen

History Channel Documentaries - Season 2009 - Episode 35

In this sequel to Sharp Shooters discover people who perform seemingly impossible shooting feats with all kinds of firearms. Watch world-class shooters perform amazing shots as well as reenact shots made famous in history. Stories will include the toughest shot in Old West shooting exhibitions (the mirror shot) as well as modern-day Army snipers who hit targets a mile away. Super high-speed cameras will capture a bullet in the air and travel with its trajectory to the target and animation will dissect the technology of the gun, the ammunition, and the technique.