Jane Doe has never been on a roller coaster in her life. Her first ride on the tallest, fastest coaster in the world is just one of the exciting segments as we get the Ultimate Access tour of Thrill Park.
Countries: CA
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Niagara
Today, something is going over the falls. As danger looms we will expose the inner power of Niagara. Take the Ultimate Access tour of this natural wonder.
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Horse Racing
Controlling 15 hundred pounds of muscle takes guts. Jockeys risk their life every time they climb into a saddle. Watch as jockey and horse put their trust in technology and make their way down the stretch.
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Pizza
That slice of pizza you enjoy on Friday night is a tasty meal all right, but it’s also a cultural hodgepodge of different regional flavours and preferences. In fact, depending on what type of pizza you order, you could be devouring a healthy chemical blend of cleansing ingredients or a health-reducing fat bomb that sets your balanced diet back for days. This episode explores the combination of ingredients on your pizza, the evolution of this delicious food, and the technology involved in creating one of its most common ingredients – cheese.
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Tea
Take the most popular drink in the world – water – heat it up and add some dry leaves. Voila, you have the second most popular drink in the world – tea. The chemical process of drying, packaging and brewing tea pleases people from cultures all around the world. It also improves their health in a way no other liquid does. We look at the production of tea and the effect it has on our bodies.
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Bread
It’s the most common food in the world, subject to thousands of years of culinary evolution. It’s changed everything from diet to the way civilization has developed. It also may contain ingredients that hype up your kids. We’ll get the dish on dough and unlock the mystery of the Montreal bagel.
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Hamburgers
They are a staple of the Western diet. They are also a great source of protein, a potential breeding ground of E. coli and a receptor of dangerous carcinogens. This episode looks at hamburger production, from cattle breeding and butchering methods, to cooking that succulent hunk of beef on the barbecue. Find out what happens as the meat is treated and heated.
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MegaWorld: Texas
They say everything is big in Texas and that makes it a perfect Megaworld destination. We’ll travel to Fort Bliss, the U.S. Army’s largest test facility and get an up close look as they put their latest weaponry to the test. One of the world’s largest swimming pools is in Texas, but it’s all serious business as NASA trains its astronauts for zero gravity. Other stories include the largest ranch in the world and great lengths a tire company goes to torture test their tires.
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The Science of Death
The Science of Death is an entertaining and enlightening look at what may be the last taboo. Death is a subject most people aren’t comfortable talking about. This program changes all that. Combining a unique style with startling information and events, The Science of Death reaches a greater audience than a program that relies on jus the simple clichés of horror films to keep an audience entertained. Often seen as an event, dying is actually a process which, in some cases, can be stopped, and even reversed. Even after someone is clinically ‘dead’, life in many parts of our bodies carries on – for hours, days, and even weeks. After ignoring death for most of its history, the medical and scientific communities have begun to focus their attention on how our bodies behave on the journey to eternity. So will we, in a fascinating hour which uses state-of-the-art 3D graphics, captivating cinematography, and the latest science.
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Ice Cream
Ice cream is so much more than a delectable delight. It’s a complex matrix of crystals, bubbles and globules that wants to fall completely apart. Fortunately, the delicate structure of ice cream is held together by a combination of chemical reinforcements and top-of-the-line freezing technology. This allows the perfect mix to be delivered to your tongue where the chemicals explode in a fantastic release of flavour and texture. The technology of ice cream production is explored, both small batch and large scale.