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.
Producers: Exploration Production Inc.
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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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Wine
Its invention was probably an accident. Someone left a bunch of grapes in the bottom of a pouch, tasted it a few weeks later and bam, they were hit with a buzz. Since then, winemaking has become a sophisticated scientific process, from the grafting of two different types of vines to make growing possible anywhere in the world, to the technology used to create a red or a white. Every step is precisely thought out. Pheromone strips are used to control bug populations. And it may come as a surprise that this intoxicating mix of grapes and yeast is actually good for you!
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Corn
Corn is king. It’s in the food you eat, it’s in the pen you write with, it’s in the car you drive. Indeed, it’s one of the most versatile substances on the planet. It’s also a very different product than the one that once grew wild across North America. We’ll see how corn’s evolution has been shaped, and how a tiny kernel becomes a piece of popcorn.
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Cereal
The birth of breakfast cereal was the birth of the health food movement. Before that, breakfast was usually a fatty and vein-clogging combination of bacon, fried eggs, flapjacks and a mound of butter. The advent of corn flakes, oatmeal and other quick-to-prepare breakfast foods changed the way we start our day and the effect that our morning meal has on us.
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Chocolate
It really does grow on trees, but you probably wouldn’t want to eat it right off the branch. The chocolate we know and love is the result of a chemical processing method so intricate that many people are surprised it was ever discovered. This episode reveals the secrets of chocolate production and some possible health benefits of this sweet treat.
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Eggs
That egg in your fridge is a miracle of technology, biology and genealogy. It starts with a line of purebred chickens and goes through four generations of hens before the perfect egg is produced. Then it has to be graded and transported… and sometimes broken. This episode looks at the science behind egg production, analysis and even preparation.
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Ketchup
For years people have thought of ketchup as a condiment packed with flavour, but light on nutrition. Oh, how wrong we were! Recent research has shown that heated tomato products are loaded with a form of molecule called lycopene that the body can easily absorb and which may fight cancer, heart disease and possibly even osteoporosis. This episode tells you all about lycopene, the history of tomatoes and how ketchup is made.
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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.