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Extreme Engineering is a documentary television series aired on the Discovery Channel and The Science Channel which features futuristic and ongoing engineering projects. As of 2007, the show aired its sixth season. The show has been hosted by Danny Forster since season 4. The show was renamed Build It Bigger in the US but retains its name when broadcast in Europe.

Extreme Engineering unveils some of the most ambitious architectural plans of our times. Some are theoretical; others are in the works. But all of these modern marvels pose challenges that stretch the definition of what’s possible. Watch as jaw-dropping computer animation and first-hand accounts from builders, designers and engineers breathe life into the most extreme construction projects ever conceived in this 5-disc compilation of Season 1 favorites.

Discovery Channel – Extreme Engineering [Season 1]
01 Tokyo’s Sky City
02 Subways in America
03 Transatlantic Tunnel
04 City in a Pyramid
05 Bridging the Bering Strait
06 Tunneling Under the Alps
07 Building Hong Kong’s Airport
08 Holland’s Barriers to the Sea
09 Boston’s Big Dig
10 Widening the Panama Canal

Discovery Channel – Extreme Engineering [Season 2]
01 – Turning Torso
02 – Venice Flood Gates
03 – Container Ships
04 – Oakland Bay Bridge
05 – Iceland Tunnels
06 – Off-Shore Oil Platforms
07 – Cooper River Bridge
08 – Millau Viaduct
09 – Excavators

Discovery Channel – Extreme Engineering [Season 3]
01 – The Snohvit Arctic Gas Processing Platform
02 – The El Cajon Dam
03 – Hong Kong’s Cable Car
04 – Woodrow Wilson Bridge
05 – Gotthard Tunnel
06 – Dubai’s Ski Resort

Discovery Channel – Extreme Engineering [Season 4]
01 SuperStadium University of Phoenix Stadium
02 MegaTunnel Storm Management And Road Tunnel (SMART) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
03 Biggest Warship USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77)
04 Sakhalin Oil & Ice Sakhalin-II
05 Big Easy Rebuild Reconstruction of New Orleans
06 Space Tower Madrid’s Torre Espacio

Discovery Channel – Extreme Engineering [Season 5]
01 South Ferry Subway Station The New York City Subway’s new South Ferry station
02 World’s Biggest Arch Bridge Hoover Dam Bypass
03 JFK: JetBlue Terminal Reconstruction of John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal
04 Stonecutters Bridge: Hong Kong Hong Kong’s Stonecutters Bridge
05 California Academy of Sciences Rebuilding California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco
06 Hallands Ridge Tunnel Sweden’s Hallandsas railway tunnel

written by Slimbo \\ tags: Discovery Channel, Extreme Engineering

JETSTREAM the TV series chronicles the gripping trials of an elite group of Air Force pilots struggling to master one of the world’s most advanced supersonic tactical fighter jets: the $35-million F-18 Hornet. Hand picked from thousands, seven men and one woman are poised to join the world’s most exclusive fight club. But who will make the cut?

With unprecedented access to an elite training ground, each thrilling episode follows eight future Top Guns through adrenaline charged missions from ground school to graduation, witnessing their fierce drive and relentless struggles. Real-life Fighter Pilot Instructors keep the rookies in line, building experts out of those who make it through the grueling training, and shattering the dreams of those who don’t.

JETSTREAM puts viewers at the throttle of an awesome flying machine, taking them on the ride of a lifetime through the rigorous paces and real life drama of elite Top Gun training. In the process they will learn details of the most advanced aeronautic technology and warfare tactics of our time.

Episode 1 – The Rookies
Episode 2 – Members Only
Episode 3 – Blood On The Page
Episode 4 – Darkness Falls
Episode 5 – Fights On
Episode 6 – Dream Killer
Episode 7 – Do Or Die
Episode 8 – Bombs Away

written by Slimbo \\ tags: Discovery Channel, Fighter Pilot Training, Jetstream

December 21, 2012. Doomsday fanatics claim that this is when life on Earth will come to an end. But what does science have to say about this looming apocalypse? What real threats could possibly bring about cataclysmic changes on Earth in 2012?

written by Slimbo \\ tags: 2012 Apocalypse, Discovery Channel