Modern Marvels · SEASON 14
Aluminum
Episode 25 · 2007-07-25
- Documentary
Episode overview
This useful metal was once considered more valuable than gold. Watch as aluminum is stretched, pounded, melted and turned into foam. Did you know that aluminum is made out of a powder? Visit the widest rolling mill in the world where skins for the largest jets are made, then it’s off to NASA to observe how aluminum is used to make reflective mirrors for telescopes. Discover the process of making aluminum foil and learn why aluminum baseball bats are better than wood.
44 minutes
Season 14 episodes
1. Balls2007-01-17
2. Environmental Tech2007-01-24
3. Canning2007-01-31
4. Pumps2007-02-07
5. Ice2007-02-11
6. More Ice2007-02-11
7. The Destroyer2007-02-13
8. Star Trek Tech2007-02-18
9. Weapons of Mass Destruction2007-02-21
10. Barbarian Battle Tech2007-03-07
11. Dams2007-03-28
12. Yard Tech2007-04-12
13. More Military Movers2007-04-18
14. Deep Sea Salvage2007-05-02
15. Welding2007-05-09
16. 60s Tech2007-05-16
17. It Came From Outer Space2007-05-16
18. World's Strongest II2007-05-23
19. Engineering Disasters of the '70s2007-05-30
20. 70s Tech2007-05-30
21. Truck Stops2007-06-13
22. Fertilizer2007-06-20
23. Cheese2007-06-27
24. Saws2007-07-18
25. Aluminum2007-07-25
26. Sticky Stuff2007-07-30
27. Chocolate2007-08-06
28. Bedroom Tech2007-08-13
29. Vacuums2007-08-23
30. Traps2007-08-27
31. Nature Tech: Volcanoes2007-08-29
32. Star Wars Tech2007-09-03
33. Extreme Aircraft II2007-09-20
34. Deep Freeze2007-09-25
35. Acid2007-10-01
36. World's Sharpest2007-10-11
37. Engineering Disasters 212007-10-25
38. Environmental Tech II2007-11-12
39. Corn2007-11-19
40. The Pig2007-11-27
41. Rocks2007-12-03
42. Most Shocking2007-12-10
43. Cold Cuts2007-12-17
44. Fast Food Tech2007-12-24
