Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections - Series 1 (2008) [PDTV (XviD)]

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Richard Hammond's Engineering Connections is a weekly show on BBC2, wherin the presenter, Richard Hammond, learns how engineers and designers use historic inventions and clues from the natural world in ingenous ways to develop new buildings and machines.

The show involves Richard Hammond looking at several areas of the modern development and learning — often from the designers of the development itself — from where they got the ideas that they use to bring the development to fruition.



Series 1 episodes:

1. Airbus A380

2. Taipei 101

3. Deep Space Observer

4. Super Rig



Links:

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wikipedia

imdb







Episode 1 - Airbus A380



First aired: 8th September 2008

Runtime: 47 min 28 s



Synopsis:

Richard Hammond sets out on a quest to find the amazing engineering connections behind the Airbus A380, the largest passenger airliner in history. His journey reveals that this state-of-the-art aircraft owes as much to weapons of war, Mother Nature and household objects as it does to high technology. He discovers that a bicycle pump, a 19th-century rocket, an ancient Mongolian bow and an eagle's wing are all hidden in its secret DNA.



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Video: XviD, 983 Kb/s, 640x368 (40:23), 25 fps

Audio: MP3, 128 Kb/s, 48 KHz, 2 ch





Episode 2 - Taipei Tower



First aired: 15th September 2008

Runtime: 47 min 20 s



Synopsis:

Richard Hammond discovers the secrets of the world's tallest building, Taipei 101, built on a seismic fault line in a typhoon hotspot. He finds out just what it is that allows the tower to be so tall, and what this cutting-edge engineering has in common with a bird cage, bamboo, boat masts and seat belts. Richard embarks on a journey that will take him from the mines of 17th-century England via the early skyscrapers of Chicago to the top of one of the most advanced buildings in the world.



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Video: XviD, 987 Kb/s, 640x352 (20:11), 25 fps

Audio: MP3, 128 Kb/s, 48 KHz, 2 ch





Episode 3 - Deep Space Observer



First aired: 22nd September 2008

Runtime: 47 min 26 s



Synopsis:

Richard Hammond discovers the secrets behind the Keck Observatory, which has seen further into the universe than any other telescope on Earth. He reveals that the observatory owes its incredible design to an ancient Greek ritual, a Russian inventor, a breakthrough in aerial reconnaissance and an attempt to cure yellow fever. Hidden in its DNA he finds an ancient technique for lighting a flame, a weird-sounding musical instrument, a sand blaster, a Korean spy plane and a refrigerator.



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Audio: MP3, 128 Kb/s, 48 KHz, 2 ch





Episode 4 - Super Rig



First aired: 29th September 2008

Runtime: 46 min 58 s



Synopsis:

Richard Hammond journeys to discover the startling engineering connections behind the Troll A gas platform, the largest object ever moved by man across the surface of the Earth. During his voyage, he reveals that Troll A owes its incredible design to a 19th-century French gardener, a 16th-century German mayor, an American architect and the dawn of the motor industry. Hidden in its DNA, he finds a crystal glass, a farm building, a racing car, a plant pot and nothing.



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