Modern Marvels
Season 16 Episode 17 - Doors
Take a look at the tallest doors in the world at the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center. Visit a company that makes blast doors and bulletproof doors. Learn about the surprisingly complex process involved in making home doors, as well as what goes into those commercial entries and exits we use everyday–the revolving door and the turnstile. At the Southwestern Foundation for Biomedical Research, enter through an airlock into their level 4 biohazard lab. The Cleveland Federal Reserve doesn't even send people into their vaults; its robots go in and out. Try some aviation entries and exits–the jet way used to board a plane, the airplane emergency exit procedures we hope to never use, and ejection seats, the fastest exit anywhere. Then, an engineering firm that designs hidden doors will take viewers to see a few of their secret entries. Finally, take a quick look at doors that go nowhere, at the Winchester Mystery House.
Episodes in Season 16
Dirt
44 min
Eggs
44 min
The Potato
44 min
Tuna
44 min
Winter Tech
44 min
Breaking Point
44 min
Chrome
44 min
Start to Finish
44 min
Beans
44 min
Hot & Spicy
44 min
Deliver It
44 min
Helicopters
44 min
Super Ships
44 min
Big & Small
44 min
Keep Out
44 min
Super Steam
44 min
Doors
44 min
The Real National Treasure
44 min
Top Ten
44 min