Modern Marvels
Season 16 Episode 2 - Eggs
Each year in the U.S., 280 million hens lay 80 billion eggs, one of the world's most affordable sources of protein. We'll chart the "journey of the egg" from henhouse to breakfast table…from massive traditional Iowa farms, where millions of eggs move from hens to delivery trucks without being touched by human hands…to "cage-free" and "pasture raised" farms where chickens have more room to roam but consumers pay the price. Find out what labels like "Grade A, Organic" and "Omega-3 Enhanced" really mean. See how powdered eggs get made and what happens to the billions of whites and yolks that go their separate ways. Try the world's largest omelet, made from an ostrich egg, the equivalent of 24 chicken eggs. How about some pickled eggs or "century" duck eggs? And prepare to be awed by the "Michelangelo" of the egg-shell world as he sculpts egg shells less than 1/32 inch thick into jaw-dropping works of art.
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
