Modern Marvels
Season 17 Episode 11 - Packaging
It's all around us–so much a part of our lives that we forget it's there. But try to survive a single day without packaging. This episode reveals the astounding technology and ingenuity required to create our packaged world. At a Michigan company that designs water bottles, we'll show you how engineers find their inspiration from a bell pepper. In New Jersey, the makers of bubble Wrap clue you in on their manufacturing secrets. In Texas, workers conquer the challenge of packaging the world's largest crane. And you'll also see how America's military goods and supplies are packaged and shipped by the United States Transportation Command. Other stories include a new easy to open package that's the cure for "wrap rage"–and how NASA engineers packed a fragile humanoid robot for a trip into orbit.
Episodes in Season 17
Mega Stores
44 min
Supersized Food
44 min
Coin Operated II
44 min
Engineering Disasters 22
44 min
Dogs
44 min
Built to Last
44 min
Secret Underground
44 min
Made in the USA
44 min
Driver's Seat
44 min
Rice
44 min
Packaging
44 min
Grease
44 min
Ropes & Chains
44 min
American Trucking
44 min
