Modern Marvels
Season 14, Episode 25: Aluminum
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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.
All Episodes - Season 14
Episode 1
Balls
Episode 2
Environmental Tech
Episode 3
Canning
Episode 4
Pumps
Episode 5
Ice
Episode 6
More Ice
Episode 7
The Destroyer
Episode 8
Star Trek Tech
Episode 9
Weapons of Mass Destruction
Episode 10
Barbarian Battle Tech
Episode 11
Dams
Episode 12
Yard Tech
Episode 13
More Military Movers
Episode 14
Deep Sea Salvage
Episode 15
Welding
Episode 16
60s Tech
Episode 17
It Came From Outer Space
Episode 18
World's Strongest II
Episode 19
Engineering Disasters of the '70s
Episode 20
70s Tech
Episode 21
Truck Stops
Episode 22
Fertilizer
Episode 23
Cheese
Episode 24
Saws
Episode 25
Aluminum
Episode 26
Sticky Stuff
Episode 27
Chocolate
Episode 28
Bedroom Tech
Episode 29
Vacuums
Episode 30
Traps
Episode 31
Nature Tech: Volcanoes
Episode 32
Star Wars Tech
Episode 33
Extreme Aircraft II
Episode 34
Deep Freeze
Episode 35
Acid
Episode 36
World's Sharpest
Episode 37
Engineering Disasters 21
Episode 38
Environmental Tech II
Episode 39
Corn
Episode 40
The Pig
Episode 41
Rocks
Episode 42
Most Shocking
Episode 43
Cold Cuts
Episode 44
Fast Food Tech