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Series 3 Episodes
Episode 1: Super Tanker
Richard Hammond reveals the ingenious engineering required to transport one of the most potentially hazardous cargoes in the world – petrol – in some of the biggest vessels afloat.
Episode 2: Earthquake Bridge
Richard Hammond reveals how engineers made one of the longest bridges in the world – built on an active fault line across the Gulf of Corinth in Greece – earthquake-proof.
Episode 3: Space Shuttle
Richard Hammond reveals the surprising engineering connections to NASA’s Space Shuttle – the world’s first reusable space craft.
Episode 4: Formula 1 Car
Formula 1 cars cost millions to build and require a whole team to ensure they just start. Richard Hammond reveals the surprising design inspirations behind their glamorous appearances.
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Episode 5: Burj Al Arab
Richard Hammond checks out one of the world’s tallest and most distinctively shaped hotels – the 121 metre high Burj al Arab. Behind acres of gold leaf and marble lie ingenious engineering solutions.
Episode 6: Bullet Train
Richard Hammond reveals how Japan's 'bullet train' owes its design to ancient charioteers, a crowbar, a medieval clock, the electric telegraph and a 19th century luxury racing car.
