National Geographic - Megastructures USS Virginia (2005) HDTV 720p x264-PiX
Posted on February 27th, 2010
National Geographic - Megastructures USS Virginia (2005) HDTV 720p x264-PiX
Language: English
00:50:04 1280×720 x264 - 2672Kbps 25.000fps AC3 - 448Kbps 1.09GB
Genre: Documentary
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Tags: 2005, 720p, Geographic, Hdtv, MegaStructures, national, USS, Virginia, x264-PiX
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Angkor Wat (National Geographic – Ancient MegaStructures)
Posted on September 20th, 2009
Hidden deep in Cambodia’s jungles, the temple of Angkor Wat is a towering monument to the Hindu god Vishnu, belying its origins as the mausoleum for a usurper king who murdered his great uncle
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National Geographic Megastructures Reinventing Hoover Dam HDTV
Posted on July 29th, 2009
When the Hoover Dam was built it became an American icon and an engineering masterpiece. Find out how experts would design and construct it today
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Tags: Dam, Geographic, Hdtv, Hoover, MegaStructures, national, Reinventing
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Boston’s Big Dig (National Geographic – MegaStructures)
Posted on June 20th, 2009
Boston, Massachusetts had a world-class traffic problem, an elevated six-lane highway called the Central Artery that ran through the center of downtown. When it opened in 1959, the Central Artery comfortably carried about 75,000 vehicles a day. It has carried upwards of 200,000, quite uncomfortably, making it one of the most congested highways in the United States
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The Worlds Biggest Shredder (National Geographic – MegaStructures)
Posted on June 20th, 2009
At first thought this seems to be a program about some sort of metal shredder for recycling cars. Spanning the length of two 747s, this monster machine eats at the heart of Britain’s recycling industry. This is the biggest shredder in the world.This metal-chomping monster takes up the floor space of an entire factory and it can reduce the equivalent of 450 cars an hour to little more than pulp
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Port Of Rotterdam (National Geographic - MegaStructures)
Posted on May 11th, 2009
The Port of Rotterdam is a marine freeway and one of the busiest ports. And on this particular day, the Harbour Control’s skills and machines are put to the test when three most challenging ships in the world: ‘The Berge Star’, ‘The Savana Express’ and ‘The Mighty Servant III’, respectively known as ‘The Mega Deep’, ‘The Mega Wide’ and ‘The Mega Tall’ are received.
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Itaipu Dam (National Geographic - MegaStructures)
Posted on May 4th, 2009
In the Paraná River of South America, lies the Itaipú Dam. Costing 20 billion dollars, the Itaipú Dam is the world’s largest and most powerful hydroelectric power plant. It is a representation of the efforts and accomplishment of two countries, Brazil and Paraguay. The episode examines the efforts undertaken and the sacrifices made to construct the dam, including how the largest diversion channel was constructed to divert water from the world’s 7th largest river away from the main construction site
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