Massive machines require engineering extremes. The massive man-made satellite, commonly known as the International Space Station, hurtling around the Earth at 27,600 km an hour, has been a temporary home for humans for the last 20 years. The biggest land vehicle on earth, a bucket excavator titled Bagger 293, that can move 240,000 cubic meters of dirt each day. Innovation has always meant building bigger, faster, taller, longer and stronger than anything that came before. We’ve seen them in dramatic visual fashion. But how do these actually work? What sets each machine apart. What big ideas drove its evolution and what limitations did this machine overcome? What forces was it built to withstand and where is the breaking point? Using CGI and expert insights, we ‘strip down’ the design of some of the world’s unique colossal machines and reveal mechanical secrets that not only made them work, but also changed the world in a big way! Each episode explores four incredible machines, linked thematically. From sea and space faring designs, to mega airborne, mining and industrial machines, we’ll break down what they can do as well as key inner mechanics and materials that make it all possible. Dynamic archival footage featuring; slow motion, aerials, and time-lapses get us past the ‘caution’ tape and up close and personal with these compound monsters. CGI provides breakouts and blueprints and a look at hidden mechanisms. Adding expertise of structural, mechanical, chemical and forensic engineers to help reveal what’s at stake when these colossal constructions are put work, and how all the pieces come together to make a big impact. EPISODES: S1 E1 Sea Monsters S1 E2 Astronomical Engineering S1 E3 There Be Dragons S1 E4 Sub-Zero Supermachines S1 E5 Earth Biters S1 E6 Mammoth Manufacturing
德高望重的亚历山大(让·雷诺 Jean Reno 饰)多年来一直是米其林餐厅的三星主厨,但是近来他的境遇却屡现危机。当下的法国料理界正是”分子料理”风靡,传统料理日渐衰落的时代,亚历山大所坚持的传统料理很有可能会在即将到来的星级评审中落败,餐厅的小开更是翘首以盼可以就此炒了他。正当亚历山大焦头烂额之时,一名名不见经传的小厨师杰克(迈克尔·扬 Michaël Youn 饰)出现了,杰克是亚历山大食谱的忠实追随者,却因对料理的狂热固执屡次失业,只好在养老院找了份油漆工作。一个偶然的机会,亚历山大让杰克到他的餐厅实习,杰克与生俱来的料理天分和另辟蹊径的烹调创意令亚历山大大为赏识,很快成为其左右手。星级评审越来越近,两位传统烹饪大师的合作能否在挑剔的”分子料理”派面前力挽狂澜呢?