Wednesday, October 23rd TV listings for Discovery Science Canada
Featured: rawhide lampshades; chocolate chip cookies; MRI scanners.
Features anatomical models; jukeboxes; tortilla chips and spark plugs.
Mighty Ships Henry Larsen
Search and rescue is the specialty of the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Henry Larsen; Newfoundland is locked down by a major winter storm and it's a critical time for the isolated coastal communities; keeping ferry boats moving through the ice.
Mighty Cruise Ships Viking Sea
Viking Sea is the second ocean-going vessel launched by the owners of Viking River Cruises; it features fine food, dramatic destinations, and Scandinavian décor.
Mighty Planes NOAA
Slicing through the eye wall of a hurricane, pounded by howling winds, blinded by rain and hail, NOAA's hurricane hunting WP-3D Orion aircraft flies where other planes refuse to venture. Witness the action as Hurricane Leslie threatens Bermuda and Canada.
Mighty Trains Tren Crucero
After a $280 million restoration project, passengers can one again enjoy Ecuador's Tren Crucero flagship luxury train.
NASA's Unexplained Files Curse of the Full Moon
Two cosmonauts are trapped inside a capsule in a frozen lake; a NASA scientist investigates the deadly Nazi secret that doomed the Hindenburg; a full moon affects NASA experiments.
NASA's Unexplained Files Did Earth Have Two Moons?
A starling discovery suggests that the hellish clouds of Venus may be the origin of life on Earth. A bizarre sighting 2,000 years ago raises the possibility that the Earth once had two moons. A NASA scientist helps the FBI crack the 1996 Olympic bombing.
Mighty Trains The Ghan
The Ghan takes passengers on a three-day, two-night journey through Australia, from Adelaide in the south to Darwin in the north; the Pichi Pichi Railway offers passengers a trip on an original steam locomotive train.
Featured: rawhide lampshades; chocolate chip cookies; MRI scanners.
Features anatomical models; jukeboxes; tortilla chips and spark plugs.
Mighty Ships Crystal Serenity
Crystal Serenity is full of luxuries. With contemporary suites, fine dining, and penthouse suites with a full-service butler, as many as half the passengers on any given sailing are repeat bookings.
Rocky Mountain Railroad Tunnel to Hell
Treacherous terrain threatens to derail a two kilometre-long grain train. A massive polar bear trap is delivered to a remote Arctic community.
Mighty Trains The Ghan
The Ghan takes passengers on a three-day, two-night journey through Australia, from Adelaide in the south to Darwin in the north; the Pichi Pichi Railway offers passengers a trip on an original steam locomotive train.
Mighty Trains KiwiRail
We take a ride on New Zealand's KiwiRail: the TranzAlpine, a five-hour journey across 223 kilometres, and Northern Explorer, an 11-hour trip through five regions of the North Island.
Featured: noise barrier walls; front-load washer; bourbon; flexible circuit boards.
Features pencils, metal recycling and coffee.
Outrageous Acts of Science Super Weird
Revealing how to bend fire, turn a vacuum cleaner into a didgeridoo, and become the world's fastest talker.
Outrageous Acts of Science Savage Skills
Witness the most shocking stunts and reckless displays of insanity the web has to offer.
Outrageous Acts of Science Unusual Suspects
Rounding up the strangest clips lurking in the shadows, embracing all things weird and wonderful, and revealing the crazy science behind snoring humming birds, bands performing underwater and alligators frozen alive in ice.
How Do They Do It? Cartoonists' Ink, False Eyes, Ball Bearings
Cartoonists' ink, false eyes, ball bearings.
How Do They Do It? Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags
Russian dolls, aloe vera, flags.
Outrageous Acts of Science Savage Skills
Witness the most shocking stunts and reckless displays of insanity the web has to offer.
Outrageous Acts of Science Super Weird
Revealing how to bend fire, turn a vacuum cleaner into a didgeridoo, and become the world's fastest talker.
Featured: noise barrier walls; front-load washer; bourbon; flexible circuit boards.
Features pencils, metal recycling and coffee.
Outrageous Acts of Science Unusual Suspects
Rounding up the strangest clips lurking in the shadows, embracing all things weird and wonderful, and revealing the crazy science behind snoring humming birds, bands performing underwater and alligators frozen alive in ice.
Mighty Trains KiwiRail
We take a ride on New Zealand's KiwiRail: the TranzAlpine, a five-hour journey across 223 kilometres, and Northern Explorer, an 11-hour trip through five regions of the North Island.
Mighty Ships Ibn Battuta
Ibn Battuta uses a powerful spinning cutter head and a pair of heavy-duty cylinders called 'spuds' to break up subsea soil in order to deepen the Son Duong Port in Vietnam's poorest province.