Saturday, December 20th TV listings for Science HD
MythBusters Airplane Hour
Jamie and Adam test if a person with no flight training can safely land an airplane; Hollywood-inspired sky-diving myths.
Tomorrow's World Today Preserving Perfection
George sends Greg to the World of Creation to learn more about traditional canning methods, which blend timeless craftsmanship with cutting-edge innovations to safeguard tomorrow's harvests.
How It's Made Holograms; Package Printing; Skin Cultures; Canned Corn
Holograms, package-printing, skin culture and tinned sweet corn are put under the microscope to see how they are made.
MythBusters Airplane on a Conveyor Belt
The team experiments with flying remote-controlled airplanes, then tests the "cockroach survival" theory.
MythBusters Fright Night
Adam and Jamie see if certain sound frequencies can convince people of paranormal activity; finding out if the smell of fear exists.
MythBusters Zombie Special
Michael Rooker ("The Walking Dead") helps the team test zombie myths; the more effective weapon, ax or gun; testing the strength of the living dead; outrunning or outsmarting a horde.
Secrets in the Sand The Atacama ``Alien'' Skeleton
Examine a tiny skeleton in Chile that set off a firestorm of alien speculation, then explore a forgotten Silk Road settlement. Uncover evidence of a mass sacrifice in northern Peru and visit a multi-faceted military site from the age of the pharaohs.
Experts uncover four global stories of extraordinary curiosities that were once concealed in the deserts of the planet.
Secrets in the Sand King Thutmose II Tomb & Secret Saudi Gates
Look inside the lost tomb of King Thutmose II and get new clues about Egypt's pharaohs, then dust off stone hunting structures in Saudi Arabia. Visit a 1,200-year-old mosque buried in the Negev Desert and inspect a 30-million-year-old predator skull.
Secrets in the Sand Drowned Stone Age Fishe
Scan the skeleton of a drowned Stone Age fisherman in Chile and rediscover a vanished golden age in Egypt's lost city of Aten. Watch ancient Chinese mummies reignite a cultural debate, then discover a massive biblical-era moat in Jerusalem.
Secrets in the Sand Ancient Stone Blade Pro
Inspect a Mongolian mass grave and learn the fate of a platoon of soldiers, then investigate a 5,000-year-old tavern in Iraq; examine an Egyptian scarab that's far from home and ancient tools that show where desert migration routes once lay.
Secrets in the Sand Screaming Mummy and Chaco Canyon Highway
Ponder the fate of a mummy buried with an anguished look on its face and learn the secret to Sumerian power in a buried Iraqi palace. Visit a lost oasis that may rewrite Arabian history, then travel New Mexican roads that align with the heavens.
Experts uncover four global stories of extraordinary curiosities that were once concealed in the deserts of the planet.
Dig up a mysterious WW II bomber in the libyan desert, then see why the carved pillars in a turkish temple may be the world's oldest calendar; open a secret filled shrine in Jerusalem and unearth broken Iraqi bowls that have deep political meaning.
Unearthed Seven Wonders of the Silk Road
The Silk Road was the ancient trade route that connected Eastern and Western worlds. The road traveled through many countries and was a source of ancient mystery. Even today, the road is shrouded in mystery.
Dig up a mysterious WW II bomber in the libyan desert, then see why the carved pillars in a turkish temple may be the world's oldest calendar; open a secret filled shrine in Jerusalem and unearth broken Iraqi bowls that have deep political meaning.
Unearthed Seven Wonders of the Silk Road
The Silk Road was the ancient trade route that connected Eastern and Western worlds. The road traveled through many countries and was a source of ancient mystery. Even today, the road is shrouded in mystery.
Experts uncover four global stories of extraordinary curiosities that were once concealed in the deserts of the planet.
Secrets in the Sand King Thutmose II Tomb & Secret Saudi Gates
Look inside the lost tomb of King Thutmose II and get new clues about Egypt's pharaohs, then dust off stone hunting structures in Saudi Arabia. Visit a 1,200-year-old mosque buried in the Negev Desert and inspect a 30-million-year-old predator skull.
Secrets in the Sand Drowned Stone Age Fishe
Scan the skeleton of a drowned Stone Age fisherman in Chile and rediscover a vanished golden age in Egypt's lost city of Aten. Watch ancient Chinese mummies reignite a cultural debate, then discover a massive biblical-era moat in Jerusalem.
MythBusters Shooting Fish in a Barrel
The team tests the truth behind some time-honored sayings and conventional wisdom.
MythBusters Pirates 2!
Two "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie-inspired myths are put to the test along with the curse of the Sand Neck Tie.
MythBusters Confederate Steam Gun
Adam and Jamie test a mythical Confederate weapon; Kari, Grant and Tory try to beat a lie detector.