
TV Schedule for Science - West
Saturday, August 16th TV listings for Science - West
MythBusters Flights of Fantasy
Stow your tray tables because in this aviation extravaganza Adam and Jamie tackle two flights of fantasy.
Savage Builds Building Iron Man
Richard Browning, the inventor and chief test pilot of the Gravity Jet Suit, which is powered by five 1,000-horsepower mini jet engines, helps get Adam's titanium Marvel Studios' Iron Man-inspired suit to fly.
Savage Builds Forging Excalibur
Adam wants to build his own version of King Arthur's legendary sword: Excalibur; using the iron found in a meteorite, he attempts to make an indestructible weapon.
Savage Builds Hollywood's Deadliest Weapon
Adam Savage teams up with Oscar-winning actor Gary Oldman to build one of Hollywood's deadliest weapons, the ZF1 Multi-Artillery Gun from "The Fifth Element", a weapon so lethal that it features both a rocket launcher and a flamethrower.
Savage Builds Mega Food Fight
Adam Savage teams up with TV personality Tory Belleci ("MythBusters") to stage the world's most epic food fight; using the latest science and technology, they build a rapid-fire weapon that turns hot dogs into projectiles.
Savage Builds Wheel of Death
Adam Savage and a NASA engineer team up to build a rocket-propelled experimental super-weapon that could have changed the course of World War II; using cutting-edge tech, they try to make this notorious engineering failure an explosive success.
Savage Builds Dogfight Derby
Adam Savage teams up with filmmaker Peter Jackson to restore a fleet of fighter planes; using cutting-edge technology, they stage a high-flying dogfight straight out of World War I.
Savage Builds Nitro Explode-aganza
Adam Savage and a demolition expert team up to test one of the most dangerous and explosive substances on the planet, and cutting-edge science and tech will reveal if nitroglycerine really deserves its notorious reputation.
Savage Builds Mad Max Melee
Adam Savage and inventors build a deadly fleet of junkyard vehicles that look straight out of "Mad Max", and using scrapyard materials and wicked-smart engineering, they face off to see whose motorized monster packs the most vicious punch.
If We Built It Today Code of the Parthenon
The Parthenon is the crowning jewel of ancient Greek architecture and it was engineered according to a mysterious mathematical formula; expert builders examine the secrets of its design and investigate if modern-day methods could rebuilt it.
If We Built It Today Engineering the Home
From ancient cave dwellings to massive multi-winged estates, the home has never stopped evolving; now, experts mix modern materials with state-of-the-art technology to reveal if a modern home can be constructed to truly stand the test of time.
If We Built It Today Fortress of Sound
For centuries, concert halls have been precisely designed and engineered to shape the best possible sound for acoustic performance; now, experts use state-of-the-art science to discover how the next generation of concert halls could be constructed.
Greatest Mysteries Ever The Incas: A Sudden Fall New
In 1532, Spanish conquistadors encounter the advanced Inca Empire; despite their sophisticated infrastructure, the Inca falls within decades; the story of how a powerful empire is overtaken by a small group of conquistadors remains mysterious.
If We Built It Today Resurrecting the Titanic
Experts use cutting-edge tech to discover if a modern vessel of equal opulence to the Titanic could be successfully built for the sea today.
If We Built It Today Atlantis Rises
The legend of the lost city of Atlantis is one of history's greatest mysteries, and cutting-edge technology could bring it back to life; experts use modern engineering to reveal if it's possible to build a megacity underwater.
Greatest Mysteries Ever The Incas: A Sudden Fall
In 1532, Spanish conquistadors encounter the advanced Inca Empire; despite their sophisticated infrastructure, the Inca falls within decades; the story of how a powerful empire is overtaken by a small group of conquistadors remains mysterious.
If We Built It Today Resurrecting the Titanic
Experts use cutting-edge tech to discover if a modern vessel of equal opulence to the Titanic could be successfully built for the sea today.
If We Built It Today Atlantis Rises
The legend of the lost city of Atlantis is one of history's greatest mysteries, and cutting-edge technology could bring it back to life; experts use modern engineering to reveal if it's possible to build a megacity underwater.
If We Built It Today Fortress of Sound
For centuries, concert halls have been precisely designed and engineered to shape the best possible sound for acoustic performance; now, experts use state-of-the-art science to discover how the next generation of concert halls could be constructed.
Savage Builds Nitro Explode-aganza
Adam Savage and a demolition expert team up to test one of the most dangerous and explosive substances on the planet, and cutting-edge science and tech will reveal if nitroglycerine really deserves its notorious reputation.
Savage Builds Mad Max Melee
Adam Savage and inventors build a deadly fleet of junkyard vehicles that look straight out of "Mad Max", and using scrapyard materials and wicked-smart engineering, they face off to see whose motorized monster packs the most vicious punch.
MythBusters Duct Tape Canyon
Jamie and Adam are lost in the wilderness with only duct tape and bubble wrap; they must survive the desert, repel down canyon cliff-faces and brave Class 5 rapids.
MythBusters Hollywood Car Crash Cliches
Hollywood crash clichés; driving through glass; plowing throw traffic; firing an RPG at an SUV.
MythBusters Supersonic Ping Pong; Ice Cannon
Supersonic ping pong; lighting a frozen fuse on an ice cannon.