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  • TV-PG
  • Science Channel
  • May 18, 2009
  • 44 m
  • TV-PG
  • Science Channel
  • May 18, 2009
  • 44 m
Build it Bigger

Summary If you have a thirst for knowledge on how some of man's greatest feats were constructed, then stick with Danny Forster as he travels the world checking out such amazing construction sites like roller coasters, aircraft carriers, skyscrapers and more.

Directed By: Craig Borders

  • TV-PG
  • Science Channel
  • May 18, 2009
  • 44 m
  • TV-PG
  • Science Channel
  • May 18, 2009
  • 44 m
Build it Bigger
S2 • Episode 5
Widening the Panama Canal
Air Date: May 18, 2009
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Summary If you have a thirst for knowledge on how some of man's greatest feats were constructed, then stick with Danny Forster as he travels the world checking out such amazing construction sites like roller coasters, aircraft carriers, skyscrapers and more.

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Episode 1 • Apr 20, 2009 • 44 m
Dallas Cowboys Stadium
Behold the new Dallas Cowboys Stadium. 3 million square feet. 73 acres. Costing over $1.1 billion dollars. Room for 100,000 fans. Join host Danny Forster as we explore the largest football stadium ever constructed in the United States.
Episode 2 • Apr 21, 2009 • 44 m
CityCenter, Las Vegas
Las Vegas has never seen a bigger roll of the dice than the 12 billion dollar CityCenter. Join host Danny Forster as we explore how this megaresort aspires to change the city from opulent vacationland to continental metropolis.
Episode 3 • Apr 27, 2009 • 43 m
Hong Kong Bridge
Host Danny Forster heads to China's south coast to climb aboard the nearly completed Stonecutters in Hong Kong. This $343 million dollar engineering marvel has a 3,340-foot main span, making it the world's 2nd longest cable-stayed bridge.
Episode 4 • May 4, 2009 • 44 m
Navy Amphibious Warship
Episode 5 • May 18, 2009 • 44 m
Widening the Panama Canal
Once the largest and most expensive engineering project the world had ever seen, the Panama Canal is quickly becoming obsolete. Danny Forster explores the massive expansion commissioned for $5 billion.
Episode 6 • May 18, 2009 • 44 m
Peru Dam & Tunnel
Episode 7 • Jun 1, 2009 • 44 m
Abu Dhabi
Host Danny Forster visits the $500 billion Al Raha Beach development in Abu Dhabi, where they reclaim land from the sea and erect buildings that will revolutionize the world of architecture.
Episode 8 • Jun 26, 2009 • 44 m
NASA
Danny Forster visits NASA for an unprecedented look behind the scenes as they transition to the Constellation Program. We'll help build the rocket that's taking American space exploration into the future: the Ares.
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