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The Worst Episodes of MegaStructures

Every episode of MegaStructures ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of MegaStructures!

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S3E13 How it's built: Steel
5.916 votes
Best episode
S8E1 Super Rigs
8.043 votes
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Season 8
7.9avg
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    MegaStructures Season 3 Episode 13 - How it's built: Steel
    5.9/10(16 votes)

    S3:E13

    Track the flight of a Tomahawk cruise missile from launch to target and discover the technology that makes the missile the ultimate surgical attack weapon.

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  2. MegaStructures Season 2 Episode 18 - Ultimate Casino
    5.7/10(12 votes)

    S2:E18

    The Venetian in Las Vegas is the ultimate casino. Dreamed up and owned by Sheldon Adelson, the Venetian replicates the beautiful Venice in Italy. Megastructures looks at how this Las Vegas hotel and casino was built. The documentary includes brief comments from the Venetian's Theme Design Director, Robert Hlusack.

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  3. MegaStructures Season 4 Episode 15 - Future Trains
    6.1/10(21 votes)

    S4:E15

    No description available

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  4. MegaStructures Season 3 Episode 2 - Impossible bridges: Denmark to Sweden
    6.1/10(13 votes)

    S3:E2

    The Oresund, spanning 10 miles in length, is the longest bridge in the world. The bridge links countries Denmark and Sweden, and Megastructures chronicles the history in it's design and construction.

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  5. MegaStructures Season 2 Episode 4 - World's Busiest Port
    6.3/10(19 votes)

    S2:E4

    Cameras are taken inside the Pentagon for a rare look at the usual going ons in the Pentagon, and a look at how the important meetings might be conducted. High ranking military officials and politicians also share their feelings about the Pentagon.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. MegaStructures Season 3 Episode 1 - Berlin Wall
    6.2/10(13 votes)

    S3:E1

    A history of the Berlin Wall, the “wall of shame” that divided East and West Germany from 1961 to 1989. The hour chronicles escape attempts and how East German authorities responded to them, and also recalls the opening of the Wall on Nov. 9, 1989. East and West Germany were formally reunited a year later.

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  7. MegaStructures Season 3 Episode 14 - Machines of War: Guns
    6.3/10(12 votes)

    S3:E14

    It's man made and one of the strongest materials on earth. Explore the science behind steel and the innovations it has made possible -- from the Brooklyn Bridge to the tools for medical miracles.

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  8. MegaStructures Season 1 Episode 4 - Sears Tower
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    S1:E4

    For 20 years, the Sears Tower held the record for the world’s tallest building. Completed in 1973, the 110 stories high building is almost half a kilometer tall. And it still holds the record for having the world’s highest antenna. John Zils, structural engineer and designer of this mega-structure shares some of the secrets about the tower. And get a behind-the-scenes look at some of the various systems and controls that are vital to the building, like security monitoring, the elevators, and the water and power distribution to the various levels, and even the machines that cleans the windows.

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  9. MegaStructures Season 6 Episode 1 - Miami Super Stadium
    6.4/10(14 votes)

    S6:E1

    The Orange Bowl, home to the Miami Dolphins for 21 seasons and host of five Super Bowls is about to be demolished. It’s a monster breakdown job, with a monster deadline: in just four months, a demolition team needs to clear over a quarter million feet of stadium to prepare for a new stadium. Not only is there a tight timetable, everything must be salvaged or recycled. But before the team can break down the stadium, they have to save parts of it. After a memorabilia company combs the bowl for collectibles and auctions off what they salvage, it’s finally time for the demolitionists to get their hands on the bowl. 50,000 left over orange seats, nearly 100,000 square feet of turf, and eight ten-ton stadium light towers are recycled or resold, freeing the team to take down the stadium itself. Using a combination of wrecking balls and mega machines, they cut, pull and pummel this historic structure until it’s nothing more than rubble. The iconic Orange Bowl, is about to be history.

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  10. MegaStructures Season 2 Episode 10 - North Sea Wall
    6.5/10(16 votes)

    S2:E10

    A historic and present look at Holland's efforts to hold on to their precious land from floods as a result of rising sea levels and climate changes. After a storm in 1916, the Dutch began a labor intensive construction of a Barrier Dam in 1923, stretching 30 km in length. It resulted in the reclamation of 165,000 ha of new land, and creation of a fresh water lake. However, in 1953, a combination of a hurricane and high spring tides caused the North Sea waters to force through the barrier and flood the Dutch coastline, resulting in the loss of over 1,800 lives and 47,000 livestock. The disaster resulted in Holland's creation of the 'Delta Project'. Costing billions of dollars, the project began in 1958. The project consisted of the construction of concrete dams, steel sea walls and retractable floodgates. Environmental considerations also led to the construction of the storm surge barrier in the Eastern Scheldt, one of the biggest in the world. It consists of 2 floating gates built on special docks. The vast gates are controlled by a computer system that allows the gates to be kept open but closes when a flood is imminent. Also presented are current emergency plans that include allocation of certain areas of land to be flooded during worse case flooding..

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  11. MegaStructures Season 2 Episode 16 - World's Biggest Airliner (Airbus A380)
    6.6/10(23 votes)

    S2:E16

    The episode profiles the C-5 Galaxy, one of the largest aircrafts in the world, and the operations of the crew of the mega-plane. The episode includes a look at how the C-5 Galaxy transports military equipment over to the troops in Iraq from America's Dover Air Force Base.

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  12. MegaStructures Season 2 Episode 1 - Golden Gate Bridge
    6.6/10(22 votes)

    S2:E1

    Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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  13. MegaStructures Season 3 Episode 15 - Panama Canal Unlocked
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    S3:E15

    Megastructures examines the mega-machines used to run the Panama Canal and uncovers the canal's five-billion dollar project for it's expansion.

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  14. MegaStructures Season 2 Episode 8 - Ekati Diamond Mine (Diamond Diggers)
    6.6/10(15 votes)

    S2:E8

    Located in Alberta, Canada is the world’s largest known single deposit of oil worth trillions of dollars. However, the oil is trapped in a complex mixture of sand, water and clay, and the cost of extracting the fuel from the soil will cost billions. The episode profiles the competition between the Syncrude and the Shell Oil companies to extract the black gold. It looks at the various mega machines and systems that are used to extract, transport and the process used to separate the oil from the sand.

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  15. MegaStructures Season 3 Episode 10 - Machines of War: Tanks
    6.6/10(12 votes)

    S3:E10

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  16. MegaStructures Season 1 Episode 8 - Petronas Towers
    6.7/10(19 votes)

    S1:E8

    Designed by Cesar Pelli, the Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world on the date of its completion. Located in Kuala Lumpur, the design of the 88 storey, 450m tall twin towers, carries an Islamic geometrical influence. The towers are a symbol of Malaysia’s pride. To instill competition, the contract for the construction of the towers were awarded to two different construction companies, each company was assigned to work on one of the towers. This episode takes a look at how the construction companies competed to complete their tower before the other. Problems faced, from the soil samples, the unique cement mixture used as a steel substitute, to the tropical weather, are covered.

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  17. MegaStructures Season 2 Episode 20 - Norad (Spy Fortress)
    6.7/10(11 votes)

    S2:E20

    Examining construction of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in the Colorado mountains. Including the technical challenges it presented.

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  18. MegaStructures Season 2 Episode 15 - North Branch Correctional Institution
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    S2:E15

    The North Branch Correctional Institution (NBCI) will house 2,000 violent criminals. Its security measures are much more than technological marvels they are the features that will protect the lives of prison guards and revolutionize rehabilitation programs for inmates.

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  19. MegaStructures Season 2 Episode 22 - Boston's Big Dig
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    S2:E22

    'National Geographic Channel MegaStructures' takes a look at the construction history of Boston Big Dig project. Costing almost 15 billion dollars and taking almost 20 yrs to complete, the Boston's Big Dig is considered to be the most complex, expensive, and technically challenging civil engineering public works project in the United States. The project was inspired by Fred Salvucci, the Transportation Commissioner to the Mayor of Boston, who wanted to find a solution to the city’s traffic woes. He came up with an idea to link up the major sectors of the city with a system of wide underground tunnels for traffic. Consisting of 4 elements, a tunnel under the harbor, an underground connection to the Interstate 90, an underground traffic system under the city itself to replace the elevated city highway, and a wide cable-stayed bridge to replace the old double-decked bridge. The episode looks at the many obstacles that were faced in the construction, from water leaks to residential protest. The episode also contains brief words from some of the major people involved in the project.

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  20. MegaStructures Season 3 Episode 6 - Inside NCIS
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    S3:E6

    The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the United States Department of the Navy's primary law enforcement agency. Let Megastructures give you a first hand tour!

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  21. MegaStructures Season 1 Episode 3 - Channel Tunnel
    6.9/10(28 votes)

    S1:E3

    The Channel Tunnel or Euro Tunnel is one of the world’s longest underground rail tunnels, and links England with France. Consisting of two rail tunnels and a small service tunnel in-between, they total 153 km in length. The documentary looks at the race between the British and the French to complete the tunneling of the Channel Tunnel and the obstacles faced in its construction.

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  22. MegaStructures Season 3 Episode 4 - Apache Helicopter
    6.9/10(22 votes)

    S3:E4

    No description available

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  23. MegaStructures Season 2 Episode 14 - Mega Plane (Air Force Transport)
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    S2:E14

    Megastructure looks at how one of Dubai's greatest engineering marvel came to be. Examining the Palm-Jumeira Island from it's design to it's method of construction, the documentary also lists the problems faced in it's construction. Like the effects from the September 11 fears to corrosions and weather.

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  24. MegaStructures Season 5 Episode 4 - Shanghai Super Tower
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    S5:E4

    The design and construction of the Shanghai World Financial Centre which, at 101 floors high, will be China's tallest structure.

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  25. MegaStructures Season 3 Episode 8 - Garbage Mountain
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    S3:E8

    The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is the United States Department of the Navy's primary law enforcement agency. Let Megastructures give you a first hand tour!

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Worst Episodes Summary

"How it's built: Steel" is the worst rated episode of MegaStructures. It scored 5.9/10 from 16 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on September 21, 2006.

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