Monday, January 28, 2008

New Episodes of "Ultimate Factories" Tonight

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 Photo: Inside the Caterpillar factory
Ultimate Factories: "Caterpillar" and "Winnebago"
TONIGHT at 8P et/pt
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The Caterpillar 797B is so large that assembly takes place at six different locations. Tour all of the factories that build this mining Goliath. In "Winnebego," the Vectra, Winnebago's newest mega-mobile, offers 400 square feet of luxury living space, plus basement storage. Follow assembly from chassis factory to the "Big Bertha" mega-plant.

Also This Week...
 Photo: Sumo Wrestlers
Explorer: "Inside Sumo"
WEDNESDAY at 8P et/pt
This ancient Japanese tradition is more than a sport — it's a way of life. And now it's under invasion from the outside world. NGC reports.
 Photo: Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai SuperTower
THURSDAY at 8P et/pt
With 101 floors, the Shanghai World Financial Center is China's tallest structure, engineered to withstand the toughest environmental challenges — and even deadlier human threats.
 Photo: Steroid user?
Science of Steroids
SUNDAY at 10P et/pt
They're illegal without a prescription and banned by all major sports, but NGC discovers the popular science behind anabolic steroids is a mix of half-truths and hyperbole.
Video of the Week
 Photo: A clinically dead woman begins to recover
I Came Back From the Dead
TUESDAY at 8P et/pt
Meet three people who were clinically dead — and now live to tell about it. Follow the forensic inquest into the mystery of how they survived.
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Sunday February 10
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