Look at engineering leaps that have helped different types of structures go from big to bigger to biggest.
The race is on to become the world’s biggest. Crowned the biggest in their fields, structures like the 600-metre Burj Dubai skyscraper and the 99,000-ton USS Nimitz represent the most cutting-edge advances in architecture and engineering today. But these mind-blowing 21st century constructions would not be possible without the historical breakthroughs that propelled these fields to new heights.

Even the simplest house takes months to build the typical way “on site, from the ground up (called Stick building). But Mississippi doesnt have that kind of time, not since it lost 70,000 homes to Hurricane Katrina.

This episode reveals the engineering breakthroughs behind one of the world's most secure prisons. Holding over 1400 of America's most dangerous prisoners North Branch Correctional Institution is claimed to be the most advanced prison in the US. Over two thirds of the men at the prison have killed and most dream of escape. They are locked up in cells able to withstand bomb blasts and the prison is brimming with technology designed to keep them secure and safe from each other.

Worlds Largest Casino follows the construction of the worlds biggest casino and its second biggest building.The Venetian is to be built by the Sands Corporation of Las Vegas, and is to feature a giant hotel with 3000 suites, a 15,000 seat arena, a theatre, event halls, 350 shops along indoor canals hundreds of metres long, an outdoor lagoon for gondola rides, and above all, a huge casino floor the size of eight football pitches.

Go on board to see the construction of a U.S. Navy destroyer with host Danny Forster. He will be put to work around the ship through its war games, getting a behind the scenes look at how this high tech ship works.

Part of the Anatomy of the Ship series. Full description of the ship and it's place in the development of the 20-gun Sixth Rate; full list of scantlings from the 1719 Establishment to which the ship was built; nearly 300 perspective and 3-view line drawings with in-depth descriptive keys and b & w photos of virtually every detail of the ship.

Well known instructor Stephan Kesting along with active competitor Emily Kwok have produced a huge set all about defeating a larger & stronger opponent.

Extreme Ship Simulator is the name of the latest installment in a series of simulation Ship. He was released on August 27, 2010. [8] Additions to the game include new locations around the world from Antarctica to warm the cold Bora Bora, as well as new ships (including the official license of Greenpeace vessels) and the new dynamics and more realistic weather and water systems. Most of the courts since 2008 Ship Simulator, are also part of the choice of courts. Ship Ocean Star of Ship Simulator 2006/2008 are also included, except for the color changed from the outside, and the name was changed to Orient Star.

Well known instructor Stephan Kesting along with active competitor Emily Kwok have produced a huge set all about defeating a larger & stronger opponent.

Extreme Ship Simulator is the name of the latest installment in a series of simulation Ship. He was released on August 27, 2010. [8] Additions to the game include new locations around the world from Antarctica to warm the cold Bora Bora, as well as new ships (including the official license of Greenpeace vessels) and the new dynamics and more realistic weather and water systems. Most of the courts since 2008 Ship Simulator, are also part of the choice of courts. Ship Ocean Star of Ship Simulator 2006/2008 are also included, except for the color changed from the outside, and the name was changed to Orient Star.

Extreme Ship Simulator is the name of the latest installment in a series of simulation Ship. He was released on August 27, 2010. [8] Additions to the game include new locations around the world from Antarctica to warm the cold Bora Bora, as well as new ships (including the official license of Greenpeace vessels) and the new dynamics and more realistic weather and water systems. Most of the courts since 2008 Ship Simulator, are also part of the choice of courts. Ship Ocean Star of Ship Simulator 2006/2008 are also included, except for the color changed from the outside, and the name was changed to Orient Star.

Are you safe aboard a modern cruise ship? Twenty million passengers embark on cruises each year, vacationing in deluxe "floating cities" that offer everything from swimming pools to shopping malls to ice skating rinks. And the ships just keep getting bigger: The average cruise ship has doubled in size in just the last 10 years.

More than 80 years ago, the legendary Florentine - a priceless diamond Imperial Emperor of Austria, was at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea, on board the sunken ship "Pride". Brave Hunter Treasure Anna OConnor goes in search of precious stones. Help Anna find a missing treasure and solve the mystery of the curse ghost ship.

The Biggest Loser video game is a fun and engaging way for players to get in shape and maintain their ideal fitness. Set at The Biggest Loser ranch, players can take The Biggest Loser challenge and compete in 4, 8 or 12 week programs against former contestants from the television show, or workout with a friend to form a support system to see who really is The Biggest Loser.