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HC Modern Marvels – Secrets of Oil (2008)

HC Modern Marvels – Secrets of Oil (2008)
English | Size: 1.12 GB
Category: Documentary


This episode takes a look at the petroleum industry and the many products derived from oil used in the United States.
Imagine it: Rubber, plastic, nylon, aerosols, resins, solvents, & lubricants; none can exist without oil, still hailed as Black Gold. Even if we stopped driving our cars tomorrow, America would still need 5 million barrels of oil a day – more than all of Southern Europe combined. From the shirt on your back to the waxy sheen of a beautiful apple, the first secret of oil is that it’s everywhere you look. Oil is used to lubricate machines, weapons, and even skin. It provides the chemical building blocks for plastics, rubber, synthetic fibers and pharmaceuticals.

HC Modern Marvels – Strange Weapons (2008)

HC Modern Marvels – Strange Weapons (2008)
English | Size: 1.12 GB
Category: Documentary


Modern arsenals have become much more sophisticated than bullets and bombs. Discover microwave-like rays that make the enemy flee when they feel the heat and laser weapons, mounted on trucks and airplanes that can blow missiles out of the sky.

HC Modern Marvels – The Manhattan Project (2002)

HC Modern Marvels – The Manhattan Project (2002)
English | Size: 1.07 GB
Category: Tutorial


Part of The History Channel’s Modern Marvels series, The Manhattan Project documents how scientists were brought together by the American government in order to create what at that time was the most devastating weapon in history – the atomic bomb. The United States wanted to build an atomic explosive to counter the threat posed by the German nuclear development program. The term Manhattan Project came about because the program began under the Manhattan Engineering District of the War Department

History Channel – The Russian Navy A Vision of Empire (HC) (2006)

History Channel – The Russian Navy: A Vision of Empire (HC) (2006)
English | Size: 1.50 GB
Category: Documentary


Founded in 1696, but stemming from a tradition dating back to the seventh century, Russia’s naval force has one of the most storied and remarkable military records in the world. Now, HISTORY provides a rare, inside look into the origins, development, and strength of THE RUSSIAN NAVY.