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Re-Inventors

Join Re-Inventors Matt Hunter and Jeremy MacPherson as they dig up strange inventions from history and bring them to life. Each half hour episode features a different invention: from a 15th century water-powered saw to a 20th century life pod designed to protect shipwreck victims from the elements, rocks, and sharks.
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  1. S2 E1 - DaVinci Gun

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    January 15, 2007
    23min
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    Da Vinci, an artist who also made a machine gun. We will see if it was usable or not.
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  2. S2 E2 - Monowheel

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    January 15, 2007
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    Can Matt and Jeremy get this bizarre one-wheeled bike in gear, or will they need to put the brakes on the whole thing?
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  3. S2 E3 - Panjandrum

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    January 15, 2007
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    Rockets, 100 pounds of explosives, and a "wheel of fiery death." For the Re-Inventors it's just another day, another danger.
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  4. S2 E4 - Windmill

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    January 15, 2007
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    Over 1000 years old windmill design. Is it still usable today?
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  5. S2 E5 - Crematorium

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    January 14, 2007
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    Crematorium heated by sunlight, find out if the sun can turn a person into a pile of ashes.
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  6. S2 E6 - Flame Thower

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    January 14, 2007
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    A thousand year old Chinese flamethrower, will it be a real weapon or just a kitchen tool for flaming.
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  7. S2 E7 - DaVinci Tank

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    January 14, 2007
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    Hand powered tank, is that possible? Leonardo Da Vinci thought so. Today we will test this theory.
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  8. S2 E8 - DaVinci Chariot

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    January 14, 2007
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    Today we have Leonardo Da Vinci's invention again. Could this death chariot change warfare?
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  9. S2 E9 - 4 Armed Catapult

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    January 4, 2007
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    A 13th century catapult must be great, especially when it has 4 spinning arms.
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  10. S2 E10 - Roman Crane

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    January 14, 2007
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    The crane that gave us the Pantheon, the Coliseum and Hadrian's Wall gives the Re-Inventors a history lesson.
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  11. S2 E11 - Chinese Rockets

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    January 14, 2007
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    Rebuilding a 700-year-old multi-stage weapon brings multiple problems for Matt and Jeremy.
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  12. S2 E12 - Human Propulsion

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    January 14, 2007
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    Trisk skis can move a person quickly in the snow, but will he survive it?
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  13. S2 E13 - Invention War

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    January 14, 2007
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    A 15th Century tank and machine gun, a giant medieval catapult, and an ancient Chinese flamethrower get 21st Century updates. But will the added muscle translate to success on the battlefield? Modifying the old weapons is one thing, testing them is quite another.
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  14. S2 E14 - Snow Annihilator

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    January 14, 2007
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    Bizarre way to remove snow from roads. Will it work or will it just be a mobile furnace?
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  15. S2 E15 - Bulletproof Protection

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    January 14, 2007
    23min
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    See how inventions from the First World War work.
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  16. S2 E16 - Fire Fighting

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    January 14, 2007
    23min
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    It's literally a baptism by fire for two old flame-fighting patents. Will they pass the test or go up in smoke?
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  17. S2 E17 - Double-Barreled Cannon

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    January 14, 2007
    23min
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    Today we will resurrect a cannon used in the American Civil War.
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Producers

Ron GoetzNova AlbertsChris Triffo

Cast

Jeremy MacPhersonMatt Hunter

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