Season 1 Episode 1
More Power
TV-PGDocumentary • TechnologySeason 110 Episodes
HeatS1 E10Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson get hot and bothered over the power of heat; Tim and Richard visit a company that makes tempered glass in ultra-hot kilns; Tim puts a blowtorch to the test; Richard and April learn the truth of microwaves.
CompressorsS1 E9Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson feel the pressure with compressors, which add more power to everything from spray paint to jet engines; the team takes a trip to a public utility facility, where it uses compressors to cut steel beams.
BatteriesS1 E8Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson get charged up over batteries in their quest for more power; Tim and April gain access to a giant hydroelectric plant where the energy stored in a nearby lake makes it the world's largest battery.
BearingsS1 E7Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson have a ball with bearings; Richard and Tim take a trip to a shop that bends huge pieces of steel.
Lift & LoadS1 E6High above the Port of Los Angeles, the crew takes turns operating a massive ship-loading crane; in Tim's workshop, they experiment with a device that gives them super human strength and Tim gets his hands on a powerful vacuum that truly sucks.
FastenersS1 E5The team visits the country's largest utility company to see how they make supersized bolts for their giant electrical towers; in Tim's workshop, April reveals an ingenious hack for removing damaged screws and Tim has a run-in with the Jiggler.
MagnetsS1 E4In Tim's workshop, the crew uses magnets for several hacks and Tim tangles with ultra-powerful rare Earth magnets; Richard and April battle it out to see who can snag the biggest chunk of metal in a supersized crane game.
Lights & LasersS1 E3The team attempts to foil a mission impossible style security grid created by a pair of laser experts; Tim and Richard hit the road to witness industrial-strength lasers carving up slabs of steel; April cooks an egg with a super powerful flashlight.
BladesS1 E2Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson dissect the mighty power of blades; starting in Tim's workshop, they show what happens when a hand gets caught in a garbage disposal and make a home-milling machine.
Power Under PressureS1 E1Tim Allen, Richard Karn, and April Wilkerson show what's possible when you put power under pressure; with a little help from their friends at Bobcat, the team gets into the driver's seat of a fleet of heavy machinery.
Power Under PressureSeason 1 Episode 1
Cast
Tim Allen, Richard Karn, April WilkersonRating
TV-PG
Genres
Documentary, TechnologyMore Like This
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