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Modern Marvels Essentials

Modern Marvels Essentials

Light focuses onto very specific items most people encounter on a daily basis; vending machines, distilleries and the butcher trade are all examined in minute detail; from the rapidly disappearing pay phone to the science of salt and the intricacies of a truck stop, cameras capture the how and why of things people take for granted.
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    Distilleries
    Mackinac Bridge
    Logging Tech
    Coin Operated
    Bathroom Tech
    Salt
    The Butcher
  • Distilleries

    Produced in Scotland and the American South, whiskey is popular, has a colorful history, and is one of the world's oldest drinks.
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  • Mackinac Bridge

    Come take a trip across the incredible Mackinac Bridge, and discover why it's one of the world's most amazing construction projects.
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  • Logging Tech

    Meet the loggers who started it all, and find out what really happens on the journey from stump to sawmill.
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  • Coin Operated

    From vending to video games, payphones to parking meters, explore the inner workings of the coin-operated world.
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  • Bathroom Tech

    From banishing waste to battling B-O, the modern bathroom is full of wonders, all devoted to keeping us clean.
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  • Salt

    Journey to the depths of a salt mine, speed across the Bonneville salt flats, and find out just what makes this mineral so unique.
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Light focuses onto very specific items most people encounter on a daily basis; vending machines, distilleries and the butcher trade are all examined in minute detail; from the rapidly disappearing pay phone to the science of salt and the intricacies of a truck stop, cameras capture the how and why of things people take for granted.

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