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CRSNDSNY
07-01-2006, 01:52 AM
Sorry I'm posting this so late, but Modern Marvels: Walt Disney World is on the History Channel right now.
tjkraz
07-01-2006, 05:28 AM
Great show.

Amazon.com has it on DVD for under $20 if you want to own a copy with no commercials. ;)
CRSNDSNY
07-01-2006, 12:57 PM
Good to know! The show was really interesting -- much better than the shows they keep playing on the Travel Channel over and over again!
cruise-o-matic
07-01-2006, 07:52 PM
Only got to see the last hour of the show.

I thought the part about the RnRR was cool. I though it was like what the military used to launch jets....but instead, the military is looking into Disney's method.

The Tree of Life was cool too. Made out of a oil platform.

OT - but I stayed up and watched the 1st hour or so of the Evel Knievel story too.
Blue&Gold
07-01-2006, 08:18 PM
Catapults on our carriers use steam pistons to launch aircraft. Really powerful magnets (like RnR) play havoc with sensitive electronics. Our systems engineers are trying to work out a compromise...