Insane Inventions
From personal jetpacks that promised to send us sky-high, to electrified exercise machines that shocked us into shape, to firefighting hand grenades hurled straight into the flames, yesterday's boldest inventions were packed with promise - and risks nobody saw coming. These are the ambitious ideas, futuristic gadgets, and engineering marvels that aimed to revolutionize everyday life, but sometimes overshot the mark.
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Airs
Sun, Jul 12, 2026
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Hazardous History with Henry Winkler
21 episodes
Episode
S2 · E12
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