Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E07 Arctic Ice Crusher (2007) 720p HDTV MVGroup
Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E07 Arctic Ice Crusher (2007)
English | 720p HDTV MVGroup | MKV | x264 1280x720 4000Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 2CH 48Khz | 46min | 1.4GB
A team of shipbuilders in South Korea has only 10 weeks to assemble the hull of the first combination oil tanker-icebreaker they’ve ever built. Along the way, they struggle with delays caused by weather, language barriers and the difficulties of the vessel’s two innovative $10 million propeller steering units. With some of the most dramatic footage ever captured on Mega Builders, witness some of the largest and fastest crane lifts ever seen!
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Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E05 Mighty Shovel (2007) 720p HDTV MVGroup
Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E05 Mighty Shovel (2007)
English | 720p HDTV MVGroup | MKV | x264 1280x720 4000Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 2CH 48KHz | 46min | 1.4GB
With gold prices sky high, Barrick Gold Corporation orders the world’s biggest gold mining shovel for its massive open pit mine in Nevada. Now the clock is ticking. First, mining equipment factory manager Brenda Hanamann must weather one critical delay after another as her welders build the giant parts of the shovel. Then, a young assembly foreman must steer his crew through bad weather and tricky crane lifts to fit thousands of parts into one very big machine: the Mighty Shovel. Now the pressure’s really on. Every day over deadline is costing rich penalties to Barrick Gold.
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Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E04 Stolen Power (2007) 720p HDTV MVGroup
Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E04 Stolen Power (2007)
English | 720p HDTV MVGroup | MKV | x264 4000Kbps 1280x720 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 2CH 48KHz | 46min | 1.4GB
Construction workers fight storms as they erect 60 turbine-driven windmills in the North Sea off the coast of Holland.
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Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E03 World's Biggest Wave Machine (2007) 720p HDTV MVGroup
Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E03 World's Biggest Wave Machine (2007) 720p HDTV MVGroup
English | 720p HDTV MVGroup | MKV | x264 1280x720 4000Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 2CH 48KHz | 46min | 1.4GB
On the island paradise of Tenerife, the Spanish island off the coast of West Africa, an enormous wave machine is being built at the future Siam Park. How long can faulty construction and unexpected delays push back the completion of this prize attraction?
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Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E02 The Big Lift (2007) 720p HDTV MVGroup
Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E02 The Big Lift
English | 720p HDTV MVGroup | MKV | x264 1280x720 4000Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 2CH 48KHz | 46min | 1.4GB
In a city known for building big, Hong Kong has set the standard for bridges around the world. And the Stonecutters Bridge is like none other. Stretching across the bustling Hong Kong harbour, it’s a spectacular stainless steel cable-stay bridge – the longest of its type in the world. It’s also the site for the biggest “heavy lift” ever attempted on a bridge of its height. This is a 15-billion dollar challenge that’s drawn a team of the top bridge builders in the world to Hong Kong and given them a shot at making bridge-building history.
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Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E01 Raising The Roof (2007) 720p HDTV
Discovery HD - Mega Builders S03E01 Raising The Roof (2007)
English | 720p HDTV MVGroup | MKV | x264 1280x720 4000Kbps 29.97fps | AC3 384Kbps 2CH 48KHz | 46min | 1.4GB
The race is on as Brazil scrambles to build an iconic new stadium in time for the opening ceremonies of the Pan American Games. The futuristic Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium in Rio de Janeiro is over budget and more than a year behind schedule when team leaders Claudio Casares and Sancho Montandon take over the project. Their biggest challenge is the stadium’s most striking design feature – a unique 3,300-tonne floating roof. The team must build a complex arch system to support the roof from above and then remove the temporary supports to leave the roof seemingly suspended in mid-air. The stakes are huge for everyone involved in raising the roof to let the Games begin.
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