Premise

The program feature some of the largest created man-made machines on earth. Like a container ship

Container ship

Container ships are cargo ships that carry all of their load in truck-size intermodal containers, in a technique called containerization. They form a common means of commercial intermodal freight transport.-History:...

, Excavator

Excavator

Excavators are heavy construction equipment consisting of a boom, stick, bucket and cab on a rotating platform . The house sits atop an undercarriage with tracks or wheels. A cable-operated excavator uses winches and steel ropes to accomplish the movements. They are a natural progression from the...

s, and Cranes

Crane (machine)

A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It uses one or more simple machines to create mechanical advantage and thus move loads beyond the normal capability of...

.

As taken from the official Canadian webpage for Discovery Channel:

Submarines

See how today's nuclear submarines play an integral role in U.S. national defense.

Oil Rigs

See the final stages of the construction of a 50,000-ton oil rig in Nova Scotia.

Military Planes

See profiles of jet fighters including the F-15 Eagle and the X35-B, both technologically advanced aircraft.

Flight Power

Experience the exciting and flamboyant world of aviation; unusual aircraft and man's most extreme methods of flying; a home-built plane powered with a lawnmower engine; NASAs solar powered planes; the Harrier Jump Jet.

Carriers

Hop aboard the U.S. Navy's huge floating fortress the John C. Stennis; profiling a variety of other carriers from the U.S. Marines to the British Navy; see carriers in a variety of temperatures from the equator to the Arctic.

Mega Trucks

Explore the serious business of transportation to the thrills and spills of truck racing; a look at the New York fire brigade in action whose trucks are so long they need an extra driver at the back; a truck which doubles up as a TV studio.

Earth Breakers

Journey towards the centre of the earth inside the deepest mine in the U.S.; the fire that broke out in the Channel Tunnel between the U.K. and France; what happens in a mine explosion.

Tanks

Gripping archive footage documents tanks in action from the First World War to Desert Storm; the most advanced tanks in the world today; a glimpse of the claustrophobic world of the tank crew; US Future Combat System.

The Landspeed Record
Jump Jet
Daring Aviators

External links

• Official Webpage At Discovery Channel
  Discovery Channel
  Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
  
  
  (Feature also Extreme Engineering
  Extreme Engineering
  Extreme Engineering is a documentary television series that airs on the Discovery Channel and the Science Channel. The program features futuristic and ongoing engineering projects. As of April 2011, the show is airing its ninth season. Danny Forster first hosted the series in season 4 and has been...
  
  )
• Official Webpage At Discovery Channel CA
• Extreme Machines At Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database
  Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
  
  
• Extreme Machines At Discovery On Demand