Using advanced robotics and 6,000 workers, Tesla's factory can produce 2,000 electric cars per week.

The "Tortoise" was built by William Grey Walter in 1948 and used sensors for light and movement to form a simple nervous system.

The number one rule of submarine escape is "never ever hold your breath."

Kevlar's strands form hydrogen bonds that stick like glue.

Modern submarines can dive up to 240 meters underwater. When the crew is ready to submerge, external tanks that are normally filled with air, open to receive water. This makes the ship slightly negatively buoyant.

Special chemicals give even water what looks like magical properties.

A hidden catapult launch system propels the 10-ton coaster up a 90-degree incline.

The Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe at 309.6 meters. It has enough glass panels to cover 130 basketball courts!

Upstop wheels apply friction under the tracks to prevent roller coasters from derailing during zero-G drops and turns.

The Shard skyscraper in London is taller than the Eiffel Tower. In order to construct this beastly building, engineers used a giant slipform rig.

In the 1880's, Minneapolis was known as the flour capitol of the world. To keep up with production needs, engineers designed the ultimate silo.

Harmony of the Seas is as tall as London's Tower Bridge and as wide as a soccer. It required 50 thousand tons of steel to build!

Americans throw away 35 billlion plastic bottles every year! Those bottles take 1,000 years to degrade in a landfill.

By 2020, half of Americans will choose cremation over traditional burial options. Needless to say, some people have started to get creative with their loved one's remains.

The average car tire is good for about 50,000 miles. When they're no longer useful, the rubber can be recycled!

There are more than 600,000 bridges in the United Statees alone. When those bridges can no longer do their job, every ounce of steel can be recycled and reused.