0:00:02 > 0:00:04- Welcome to the genius world of... - Monster engineering!
0:00:06 > 0:00:10Each show, we're going to introduce you to three geniuses...
0:00:11 > 0:00:12- Wow!- Oh!
0:00:12 > 0:00:15..whose ideas have quite literally built the world.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18We put all their epic brilliance...
0:00:18 > 0:00:20Yes! ..to the test...
0:00:20 > 0:00:21Hit it! Hit it!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24..when we tackle our own genius monster build.
0:00:24 > 0:00:26Don't you dare demolish this!
0:00:27 > 0:00:29Going higher... Why is it swinging?
0:00:30 > 0:00:31..faster...
0:00:32 > 0:00:34..and scarier...
0:00:34 > 0:00:37- Oh, no!- ..all in the name of science.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40That is a massive piece of construction.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42What could possibly go wrong?
0:00:47 > 0:00:49On this show, we're lifting...
0:00:49 > 0:00:50Pulling...
0:00:52 > 0:00:53..and dropping. Look out!
0:00:56 > 0:00:59As we get to grips with some seriously massive movers.
0:01:02 > 0:01:03This is...
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Absolute Genius.
0:01:41 > 0:01:45It's a puzzle that's stretched engineering's finest brains -
0:01:45 > 0:01:48how to move the stuff that's simply too heavy to lift.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50Hey! Not a lot I can't lift.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Huh?
0:01:52 > 0:01:53I'll show you this.
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Arrrrrgh! Gah!
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Brilliant. Cheers, folks, thank you.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01The mind is definitely mightier than the muscle,
0:02:01 > 0:02:03as proved by today's three geniuses.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06So whether it's on land, on water or in the air,
0:02:06 > 0:02:08let's get massive moving!
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Oh, dear, this is hard work.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13For almost as long as there have been people on the planet,
0:02:13 > 0:02:17there has been a need to shift heavy materials.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19From the earliest civilisations onward,
0:02:19 > 0:02:22humans have needed to move loads from A to B.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25And as we got more and more ambitious about the size
0:02:25 > 0:02:27of the things we're trying to shift..
0:02:27 > 0:02:28Engineers had to come up with bigger
0:02:28 > 0:02:31and more complicated solutions for moving them.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34In the 1700s,
0:02:34 > 0:02:38our first genius devised the biggest and most impressive yet.
0:02:38 > 0:02:42Ladies and gentlemen, we give to you canal pioneer Mr James Brindley.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- How do?- How do?- How do?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- How do?- How do?
0:02:48 > 0:02:50- BOTH:- How do?
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Canals like these were once a lot more
0:02:52 > 0:02:55than just somewhere for a relaxing holiday.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57They were in fact floating motorways,
0:02:57 > 0:02:59which kept British industry moving.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05Canal expert Christine Richardson is here to tell us more.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08How were heavy items transported around for the canals were built?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11Well, they were mainly transported on rivers,
0:03:11 > 0:03:13or on the sea, of course, as well.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16It's fine if you want to move your heavy goods the direction
0:03:16 > 0:03:19the river is flowing, or the tide is going on the coast,
0:03:19 > 0:03:22but if you want to go in the opposite direction, it's very,
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- very difficult. - That brings us onto Brindley.
0:03:24 > 0:03:26What was his genius?
0:03:26 > 0:03:30His genius was to be an engineer and a surveyor who could actually
0:03:30 > 0:03:33see the lie of the land by just looking at it,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36so that you could have an artificial river wherever you wanted one.
0:03:36 > 0:03:40Before, you've got to put it on a boat and then go all the way round
0:03:40 > 0:03:42the coast in storms and all the rest of it,
0:03:42 > 0:03:47so when companies needed a lot of coal or a lot of other heavy goods,
0:03:47 > 0:03:50they were suffering because they couldn't get them in time.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54But why is water such a good way of moving heavy stuff around?
0:03:54 > 0:03:56- Fran!- Hello!- BOTH:- It's Fran!
0:03:58 > 0:04:00Meet Fran, our scientist friend...
0:04:00 > 0:04:02Go!
0:04:02 > 0:04:05..who can explain things in a way that even we can understand.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07It worked, Frannie!
0:04:07 > 0:04:10She loves a good experiment...
0:04:10 > 0:04:11No!
0:04:11 > 0:04:14And best of all, she pops up...
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- Hello!- ..whenever we need her.
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Frannie, everybody.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- This is coal.- It is.- It is, yep.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22And these bags are full of the stuff.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25- They are.- And they each weigh 25kg.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29- 25kg! I bet I can lift that. - Go on, lift one up. Here he goes.
0:04:29 > 0:04:30Go on, lad!
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- All right, it's heavy. - Yeah, it's pretty heavy.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35But coal is one of the major things that they wanted to transport
0:04:35 > 0:04:37- back in the day.- Right. - So I was thinking,
0:04:37 > 0:04:40"How much coal can you guys pull on land?"
0:04:40 > 0:04:44Each of these sledges has been loaded with around 100kg of coal.
0:04:44 > 0:04:48That's way too much to lift, but can we drag them?
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Three, two, one...
0:04:51 > 0:04:52THEY GROAN
0:04:52 > 0:04:54Come on! Come on!
0:04:54 > 0:04:56- Little bit of movement? - Oh, my hands!
0:04:56 > 0:04:59Come on, lad! Shift your butt!
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Go on, go on! Just a little bit.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- A little bit of movement would be good.- I'm trying, Fran!
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Argh! Oh, it's impossible.
0:05:06 > 0:05:07It's pretty difficult, right?
0:05:07 > 0:05:11- Why?- Because the bottom is smooth, it should just fly along.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Well, the thing is, what we're going to do is look at the science that
0:05:13 > 0:05:17will help you move much more weight with much less effort.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19- Let me show you.- All right.
0:05:19 > 0:05:22So, this is another bag of coal, and this is a spring balance,
0:05:22 > 0:05:24- or some luggage scales.- Right.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26And you can use this to see how strong a force it is,
0:05:26 > 0:05:29- because weight is actually a force. - Is it? I never knew that.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31Yeah, yeah. So what happens is the Earth's gravity
0:05:31 > 0:05:33pulls downward on an object,
0:05:33 > 0:05:36and it's that pull that gives an object weight.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40- Wow.- So we can use this to weigh our bag of coal.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41How much does it weigh?
0:05:41 > 0:05:43- About 9kg.- About 9kg?
0:05:43 > 0:05:46So, on Earth, this will always weigh about 9kg, right?
0:05:46 > 0:05:48- Right.- Right.- Wrong.
0:05:48 > 0:05:50- Oh!- If I take it over to some water...
0:05:50 > 0:05:52- Yes.- ..and put it in the water,
0:05:52 > 0:05:54then watch what happens to the scales.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59- Ah!- Hang on a minute, what's happened?
0:05:59 > 0:06:01- How is that happening? - It's hardly weighing anything now.
0:06:01 > 0:06:03Yeah, it weighs much less.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Because there's no force on it from gravity.
0:06:05 > 0:06:06Ah, no, no. It still has the force,
0:06:06 > 0:06:08but there's something called upthrust.
0:06:08 > 0:06:09- Upthrust?- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:06:09 > 0:06:13So, what's happening is the water is actually pushing upwards
0:06:13 > 0:06:14against the bag of coal,
0:06:14 > 0:06:17acting in the opposite direction to the pull of gravity.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21So the overall downwards pull is less and our object weighs less.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26Brindley knew that putting heavy objects on water
0:06:26 > 0:06:28makes them seem lighter.
0:06:29 > 0:06:31It was this genius bit of science,
0:06:31 > 0:06:35along with his engineering know-how, which produced the canal network.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39So, what I want to do is super-size this experiment
0:06:39 > 0:06:41to show the genius of Brindley.
0:06:41 > 0:06:43Uh-oh. I don't like the sound of this.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45- Come on!- What's she like, eh?- Eh?
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Ooh, my name's Dick, my name's Dom, and I'm scared!
0:06:52 > 0:06:56This canal boat is going to be loaded with 12 sacks of coal -
0:06:56 > 0:06:59that's a backbreaking 300kg -
0:06:59 > 0:07:03more than we've already failed to budge with those sledges.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05And, as if that doesn't provide enough of a challenge,
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Fran's invited along some cuddly chums.
0:07:14 > 0:07:20Weighing in at 169kg, it's "Iron Man" Mike Roberts.
0:07:21 > 0:07:27At 139kg, it's "Rockgod" Big 50.
0:07:27 > 0:07:32Coming in at 129kg, make way for H Block.
0:07:32 > 0:07:38Introducing Tony Bond at a solid 101kg.
0:07:38 > 0:07:43Meet Danny Masters, tipping the scales at 97kg.
0:07:43 > 0:07:50And last but not least, it's Jade at a cool 88kg.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Throw in the weight of the boat itself...
0:07:53 > 0:07:57And that's well over 1,000kg.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Or, to put it another way, more than a tonne.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02You think we can pull more than a tonne just because it's on water?
0:08:02 > 0:08:04I think you can do it, with this rope here,
0:08:04 > 0:08:06and we've got that upthrust from the water pushing up on it,
0:08:06 > 0:08:09- so I have confidence in you guys. - All right, let's have a go.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11- I think you can do it.- Come on!- Eh?
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Leave it!
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- All right, OK.- OK, take the strain. - OK, are you ready?- Got it?- Yeah.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19Three, two, one, go!
0:08:19 > 0:08:20Come on!
0:08:20 > 0:08:22- Dom, have you got it? - Yeah, I've got it.- Pull, then!
0:08:22 > 0:08:24THEY SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT
0:08:24 > 0:08:27- Come on!- I'm pulling! - Come on!- I'm pulling!
0:08:27 > 0:08:28Argh!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Come on!
0:08:30 > 0:08:32It's about time Richard did some proper work.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34That's moved like five metres.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37- It is moving. - It's moved five metres.
0:08:37 > 0:08:39Hey, wow, I don't need to hardly pull now.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41It's moving. It's easy!
0:08:41 > 0:08:43- Is it really easy?- Yeah. - Dom, you still got hold?
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Yeah, yeah, I've got it. Keep going.
0:08:45 > 0:08:47And that's the thing, just with that upthrust,
0:08:47 > 0:08:51that means you can carry so much more on water than you can on land.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- Good work, Frannie.- Erm...- Oh...
0:08:53 > 0:08:55FRAN LAUGHS
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Good boy.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Right, that's quite enough huffing and puffing for one day.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04What do you mean? You didn't do anything!
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Yes, well, all that science has left me in need of a nice,
0:09:07 > 0:09:08relaxing sit down.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12So, we've left all of the hard work to the professionals.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15James Brindley, you are an absolute genius.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17All right, sweet pea?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Ooh, what a squidge.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Moving heavy loads over water is one thing,
0:09:29 > 0:09:32but how do you get that stuff back on land?
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- Ask a wrestler? - No, you ask a heavyweight engineer.
0:09:35 > 0:09:37Introducing the genius behind diggers, grabbers,
0:09:37 > 0:09:40claws and cranes, it's Mr Hydraulics himself -
0:09:40 > 0:09:42William Armstrong.
0:09:42 > 0:09:45Armstrong by name, strong arms by nature.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46He-he-he!
0:09:47 > 0:09:50William Armstrong was a 19th-century industrialist
0:09:50 > 0:09:53and all-round inventing genius.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Oh, how nice of you to say so.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59He built the first house in the world to be lit by hydroelectricity.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Aah, moths!
0:10:01 > 0:10:04But it was another clever use of water that guaranteed his place
0:10:04 > 0:10:06in engineering history.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Armstrong realised that liquids generate massive forces
0:10:09 > 0:10:13when they are squeezed and invented a hydraulic crane
0:10:13 > 0:10:19capable of unloading ships faster and more cheaply than ever before.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20Mmm, water!
0:10:23 > 0:10:25We've come to this scrapyard.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28It's absolutely rammed with heavy stuff that needs shifting.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32Which makes it a brilliant place to find out more
0:10:32 > 0:10:33about Armstrong's big idea.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Scientist and genius helper Clare Hampson is going to tell us
0:10:39 > 0:10:41how hydraulics actually work.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45One of the really important things about hydraulics is that they use
0:10:45 > 0:10:48liquids to take a force from one place to another place.
0:10:48 > 0:10:51In this water gun, we've got liquid inside it.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54When we press this end of the water pistol,
0:10:54 > 0:10:57rather than squashing the liquid inside the water pistol,
0:10:57 > 0:11:00it's going to push all the way through the liquid and...
0:11:00 > 0:11:03make the water come out of the other end.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06You haven't got one of them at home? Course you haven't. No, no, no.
0:11:06 > 0:11:09What you're saying is water is really tightly packed together.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13Exactly. That's why it hurts when you belly flop into a swimming pool,
0:11:13 > 0:11:17because your belly is hitting water that doesn't squash.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20So liquids can't be squeezed,
0:11:20 > 0:11:25and that makes them perfect for moving and magnifying forces.
0:11:25 > 0:11:29Very, very, very handy when you want to move something very, very heavy.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32Right. A small amount of force from my thumb should move that heavy,
0:11:32 > 0:11:34heavy brick. All right, let's give it a go.
0:11:34 > 0:11:36- Ready?- Three, two, one...
0:11:36 > 0:11:37- Yes!- Brilliant!
0:11:37 > 0:11:39- Nice!- That's great!
0:11:39 > 0:11:42We're using water here in this home-made hydraulic system,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44but what liquid is actually used in real ones?
0:11:44 > 0:11:46Well, the problem with using water in real systems...
0:11:46 > 0:11:48'Hang on a minute, where's he going?'
0:11:48 > 0:11:51..they get hot or cold, water can freeze, which isn't very good.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55- Right.- So, instead of using water, they use another liquid -
0:11:55 > 0:11:56something like oil.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01Moving bricks is all well and good, but Armstrong was thinking bigger.
0:12:02 > 0:12:04Much bigger!
0:12:04 > 0:12:07Clare, tell me about what's actually...
0:12:07 > 0:12:09what makes up a piston.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11So, a piston's made from a liquid on the inside...
0:12:11 > 0:12:14- Yeah.- ..and some kind of container out on the outside,
0:12:14 > 0:12:16not usually made from plastic, because it's not strong enough.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Oh, is it not? So a piston usually seems like metal on the inside,
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- but the outside I always thought plastic.- Yeah.
0:12:21 > 0:12:23What kind of liquid...? CRUNCH!
0:12:23 > 0:12:25What kind of liquid is it?
0:12:27 > 0:12:29It's water. Well, it can be water...
0:12:29 > 0:12:31CRASH! What?!
0:12:32 > 0:12:34What are you doing?
0:12:34 > 0:12:37This car weighs almost two tonnes
0:12:37 > 0:12:39but, thanks to hydraulics,
0:12:39 > 0:12:41I can pick it up without even breaking sweat.
0:12:41 > 0:12:42Hydraulics in action!
0:12:42 > 0:12:45Dick, you haven't got a licence to drive one of those things!
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Look at it!
0:12:47 > 0:12:49'A tiny squeeze of this lever
0:12:49 > 0:12:51'pumps fluid through these thin black pipes,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54'moving the thicker steel rams with much greater force.'
0:12:56 > 0:12:58Sorry, Clare, I'll be two seconds.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59- Put it down!- What?
0:12:59 > 0:13:01- Put it down!- All right.
0:13:01 > 0:13:02Not now!
0:13:03 > 0:13:05Not now, you idiot!
0:13:05 > 0:13:06Get out.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08'Because of its hydraulic muscles,
0:13:08 > 0:13:12'this gigantic grabber can lift up to ten tonnes
0:13:12 > 0:13:15'and, yes, it is as much fun as it looks.'
0:13:15 > 0:13:17Whoo!
0:13:20 > 0:13:23Little movement, massive result.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25- Hydraulics are amazing. Look at that.- Get out!
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Oh-ho-ho, that's the stuff!
0:13:29 > 0:13:32William Armstrong, you are a genius!
0:13:34 > 0:13:37You're spot on, bonny lad, he-he-he.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Coming up, we harness the power of hydraulics
0:13:42 > 0:13:45in our very own massive moving challenge.
0:13:45 > 0:13:46What's that noise?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Meet the Harmony of the Seas -
0:13:54 > 0:13:57it's the world's biggest cruise ship.
0:13:57 > 0:14:00There's room on board for almost 7,000 passengers
0:14:00 > 0:14:03but, with 23 pools, you'll never be stuck for somewhere to take a dip.
0:14:03 > 0:14:06Yippee!
0:14:06 > 0:14:08This huge spaceship transporter is the biggest
0:14:08 > 0:14:11self-powered vehicle in the world.
0:14:11 > 0:14:14But with a top speed of just 2mph,
0:14:14 > 0:14:16it won't be giving Lewis Hamilton any sleepless nights.
0:14:16 > 0:14:18Bye-bye!
0:14:18 > 0:14:20What weighs the same as 2.5 elephants
0:14:20 > 0:14:23and looks a bit like a massive flying bum?
0:14:23 > 0:14:25Is it your face?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27- Charming!- No, it's the Airlander 10,
0:14:27 > 0:14:31a helium-filled airship able to carry ten tonnes of cargo.
0:14:34 > 0:14:38We've seen how genius engineering has made it possible to shift
0:14:38 > 0:14:40heavy loads across land and water.
0:14:40 > 0:14:44But now we've come to see a completely different massive mover.
0:14:44 > 0:14:46Look at that!
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Woohoo!
0:14:48 > 0:14:53This bizarre-looking plane is a specially-designed cargo aircraft
0:14:53 > 0:14:55known as the Beluga, after the whale.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00There are only five of these 86-tonne monsters
0:15:00 > 0:15:01in the whole world.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05They're used to move bulky bits of aeroplanes
0:15:05 > 0:15:07from one factory to another.
0:15:07 > 0:15:09Oh, look at the size of that!
0:15:10 > 0:15:13This one has just touched down at its base near Chester.
0:15:14 > 0:15:16It's huge!
0:15:23 > 0:15:25Without our third and final genius,
0:15:25 > 0:15:29this enormous aircraft wouldn't be able to take to the skies.
0:15:30 > 0:15:35And it's all thanks to technology that's almost 80 years old.
0:15:35 > 0:15:40Introducing to you the inventor of the jet engine - Frank Whittle.
0:15:40 > 0:15:43Please depart the aircraft via the front steps.
0:15:45 > 0:15:49It was back in the 1930s that Royal Air Force officer Frank Whittle
0:15:49 > 0:15:51first came up with his genius idea.
0:15:53 > 0:15:56His gas turbine engine sucked in air,
0:15:56 > 0:15:59which was mixed with fuel and burnt.
0:15:59 > 0:16:03This produced a hot jet of exhaust, which moved the plane forward,
0:16:03 > 0:16:06just like a skateboarder kicking back on the pavement.
0:16:08 > 0:16:11Apprentice engineer Dan Quinn is here to tell us more.
0:16:13 > 0:16:15But first, there's a job do.
0:16:15 > 0:16:19Get the 17-metre-high Beluga safely into its hangar so it can be loaded
0:16:19 > 0:16:22for the next leg of its journey.
0:16:22 > 0:16:24All right, lads? Now the Beluga's in, if you want to close the doors,
0:16:24 > 0:16:26- there's the green button.- Sure.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28It's not going to crush the plane, is it?
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Look at that!
0:16:34 > 0:16:35Precision.
0:16:35 > 0:16:38- That's how you do it. - Good job, that.
0:16:39 > 0:16:44The Beluga is always loaded inside to keep it sheltered from the wind.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47How much cargo can these Belugas carry?
0:16:47 > 0:16:50So, the Beluga can carry about 50 tonnes of cargo,
0:16:50 > 0:16:53which is the equivalent of 25 average family cars.
0:16:53 > 0:16:55What?! That's a lot of weight.
0:16:55 > 0:16:58How does something carrying that much cargo get off the ground?
0:16:58 > 0:17:01So, it's partly down to the lift provided from the wings,
0:17:01 > 0:17:04but it's also partly down to the thrust provided from the engines.
0:17:04 > 0:17:06Provided by Frank Whittle.
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Which are provided by Frank Whittle.
0:17:07 > 0:17:10Exactly, yes. There used to be propellers and pistons,
0:17:10 > 0:17:14but now they are turbine engines which are much more powerful.
0:17:14 > 0:17:15How powerful are you talking?
0:17:15 > 0:17:20We're talking about 250,000 newtons of thrust, which is...
0:17:20 > 0:17:23enough to blow a small car backwards,
0:17:23 > 0:17:24if you put it right behind it.
0:17:26 > 0:17:28He's not joking, either.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31Just have a look at this absolutely mind-blowing footage.
0:17:31 > 0:17:33Oh!
0:17:36 > 0:17:38Whee!
0:17:38 > 0:17:40I hope they're insured.
0:17:43 > 0:17:47So, I think we've established that its engines are massively powerful,
0:17:47 > 0:17:51but it's hard to imagine just how much this Beluga can shift
0:17:51 > 0:17:53until you've seen it being loaded.
0:17:53 > 0:17:55Dan, what is being loaded into the plane now?
0:17:55 > 0:17:56Today we're loading an A350 wing.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59This would basically take you on a transatlantic flight.
0:17:59 > 0:18:02- How much does it weigh? - So, it weighs about 25 tonnes,
0:18:02 > 0:18:06which is the equivalent of about 12.5 standard family cars.
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Right, so where's this wing going now?
0:18:08 > 0:18:10So, first stop for this one, I believe,
0:18:10 > 0:18:11will be Bremen in Germany,
0:18:11 > 0:18:15and then it will go onto Toulouse where it will be married up
0:18:15 > 0:18:18to the fuselage and built into your final plane.
0:18:18 > 0:18:22The company saves time and money by moving heavy parts like this by air
0:18:22 > 0:18:24rather than on the roads.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30The Beluga has been on the ground for less than two hours
0:18:30 > 0:18:33but the 25-tonne wing is already safely onboard.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42Now it's time for this massive mover to head off to Germany.
0:18:45 > 0:18:48For allowing aeroplanes to carry bigger and bulkier loads...
0:18:48 > 0:18:51And for changing the history of aviation, Frank Whittle,
0:18:51 > 0:18:54- you are... BOTH:- Absolute Genius!
0:18:54 > 0:18:56Chocks away, chaps!
0:18:56 > 0:19:02Vroooooom!
0:19:07 > 0:19:09Go! Go on, go on!
0:19:09 > 0:19:12In this episode, we've learnt how the best and brightest
0:19:12 > 0:19:16engineering minds have managed to make light work
0:19:16 > 0:19:18of shifting heavy loads.
0:19:23 > 0:19:24Thanks to our three geniuses,
0:19:24 > 0:19:27we can now transport weights way heavier than we could before.
0:19:27 > 0:19:30But now it's time for us to get to grips
0:19:30 > 0:19:32with our massive moving challenge.
0:19:37 > 0:19:38We've been given an address
0:19:38 > 0:19:41on the outskirts of the Dutch city of Amsterdam,
0:19:41 > 0:19:42where our challenge will happen.
0:19:44 > 0:19:45What is this place?
0:19:47 > 0:19:49It's really weird.
0:19:52 > 0:19:54And the warehouse where we're going...
0:19:56 > 0:19:59..is home to possibly the weirdest creation of the lot.
0:20:03 > 0:20:06Maik ter Veer is its genius creator.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08- Maik, lovely to meet you. - Nice to meet you.- And you.
0:20:08 > 0:20:10Thanks for inviting us to your...
0:20:10 > 0:20:13what can only be described as a mechanical wonderland.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15- I mean, it is incredible here. - Welcome.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17What is this?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19This is Robohand.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21It's a hydraulic hand.
0:20:21 > 0:20:23It's 30 times bigger than a normal hand
0:20:23 > 0:20:26and easily 30 times stronger as well.
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Right, let's get this straight.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31- This hand for those the movement of your own hand?- Yeah.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33- So anything you do, that hand will do?- Yeah.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38We're going to be using this hydraulic hand,
0:20:38 > 0:20:41the only one of its kind in the world,
0:20:41 > 0:20:45to attempt three very different massive moving challenges.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50First up, we're rolling out the barrels,
0:20:50 > 0:20:53picking up and moving these oil drums.
0:20:53 > 0:20:57Next, it's 50 green bottles, sitting on a wall.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59Well, a crate, anyway.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02And I've got a feeling that more than one could accidentally fall!
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Last but not least, it's a truly titanic clash.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12It's scrap washing machine versus honeydew melon
0:21:12 > 0:21:15and there can only be one winner.
0:21:15 > 0:21:19The problem is, Maik, there's only one glove here
0:21:19 > 0:21:22and there's two of us. So, right, it's a Euro.
0:21:22 > 0:21:24- Numbers or birds?- Birds.
0:21:26 > 0:21:28Numbers. Oosh!
0:21:28 > 0:21:31With his own hand inside this mechanical glove,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33Dom can now control the Robohand.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40Our first challenge,
0:21:40 > 0:21:43to move these six oil drums from here
0:21:43 > 0:21:45to over here.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Let the games begin.
0:21:49 > 0:21:51CLANG!
0:21:52 > 0:21:54- Oops!- Right, now pick it up.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- Oh!- Yeah!
0:21:57 > 0:21:58Ha-ha-ha!
0:21:59 > 0:22:01- Look!- OK, move it across.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Yeah, on to this side.
0:22:03 > 0:22:05The concentration on my face.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12Right, there's good.
0:22:14 > 0:22:16OK, drop them.
0:22:16 > 0:22:17- Lucky, lucky.- Is it all right?
0:22:17 > 0:22:19Very lucky. Well said, Maik, well said.
0:22:19 > 0:22:22'What do you mean, lucky? That was pure skill!'
0:22:22 > 0:22:23Index finger first.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27- Yeah!- Wow.- Eh?
0:22:27 > 0:22:28Two more over there.
0:22:32 > 0:22:33Oh!
0:22:35 > 0:22:36I've got one more.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38You've got to slide it out.
0:22:42 > 0:22:44'Oh, dear. Looks like your luck's run out.'
0:22:44 > 0:22:45Game over!
0:22:48 > 0:22:49'Still, two out of six...'
0:22:49 > 0:22:51Don't look at them, don't look at them!
0:22:51 > 0:22:53Shh, don't want to see them.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55'I think that's pretty good, for a beginner.'
0:22:55 > 0:22:57Now it's my turn.
0:22:57 > 0:23:01I've got to shift a crate topped with 50 water-filled glass bottles.
0:23:03 > 0:23:06This will need a very steady hand.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10If you manage to come back, get all that over here with one bottle left,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12even just one bottle, I'll kiss you.
0:23:15 > 0:23:16Slow down a little.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23- Stop.- Oh, yeah, that looks good. - Down.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26Little bit, little bit, little...!
0:23:26 > 0:23:29The slightest wrong movement here, all those bottles are gone.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33'Focus, Dickie, focus.'
0:23:33 > 0:23:35- Moment of truth.- Middle finger here.
0:23:35 > 0:23:36Oh!
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- No!- Oh, that's that, then.
0:23:41 > 0:23:43- What have you done?! - I'm trying to...
0:23:43 > 0:23:45THEY SHOUT
0:23:46 > 0:23:49- Yes!- You made a mess, man!
0:23:53 > 0:23:54No!
0:23:54 > 0:23:57Bring it down!
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- There's still a bottle up there. - Is there?
0:23:59 > 0:24:00- I've got one.- Oh, yeah, one.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03Bring it over. You wrecked my crate, guys.
0:24:11 > 0:24:12Ta-da!
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Well done. One bottle over.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16You only really need one bottle, don't you?
0:24:16 > 0:24:17You don't need more than one.
0:24:17 > 0:24:21In fact, a closer look reveals slightly better news.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23Did all right there. And they're not smashed.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25'Pucker up, Dom.'
0:24:25 > 0:24:28There were 50 bottles to start with, remember?
0:24:28 > 0:24:30Moving swiftly on...
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Two down, one to go,
0:24:32 > 0:24:35it's time for our third and final challenge.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38What better way to crush a melon than with a washing machine?
0:24:41 > 0:24:46And what better way to make it a bit harder than with Dom blindfolded?
0:24:46 > 0:24:48And to make it nice and easy for me,
0:24:48 > 0:24:49me and Maik are going to be eating...
0:24:51 > 0:24:52..melon. Right, you ready?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54- Yes.- Hand in.- Thank you.
0:24:54 > 0:24:56Put your hand in.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58Oh, of course. I've got to guide you. In.
0:24:58 > 0:25:01There. Up, up, up, up.
0:25:03 > 0:25:04Still up?
0:25:06 > 0:25:09- Left, left, left.- Right.
0:25:09 > 0:25:11We've no melon left!
0:25:11 > 0:25:13- Where is it?- Left.
0:25:13 > 0:25:15- Am I at the washing machine yet? - Further, further, further.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17You're over it now.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20Mm, good melon.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27- Now what?- Middle finger, middle finger in.
0:25:27 > 0:25:28CLANKING
0:25:28 > 0:25:30- Oh!- All the way, all the way.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32- What was that noise? - That's the washing machine.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34- That's it.- We're in the hole. - We're in.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37Now, get your thumb in.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39- Top finger.- No, no, wait!
0:25:39 > 0:25:41Bring your top finger all the way around.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- That was my dirty washing water. - Index finger.- Index finger?
0:25:44 > 0:25:47- Further, further.- That'll do! You've got it, you got it.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50Up, up, up, up.
0:25:50 > 0:25:52I'll just keep going up, you say stop.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- Beautiful grip.- Up, up, up.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56- And the whole arm has to go. - Towards us.
0:25:56 > 0:25:58Bring the whole arm across.
0:25:58 > 0:26:01'Even a 65kg washing machine looks like a toy
0:26:01 > 0:26:04'in the palm of this giant hydraulic hand.'
0:26:04 > 0:26:07- You've got to get over the target. - What target?
0:26:07 > 0:26:09- The melon!- I can't see the melon.
0:26:11 > 0:26:13- Do that, do that.- Now what?
0:26:13 > 0:26:15I think that's good. I think that's over the melon.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- Is it?- What do you think, Maik?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20Now it comes to the art of dropping.
0:26:20 > 0:26:21Ah.
0:26:26 > 0:26:28'It's all come down to this moment.
0:26:29 > 0:26:31'This is so gripping.'
0:26:39 > 0:26:41Oh, he missed!
0:26:41 > 0:26:42By THAT!
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Oh, he missed!
0:26:46 > 0:26:47By THAT!
0:26:49 > 0:26:51Like, an inch.
0:26:51 > 0:26:55That's your fault. Right, do it again.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57We'll go down and get it.
0:26:57 > 0:27:00- Look. Look at the washing machine. - How am I going to do my washing now?
0:27:00 > 0:27:01- It's in pieces.- Eh?- Eh?
0:27:01 > 0:27:03No good to anybody.
0:27:03 > 0:27:04There's only one thing for the melon.
0:27:04 > 0:27:06Hai! That.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10With the help of our three geniuses,
0:27:10 > 0:27:15we've been able to transport even bigger and heavier objects.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18- Whether that's on the water... - Over land...
0:27:19 > 0:27:20Or through the air.
0:27:21 > 0:27:25Thanks to our three massive movers, Brindley, Armstrong and Whittle...
0:27:25 > 0:27:27You're all absolute genius.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29Canny lads, that Ant and Dec!
0:27:46 > 0:27:47He's loving it!
0:27:47 > 0:27:48I hate it!