Explosive Evidence (Air Crash Investigation - National Geographic)

Air India Flight 182 explodes in mid-air and disintegrates over the coast of Ireland while flying on the Montréal-London-Delhi-Bombay route. The plane, a Boeing 747-237B named after Emperor Kanishka — was blown up at an altitude of 31,000 feet (9,400 m), and crashed into the freezing Atlantic Ocean. In all, 329 people died in the crash, among them 280 Canadian nationals, mostly of Indian descent, and 22 Indians. The incident represents the largest mass murder in modern Canadian history. Extremely costly investigation and prosecution took nearly 20 years to be completed as the most expensive trial in Canadian history, costing nearly CAD $130 million. Investigators in the end discover that a bomb from Sikh militant group Babbar Khalsa caused the explosion.

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Unlocking the Mystery of Life

“Unlocking the Mystery of Life” is the story of contemporary scientists who are advancing a powerful, but controversial, idea—the theory of “intelligent design.” It is a theory based upon compelling biochemical evidence. Through state-of-the-art computer animation, Unlocking the Mystery of Life transports you into the interior of the living cell to explore systems and machines that bear the unmistakable hallmarks of design. Discover the intricacy of a microscopic bacterial rotary motor, which spins at 100,000 rpm.

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Dead Weight (Air Crash Investigation - National Geographic)

A packed commuter plane, Air Midwest Express Flight 5481, crashes to the ground just 37 seconds after take off. The crash created a fire that engulfs one of the US Airways hangars at Charlotte airport, North Carolina. All nineteen passengers and two pilots aboard died in the accident, and one person on the ground received minor injuries. However, none of the US Airways employees working in the hangar received injuries. Why did the crash happen in such a short time after take off? Find out how this accident prompted an investigation into the method by which FAA estimated a passenger's weight, and how this mistake could be so costly in this accident.

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Ice Hotel (MegaStructures - National Geographic

The Icehotel in Jukkasjorvi, Sweden (85 miles or 136 kilometers) north of the Arctic Circle) is created each winter, melts each May, and is rebuilt when snow falls again. Constructed of 30,000 tons of snow and 1,200 tons of crystal ice, the shimmering hotel features more than 85 rooms, an ice theater, an ice bar, and, of course, an ice wedding chapel. The deluxe rooms are decorated with ice sculptures (no two alike) and guests sleep in thermal sleeping bags atop reindeer skins on beds made from snow and ice.

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For Neda (HBO Documentary)

On June 20, 2009, exactly one year ago, Neda Agha-Soltan, died as a martyr for freedom due to the violent crackdown of Iran's post election protests. For Neda is a HBO documentary chronicling her struggle, which has became symbolic of the greater struggle of the Iranians, both in Iran and all around the world. With exclusive access to her family inside Iran, the documentary goes to the heart of who Neda was and what she stood for, illuminating the larger Iranian struggle for democratic freedoms through her powerful story.

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King Corn

Behind America’s dollar hamburgers and 72-ounce sodas is a key ingredient that quietly fuels our fast-food nation: corn. In KING CORN , recent college graduates Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis leave the east coast for rural Iowa, where they decide to grow an acre of the nation’s most powerful crop, and learn where their food comes from.

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