In a behind-the-blueprint half-hour series, we look at the history and inner-workings of today's most fascinating technology. In this episode, Tim Beggy dives into anti-terrorism tech.

Founded to hunt down drug smugglers, HITRON is America's first and only airborne law enforcement unit trained and authorized to employ Airborne Use of Force. Tim Beggy gets behind the wheel of a speedboat and puts their StingRay Helicopter to the test.

Tim Beggy climbs aboard "The Spirit of America" and learns how to fly the blimp.                                                                       

At San Diego's Collision Safety Institute, Tim becomes a test dummy riding shotgun with Rusty Haight as he crashes a car--while driving it!            

Host Tim Beggy takes on the elements--Earth, Wind, and Fire.                                                                                           

A look at the history and inner-workings of today's most fascinating technology from Taser guns to red light cameras.                                 

Tim Beggy tries to master a state-of-the-art motorcycle.                                                                                               

It's sudden death for The Vet in Philadelphia. From the monster machines that tear up Veterans Stadium, to the longest implosion in history that brings it down, we've got exclusive access to the whole demolition! And if you build it, they will come.

At the Panama Canal, Tim Beggy gets unprecedented access to the technology that allows ships to travel across a continent from one ocean to another. He unleashes 26-million gallons of water with the flip of a lever when he actually operates a canal lock.

Bob receives a box with three items: a violin, a compass, and a Bunsen Burner. Bob gets inspired by the movie Taxi Driver and decides to make an invention that helps a waiter deal with a crumby situation. Later, Bob builds a one-of-a-kind doorbell for a new music shop.

This week Bob is given three items from America's great inventing past: the Morse code telegraph key, the phonograph, and a roll of tape. Telegraph keys were made to deliver messages, but Bob uses his to deliver beer. Then, Bob puts the phonograph and tape to good use by helping out a local tee-shirt shop.

A box of seemingly random objects arrive at Bob's shop. Now it's time for him and his team to use these items for three unique inventions. Using a print brayer, Bob attempts to build something really cool for a local Brooklyn business. A pair of suspenders are used to charge an everyday item. And Bob uses a boat helm to slice pizzas at one of the most famous pizzerias in New York. But will any of these crazy contraptions work?

Bob makes an invention for a Coney Island deli inspired by the area's world famous amusement park, and Bob's love of well-sliced pickles. Later, Bob builds something to launch the first plane in 40 years off of the USS Intrepid, a retired aircraft carrier that's been converted into a museum.

It's a new box with three more random objects: an electrical wall plug, an ice cream cone, and a sousaphone (which everyone mistakes for a tuba). Bob takes the sousaphone to a Bavarian Beer Hall where he builds something that channels the German traditions of good music and great beer. Thankfully he doesn't incorporate lederhosen. Next, Bob doubles efficiency at a gelato shop with an invention he makes on the spot. And with the wall plug, Bob devises a machine to keep order in his shop in a very unconventional way.

When Bob receives a box with three random items somehow related to one another, he and his team have to figure out what to do with each one. A hot dog roller machine reminds Bob of one of his favorite childhood past times, which inspires him to create something that is sure to make baseball fans very happy. Using a pair of Levi's jeans, Bob tries to invent something to help a tired concession stand worker get off of his feet when the boss isn't looking. And using a pair of scales, Bob creates something for himself that will keep him inspired for his next great invention.

A new box of objects means three new inventions. This week it's a jar of BBQ sauce, a cigar, and block and tackle. First, Bob builds a machine to help first-time cigar smokers light their stogies like a pro. Next, Bob uses the BBQ sauce in a machine for a new restaurant that needs a real BANG! to put them on the map. Finally, the team uses the block and tackle to free up some space in Bob's cramped shop.