Name: Coin Operated II
Released: 2010-11-12

Modern Marvels

S17 · E3 — Coin Operated II

S17:E3 · Coin Operated II

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14 episodes in this season

Mega Stores

44 min

Supersized Food

44 min

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Coin Operated II

44 min

Engineering Disasters 22

44 min

Dogs

44 min

Built to Last

44 min

Secret Underground

44 min

Made in the USA

44 min

Driver's Seat

44 min

E10

Rice

44 min

E11

Packaging

44 min

E12

Grease

44 min

E13

Ropes & Chains

44 min

E14

American Trucking

44 min

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Coin Operated II

Season 17 · Episode 3 · Nov 12, 2010

Tens of millions of them all over the world–soda and snack machines, parking meters and payphones, video games and vending machines… and they all use coins–but for how long? Examine the historic one-armed bandits and the 21st century, cutting edge, computerized slot machines that occupy Vegas casinos and get an exclusive look at their inner workings in a never-before-seen factory in Reno, Nevada. Search out some of the wackiest, strangest vending machines on the planet that sell everything from bottles of wine to dog washes. Get a close-up look at the famous binoculars located at popular tourist sites around the world, as well as a unique company that collects and cleans the coins thrown into fountains for good luck. But it all starts and ends in the historic halls of the U.S. Mint, where coins are made and destroyed. Will coins one day become obsolete?

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Modern Marvels

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199344m8.1

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Coin Operated II

Season 17 · Episode 3 · Nov 12, 2010

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