Name: Pocket Tools
Released: 2011-11-07

Modern Marvels

S18 · E4 — Pocket Tools

S18:E4 · Pocket Tools

Episodes

16 episodes in this season

Inside Your Walls

44 min

Built by Hand

44 min

Swamp Tech

44 min

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Pocket Tools

44 min

Food Trucks

44 min

Weird Machines

44 min

More Candy

44 min

Battle Ready

44 min

Stink

44 min

E10

Waterproof

44 min

E11

Wood

44 min

E12

Convenience Stores

44 min

E13

Tiny Weapons

44 min

E14

Under Pressure

44 min

E15

Shoes

44 min

E16

Alaska

44 min

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Season 18 · Episode 4 · Nov 7, 2011

Teddy Roosevelt carried a revolver. The night they each died, Abraham Lincoln carried a $5 Confederate note and nine newspaper clippings, while John Wilkes Booth carried a candle and pictures of five women, including his fianc e. Why? Most people don't even think about it anymore. We simply put what we were carrying yesterday, and the day before that, back into our pockets. Do we really need everything we carry with us? In this hour we will take a look at the items we found in peoples' pockets all across America. Not cell phones, which everybody has, but more intimate items. Personal things…both valuable and cheap. Work aids…both simple and high-tech. Even food! And we'll not only see what they must have in their possession, but how some of it is made. Why does a search and rescue fireman carry a hockey puck? We'll also discover how they make and carry a "personal escape" bailout system.

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Modern Marvels

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Pocket Tools

Season 18 · Episode 4 · Nov 7, 2011

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