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Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson get hot and bothered over the power of heat; Tim and Richard visit a company that makes tempered glass in ultra-hot kilns; Tim puts a blowtorch to the test; Richard and April learn the truth of microwaves.

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Heat

Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson feel the pressure with compressors, which add more power to everything from spray paint to jet engines; the team takes a trip to a public utility facility, where it uses compressors to cut steel beams.

Compressors

Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson get charged up over batteries in their quest for more power; Tim and April gain access to a giant hydroelectric plant where the energy stored in a nearby lake makes it the world's largest battery.

Batteries

Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson have a ball with bearings; Richard and Tim take a trip to a shop that bends huge pieces of steel.

Bearings

High above the Port of Los Angeles, the crew takes turns operating a massive ship-loading crane; in Tim's workshop, they experiment with a device that gives them super human strength and Tim gets his hands on a powerful vacuum that truly sucks.

Lift & Load

The team visits the country's largest utility company to see how they make supersized bolts for their giant electrical towers; in Tim's workshop, April reveals an ingenious hack for removing damaged screws and Tim has a run-in with the Jiggler.

Fasteners

In Tim's workshop, the crew uses magnets for several hacks and Tim tangles with ultra-powerful rare Earth magnets; Richard and April battle it out to see who can snag the biggest chunk of metal in a supersized crane game.

Magnets

The team attempts to foil a mission impossible style security grid created by a pair of laser experts; Tim and Richard hit the road to witness industrial-strength lasers carving up slabs of steel; April cooks an egg with a super powerful flashlight.

Lights & Lasers

Tim Allen, Richard Karn and April Wilkerson dissect the mighty power of blades; starting in Tim's workshop, they show what happens when a hand gets caught in a garbage disposal and make a home-milling machine.

Blades

Tim Allen, Richard Karn, and April Wilkerson show what's possible when you put power under pressure; with a little help from their friends at Bobcat, the team gets into the driver's seat of a fleet of heavy machinery.

Power Under Pressure

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