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Watch The Secret Genius of Modern Life Season 2 Episode 6 Online

  • 6.6/10
  • COUNTRIES: United Kingdom
  • Subtitles: English

Hannah goes behind the scenes to look at the technology behind the lift, entering a 246m high lift shaft to test everything from the brakes to her own fear of heights. Along the way, she finds out how rickety 19th-century coal mines made lifts safer, gets to grips with a piece of medieval siege technology still used in lifts today, and discovers how an 1850s PR stunt changed the modern skyline forever.