Watch Re-Inventors

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2006
2 Seasons

Since the first patent was issued over 500 years ago, inventors from around the world have been trying to build the next big thing. But for every brilliant creation, there are thousands that never get off the drawing board. This series proves that not all failed inventions are failures. Re-Inventors Matt Hunter and Jeremy MacPherson dig up original patent designs to build and test inventions from the past like the Gun Helmet, the Head Parachute and the Suitcase Suit. Some designs crash and burn, but others actually prove brilliant when given a chance.

Whitehorse-born Macpherson is an amateur historian and special effects artist who has worked on films like X-Men and Chicago. Toronto's Hunter is a skilled carpenter and backyard inventor. Armed with blow torches and history books, they journey through the strange and entertaining world of invention, proving human beings will try to build just about anything.

Re-Inventors is a series that ran for 2 seasons (37 episodes) between December 14, 2006 and on

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17. Double-Barreled Cannon

January 14, 2007

Today we will resurrect a cannon used in the American Civil War.

13. Invention War

A 15th Century tank and machine gun, a giant medieval catapult, and an ancient Chinese flamethrower get 21st Century updates. But will the added muscle translate to success on the battlefield? Modifying the old weapons is one thing, testing them is quite another.

12. Chinese Rocket

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11. Roman Crane

The crane that gave us the Pantheon, the Coliseum and Hadrian's Wall gives the Re-Inventors a history lesson.

10. Bulletproof Protection

See how inventions from the First World War work.

9. Solar Crematorium

A 13th century catapult must be great, especially when it has 4 spinning arms.

8. Snow Annihilator

Bizarre way to remove snow from roads. Will it work or will it just be a mobile furnace?

7. Panjandrum

Hand powered tank, is that possible? Leonardo Da Vinci thought so. Today we will test this theory.

6. Flame Thower

January 14, 2007

A thousand year old Chinese flamethrower, will it be a real weapon or just a kitchen tool for flaming.

5. Monowheel

Can Matt and Jeremy get this bizarre one-wheeled bike in gear, or will they need to put the brakes on the whole thing?

4. Flying Car

See if a little wishful thinking and a lot of hard pedaling can get a 19th Century flying invention off the ground.

3. Flying Machine

As man approached the 20th Century, the race for the skies captivated the imagination of inventors everywhere and all kinds of bizarre flying machines were conjured up. Included in the mix was a pedal-powered ancestor to the helicopter, patented a decade before the Wright Brothers first conquered the skies. By all indications, it was never built or tested, but if this anonymously designed machine can actually lift off, it would be a history-making moment. Join Re-Inventors Matt and Jeremy as they take this chopper on a test flight.

2. Gun Helmet

A steel helmet with an air-power-triggered gun welded to the top. What could possibly go wrong?

1. DaVinci Gun

January 15, 2007

Da Vinci, an artist who also made a machine gun. We will see if it was usable or not.

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