In this stunning second episode of Stalatube X Hyneman Season 3, we head north to the icy expanse of the Bay of Bothnia, where the beauty of the frozen Finnish seascape meets the extremes of engineering.
Aboard a powerful icebreaker outside the northern coast of Finland, Pekka and Jamie Hyneman journey into the heart of winter to explore how materials behave when the temperature drops. With liquid nitrogen, sealed steel tubes, and biting Arctic winds, they recreate the punishing conditions that have challenged ships, structures, and history itself.
Can carbon steel endure the deep freeze? How will high-strength stainless steel respond? On the ice, under pressure, the answers begin to surface.