Break It Down

What happens to the stuff we flush? Amazing tracking gadgets, journey through the sewer system hot on the trail of the "flushed."

Does anyone ever think about the four pounds of garbage we produce every day? Natasha follows the stinky trail from curb to dump to uncover the fate of our trash.

Elevators move the equivalent of the world's population every 72 hours, but how safe are they? Break it Down tests the strength of cable with surprising results.

What happens when highways and roads, a city's arteries, get clogged? Break it Down cracks the science between behind traffic and all of its jams.

Ever wonder where millions of retired vehicles end up? An old jalopy gets crushed in the most unlikely of ways and begins a fascinating journey toward a new incarnation of steel.