from Taras

… and his crew of good ole boy scientists and engineers (his relatives and in-laws, it appears).

Premiere: National Geographic Channel, Wed. 9/28 9-11PM EDT (first four episodes in a row).

Repeated Thurs. 9/29 12-2AM, Sat. 10/1 9-11PM, Sun. 10/2 12-2AM, Wed. 10/5 5-7PM.

“Bomb-Proof My Pick-Up”: Travis comes up with an innovative idea to make Humvees more bomb resistant, and it involves beer cans.

“Moonshine Rocket Fuel”: The team come up with an alternative energy resource to fuel a homemade rocket.

“Junkyard Iron Man”: The Rednecks build a bullet-proof exoskeleton suit using only spare parts and junkyard materials.

“20,000 Kegs Under the Sea”: The boys build a homemade submarine utilizing beer kegs but disaster strikes during the test run.

Travis S.Taylor has published about a dozen SF novels and non-fiction books.

His webpage is: http://www.doctravis.com/