Time to prime your tastebuds because Modern Marvels is about to get extra salty! From a mine 1800 feet below Lake Erie to a desalination plant that turns ocean water into drinking water to a restaurant that offers 40 different kinds of salt, we'll explore the many ways we extract, eat and use this essential mineral.

Time to sink your teeth into the super sharp world of saws. From a bank of six circular saws spinning at 1750 RPM to a diamond-coated belt saw that can slice through limestone like butter, Modern Marvels takes a sharp look at the cutting-edge tool that changed history by always being a cut above.