How Do They Do It?
TV-G
7.4
2006
Documentary
An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
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Episode 20 : Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphault
January. 19,2012
How do they guide the world's largest cruise ships under low bridges? How do they find Alba's famous white truffles? How do they mine Trinidad's natural asphalt lake?
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Episode 19 : Submarine Rescue, Subaru
January. 12,2012
How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? Submarine rescue specialists test the ability of the world's navies to respond to an underwater emergency.
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Episode 18 : Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper
January. 05,2012
How do they build powerboats that can go faster than sports cars? How do they produce Swiss watches? How do they create wallpaper fit for palaces?
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Episode 17 : Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels
December. 29,2011
How are millions of parcels delivered around the world every day? How do they make cricket bats that can hit a ball at 150kmph?
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Episode 16 : Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security
December. 15,2011
How does the German city of Frankfurt produce their famous frankfurter sausages? How are the world's most accurate rifles manufactured? How do casinos stop card cheats?
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Episode 15 : Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta
December. 08,2011
How is a 700-year-old tree made into a two tonne Japanese drum? How can a factory produce thousands of cars and stay green? And how do Italians make great tasting...
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Episode 14 : Circus, Guitars
December. 01,2011
How do they set up a 1,700 seat circus tent in just 36 hours, and how do they turn Japanese maple and mahogany into the coolest instruments on earth -...
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Episode 13 : Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna
October. 27,2011
How do they find and defuse thousands of World War II landmines? How do they make crisp tasting cider? How do they clear undergrowth with a thin strip of nylon...
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Episode 12 : Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats
October. 19,2011
How do they farm sturgeon for caviar? How do they mould centuries of history into the finest Japanese porcelain? How do they make world-class football boots?
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Episode 11 : 24 Hours of Daytona, Rum
October. 18,2011
How do they keep the cars of Daytona on track for 24 hours of high speed racing, and how do they turn the sweetest sugar cane into world-renowned Caribbean rum?
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Episode 10 : Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills
August. 26,2011
How do they make the Japanese toilets that treat you to a wash and blow dry? How has the US Navy built a helicopter that doesn't need a pilot?
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Episode 9 : Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions
August. 05,2011
How do they craft accordions? How do they make the wasabi that puts a kick in Japan's raw fish? And how do they produce duck calls that can trick birds?
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Episode 8 : Ice Rink, Car Plant
July. 29,2011
How do they instruct robots to mass-produce cars, and how do they transform the world's biggest football stadium into its largest ice hockey arena? Find out.
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Episode 7 : Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile
July. 22,2011
How do they make a perfectly unpredictable roulette wheel? How do they produce the world's purest olive oil? And how can a rusty wreck be transformed into a classic Batmobile?
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Episode 6 : Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls
July. 15,2011
How do they persuade an oyster to grow a perfect pearl? How do they put the twist in classic Pennsylvania pretzels? And how do they build Venice's traditional gondolas?
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Episode 5 : Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library
July. 01,2011
How do they put the holes in Swiss cheese? How do they restore and improve a classic battle tank? And how do robotic librarians run one of the world's biggest...
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Episode 4 : Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream
June. 24,2011
How do they make playing cards that can defeat a cheat? How do they brew a billion bottles of lager a year? And how do they make the world's most...
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Episode 3 : Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam
June. 17,2011
How do they run Ryker's Island, one of the biggest jails in the world? How do they make the famous Royal Mail post box? And how do they turn fruit...
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Episode 2 : Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears
June. 10,2011
How do they design and produce the ultimate kingpin bowling ball? How do they raise and lower Tower Bridge? And how do they produce millions of gummy bears a day?...
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Episode 1 : Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan
June. 03,2011
How do Japanese master chefs prepare the extremely poisonous puffer fish and avoid killing their customers? And how do Scots weave over 700 types of tartan for kilts?
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