How Do They Do It?

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  • : 2006
  • : 324
  • : 27
  • Discovery
  • 22
  • Documentary

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12x1
Heavy-lift Aircraft; Hunting Boots; Bananas
Episode overview
10, 2015
Jet over to Spain and see one of the most advanced and powerful planes in the world assembled. LL Bean's secret to making warm waterproof boots is revealed. And discover how they get bananas just ripe.
12x2
Logging; Tiles; Jaffa Cakes
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14, 2015
Skyline logging is used to wrangle Vancouver's most elusive trees. Muscle and skill turns ordinary clay into intricate tiles in a Spanish workshop. A 90-year-old British treat is also prepared.
12x3
Monorail; Royal Copenhagen Porcelain; New York Cupcakes
Episode overview
21, 2015
Commuters rise above Mumbai's chaos by riding India's only monorail. In Denmark, porcelain statues are hand painted and take several weeks to complete. Creative cupcake recipes originate in Manhattan and stretch around the world.
12x4
Wine; Goretex Extreme Weather Clothing
Episode overview
28, 2015
Travel down under, home to some of the largest wineries in the world and see how some of the most popular wines are produced. What does PTFE stand for? And how is it used to make extreme weather clothing for the most demanding customers.
12x5
Screws; Marmalade; Printed Dresses
Episode overview
04, 2015
Building a fighter jet; Turning bitter oranges into marmalade; Printing out a dress fit for the catwalk.
12x6
Road Rollers; Canned Bread; Vertu Phones
Episode overview
11, 2015
The powerful machines essential to building roads and highways are made; No pans are needed when you can bake bread in a can; Luxurious cell phones are made with rubies and sapphires.
12x7
Tinned Grapefruit; Snow Machines; Conveyor Belts
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18, 2015
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12x8
Harp Strings; Roof Windows; Belgian Waffles
Episode overview
03, 2015
Making the world's finest harp strings; Building roof windows that can keep out a hurricane; Making Belgian waffles.
12x9
AGA Cookers; Incense Sticks; Jenever
Episode overview
09, 2015
Scrap metal is made into a gourmet cooking machine; The exotic aromas of India are created by hand; How sailors got their Dutch Courage.
12x10
Robo-farm; Log Stacker; Piano Moving
Episode overview
23, 2015
A farm in the Netherlands is run almost entirely by robots. One of the largest toughest log stackers is put to work in Sweeden and grand pianos are navigated through the streets of New York.
12x11
Bamboo Scaffolding; Strontium
Episode overview
30, 2015
Indian construction crews that use bamboo for their scaffolding needs; Mining strontium for multicolored fireworks.
12x12
Espadrilles; Prefabricated Houses; Underground Storage
Episode overview
06, 2015
Fashionable footwear; prefabricated houses; underground storage for books and documents.
12x13
Macadamia Nuts; Tap Water; Crowd Barriers
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13, 2015
South Africa's macadamia farmers; Chicago's water-filtration system. Also: the use of Mojo Barriers to keep music fans safe at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.
12x14
High Rise Construction; Dr. Marten Boots; Cooking Pans
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20, 2015
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12x15
Sitar; Biltong; Bulldozers
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27, 2015
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12x16
Fedoras; Cement; Frozen Peas
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03, 2015
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12x17
Mohair; Quadski; Harp
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10, 2015
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12x18
Redbush Tea; Luggage Handling; Hairbrushes
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17, 2015
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12x19
Credit Cards; Indian Lunch Deliveries; Boat Lift
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24, 2015
How fraud-proof credit cards are made; how hot lunches are delivered to Mumbai workers; and how a thousand-ton ship is hoisted hundreds of feet into the air.
12x20
Power Tunnel; Pizza Ovens; Playhouses
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01, 2015
How electricity is delivered in London. Also: using NASA technology to make a perfect pizza in minutes; and turning pine trees into playhouses.

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