The BEST episodes of How Do They Do It? season 12
Every episode of How Do They Do It? season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of How Do They Do It? season 12!
How Do They Do It? Ever wondered how the stripes get into toothpaste or how contact lenses are made? How do goods get from one country to another and then into our supermarkets? What are car tires made from and exactly why are plasma TV screens flat? Eating, drinking, driving, flying. These all are activities that we carry out with barely a second thought. But have you ever wondered what exactly goes into your teabag and how it got there? How does an airport handle hundreds of thousands of items of luggage each day? And just how can a car’s airbag inflate so quickly? Every day – often without even realizing it – we come into contact with technology, be it in the bathroom, in the car or on the golf course. We take a look at how things work, and focus on some of the most amazing examples of everyday objects including the world’s fastest elevator and the most expensive chocolate money can buy.
#2 - Espadrilles; Prefabricated Houses; Underground Storage
Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 8/6/2015
Fashionable footwear; prefabricated houses; underground storage for books and documents.
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#3 - High Rise Construction; Dr. Marten Boots; Cooking Pans
Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/20/2015
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#5 - Heavy-lift Aircraft; Hunting Boots; Bananas
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/10/2015
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.
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#6 - Macadamia Nuts; Tap Water; Crowd Barriers
Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 8/13/2015
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.
#7 - Sitar; Biltong; Bulldozers
Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/27/2015
#8 - Power Tunnel; Pizza Ovens; Playhouses
Season 12 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/1/2015
How electricity is delivered in London. Also: using NASA technology to make a perfect pizza in minutes; and turning pine trees into playhouses.
#9 - Wine; Goretex Extreme Weather Clothing
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/28/2015
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.
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#10 - Bamboo Scaffolding; Strontium
Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 7/30/2015
Indian construction crews that use bamboo for their scaffolding needs; Mining strontium for multicolored fireworks.
#11 - Robo-farm; Log Stacker; Piano Moving
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/23/2015
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.
#12 - Monorail; Royal Copenhagen Porcelain; New York Cupcakes
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/21/2015
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.
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#13 - Screws; Marmalade; Printed Dresses
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/4/2015
Building a fighter jet; Turning bitter oranges into marmalade; Printing out a dress fit for the catwalk.
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#14 - Logging; Tiles; Jaffa Cakes
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/14/2015
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.
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#15 - Road Rollers; Canned Bread; Vertu Phones
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 6/11/2015
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.
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#16 - Tinned Grapefruit; Snow Machines; Conveyor Belts
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/18/2015
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#17 - Redbush Tea; Luggage Handling; Hairbrushes
Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/17/2015
#18 - Harp Strings; Roof Windows; Belgian Waffles
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 7/3/2015
Making the world's finest harp strings; Building roof windows that can keep out a hurricane; Making Belgian waffles.
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#19 - AGA Cookers; Incense Sticks; Jenever
Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 7/9/2015
Scrap metal is made into a gourmet cooking machine; The exotic aromas of India are created by hand; How sailors got their Dutch Courage.
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#20 - Credit Cards; Indian Lunch Deliveries; Boat Lift
Season 12 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/24/2015
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.