The WORST episodes of How Do They Do It?
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
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.
#1 - Desert Water; LED TVs; Ferraris
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/6/2008
Providing fresh drinking water in the desert; LED television screens; Ferrari sports cars.
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#2 - Overnight Shipping; Mining Coal
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/7/2008
Discover how packages are shipped worldwide in less than 24 hours; mining enough coal to feed the world's power stations.
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#3 - Weather Forecasting; Hovercrafts
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/11/2008
How meteorologists forecast the weather; the Swedish armed forces use hovercrafts to carry troops and equipment over many types of surfaces.
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#4 - Space Shuttle; Binocular Lenses; Windshield Wiper Blades
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/14/2008
The rockets that launch the space shuttle; binocular lenses; windshield wiper blades.
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#5 - Halogen Light Bulbs; Car Mufflers; Locks and Keys
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/18/2008
Manufacturing halogen light bulbs; car mufflers; creating unique lock and key sets.
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#6 - Passenger Airplanes; Lightweight Chainsaws
Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/19/2008
How the latest generation of passenger aircraft are assembled; a lightweight chainsaw can have more muscle and a sharper bite than a great white shark.
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#7 - Gasoline; Swiss Army Knives
Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/25/2008
How gasoline is delivered to the pumps; the making of Swiss Army knives.
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#8 - Mirrors; 2D and 3D Vehicle Wrapping
Season 5 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/28/2008
The secrets behind the manufacturing of mirrors; creating a two-dimensional design for a 3-D car.
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#9 - Durable Jeans; Perfect Wine Glasses
Season 5 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/31/2008
Manufacturing durable jeans; creating the perfect wine glass.
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#10 - Aluminum Foil; GPS Systems
Season 5 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/1/2008
Turning sand into aluminum foil; how a GPS (global positioning system) guides people to a specific destination.
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#15 - Car Windows; Glossy Lipstick; Sheep Shears
Season 11 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/31/2014
How car windows are made to keep out wind and rain, stones, thieves, noise and harmful UV rays. Plus, a look at the way gloss is added to create the perfect shade of lipstick
#16 - Madeira; Aircraft Seats; Batteries
Season 11 - Episode 19 - Aired 12/31/2014
A look at how George Washington's favourite tipple is made, how aircraft seats are tested without crashing a plane, and the manufacturing processes behind billions of batteries
#17 - 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.
#18 - Luxurious Beds, Deliver Supplies to the ISS
Season 15 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2017
How do they make the world's most expensive and luxurious beds? And, how do they deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station?
#19 - Borsalino Hat, Folding Bicycle
Season 15 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2017
How do they make the distinctive Borsalino hat worn by Indiana Jones? And, how do they make a bicycle which can fold up to a tenth the size of a...
#20 - Fender Stratocaster, Kalles Caviar
Season 15 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2017
How do they make the world's most famous electric guitar, the Fender Stratocaster? And, how do they make Swedish fermented cod roe Kalles caviar?
#21 - Pisa's Leaning Tower, Chocolate Digestive Biscuits
Season 15 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/16/2018
It's been tipping over for 800 years - what's the gravity-defying magic behind Pisa's leaning tower? And, how are chocolate digestive biscuits manufactured?
#22 - Super Yachts, Space Suit
Season 15 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/18/2018
How does a Dutch company make the world's fastest superyachts? And, how do they make a new space suit that weighs and costs the fifth of the previous design?
#23 - Planes Take off and Land, Lederhosen
Season 15 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/2018
How do planes take off and land on a beach at one of the world's oldest airports? And, how do they hand-make the national dress of Bavaria, lederhosen?
#24 - Lobsters, Chesterfield Sofa
Season 15 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/2018
How do they catch the world's largest lobsters? How do they build the iconic chesterfield sofa? And, how do they capture the world's sharpest TV pictures?
#25 - Automobile Weather Testing, Baseball Glove
Season 15 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/2018
How do they take a car from Siberia to the Sahara without leaving Germany? Plus, how do they hand craft a baseball glove that will last a lifetime?