Name: How Do They Do It?
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn

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Rupert Degas

Robert Llewellyn

Naz Osmanoglu

Jeff Wilburn

An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.

How Do They Do It?

This episode begins with explaining how recycling works using as an example airplanes. Then goes on to Plasma TV’s by explaining the theory and showing us the Hitachi factory. After that it’s the fireworks turn. From China to New York, from production to consumption you can see how they do it! Big hot and noisy, it is time to make railway tracks. Melt, shape, cool, check, you are done! Finally, microseconds, micrometers, welcome to the world of inkjet cartridges and its ink, by taking a tour in the Hewlett Packard cartridge factory.

Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink

Salt Mines, Trainers, Ships, Watches, Wind Farms

Tires, Excavators, Newspapers, Ports, Contact Lenses

Internet Cable, Cranes, Pencils, Water, Toothpaste

Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire Changes

Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic

Diamond Mine, Skyscraper, Car Crusher

Air-to-Air Refuelling, Ski Slopes, Car Production

Ice Breaker, Money, Bowling Alleys

Mining Trucks, IKEA, Air Traffic

Logging, Baggage, Light Show

Gold, Golf Clubs, Escalators

Tunnelling, Tea, Mountain Bikes

Combines, Lifeboats, Chocolate

Airbus, Fire Engines, Ketchup

Crash Helmets, Rubber, Wave Piercing

Airbags, Ice Rinks, Mattresses

Armored Cars, Elevators, Cheese

How do they turn the Arizona Cardinals' football stadium into a monster truck arena in 48 hours? How do they surf the world's deadliest wave?

Phoenix Stadium, La Trade Tower, Surfing

How do they create the world's twistiest rollercoaster ride? How do they turn hard rock into the smoothest pool tables?

Space Shuttle, Roller Coaster, Pool Table

How do they fix the mast on top of the Empire State Building? And how do they extract copper from the largest man made hole in the world?

Empire State Building, Extracting Copper, Making a Car

How do they launch and land an F18 fighter jet on the USS Nimitz, make a major league baseball bat and build the world's fastest sports car?

Fighter Jet, Baseball, Sports Car

Discover how the rescue services slice a crushed car open in seconds, and find out how parachutists are able to land on a dime.

Rescue Services, Rotating Boat (Falkirk Wheel), Parachutists

How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? How does a 6000 tonne monster digger manage to walk? And how do they run a car on waste beer?

Submarine; Moving Earth; Beer Car

How do racing drivers survive 300 kilometres an hour crashes? See how impregnable bank vaults are made, and how do they tell the time?

Racing Drivers, Bank Vaults, Telling Time

See how the California Highway Patrol stop a speeding car, and how 75,000 litres of water is shot 24 stories high in a spectacular display?

Crash Course; Water Display; White Wash

How do they repair the hull of an 80,000 tonne cruise liner? And how do they keep Europe's longest suspension bridge from collapsing?

Cruise Liner; Space Shuttle; Suspension Bridge

See how unmanned aerial vehicles fight crime and learn what goes into designing the ultimate football.

Vehicles; Football; Potash Mine

How does a helicopter loop the loop? Plus, learn how a 200,000 square metre ball park in the hottest city in the US is cooled?

Helicopter; Luxury Yachts; Highway Patrol

Learn how buildings are made earthquake proof, the electricity supply is ensured and balloons are made?

Buildings, Electricity Pylons, Balloon Makers

Discover how formation skydivers train in a wind tunnel, and learn how a bullet proof vest can stop a dozen rounds at point blank range.

Bulletproof Vests, Robots, Formation Skydivers

Turning the family car into a rally car; titanium and letters.

Rally Car; Letter; Titanium

Go beneath the surface to understand forest fires, car exhaust and the space station.

Forest Fires, Car Exhaust, Space Station

How a spacesuit keeps an astronaut alive, the diesel engines that power the world's biggest ships, and the manufacturing processes behind the famous neon signs which cover Las Vegas

Family Car, Titanium, Letter

Secrets behind nuclear submarines; crash-test dummies; growing fruits and vegetables.

Nuclear Sub, Crash Test Dummies, Fruit and Vegetables

The world's largest land-mining machine; how airboats are built; warehouse for car parts.

Land Mines, Air Boats, Warehouses

How black boxes survive an airplane crash; transporting giant steam turbines; making fireproof suits for race-car drivers.

Black Boxes, Steam Turbine, Racing Car

The design and manufacturing of large jet engines; non-lethal weapons that stun without killing; the world's largest telescope.

Jet Engine, Weapons, Telescope

Learning how large ships make their way through the Panama Canal; technology assists in waste management.

Panama Canal, Waste Disposal

The world's strongest knives; growing diamonds in a laboratory; producing enough bricks to build the modern world.

World's Strongest Knife, Diamonds, Bricks

The science behind electricity; the world's largest floating cranes.

Electricity, Floating Crane

Providing fresh drinking water in the desert; LED television screens; Ferrari sports cars.

Drinking Water, Television Screens, Family Cars

Discover how packages are shipped worldwide in less than 24 hours; mining enough coal to feed the world's power stations.

Overnight Parcel Delivery, Coal Mining

Manufacturing drink cartons; prefabricated homes; mobile intensive-care vehicles.

Tetra Pak, Pre-Fab Houses, Ambulances

How meteorologists forecast the weather; the Swedish armed forces use hovercrafts to carry troops and equipment over many types of surfaces.

Weather Forcasting, Hovercrafts

Constructing freeways to handle a quarter of a million cars each day; minting coins.

Freeways, Minting Coins

Large cargo ships transport goods around the world; Peterbilt makes large, custom built trucks.

Container Ships, Peterbilt Trucks

The rockets that launch the space shuttle; binocular lenses; windshield wiper blades.

Windshield Wipers, Space Shuttle, Binoculars

Transporting oil rigs long distances; making electric shavers.

Transporting Oil Rigs, Electric Razors

Manufacturing halogen light bulbs; car mufflers; creating unique lock and key sets.

Halogen Light Bulbs, Mufflers, Locks

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.

Airbus, Chainsaws

Generating power from hydroelectric dams; manufacturing powerful computer microchips.

Hydroelectric Dam, Silicon Chips

How gasoline is delivered to the pumps; the making of Swiss Army knives.

Refine Crude Oil, Swiss Army Knife

The making of wool carpeting and LEGO children's toys.

Carpets, LEGO

The technology behind high-speed trains; manufacturing ballpoint pens.

High-Speed Trains, Ballpoint Pens

The secrets behind the manufacturing of mirrors; creating a two-dimensional design for a 3-D car.

Mirrors, 2D and 3D Vehicle Wrapping

Manufacturing durable jeans; creating the perfect wine glass.

Durable Jeans, Perfect Wine Glasses

Turning sand into aluminum foil; how a GPS (global positioning system) guides people to a specific destination.

Aluminium Foil, GPS Systems

How do pilots perform jaw-dropping aerobatic stunts at supersonic speeds without crashing? How can a ski slope in the desert be kept cool? And how is sushi made?

Coordinate Blue Angels Airshows, Build An Indoor Ski Slope, Make Sushi

How do they turn the trash from the world's biggest St Patrick's Day parade into power, transform a luxury limo into a racing car and craft the ultimate supersteel sword?

Produce Power from Waste, Customize Supercars, Make Super Steel Swords

How do they make the world's most famous hat, and does it really hold ten gallons? Plus, how do they repair cables on the sea floor and feed 100,000 aeroplane...

Cowboys Hats, Deep Sea Dive, Inflight Catering

How do they stop planes from icing up; how is clay used to keep glossy magazines looking sharp; and how do they build an electric car that can reach 200kmph?

De-Ice Planes, Glossy Magazines, Electric Sports Car

How do they talk to spacecraft in orbit; how do they keep the world's biggest ships in tip-top condition; and how can they lengthen luxury limos and still provide a...

Communicate With Spacecraft, Maintain Supertankers

How do they provide services in one of the world's largest casino hotels, cut through metal with a beam of light, and build a golf course in the desert?

Operate Mega Hotels, Cut Metal With Lasers, Build A Gold Course In Dubai

How do they drill through a kilometre of solid rock to find the hidden riches in the desert, pick 20,000 oranges a minute for juice, and get glass to curve...

Drill Through Solid Rock, Produce OJ, Bend Glass

How do they service the A380, the world's largest plane? Plus, how do they generate 500,000 kWh from 1oz of uranium, and build and tune a piano to concert standard?

Service Jumbo Jets, Create Nuclear Power, Build Pianos

How do they turn an old warship into a playground for scuba divers, plan to stop San Francisco collapsing when the next earthquake strikes, and run a car on rocket...

Artificial Reefs, Earthquake Proof Buildings, Rocket Fuel Cars

How do they make the magic suits that stop jet pilots blacking out when they are flying, and how can a robo-cop stop a stolen car without a high-speed chase?

Develop G-Suits, Operate The Smart Grid, Track And Stop A Stolen Car

How do they program robots to build cars, how are wine bottles sealed, and how can sea water be transformed into fresh drinking water?

Assembly Line Robots, Seal Wine Bottles, Desalinize Sea Water

How do they use explosive rockets to catch crashing planes in mid-air and how do sunbathing techniques help scientists catch rays of sun? Plus, the shady secrets of sunglasses.

Airplane Parachutes, Solar Power, Photochromic Lenses

Find out how they blast 10,000 tonnes of rock, how the earth is mapped from space, and how fresh flowers are provided all year round.

Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round

How do they fashion cool clothing that can withstand the heat of a furnace, and how do they turn sea into land to create artificial islands? Plus, putting the fizz...

Work In 600 Degree Heat, Make Champagne, Expand One Of The World's Largest Ports

How have they designed a car that can call the emergency services? How is metal turned into magnets? And how are the biggest ships propelled?

Manufacture Propellers, Create Intelligent Cars, Turn Metal Into Magnets

How do they look after sharks at the world's biggest aquarium? How do they grow precious stones? And what does it take to build a luxury Bentley?

Maintain The World's Largest Aquarium, Make Sapphire, Manufacture Bentleys

How do they avoid docking disasters when handling a thousand ships a day, how do they create a world of oil reserves from sticky forest mud, or bring old movies...

Mine Oil, Operate Shipping Lanes, Restore Film

How do they make batteries from brine? How do they build a tropical island from trash? And how are fragrances blended to create different types of scents?

Make Batteries, Build Artificial Islands, Create Perfume

How can steel repair itself? How do they create the world's most powerful bikes? And how is wood transformed into paper?

Manufacture Stainless Steel, Make Paper, Monster Motorcycle

Find out how they make military helicopters, how they design metro systems and how they engineer artificial reefs.

Make Military Helicopters, Design Metro Systems, Engineer Artificial Reefs

Head underground into America's largest mine to find out how lead is extracted. And how do they manufacture and test made-to-measure shotguns?

Underground World, Gunmakers

How do they operate the world's most versatile construction machines? Plus, how do they maintain the Willis Tower Skydeck in Chicago?

Diggers, Taste Of The Orient, Into The Void

How are peanuts harvested, roasted and transformed into peanut butter; and how are domestic appliances tested?

Peanut Butter, Breaking Point

How do they mine marble for Washington's monuments; how do they make Tabasco Sauce; and how do they produce storm proof umbrellas?

Smooth As Marble, Hot Stuff, Umbrellas

How do they make Irish stout and how do they use silkworms to create gunpowder bags and clothes? Plus, how do they put soup into cans?

Tales From The Black Stuff, Silk, In The Can

How are phosphates used to put out fires; and how are cruise liners fuelled up and stocked with supplies before a voyage?

Fire Extinguishers, Cruise Liner

How do they make aeroplane tyres; how do they fire the fastest guns in the west; and how do they make artificial turf for football pitches?

Aircraft Tyres, Six Shooters, Fever Pitch

In this episode, learn how they dive for sponges and how taxi drivers know their way to so many different destinations.

Soft As Sponge, The Knowledge

How do they transport cash securely; how do they land big game fish; and how do they produce bagpipes?

Money Movers, Catch Of The Day, Amazing Grace

How do they design cars that will protect you in a crash; how do they print a bestseller; and how do they transform oil into margarine?

Crash Testing, Books Etc, Margarine

How is water transformed into whisky; and how are they preparing for another natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina?

Whisky Galore, Disaster Prevention

How do they transform raw cane into sugar; how do they farm fish; and how do they create tailor made suits that are ready within the day?

Sugar, Fish Farming

How are banknotes designed and printed; and how is leather hide transformed into pairs of shiny shoes?

Money, Shoe-In

How do they make toothbrushes; how do they produce millions of car batteries; and how are cacao beans transformed into chocolate?

Battery Power, Chocolate, Toothbrushes

How do they carry out maintenance on the Eiffel Tower; and how do they design and build the ultimate snowboards?

Eiffel Tower, Snowboards

How do they turn coffee beans into decaffeinated coffee; how do they smoke fish; and how do they use water to power ships?

Decaf Coffee, Smoked Fish, Water Jets

How do investigators establish the cause of a fire; and why are oak barrels important in traditional French winemaking?

Blaze Cops, Oaked

How do they build the world's fastest lawnmowers; how do they set the price of bread; and how do they use coconuts to clean water?

Lawnmowers, Bread, Clean Water

How do they produce millions of matches; and how do they buff and polish chrome for the perfect shine?

Matches, Chrome

How do they build the best off-road cars; how can cowboys stay on a bucking bronco; and how do they transform flour into cakes?

Off-Roaders, Saddles, Cakes

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?

Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan

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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