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How Do They Do It?

2014 • Discovery Channel
4.6
5 reviews
PG
Rating
Eligible

Season 11 episodes (20)

1 Episode 1
2/13/14
How do they make the king of cheeses, parmesan? How do they keep the runways running at the world's busiest airports? And, how do they manufacture relaxing reclining chairs?
2 Episode 2
3/3/14
How do they weave a traditional Turkish carpet? How do they use helicopter blade technology to make cross country skis? And, how do they turn the water on and off at Niagara Falls?
3 Episode 3
12/2/13
How do they turn seaweed into sushi wrapping? How do they make a beer bottle that lasts for fifteen years? And, how do they keep surfers safe from man-eating sharks?
4 Episode 4
2/13/14
How do they cast the street lamps of Venice? How do they prevent another Titanic like disaster? And, how do they grow tiny trees for the ancient Chinese art of penjing?
5 Episode 5
2/14/14
How do they create one of the fastest bikes in the world? How do pilots train to perform death-defying acrobatics? And, how do they bring oil and gas up from the bottom of the sea?
6 Episode 6
11/8/13
How do they hand roll New York bagels? How do they make a racing car tyre that will grip the track at 320 km an hour? And, how do they make lifelike sculptures out of glass?
7 Episode 7
2/22/14
How do they collect the trash in Venice, a place without roads? How do they make Australia's famous sheepskin boots? And, how do they turn pond algae into a health supplement?
8 Episode 8
2/22/14
How do they turn rosebuds into Turkish Delight? How do they hammer out a silver spoon? And, how do they make sunscreen to block out harmful UV light?
9 Episode 9
3/28/14
How do they create the world's finest canvases? How do they cook up foul-smelling stinky tofu? And, how do they get fifty drinks out of a single bottle of beer?
10 Episode 10
2/23/14
How do they look after bees to produce millions of jars of honey? How do they build a trike that can carry the whole family? And, how do they stop a bullet with a sheet of ceramic?
11 -Episode 11
3/4/14
How do they mine the mineral that's an essential ingredient in glass cookware? How do they keep cash safe inside an ATM? And, how do they build a hyper-car out of sheets of cloth?
12 Episode 12
12/21/13
How do they make Aquavit? How do Australian kangaroos help protect motorcycle riders in a crash? And, how do they clean away years of grime from New York's St Patrick's Cathedral?
13 Episode 13
3/4/14
How do they build a port ready to receive the world's biggest container ships? How do they make 28 million plastic bags a day? And, how do they blow the glass to make baubles?
14 Episode 14
3/4/14
How do they create the world's most expensive vinegar? How do they keep divers dry and warm in the freezing ocean? And, how do they build a plane that can fly upside down?
15 Episode 15
3/5/14
How do they forge super steel to make a car lighter, greener and safer? And, how do they shear Australia’s eighty million sheep every Spring?
16 Episode 16
3/9/14
How do they keep you comfortable, entertained and safe with the latest aircraft seats? And, how do they design bras with aerospace technology to give you that extra lift?
17 Episode 17
3/13/14
How do they make plasterboard from power station smoke? How do they cast the world's top awards? And, how do they build a plane that can take off and land almost anywhere?
18 Episode 18
3/13/14
Explore the manufacture and operation of ordinary objects and meet the problem-solving engineers and the visionary industrial designers who strive to improve our modern world.
19 Episode 19
3/17/14
How do they make George Washington’s favourite tipple? How do they crash test aircraft seats without crashing a plane? And, how do they produce billions of batteries a year?
20 Episode 20
3/18/14
How do they mine nickel to turn into nickels? How do they build the lock gates for canals so barges and boats can climb hills? How do they put the bubbles in Taiwan’s favourite bubble tea?

About this show

Prepare to expand your mind as HOW DO THEY DO IT? goes behind-the-scenes to explore the manufacturing and operation of a variety of ordinary objects. Meet the problem-solving engineers and the visionary industrial designers who constantly strive to improve our modern world. This series explores creation and production behind parmesan and bagels and how Niagara Falls was formed.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
5 reviews