Episode 1
Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles, Catamarans
22m
How baklava is made; how pilots fly gyroplanes; how a ukulele is crafted; and how the world's fastest ferry was built.
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How Do They Do It?
2006TV-G17 seasons7.5 / 10
An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
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How Do They Do It? is available to stream on DirecTV On Demand, Discovery+, Discovery+ (Via Amazon Prime), HBO (Via Hulu), HBO Max, Max (Via Amazon Prime), Philo, Prime Video, Amazon Freevee, Hoopla, Plex, Spectrum On Demand, The Roku Channel, and Tubi in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Google Play, Amazon, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
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An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
Season 13 episodes
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Episode 2
Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts
22m
How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.
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Episode 3
Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, Diamonds
22m
How coffee is roasted; how bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; and how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
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Episode 4
Cameras, Big Airbags, Jelly Beans
22m
How the world's sharpest photos are taken; what it takes to create an airbag that can catch a falling car; and how jelly beans are made.
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Episode 5
Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights
22m
ncluded: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.
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Episode 6
Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, Tiger Balm
22m
Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.
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Episode 7
Non-Alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, Lie Detectors
22m
How non-alcoholic beer, Tomcars, escalators and lie detectors are made.
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Episode 8
Axes, Messenger Bags, Fast-Rescue Boats
22m
How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.
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Episode 9
Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap
22m
How Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes, eucalyptus oil and plastic wrap are made.
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Episode 10
The Tesla, Horsehair Fabrics, Pool Cleaners
22m
Included: the Tesla; horse-hair fabrics; and pool cleaners.
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Episode 11
Snails, Cutlery, Fishing Kayaks
22m
How do they feed France's appetite for snails, turn slabs of steel into shiny cutlery, and craft a kayak you can paddle with your feet?
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Episode 12
Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens
22m
How do they build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank, make a marker pen that never fades, and design a 200-mph superbike?
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Episode 13
Crystal Glass, Flat Screen TVs
22m
How do they blow the world's finest crystal, heat the deepest swimming pool, and fill a million bottles a day of the world's favourite ketchup?
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Episode 14
Pulverizers, Bomber Jackets
22m
How do they forge a set of jaws that can chomp through concrete, stitch the historic airman's bomber, and brew the oldest beer in the Western World?
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Episode 15
Sydney Opera House, Handsaws
22m
How do they turn Sheffield steel into a carpenter's handsaw, make a microphone that can pick up a whisper, and safely steer through a frozen river?
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Episode 16
Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits
22m
How do they brew moonshine in the heart of New York City, make a battery powered bicycle, and grow the rubber for wetsuits in the Arizona desert?
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Episode 17
Gemstones, Cowboy Boots
22m
How do they mine one of the rarest gemstones in the world, craft the classic cowboy boot, and build a road sweeper that can pick up seven tonnes of trash?
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Episode 18
Duvets, Drill Pipes, Rubber Bands
22m
How do they make the world's softest duvets, drill for oil thousands of metres below ground, and put the stretch in rubber bands?
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Episode 19
Aircraft Engines, Fisherman's Friend
22m
How do they build a diesel engine that can fly, make cough sweets, turn clear plastic into bank notes, and whip up ice cream flavours?
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Episode 20
Armored Cars, Christmas Trees
22mfinale
How do they turn a family car into a fortress on wheels, grow millions of perfect Christmas trees and hammer out the world's finest cymbals?
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More about How Do They Do It?
Cast
Rupert Degas
Robert LlewellynNaz OsmanogluSelf
Jeff Wilburn
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Documentary
- Episodes
- 287
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
DiscoveryUnited States- WAGtv
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