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How Do They Do It? — Season 13

Episodes

  • E01 Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles, Catamarans

    Aug 8, 2016 · 22m

    How baklava is made; how pilots fly gyroplanes; how a ukulele is crafted; and how the world's fastest ferry was built.

  • E02 Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts

    Aug 15, 2016 · 22m

    How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.

  • E03 Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, Diamonds

    Aug 22, 2016 · 22m

    How coffee is roasted; how bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; and how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.

  • E04 Cameras, Big Airbags, Jelly Beans

    Aug 29, 2016 · 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.

  • E05 Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights

    Sep 5, 2016 · 22m

    ncluded: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.

  • E06 Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, Tiger Balm

    Sep 12, 2016 · 22m

    Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.

  • E07 Non-Alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, Lie Detectors

    Sep 19, 2016 · 22m

    How non-alcoholic beer, Tomcars, escalators and lie detectors are made.

  • E08 Axes, Messenger Bags, Fast-Rescue Boats

    Oct 3, 2016 · 22m

    How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.

  • E09 Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap

    Oct 10, 2016 · 22m

    How Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes, eucalyptus oil and plastic wrap are made.

  • E10 The Tesla, Horsehair Fabrics, Pool Cleaners

    Oct 17, 2016 · 22m

    Included: the Tesla; horse-hair fabrics; and pool cleaners.

  • E11 Snails, Cutlery, Fishing Kayaks

    Oct 24, 2016 · 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?

  • E12 Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens

    Oct 31, 2016 · 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?

  • E13 Crystal Glass, Flat Screen TVs

    Nov 7, 2016 · 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?

  • E14 Pulverizers, Bomber Jackets

    Nov 14, 2016 · 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?

  • E15 Sydney Opera House, Handsaws

    Nov 21, 2016 · 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?

  • E16 Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits

    Nov 28, 2016 · 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?

  • E17 Gemstones, Cowboy Boots

    Dec 5, 2016 · 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?

  • E18 Duvets, Drill Pipes, Rubber Bands

    Dec 12, 2016 · 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?

  • E19 Aircraft Engines, Fisherman's Friend

    Dec 19, 2016 · 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?

  • E20 Armored Cars, Christmas Trees

    Dec 26, 2016 · 22m

    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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