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How Do They Do It?Season 8

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    E01 Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan

    Jun 3, 2011 · 22m

    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?

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    E02 Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears

    Jun 10, 2011 · 22m

    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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    E03 Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam

    Jun 17, 2011 · 22m

    How do they run Ryker's Island, one of the biggest jails in the world? How do they make the famous Royal Mail post box? And how do they turn fruit...

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    E04 Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream

    Jun 24, 2011 · 22m

    How do they make playing cards that can defeat a cheat? How do they brew a billion bottles of lager a year? And how do they make the world's most...

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    E05 Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library

    Jul 1, 2011 · 22m

    How do they put the holes in Swiss cheese? How do they restore and improve a classic battle tank? And how do robotic librarians run one of the world's biggest...

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    E06 Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls

    Jul 15, 2011 · 22m

    How do they persuade an oyster to grow a perfect pearl? How do they put the twist in classic Pennsylvania pretzels? And how do they build Venice's traditional gondolas?

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    E07 Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile

    Jul 22, 2011 · 22m

    How do they make a perfectly unpredictable roulette wheel? How do they produce the world's purest olive oil? And how can a rusty wreck be transformed into a classic Batmobile?

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    E08 Ice Rink, Car Plant

    Jul 29, 2011 · 22m

    How do they instruct robots to mass-produce cars, and how do they transform the world's biggest football stadium into its largest ice hockey arena? Find out.

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    E09 Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions

    Aug 5, 2011 · 22m

    How do they craft accordions? How do they make the wasabi that puts a kick in Japan's raw fish? And how do they produce duck calls that can trick birds?

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    E10 Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills

    Aug 26, 2011 · 22m

    How do they make the Japanese toilets that treat you to a wash and blow dry? How has the US Navy built a helicopter that doesn't need a pilot?

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    E11 24 Hours of Daytona, Rum

    Oct 18, 2011 · 22m

    How do they keep the cars of Daytona on track for 24 hours of high speed racing, and how do they turn the sweetest sugar cane into world-renowned Caribbean rum?

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    E12 Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats

    Oct 19, 2011 · 22m

    How do they farm sturgeon for caviar? How do they mould centuries of history into the finest Japanese porcelain? How do they make world-class football boots?

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    E13 Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna

    Oct 27, 2011 · 22m

    How do they find and defuse thousands of World War II landmines? How do they make crisp tasting cider? How do they clear undergrowth with a thin strip of nylon...

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    E14 Circus, Guitars

    Dec 1, 2011 · 22m

    How do they set up a 1,700 seat circus tent in just 36 hours, and how do they turn Japanese maple and mahogany into the coolest instruments on earth -...

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    E15 Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta

    Dec 8, 2011 · 22m

    How is a 700-year-old tree made into a two tonne Japanese drum? How can a factory produce thousands of cars and stay green? And how do Italians make great tasting...

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    E16 Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security

    Dec 15, 2011 · 22m

    How does the German city of Frankfurt produce their famous frankfurter sausages? How are the world's most accurate rifles manufactured? How do casinos stop card cheats?

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    E17 Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels

    Dec 29, 2011 · 22m

    How are millions of parcels delivered around the world every day? How do they make cricket bats that can hit a ball at 150kmph?

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    E18 Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper

    Jan 5, 2012 · 22m

    How do they build powerboats that can go faster than sports cars? How do they produce Swiss watches? How do they create wallpaper fit for palaces?

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    E19 Submarine Rescue, Subaru

    Jan 12, 2012 · 22m

    How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? Submarine rescue specialists test the ability of the world's navies to respond to an underwater emergency.

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    E20 Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphault

    Jan 19, 2012 · 22m

    How do they guide the world's largest cruise ships under low bridges? How do they find Alba's famous white truffles? How do they mine Trinidad's natural asphalt lake?

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