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How Do They Do It?

Season 3 2007
TV-G

  • 2007-02-22T03:00:00Z on Discovery
  • 25m
  • 5h 8m (14 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Documentary
How Do They Do It? Ever wondered how the stripes get into toothpaste or how contact lenses are made? How do goods get from one country to another and then into our supermarkets? What are car tires made from and exactly why are plasma TV screens flat? Eating, drinking, driving, flying. These all are activities that we carry out with barely a second thought. But have you ever wondered what exactly goes into your teabag and how it got there? How does an airport handle hundreds of thousands of items of luggage each day? And just how can a car’s airbag inflate so quickly? Every day – often without even realizing it – we come into contact with technology, be it in the bathroom, in the car or on the golf course. We take a look at how things work, and focus on some of the most amazing examples of everyday objects including the world’s fastest elevator and the most expensive chocolate money can buy.

14 episodes

Season Premiere

2007-02-22T03:00:00Z

3x01 Phoenix Stadium; La Trade Tower; Surfing

Season Premiere

3x01 Phoenix Stadium; La Trade Tower; Surfing

  • 2007-02-22T03:00:00Z22m

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?

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

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?

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?

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

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?

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

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?

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

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.

Season Finale

2007-04-05T02:00:00Z

3x14 Rally Car; Letter; Titanium

Season Finale

3x14 Rally Car; Letter; Titanium

  • 2007-04-05T02:00:00Z22m

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

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