Going Deep with David Rees

2014 • National Geographic Channel
4.6
21 reviews
TV-14
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Season 1 episodes (10)

1 How to Make an Ice Cube
7/14/14
The ice cubes in ads look crystal clear while ice made at home is often not. You'll never freeze water the same way again after hearing the expert advice of icemakers, scientists and Buddhist monks that will help you churn out heirloom-quality cubes.
2 How to Tie Your Shoes
7/14/14
David Rees wants you to put aside your childish ways when it comes to how to tie your shoes. Most of us knot our laces the way we learned when we were kids, but David consults with experts to find out what kind of laces and knots we should be using.
3 How to Dig a Hole
7/21/14
David Rees, the guy who salvaged the art of hand-sharpening pencils, is on a quest to master a new array of oft-ignored skills - like how to dig a hole. David goes deep inside a Rocky Mountain mine to become a test subject in the lab of "Dr. Shovel."
4 How to Flip a Coin
7/21/14
A coin toss can be the best way to settle an argument or make a tough decision, but what's the absolute best way to flip the coin? David Rees is determined to figure that out once and for all.
5 How to Swat a Fly
7/28/14
Flies are annoying, are carriers of disease and seem to be a step ahead when you try to swat them. David Rees is determined to become a fly master, learning the best tools, swatting motion and the best way to get inside his enemy's head - literally.
6 How to Open a Door
7/28/14
Prepare to have your doors of perception pried open by the steadily increasing leverage of a Halligan tool. David Rees teaches you all the ways to open a door with the help of a robotics professor, a firefighter, and a competitive lock picker.
7 How to Throw a Paper Airplane
8/4/14
In his mission to learn how to throw a paper airplane perfectly, David consults an origami master, learns the secrets of flight from NASA scientists and engineers, and teams up with the man who built the world's greatest paper airplane.
8 How to Light a Match
8/11/14
Join David as he masters the art of striking a match and learns fire’s most fundamental secrets. With the help of scientists, he comes to understand fire in a way that our ancestors could never have dreamed of.
9 How to Climb a Tree
8/18/14
David masters the art of tree climbing. Lemurs, champion tree-climbers, indigenous climbing techniques, and David’s parents make appearances as he sets out to fulfill his childhood desire to climb the magnolia tree outside his childhood home.
10 How to Shake Hands
8/25/14
It's a second chance for David to make first impressions as he sets out to master the humble handshake. Can arm wrestlers, hand specialists, and the man with the best handshake in town help David "shake" his bad habits and greet the world with confidence?

About this show

Going Deep with David Rees is the how-to show that teaches you how to do the things you think you already know how to do. Each episode helps you appreciate how outrageous and strange even the simplest tasks become, once you start over-thinking them.

Ratings and reviews

4.6
21 reviews
Christi Nash
September 17, 2014
I really like this because it explores common subjects but through a varied lens that most people don't know or think about, and the host is in his early forties but has a very young, energetic vibe. Don't let the gray hair fool you, it's far from boring.
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Ryan Pearson
September 2, 2014
Honestly I tried the paper air plane after the episode and got utter enjoyment out of it.
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Marie L
September 4, 2014
Amusing, informative, totally irrelevant! The perfect escape.
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