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How Do They Do It?After watching this series you may never look at ordinary objects in the same way again. A tube of toothpaste? Car tires? Tea bags? A lot of technology goes into even the simplest of consumer goods, and this program offers viewers a glimpse at just what that entails.S13, EP9 "Wensleydale Cheese; Paintbrushes; Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap"Churning out Wensleydale cheese; turning pig hair into the world's finest paintbrushes; distilling aromatic oils from the koala's favorite food.
S13, EP10 "The Tesla; Horse-Hair Fabrics; Pool Cleaners"Building the 700 horsepower Tesla Model S; turning horses' tails into fine fabrics; cleaning the largest swimming pools in the world.
S13, EP11 "Snails Cutlery Fishing Kayaks"Feeding France's appetite for snails; turning slabs of steel into shiny cutlery; crafting a kayak that is paddled by foot.
S13, EP12 "Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens"Building emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank; a marker pen that never fades; a 200 mph super bike.
S13, EP3 "Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps and Diamonds"Find out how coffee is roasted; how the bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
S13, EP4 "Cameras, Big Airbags, and Jelly Beans"Find out how photos are taken; create an airbag; and how jelly beans are made.
S14, EP2 "How Do They Do It?"Building the ultimate car crushing colossus; how Lea and Perrins concoct their Worcestershire sauce.
S14, EP3 "Life-Saving Race Helmets; How the Tea in Your Brew Travels from Plantations"A look at how life-saving race helmets are put together; how the tea in your brew travels from plantations; looking at the world's largest underground heating system in Poland.
S14, EP4 "Decorations on Mardi Gras Floats; Rock Candy"A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created; how rock candy is twisted together; looking at how dentures are made.
S16, EP20 "How Do They Do It?"An investigation into the remote-controlled machines completing tasks too dangerous for human divers; handmade teddy bears; India's favorite cheese.
S16, EP19 "How Do They Do It?"An investigation into a sensitive hearing aid developed by Swiss engineers; comfortable commuting; the art of shadow puppetry.
S16, EP18 "Basmati Rice, Mechanical Birds"How basmati rice is turned into millions of microwaveable meals.
S16, EP17 "Fertiliser, Maple Syrup"An investigation into mining a million tons of fertilizer from beneath the sea; how to hand-print colorful clothes using batik; natural syrup.
S16, EP16 "Mushrooms, Maps"An investigation into how huge amounts of mushrooms are made in the world's mushroom capital each year; life saving gloves.
S16, EP15 "RVs, Chupa Chups"An investigation into how all the features of an apartment are put into a motorhome; sugar and fine art; ballet shoes.
S16, EP14 "Window Cleaners"A look at the challenge of cleaning the windows of the Petronas Towers, the world's tallest twin towers; how jigsaw puzzle pieces are made to be unique; how Olympic field hockey sticks are crafted from fiberglass and kevlar.
S16, EP13 "How Do They Do It?"Investigating how they make the amplifier used by rock legends, the famous Marshall amp; how they turn wet clay into frost-proof garden pots.
S16, EP12 "How Do They Do It?"Looking at how they harness the wind to power a racing yacht to Olympic gold; how they make a sword fit for an officer at the world's largest sword factory.
S16, EP11 "How Do They Do It?"The power of the world's biggest engines are quadrupled with turbochargers; new roads are built from old plastic waste; one particular style of kite is the national symbol of Malaysia.
S16, EP10 "Bird's Nest Soup; Rowing Oars"How millions of real nests are collected to make bird's nest soup; aerospace technology makes rowers go faster; how Spanish flamenco castanets are created.
S16, EP9 "How Do They Do It?"How a tractor is built every three minutes in order to power Indian agriculture; bronze bells are cast to help Swiss farmers keep track of their cows; how streets are lit to make roads safer.
S16, EP8 "Pile Drivers, Cricket Bats, Spanish Fans"Discover how foundations are driven hundred of metres into the ground; how English willow is turned into cricket bats for India's top players; how beautiful Spanish fans are handcrafted.
S16, EP7 "Bufori Cars, Sports Whistles, Paprika"One of the world's most exclusive luxury cars is built from carbon fiber and bullet-proof Kevlar; see how referees' whistles are made; how smoky flavour goes into Spanish paprika.
S16, EP6 "How Do They Do It?"How geoduck, one of the world's weirdest seafood delicacies, is harvested; how a head of steam is built up on one of South Africa's oldest working trains and how water polo players are protected from injury.
S16, EP5 "How Do They Do It?"Self-healing stainless steel is produced at one of the world's largest steel mills; cash is kept safe with uncrackable locks and the traditional Indian sugar, jaggery, is made to use in Ayurvedic medicine.
S16, EP4 "Horse Air Transport, Chess Sets, Food Photography"How race horses are transported; creative methods to photograph food.
S16, EP3 "Surfboards, Satchels, Butter"Making the perfect board for catching waves; making 10 million tons of butter a year.
S16, EP2 "Trombone, Spanish Bota"Making a trombone; making traditional Spanish wineskins; turning smelly muddy peat into rejuvenating face cream.
S16, EP1 "Peppermint, Tennis Racquets"One family in America makes three quarters of the world's peppermint oil; making state-of-the-art, performance-enhancing tennis rackets.
S15, EP20 "Platinum, Manga and Limoncello"Manufacturers reveal the explosive secrets in producing one of the world's most-valuable metals, the artistry behind Japan's manga phenomenon and the centuries-old techniques for making sweet and sharp limoncello.
S15, EP19 "Pencils, Licorice and Lace"The carpenter's pencil makes a mark in the building trade, an herbaceous plant is turned into a dark and sweet candy and traditional techniques are used to create delicate lace for high-end fashion.
S15, EP18 "Sugar Beets, Feather Dusters and Balloons"A knobby vegetable works to satisfy everyone's sweet tooth, the world's biggest bird helps battle dust with amazing dirt-sucking science and natural rubber is turned into balloons to get the party popping.
S15, EP17 "Pearls, Damascus Steel Knives and Hippo Rollers"Tennessee trailblazers harvest freshwater pearls from the deep, blacksmiths unlock the ancient secrets of the blade that struck fear into the hearts of crusading knights and an ingenious water-transporting device is transforming life in Africa.
S15, EP16 "Charcoal, Soba and Vaulting Poles"A company in South Africa turns up the heat by making charcoal the old-fashioned way, a Japanese factory cooks up oodles of noodles and Texas tech wizards design record-breaking gear for pole vaulters.
S15, EP15 "Raisins, Washi Paper and Showers"A family business in California grows grapes and raises raisins on a grand scale; German engineers create the next generation of high-tech showers; traditional Japanese paper continues to be made using centuries-old traditions.
S15, EP14 "Newspapers, Socks and Blackcurrant Juice"Manufacturers reveal the secrets behind how the world's biggest newspaper delivers over 80 million copies a day; how the modern sock is crafted to perfection; how 10,000 tons of blackcurrants are turned into a famous, fruity drink.
S15, EP13 "Weather Factory, Baseball Gloves and Christmas Pudding"One of the world's most-advanced weather-testing facilities subjects cars to all the elements; handmade baseball gloves make the difference between a broken finger and a high-speed catch; traditional Christmas puddings light up holiday tables.
S15, EP12 "Lobster Fishing, Chesterfield Sofas and High-Definition Cameras"Fishermen transport lobster from the ocean floor to fine dining restaurants in just a few hours; craftsman follow a 300-year-old design when handcrafting couches; cutting-edge camera lenses are capable of seeing more than the human eye.
S15, EP11 "Barra Airport, Sun-dried Tomatoes and Lederhosen"Air traffic controllers must manage a beach airport that is flooded twice a day; cutting-edge technology brings a centuries-old processed food to local delis; Bavaria's unofficial national costume helps keep ancient crafts alive.
S15, EP9 "Super Yachts, Space Suits and Katsuobushi"A Dutch company reveals their two-year process for building super yachts, astronauts are protected from the most-hostile environment known to man with space suits and a skilled Japanese chef creates a delicacy out of year-old, moldy fish.
S15, EP8 "Violins, Milk Deliveries and Pumice"Craftsmen reveal the three-hundred-year-old secret to hand making violins, millions of bottles of milk are delivered from farm to front door in under 48 hours and a rock born of Icelandic flame is bringing fire to homes throughout the world.
S15, EP7 "Ballpoint Pens, Army Rations and Rush Mats"The wizardry behind the push-button ballpoint pen saves millions of shirts from annoying ink stains; soldiers get their pizza fix deep behind enemy lines; a bunch of river weeds are transformed into hefty, must-have rugs.
S15, EP6 "Parchment, Shuttlecocks and Sea Salt"History's greatest moments are preserved for all time on skin; the fastest moving object in the world of sports takes flight; Vikings harness the explosive power of volcanoes to make gourmet salt.
S15, EP5 "Leaning Tower of Pisa, Eider Down and Digestive Biscuits"Engineers look at Pisa's gravity-defying tower that has been tipping for 800 years; a lucky duck is unharmed while its down is used in the world's most-expensive duvets; a factory reveals the gastronomic genius behind a teatime accompaniment.
S15, EP4 "Stratocaster Guitars, Kalles Caviar and Aston Martin Racing"Manufacturers give a behind-the-scenes look at the chart-topping, six-string star of rock and roll; the motorsports secrets to racing around the clock with a road car turned endurance racer; the popular seafood spread made from cod roe.
S15, EP3 "Borsalino Hats, Folding Bicycles and Skyr"An Italian manufacturer makes a hat with enough flair for Hollywood's biggest stars; a low-fat, Icelandic dairy dish is set on conquering the world; a British company is engineering the ultimate commuter companion.
S15, EP2 "Beds, Space Freighters and Underground Farms"Humble horsehair is turned into a bed fit for royalty; a 20-million-dollar, space-faring picnic basket keeps astronauts fed and watered for months at a time; subterranean salad is grown in a World War II bomb shelter below London's busy streets.
S15, EP1 "Harris Tweed, Turntables and Hakarl"Scottish manufacturers use pedal power to weave a high-demand fabric for catwalks throughout the world; an Italian company leads the turnaround of the turntable; an Icelandic delicacy has a fishy tale to becoming edible.
S14, EP1 "How Do They Do It?"Turning aluminum cans into planes and rockets; carving the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock.
S13, EP8 "Axes, Messenger Bags; Fast-Rescue Boats"Forging the axe; making a courier's messenger bag; building the fastest lifeboats.
S13, EP7 "Non-alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, and Lie Detectors"Brewing beer that won't make people drunk; a car that flies over rocks and boulders; making escalators; how lie detectors work.
S13, EP6 "Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars; Tiger Balm"Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.
S13, EP5 "Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers and Festival of Lights"How to build the world's toughest mobile home; how an ice rink is resurfaced; making a tuning fork; planning the world's biggest festival of lights.
S12, EP20 "Power Tunnel, Pizza Ovens and Playhouses"Massive tunnels are built to prevent blackouts in one of the world's biggest cities; large areas pine forest are turned into perfect pieces of timber.
S12, EP19 "Credit Cards, Tiffin and Boat Lift"Keeping crooks from cracking credit cards; lifting a 1000 ton ship 70 meters into the air while it is still in the water.
S12, EP18 "Redbush Tea, Baggage Handling and Hairbrushes"How South Africa's famous redbush tea is produced; robots accurately route passengers' bags at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport; a historic hairbrush fit for a queen is made.
S12, EP17 "Mohair, Quadski and The Harp"Turning goat fleeces into fabrics; building a quad bike that turns into a jet ski; creating a harp.
S12, EP16 "Fedoras, Cement and Frozen Peas"Fashioning the iconic Fedora hat; cement that builds the world; harvesting and freezing millions of peas in under three hours.
S12, EP15 "Sitar, Biltong and Bulldozers"Crafting a sitar; making beef biltong; building monster bulldozers.
S12, EP14 "High Rise Construction, Dr. Marten Boots and Cooking Pans"Biggest apartment block on the planet; classic British boots; cooking pans tough enough to last a lifetime.
S12, EP13 "Macadamia Nuts, Tap Water and Crowd Barriers"Processing the world's toughest and most expensive nut; lake water into tap water; holding back thousands of fans.
S12, EP12 "Espadrilles, Prefabricated Houses and Underground Storage"Fashionable footwear; complete rooms are assembled in under two hours; some of the most valuable books and documents in the world are stored deep underground.
S12, EP11 "Bamboo Scaffolding and Fireworks"Indian construction crews go green, using bamboo for most of their scaffolding needs; the secret to multicolored fireworks is finally unlocked.
S12, EP10 "Robo-farm, Log Stacker and Piano Moving"A farm in the Netherlands is run almost completey by robots; one of the biggest toughest log stackers is put to work in Sweden; and grand pianos are navigated through the streets of New York.
S12, EP9 "Aga Cookers, Incense Sticks and Jenever"Scrap metal is made into a gourmet cooking machine; The exotic aromas of India are created by hand; how sailor's got their Dutch Courage.
S12, EP8 "Harp Strings, Roof Windows and Belgian Waffles"Making the world's finest harp strings; building roof windows that can keep out a hurricane; making Belgian waffles.
S12, EP7 "Tinned Grapefruit, Snow Machines and Conveyor Belts"Picking and processing tons of grapefruit; building conveyor belts to carry millions of luggage every year.
S12, EP6 "Road Rollers, Canned Bread and Vertu Phones"Building heavy duty road rollers; bake bread in a can; making mobile phone with care and precision of Swiss watch.
S12, EP5 "Screws, Marmalade and Printed Dresses"Tiny pieces of metal that hold the world together; bitter fruit is transformed into a tangy treat; fashionable clothing technology.
S12, EP4 "Wine and Goretex Extreme Weather Clothing"Using one of the slipperiest substances on Earth to make waterproof clothing for explorers, mountaineers and special forces soldiers.
S12, EP3 "Monorail, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain and New York Cupcakes"Building a monorail above the world's most crowded streets; Copenhagen's Flora Danica porcelain.
S12, EP2 "Heavy Lift Plane, Hunting Boots and Bananas"Building the world's most advanced heavy lift plane; making boots that stay supple even when it's frozen solid; keeping store shelves stocked with ripe yellow bananas.
S12, EP1 "Logging, Tiles and Jaffa Cakes"Turning Canadian red cedar into miles of timber cladding; handcrafting Spain's famous painted tiles; making five million jaffa cakes a day.
S11, EP20 "Nickel; Locks; Bubble Tea"Nickel, locks and bubble tea.
S11, EP19 "Car Windows; Lipstick; Sheep Shears"How car windows are made to keep out wind, rain, stones, thieves, noise and harmful UV rays; how the gloss is put on the perfect shade of lipstick.
S11, EP18 "Plaster; Awards; Special Forces Plane"Plaster; awards; special forces plane.
S11, EP17 "Mattresses; Aircraft Seats; Bras"Mattresses; aircraft seats; bras.
S11, EP16 "Steel; Wool; Kiteboards"Steel; wool; kiteboards.
S11, EP15 "Balsamic Vinegar; Drysuits; Stunte Plane"Balsamic vinegar; drysuits; stunte plane.
S11, EP14 "Dock Cranes; Plastic Bags; Baubles"Dock cranes; plastic bags; baubles.
S11, EP13 "Aquavit; Motorcycle Leathers; Cathedral"Aquavit; motorcycle leathers; cathedral.
S11, EP12 "Heat Proof Glass; ATMs; Pagani"How do they mine the mineral that's an essential ingredient in glass cookware? How do they keep cash safe inside an ATM? And, how do they build a hyper-car out of sheets of cloth?
S11, EP11 "Applejack; Aircraft Seat Test; Batteries"How they make George Washington's favorite tipple; crashing test aircraft seats without crashing a plane; producing billions of batteries a year.
S11, EP10 "Beekeeping; Trikes; Body Armour"Beekeeping; trikes; body armour.
S11, EP9 "Canvas; Stinky Tofu; Bottle Recycling"Canvas; stinky tofu; bottle recycling.
S11, EP8 "Turkish Delight; Silver; Sunscreen"Turkish delight; silver; sunscreen.
S11, EP7 "Venice Trash; Sheepskin Boots; Chlorella"Trash collecting in Venice; Australian sheepskin boots; pond algae as a health supplement.
S11, EP6 "Bagels; Racing Tires; Liuli Glass"Bagels; racing tires; liuli glass.
S11, EP5 "Racing Bikes; Stunt Pilots; Oil Well"Racing bikes; stunt pilots; oil well.
S11, EP4 "Brass; Ice Patrol; Penjing"Brass; ice patrol; penjing.
S11, EP3 "Nori; Beer Bottles; Shark Deterrents"Nori; beer bottles; shark deterrents.
S11, EP2 "Carpets; Skiis; Niagara Power"Carpets; skiis; Niagara power.
S11, EP1 "Parmesan; Runways; Reclining Chairs"Parmesan; runways; reclining chairs.
S10, EP20 "Leather; Grand Canal; Flyboard"Leather; grand canal; flyboard.
S10, EP19 "Civet Coffee; Petersburg Metro; Chip Maker"Civet coffee; Petersburg Metro; chip maker.
S10, EP18 "Chinamax; Russian Standard; Abalone"Chinamax; Russian standard; abalone.
S10, EP17 "Russian Dolls; Aloe Vera; Flags"World-famous Russian nesting dolls are carved from tree trunks.
S10, EP16 "Ball Bearings; Cartoonists' Ink; False Eyes"Find out how ball-bearings are manufactured, what goes into cartoonist's ink and how false eyes are made.
S10, EP15 "Argan Oil; Kamaz Trucks; Canton Tower"Finding out how products are manufactured around the world; this episode features information on Kamaz trucks, products for the hair, and the Canton Tower.
S10, EP14 "Marble; Mahjong; Escape Slides"Marble; mahjong; escape slides.
S10, EP12 "Pistachios; Forbidden City; Radar"How they make pistachios; what is the Forbidden City; producing radars.
S10, EP11 "Lion Dance; Tunnel; Super Sopper"Lion dance; tunnel; super sopper.
S10, EP10 "Paris Sewers; Beretta; Cotton"Paris sewers; beretta; cotton.
S10, EP9 "Titan Tires; Espresso; Diamond Cutting"Titan tires; espresso; diamond cutting.
S10, EP8 "Bells; Hurricane Clean Up; Dates"Bells; hurricane clean up; dates.
S10, EP7 "Plane Painting; Clogs; Pasties"Plane Painting; Clogs; Pasties.
S10, EP6 "Sardines; Scooters; Erector Sets"Sardines; Scooters; Erector Sets.
S10, EP5 "Locomotives; Clotted Cream; Boomerangs"Locomotives; Clotted Cream; Boomerangs.
S10, EP4 "Salad; Rope; Insulin"How lush green salad is cultivated on scorching desert plains; how rigging for ships is made; how life-saving insulin is produced from a loaf of bread.
S10, EP3 "Toilet Paper; Absinthe; Cricket Balls"How do they make toilet paper; absinthe; and cricket balls.
S10, EP2 "Saffron; Ice Roads; Shelby"Saffron; ice roads; shelby.
S10, EP1 "Opal; Stunt Planes; Nougat"How they make opal; stunt planes; and nougat.
S9, EP21 "Chewing Gum; Fish Hooks; Legoland"How to turn rubber into chewing gum; making a fish hook to catch a shark; building the models at the world's largest Legoland.
S9, EP20 "Skydiving Suits; Surstromming; Hemp-Crete"A skydiving suit that makes a man fly; making the world's smelliest food; turning weeds into walls.
S9, EP19 "The Social Network; Zubrowka; Aerial Cable Car"How to connect a billion people across the world; using grass to make vodka; building the world's most expensive cable car.
S9, EP18 "Rayon; Snuff; Cola"How to turn trees into clothing and cloth; how to make English snuff; how to make fizzy drinks.
S9, EP17 "Tennis balls; Surround Sound; Steak"Making and testing tennis balls; the ultimate surround sound home cinema system; supplying New York with the finest steaks.
S9, EP16 "Stuntmen; Seabreacher; Amber"How stuntmen survive a day of being knocked down and beaten up; how they make a watercraft that can swim like a dolphin; how they mine precious amber.
S9, EP15 "Tequila; Steam-Powered Megacity; Soft Ice Cream"A drink made from cactus; New York City uses steam; making soft ice cream.
S9, EP14 "Liferafts; Mind Control; Stamps"Building a liferaft that will hold 150 people; golfers improve their shots with mind control; designing Jubilee postage stamps.
S9, EP13 "Guitars; Rope Access; Fast Tractor"Crafting the finest classical guitars; how climbers keep the blades turning on a 100-meter wind turbine; making America's ultimate mowing machine.
S9, EP11 "Scania Trucks; Miracle Forensics; Gouda"Building the world's most powerful trucks; solving crimes using the world's largest DNA database; making cheese with paraffin.
S9, EP10 "Suspension Bridge; Crossbows; Tracking Clothes"Making a cable strong enough to hold a bridge; modern hunters use medieval weapons; how stores determine the right sizes and colors to have in stock.
S9, EP9 "Almonds; Snowblower; Detergents"How billions of bees produce a million tons of California almonds; clearing snow to keep Norway's planes flying; removing the toughest stains.
S9, EP8 "Leather Footballs, Mussels, Helmet"Making footballs for the National Football League; how mussels are farmed; designing the ultimate fighter pilot's helmet.
S9, EP7 "Fighter Plane, Trappist Beers, SUV"Building a modern fighter jet; Belgium's Trappist monks make the world's finest beers; America's best performing SUV.
S9, EP6 "World in Miniature, Hurricane Test Center, Rhubarb"How a working miniature airport is built; designing a house to survive a hurricane; growing rhubarb in the dark.
S9, EP5 "Tennesse Whiskey; Nightvision; Saunas"How traditional Tennessee whiskey is made; how night-vision goggles work; how Finns relax in a 160-degree sauna.
S9, EP4 "Guacamole; Swamp Buggy; Scissors"How volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole; building a truck that can cross a swamp; Fiskars scissors.
S9, EP3 "Hats; Longest Road Tunnel; Snake Catcher"Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.
S9, EP2 "Leatherman, Formula 1, Glassware"Creating America's best-selling multi-tool; building the world's fastest racing car; the classic Finnish Aalto vase.
S8, EP20 "Tsukiji; Cricket Bats; Parcels"Tsukji; cricket bats; Parcels.
S8, EP18 "Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper"Powerboats that can go faster than sports cars; making Swiss watches; creating wallpaper fit for palaces and parliaments.
S8, EP17 "Frankfurters; Sniper Rifles; Casino Security"Frankfurter; casino security; sniper rifles.
S8, EP16 "Circus; Guitars"How a 1700-seat circus tent is set up in 36 hours; turning Japanese maple and mahogany into an electric guitar.
S8, EP15 "Caviar; Porcelain; Soccer Cleats"Farming the world's most expensive food; clay into china; Beckham and Kaka's boots.
S8, EP14 "24 Hours of Daytona; Rum"Kepping a car on the road in a 24 hour race; turning sweet sugar cane into rum.
S8, EP13 "Submarine Rescue; Subaru"Rescuing the crew of a sunken submarine; a monster digger; a car that runs on beer.
S8, EP12 "Toto Washlets; Fire Scout; Demolition Drills"How they build and design Japanese toilets; use remote control helicopters to catch smugglers; make a steel drill that can cut concrete.
S8, EP11 "Duck Calls; Wasabi; Accordions"How accordions are built; how wasabi is made; how they produce a duck call that can trick birds.
S8, EP10 "Bomb Squad; Cider; Husqvarna"Defusing thousands of World War II land mines; making crisp tasting cider; clearing undergrowth with a thin strip of nylon wire.
S8, EP9 "Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile"How roulette wheels are made; making the world's purest olive oil; transforming a rusty wreck into a classic Batmobile.
S8, EP8 "Brewery; Playing Cards; Gulfstream"Making playing cards that can defeat a cheat; brewing more than a billion bottles of lager a year; the world's most luxurious private jets.
S8, EP7 "Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls"How an oyster grows a perfect pearl; how they put the twist in classic Pennsylvania pretzels; how they build Venice's traditional gondolas.
S8, EP6 "Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library"How Swiss cheese gets its holes; restoring a classic battle tank; robotic librarians run one of the world's biggest book collections.
S8, EP5 "Island Prison; Mailboxes; Jam"New York's Rikers Island prison; how the famous Royal Mail mail boxes are made; turning fruit into jam.
S8, EP4 "Taiko Drums; Green Factory; Pasta"A 700-hundred-year-old tree is made into a two-ton Japanese drum; how a factory produces thousands of cars and stays green; how Italians make pasta.
S8, EP3 "Ice Rink; Car Plant"World's biggest ice hockey rink and car plant.
S8, EP2 "Bowling Balls; Tower Bridge; Gummy Bears"Bowling balls; tower bridge; Gummy Bears.
S8, EP1 "Fugu; Freight Trains; Scottish Tartan"How Japanese master chefs prepare the extremely poisonous puffer fish; freight trains; how Scots weave over 700 types of tartan for kilts.
S7, EP20 "UPS; Matches"Turning trees into matches; how does UPS get a package to your door in 24 hours.
S7, EP19 "Off-Roader; Western Saddles; Flour & Cakes"The world's most famous off-road vehicle; how cowboys stay on a bronco; turning wheat into flour and cakes.
S7, EP18 "Underground Mine; Shotguns"How lead is mined; how shotguns are made and tested.
S7, EP17 "Super Mowers; Price of Bread; Coconut Water"Building the world's fastest lawnmower; setting the price of bread; how coconuts clean water.
S7, EP16 "Blaze Cops; Oaked Wine; Chrome"Determining how fires start; how oak trees are used in the winemaking process.
S7, EP15 "Decaf Coffee; Smoked Foods; Waterjets"How to turn beans into decaf coffee; how to smoke fish; using water to power ships.
S7, EP14 "Eiffel Tower; Motorcycles; Snowboards"How the Eiffel Tower is maintained; making the ultimate motorcycle; cutting edge snowboards.
S7, EP13 "Car Batteries; Chocolate; Toothbrushes"Converting sulphuric acid and lead into 100 million car batteries; turning cacao beans into bars of chocolate; how toothbrushes clean our teeth.
S7, EP12 "Sugar; Fish Farming; Speed Suits"How they turn cane into sugar; farming fish; making a suit in one day.
S7, EP11 "Money; Shoes"How currency is designed and printed; how leather is turned into shoes.
S7, EP10 "Airplane Tires; Six Shooters; Artificial Turf"A look at how airplane tires find grip, how the fastest gun in the West is fired, and how artificial turf is put down.
S7, EP9 "Crash Testing; Books; Margarine"Protection in a car crash; how books are printed; how oil becomes margarine.
S7, EP8 "Whiskey; Disaster Prevention"Turning water into whiskey; preparation and prevention of another disaster like Hurricane Katrina.
S7, EP7 "Money Movers; Big Game Fish; Bagpipes"Moving cash safely; catching big game fish; music of the bagpipes.
S7, EP6 "Sponges; Cabbie Knowledge"Diving for sponges; how cab drivers know the way.
S7, EP5 "Tabasco; Marble; Umbrellas"How marble was mined for Washington Monument; making Tabasco sauce; storm proof umbrellas.
S7, EP4 "Diggers; Thai Sauce; Willis Tower Skydeck"The world's most versatile construction machines; the journey of beans to Thai sauce; how they maintain the Willis Tower Skydeck in Chicago.
S7, EP3 "Fire Extinguisher; Cruise Liner"How phosphates put out fires; refueling and resupplying a cruise ship.
S7, EP2 "Irish Stout; Silk; Canned Soup"Learn how to make classic Irish stout; how silkworms function; how they put soup into cans.
S7, EP1 "Peanut Butter; Breaking Points"How to harvest, roast and turn peanuts into peanut butter; testing every device at home.
S6, EP20 "Make Military Helicopters, Design Metro Systems, Engineer Artificial Reefs"Making military helicopters; metro systems; engineering artificial reefs.
S6, EP19 "Stainless Steel; Making Paper; Stretch Limos"Dirt is used for stainless steel; luxury limousines are lengthened to make a smooth ride; koalas' favorite snack is turned into office stationary.
S6, EP18 "Batteries; Building an Artificial Island; Creating Perfumes"Creating expensive perfumes, the recycling solution to solve Singapore's waste and overcrowding problems; making batteries.
S6, EP17 "Mine Oil; Operate Shipping Lanes; Restore Film"How to avoid docking disaster when handling a thousand ships a day; creating new oil reserves from forest mud; restoring old movies.
S6, EP16 "Large Aquarium; Making Sapphire; Bentleys"How to maintain the world's biggest aquarium;, how to grow precious stones; building a Bentley.
S6, EP15 "Manufacture Propellers; Intelligent Cars; Turning Metal Into Magnets"Manufacturing propellers; intelligent cars; turning metal into magnets.
S6, EP14 "Work in 600-Degree Heat; Make Champagne; Expand Ports"Working in 600-degree heat; making champagne; expanding a port.
S6, EP13 "Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round"Blasting through rocks; mapping Earth; providing flowers year round.
S6, EP12 "Airplane Parachutes; Create Solar Power; Photochromic Lenses"Designing airplane parachutes; solar power; sunglasses.
S6, EP11 "Make Assembly Line Robots, Seal Wine Bottles, Desalinatize Sea Water"Designing assembly lines; sealing wine bottles; removing salt from sea water.
S6, EP10 "G-Suits; Smart Grid; Vehicle Slowdown"G-Suits stop pilots from blacking out in flight; smart grid; tracking and stopping a stolen car.
S6, EP9 "Jumbo Jet Garage; Nuclear Power; Pianos"Servicing jumbo jets; creating nuclear power; building pianos.
S6, EP8 "Solid Rock; Orange Juice; Bending Glass"Drilling through a mile of solid rock; producing fresh orange juice all year round; bending glass.
S6, EP7 "Mega Hotels; Lasers; Desert Golf"Feeding 3,600 guests at one of the world's largest hotels; the use of lasers; building a golf course in the middle of a Dubai desert.
S6, EP6 "Communicate with Spacecraft, Maintain Supertankers, Turn by Turn Navigation"NASA communicates with distant satellites; maintaining large ships; satellite technology provides directions for vehicles.
S6, EP5 "De-Ice Planes; Glossy Magazines; Electric Sports Car"How they stop planes from icing up in cold weather; how clay is used to keep glossy magazines looking sharp; making a 200km-per-hour electric car.
S6, EP4 "Cowboys Hats; Deep Sea Dive; In-Flight Catering"Cowboy hats; deep-sea diving; in-flight catering.
S6, EP3 "Artificial Reefs; Earthquake-Proof Buildings; Cars on Rocket Fuel"Creating artificial reefs; earthquake-proof buildings; running cars on rocket fuel.
S6, EP2 "Blue Angels Airshows; Indoor Ski Slope; Sushi"The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron; an indoor ski slope located in one of the world's hottest deserts; turning fresh fish into sushi.
S6, EP1 "Produce Power from Waste, Customize Supercars, Make Super Steel Swords"Turning garbage from a St. Patrick's Day parade into energy to power New York City; turning luxury cars into sports cars; Damascus Steel.
S5, EP20 "Aluminum Foil; GPS Systems"Turning sand into aluminum foil; how a GPS (global positioning system) guides people to a specific destination.
S5, EP19 "Durable Jeans; Perfect Wine Glasses"Manufacturing durable jeans; creating the perfect wine glass.
S5, EP18 "Mirrors; 2D and 3D Vehicle Wrapping"The secrets behind the manufacturing of mirrors; creating a two-dimensional design for a 3-D car.
S5, EP17 "High-Speed Trains; Ballpoint Pens"The technology behind high-speed trains; manufacturing ballpoint pens.
S5, EP16 "Wool Carpeting; LEGOs"The making of wool carpeting and LEGO children's toys.
S5, EP15 "Gasoline, Swiss Army Knives"How gasoline is delivered to the pumps; the making of Swiss Army knives.
S5, EP14 "Hydroelectric Power; Computer Microchips"Generating power from hydroelectric dams; manufacturing powerful computer microchips.
S5, EP13 "Passenger Airplanes; Lightweight Chainsaws"How the latest generation of passenger aircraft are assembled; a lightweight chainsaw can have more muscle and a sharper bite than a great white shark.
S5, EP12 "Halogen Light Bulbs; Car Mufflers; Locks and Keys"Manufacturing halogen light bulbs; car mufflers; creating unique lock and key sets.
S5, EP11 "Giant Oil Rigs; Electric Shavers"Transporting oil rigs long distances; making electric shavers.
S5, EP9 "Mega Cargo Ships; Peterbilt Vehicles"Large cargo ships transport goods around the world; Peterbilt makes large, custom built trucks.
S5, EP8 "Mega Freeways; Minting Coins"Constructing freeways to handle a quarter of a million cars each day; minting coins.
S5, EP7 "Weather Forecasting; Hovercrafts"How meteorologists forecast the weather; the Swedish armed forces use hovercrafts to carry troops and equipment over many types of surfaces.
S5, EP6 "Drink Cartons; Prefabricated Houses; Ambulances"Manufacturing drink cartons; prefabricated homes; mobile intensive-care vehicles.
S5, EP5 "Overnight Shipping; Mining Coal"Discover how packages are shipped worldwide in less than 24 hours; mining enough coal to feed the world's power stations.
S5, EP4 "Desert Water; LED TVs; Ferraris"Providing fresh drinking water in the desert; LED television screens; Ferrari sports cars.
S5, EP3 "Electricity; Floating Cranes"The science behind electricity; the world's largest floating cranes.
S5, EP2 "World's Strongest Knives; Diamonds; Bricks"The world's strongest knives; growing diamonds in a laboratory; producing enough bricks to build the modern world.
S5, EP1 "Navigating the Panama Canal; Waste Disposal"Learning how large ships make their way through the Panama Canal; technology assists in waste management.
S4, EP8 "Jet Engine; Weapons; Telescope"The design and manufacturing of large jet engines; non-lethal weapons that stun without killing; the world's largest telescope.
S4, EP7 "Black Boxes; Steam Turbine; Racing Car"How black boxes survive an airplane crash; transporting giant steam turbines; making fireproof suits for race-car drivers.
S4, EP6 "Land Mines; Air Boats; Car Warehouse"The world's largest land-mining machine; how airboats are built; warehouse for car parts.
S4, EP5 "Nuclear Sub; Crash Test Dummies; Fruit and Vegetables"Secrets behind nuclear submarines; crash-test dummies; growing fruits and vegetables.
S4, EP3 "Forest Fires; Car Exhaust; Space Station"Go beneath the surface to understand forest fires, car exhaust and the space station.
S4, EP2 "Family Car; Letter; Titanium"Turning the family car into a rally car; titanium and letters.
"Wrecker Trucks, Roquefort, Tree Moving"In this episode, find out how wrecker trucks are built, how Roquefort cheese is produced, and how trees are transported.
After watching this series you may never look at ordinary objects in the same way again. A tube of toothpaste? Car tires? Tea bags? A lot of technology goes into even the simplest of consumer goods, and this program offers viewers a glimpse at just what that entails.
Original Air Date: May 6, 2006
Genres: Kids/FamilyTV Series
Rating: TVPG
Playback: HD
14 seasons available on demand (207 episodes)
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