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How Do They Do It? Season 13 Episodes

20 Episodes 2016 - 2016

Episode 1

Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles, Catamarans

Mon, Aug 8, 201621 mins

Find out how baklava is made, how pilots fly a gyroplane, how a ukulele is crafted, and what it takes to build the world's fastest ferry.

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Episode 2

Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts

Mon, Aug 15, 201621 mins

Find out how longboards are made, what it takes to turn lemons into lemonade, and how a forklift is built.

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Episode 3

Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, Diamonds

Mon, Aug 22, 201621 mins

Find out how coffee is raosted, how the bricks that built America are built, how lava lamps are made, and how they diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.

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Episode 4

Cameras, Big Airbags and Jelly Beans

Mon, Aug 29, 201621 mins

Find out how the world's sharpest photos are taken, what it takes to create an airbag that can catch a falling care, and how jelly beans are made.

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Episode 5

Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, France's Festival of Lights

Mon, Sep 12, 201621 mins

Find out how to build the world's toughest mobile home, how an ice rink is resurfaced in minutes, how tuning forks are made, and how they put on the world's biggest festival of lights.

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Episode 6

Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, Tiger Balm

25 mins

How do they make the groovy vinyl LP? How do they build the dodgem? How do they make one of the world's oldest pain remedies, tiger balm?

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Episode 7

Non-alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, Lie Detectors

25 mins

How do they brew a beer that won't make you drunk? How do they build a car that flies over rocks? How are escalators made? How do lie detectors work?

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Episode 8

Axes, Messenger Bags, Fast-Rescue Boats

25 mins

How do they forge the axe? How do they put together a courier's messenger bag, and how are the fastest lifeboats built?

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Episode 9

Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil, Plastic Wrap

25 mins

How do they make Wensleydale cheese, turn pig hair into paintbrushes, and distil aromatic oils from eucalyptus?

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Episode 10

The Tesla, Horsehair Fabrics, Pool Cleaners

25 mins

How do they build the world's fastest electric car, turn horses' tails into fine fabrics, and clean the largest swimming pools in the world?

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Episode 11

Snails, Cutlery, Fishing Kayaks

25 mins

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?

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Episode 12

Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens, Superbike

25 mins

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?

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Episode 13

Crystal Glass, Flat Screen TVs

25 mins

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?

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Episode 14

Pulverizers, Bomber Jackets

25 mins

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?

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Episode 15

Sydney Opera House, Handsaws

25 mins

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?

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Episode 16

Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits

25 mins

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?

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Episode 17

Gemstones, Cowboy Boots

25 mins

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?

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Episode 18

Duvets, Drill Pipes, Rubber Bands

25 mins

How do they make the world's softest duvets, drill for oil thousands of metres below ground, and put the stretch in rubber bands?

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Episode 19

Aircraft Engines, Fisherman's Friend

25 mins

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?

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Episode 20

Armored Cars, Christmas Trees

25 mins

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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