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Season 1 – How Do They Do It?

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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.
How Do They Do It? — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired May 6, 2006 Recycling; Plasma TV; Fireworks This episode looks at recycling, plasma TV's, fireworks, railroad tracks and ink. Details Episode 2 Aired May 13, 2006 Salt Mines; Trainers; Ships; Watches; Wind Farms How tons of salt is produced annually; the sole of a running shoe; wrist watches; how a cargo ship stays alfloat; wind farms. Details Episode 3 Aired May 27, 2006 Tires; Excavators; Newspapers; Ports; Contact Lenses How tires handle corners; what happens to tomorrow's news; the vision behind contact lenses; ports; digging deep with the all-purpose power tool, the monster excavator. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 3, 2006 Internet Cable; Cranes; Pencils; Water; Toothpaste Undersea internet cable; monster cranes; how pencils are made; water; toothpaste. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 10, 2006 Glass; Golf Balls; Zippers; Coke Cans; Tire Changes How glass is made; golf balls; how zippers work; Coke cans; changing the tires on a jumbo jet. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 17, 2006 Concrete; Cell Phones; Light Bulbs; Steel; Traffic How concrete is made; cell phones; how a light bulb works; steel; traffic control. Details

Season Info

Network
Science Channel
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 6, 2006