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Season 16 – 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.
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How Do They Do It? — Season 16

How Do They Do It? — Season 16

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Chris Broyles

Narrator

Richard Stansfield

Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 13, 2019 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. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 20, 2019 Trombone, Spanish Bota Making a trombone; making traditional Spanish wineskins; turning smelly muddy peat into rejuvenating face cream. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 27, 2019 Surfboards, Satchels, Butter Over 35 million people love to surf; a look at how they make the perfect board for catching waves; exploring how the world eats 10 million tonnes of butter per year. Details Episode 4 Aired Jul 4, 2019 Flying Horses, Chess Sets How top race horses are delivered to their new owners; the creative methods that are used to photograph food. Details Episode 5 Aired Jul 11, 2019 Stainless Steel, Safe Locks 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. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 18, 2019 Geoduck, Steam Trains 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; how water polo players are protected from injury. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 9, 2019 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; learning how smoky flavour goes into Spanish paprika. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 10, 2019 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. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 11, 2019 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. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 14, 2019 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. Details Episode 11 Aired Oct 15, 2019 Turbochargers, Plastic Roads 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. Details Episode 12 Aired Oct 16, 2019 Sails, Ceremonial Swords 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. Details Episode 13 Aired Oct 17, 2019 Guitar Amplifier, Clay Pots Investigating how they make the amplifier used by rock legends, the famous Marshall amp; how they turn wet clay into frost-proof garden pots. Details Episode 14 Aired Oct 18, 2019 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. Details Episode 15 Aired Oct 21, 2019 RVs, Chupa Chups An investigation into how all the features of an apartment are put into a motorhome; sugar and fine art; ballet shoes. Details Episode 16 Aired Oct 22, 2019 Mushrooms, Maps An investigation into how huge amounts of mushrooms are made in the world's mushroom capital each year; life saving gloves. Details Episode 17 Aired Oct 23, 2019 Fertilizer, 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. Details Episode 18 Aired Oct 24, 2019 Basmati Rice, Mechanical Birds How basmati rice is turned into millions of microwaveable meals. Details Episode 19 Aired Oct 25, 2019 An investigation into a sensitive hearing aid developed by Swiss engineers; comfortable commuting; the art of shadow puppetry. Details Episode 20 Aired Oct 28, 2019 Remotely Operated Vehicles An investigation into the remote-controlled machines completing tasks too dangerous for human divers; handmade teddy bears; India's favorite cheese. Details
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Season Info

Network
Science Channel
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 13, 2019