Rupert Degas
How Do They Do It? (2006)
Season 14
An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
Released May 6, 2006
Episode 22 min
10+
Genres: Documentary
Keywords: imdb.science-and-technology-documentary, imdb.five-word-title, imdb.question-mark-in-title, imdb.question-in-title, imdb.first-person-title, imdb.repetition-in-title, imdb.punctuation-in-title
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Production Companies: WAGtv
Network: Discovery
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S14E1 - Aluminium Cans, Cuckoo Clocks, Paddleboards
How do they turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets? Plus, how do they carve the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock?
Jan. 6, 2017, midnight
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S14E2 - Car Shredder, Sarees, Worcestershire Sauce
How do they build the ultimate car crushing colossus? Plus, how do Lea and Perrins concoct their Worcestershire sauce?
Jan. 6, 2017, midnight
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S14E3 - Mardi Gras, Rock Candy, Dentures
A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created, how rock candy is twisted together, and a look at how dentures are made.
Jan. 13, 2017, midnight
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S14E4 - Helmets, Tea, District Heating
How do they harvest and treat the world's most expensive tea? Plus, how does the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland heat half the city's homes?
Jan. 13, 2017, midnight
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S14E5 - Royal Enfield, Art Fraud, Milk
How do they engineer the latest incarnation of the classic Royal Enfield Continental GT motorbike? Plus, how do 'art detectives' spot a forgery?
Jan. 20, 2017, midnight
S14E6 - Crash Testing, Delftware, Umbrellas
How do they blend science and destruction at crash test centres? And how do they piece together the complex mechanism of a pocket sized umbrella?
Jan. 20, 2017, midnight
S14E7 - Iron Ore, Wave Flume, Chandeliers
How do they extract iron ore from one of the most remote mines on the planet? And how do they make chandeliers that are fit for a queen?
Jan. 27, 2017, midnight
S14E8 - Oyster Knives, Stadium Lights, Diamonds
How do they forge the blades to crack open oyster shells? Plus, how do scientists in a lab grow the synthetic diamonds of the future?
Jan. 27, 2017, midnight
S14E9 - Cheddar Cheese, CPR Mannequins, Dishwashers
How do they make cheddar, the world's most popular cheese? How do they breathe life into Rususci Anne - the plastic woman that teaches CPR?
Feb. 3, 2017, midnight
S14E10 - Ford Transits, Driza-bone, Saltfish
How do Ford produce the ubiquitous white van, the Transit? Plus, how do they ensure the Driza-bone coat lives up to its name?
Feb. 3, 2017, midnight
S14E11 - Wood Stoves, Indigo, Synthesiser
How do they make wood burning stoves that bring warmth to the bleak Norwegian winter? Plus, how do build the synthesiser that changed music forever?
Feb. 10, 2017, midnight
S14E12 - Morgan Cars, Bamboo Cotton, Toilets
How do they assemble the reinvented Morgan 3 Wheeler? Plus, how do they protect firefighters' hands from heat, flame and chemical attack?
Feb. 10, 2017, midnight
S14E13 - Wind Turbines, Car Tyres, Mushrooms
How do they make wind turbines with twice the wingspan of a Boeing? Plus, how do they mould car tyres from the ooze of a tree?
Feb. 17, 2017, midnight
S14E14 - Ammo, Dental Drill, Road Markings
How do they make the tank piercing super bullet? Plus, how do they forge the infamous torture weapon, the dentist's drill?
Feb. 17, 2017, midnight
S14E15 - Giant Power Station, Smallest Aircraft
How do they make giant floating power stations that provide power around the world? Plus, how do they fabricate the world's smallest aircraft?
Feb. 24, 2017, midnight
S14E16 - Crayons, Mirrors
How do they create coloured crayons used by children and artists around the world? Plus, how do artisans and craftsmen create treasured mirrors in India?
Feb. 24, 2017, midnight
S14E17 - Electric Race Cars, Mead
How do they power the next generation of race cars that run on electricity? Plus, how do they make mead - the favourite drink of the infamous Vikings?
March 3, 2017, midnight
S14E18 - Steam-Powered Boat, Waterwall
How do they build the famous steam-powered paddleboats that cruise the Mississippi River? How did they create the powerful defence system called 'the waterwall'?
March 3, 2017, midnight
S14E19 - Paving Stones, Tuxedo
How do they make modern paving stones and how has the process changed over thousands of years? Plus, how do they create a traditionally tailored tuxedo suit?
March 10, 2017, midnight
S14E20 - Fire Gloves, Enamel
How do they fabricate fire gloves for emergency services personnel? Plus, how do they create the enamel that is used in bake-wear around the world?
March 10, 2017, midnight
Network: Discovery
Episode Runtime: 22 min.
Season Runtime: 6314 min.
Released: May 6, 2006
Last Air Date: June 22, 2021, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: TV-G
Common sense age: 10+
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