How Do They Do It?

2006•9 series•Entertainment / Factual

Available on QUEST HD

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.

Episode 11Applejack; Aircraft Seat Test; Batteries

How do they make George Washington's favourite tipple? How do they crash test aircraft seats without crashing a plane? How do they produce billions of batteries a year?

Episode 18Plaster; Awards; Special Forces Plane

How is plasterboard made from power station smoke? How do they cast the world's top awards? How do they build a plane that can take off and land almost anywhere?

Episode 19Car Windows; Lipstick; Sheep Shears

How do they make car windows to keep out wind and rain, stones and thieves, and even noise and harmful UV rays? And, how do they put the gloss on lipstick?

Episode 20Nickel; Locks; Bubble Tea

How do they mine nickel to turn into nickels? How do they build the lock gates for canals to allow barges to climb hills? How do they put the bubbles in bubble tea?

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