How Do They Do It?

2006•8 series•Entertainment / Factual
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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.

Wensleydale Cheese; Paintbrushes; Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap: Episode Image
Episode 9Wensleydale Cheese; Paintbrushes; Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap

How do they make Wensleydale cheese, turn pig hair into paintbrushes, and distil aromatic oils from eucalyptus?(S13,E09)

The Tesla; Horse-Hair Fabrics; Pool Cleaners: Episode Image
Episode 10The Tesla; Horse-Hair Fabrics; Pool Cleaners

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?(S13,E10)

Snails, Cutlery, And Fishing Kayaks: Episode Image
Episode 11Snails, Cutlery, And Fishing Kayaks

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?(S13,E11)

Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens: Episode Image
Episode 12Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens

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?(S13,E12)

Crystal Glass; Flat Screen TVs: Episode Image
Episode 13Crystal Glass; Flat Screen TVs

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?(S13,E13)

Pulverizers: Bomber Jackets; Beer: Episode Image
Episode 14Pulverizers: Bomber Jackets; Beer

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?(S13,E14)

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