How Do They Do It?

2006•6 series•Entertainment / Factual

Available on QUEST

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 2Family Car; Letter; Titanium

Learn how they turn a family car into a tough rally car, and how they make titanium, the metal that the modern aerospace industry relies on? S4, Ep2

Episode 3Forest Fires; Car Exhaust; Space Station

Learn how platinum cleans your car's exhaust fumes, and find out how they build a space station 360 kilometres above the earth? S4, Ep1

Episode 5Nuclear Sub; Crash Test Dummies; Fruit and Vegetables

How do submarine crews survive submerged beneath the ocean for months at a time? Plus, how do crash test dummies make driving safer? S4, Ep3

Episode 6Land Mines; Air Boats; Car Warehouse

Get behind the wheel of the world's biggest land vehicles as they mine 90,000 tons of coal a day, and hunt for alligators in the Florida swamps.

Episode 7Black Boxes; Steam Turbine; Racing Car

How do structure movers shift steam turbines that weigh more than ten houses; and how are black boxes built to survive plane crashes? S4, Ep5

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