How Do They Do It?

How Do They Do It?

2006
7.4
18 Seasons
Documentary

An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.

Season

Episodes

Ep 1

Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink

This episode begins with explaining how recycling works using as an example airplanes. Then goes on to Plasma TV’s by explaining the theory and showing us the Hitachi factory. After that it’s the fireworks turn. From China to New York, from production to consumption you can see how they do it! Big hot and noisy, it is time to make railway tracks. Melt, shape, cool, check, you are done! Finally, microseconds, micrometers, welcome to the world of inkjet cartridges and its ink, by taking a tour in the Hewlett Packard cartridge factory.

Ep 2

Salt Mines, Trainers, Ships, Watches, Wind Farms

Ep 3

Tires, Excavators, Newspapers, Ports, Contact Lenses

Ep 4

Internet Cable, Cranes, Pencils, Water, Toothpaste

Ep 5

Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire Changes

Ep 6

Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic

Cast