How Do They Do It? · S13 · E15
Sydney Opera House, Handsaws
How do they turn Sheffield steel into a carpenter's handsaw, make a microphone that can pick up a whisper, and safely steer through a frozen river?
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How do they turn Sheffield steel into a carpenter's handsaw, make a microphone that can pick up a whisper, and safely steer through a frozen river?
Season 13
1Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles, Catamarans
22 minAug 8, 2016
How baklava is made; how pilots fly gyroplanes; how a ukulele is crafted; and how the world's fastest ferry was built.
2Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts
22 minAug 15, 2016
How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.
3Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, Diamonds
22 minAug 22, 2016
How coffee is roasted; how bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; and how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
4Cameras, Big Airbags, Jelly Beans
22 minAug 29, 2016
How the world's sharpest photos are taken; what it takes to create an airbag that can catch a falling car; and how jelly beans are made.
5Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights
22 minSep 5, 2016
ncluded: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.
6Vinyl Records, Bumper Cars, Tiger Balm
22 minSep 12, 2016
Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.
7Non-Alcoholic Beer, Tomcars, Escalators, Lie Detectors
22 minSep 19, 2016
How non-alcoholic beer, Tomcars, escalators and lie detectors are made.
8Axes, Messenger Bags, Fast-Rescue Boats
22 minOct 3, 2016
How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.
9Wensleydale Cheese, Paintbrushes, Eucalyptus Oil; Plastic Wrap
22 minOct 10, 2016
How Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes, eucalyptus oil and plastic wrap are made.
10The Tesla, Horsehair Fabrics, Pool Cleaners
22 minOct 17, 2016
Included: the Tesla; horse-hair fabrics; and pool cleaners.
11Snails, Cutlery, Fishing Kayaks
22 minOct 24, 2016
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?
12Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens
22 minOct 31, 2016
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?
13Crystal Glass, Flat Screen TVs
22 minNov 7, 2016
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?
14Pulverizers, Bomber Jackets
22 minNov 14, 2016
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?
15Sydney Opera House, Handsaws
22 minNov 21, 2016Now viewing
How do they turn Sheffield steel into a carpenter's handsaw, make a microphone that can pick up a whisper, and safely steer through a frozen river?
16Moonshine, Electric Bikes, Wetsuits
22 minNov 28, 2016
How do they brew moonshine in the heart of New York City, make a battery powered bicycle, and grow the rubber for wetsuits in the Arizona desert?
17Gemstones, Cowboy Boots
22 minDec 5, 2016
How do they mine one of the rarest gemstones in the world, craft the classic cowboy boot, and build a road sweeper that can pick up seven tonnes of trash?
18Duvets, Drill Pipes, Rubber Bands
22 minDec 12, 2016
How do they make the world's softest duvets, drill for oil thousands of metres below ground, and put the stretch in rubber bands?
19Aircraft Engines, Fisherman's Friend
22 minDec 19, 2016
How do they build a diesel engine that can fly, make cough sweets, turn clear plastic into bank notes, and whip up ice cream flavours?
20Armored Cars, Christmas Trees
22 minDec 26, 2016
How do they turn a family car into a fortress on wheels, grow millions of perfect Christmas trees and hammer out the world's finest cymbals?