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How Do They Do It? · S3 · E6

Submarine; Moving Earth; Beer Car

  • TV-G
  • Mar 7, 2007
  • 22 min

How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? How does a 6000 tonne monster digger manage to walk? And how do they run a car on waste beer?

About this episode

How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? How does a 6000 tonne monster digger manage to walk? And how do they run a car on waste beer?

Season 3

14 episodes
  1. 1Phoenix Stadium, La Trade Tower, Surfing

    22 minFeb 21, 2007

    How do they turn the Arizona Cardinals' football stadium into a monster truck arena in 48 hours? How do they surf the world's deadliest wave?

  2. 2Space Shuttle, Roller Coaster, Pool Table

    22 minFeb 21, 2007

    How do they create the world's twistiest rollercoaster ride? How do they turn hard rock into the smoothest pool tables?

  3. 3Empire State Building, Extracting Copper, Making a Car

    22 minFeb 28, 2007

    How do they fix the mast on top of the Empire State Building? And how do they extract copper from the largest man made hole in the world?

  4. 4Fighter Jet, Baseball, Sports Car

    22 minFeb 28, 2007

    How do they launch and land an F18 fighter jet on the USS Nimitz, make a major league baseball bat and build the world's fastest sports car?

  5. 5Rescue Services, Rotating Boat (Falkirk Wheel), Parachutists

    22 minMar 7, 2007

    Discover how the rescue services slice a crushed car open in seconds, and find out how parachutists are able to land on a dime.

  6. 6Submarine; Moving Earth; Beer Car

    22 minMar 7, 2007Now viewing

    How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? How does a 6000 tonne monster digger manage to walk? And how do they run a car on waste beer?

  7. 7Racing Drivers, Bank Vaults, Telling Time

    22 minMar 14, 2007

    How do racing drivers survive 300 kilometres an hour crashes? See how impregnable bank vaults are made, and how do they tell the time?

  8. 8Crash Course; Water Display; White Wash

    22 minMar 14, 2007

    See how the California Highway Patrol stop a speeding car, and how 75,000 litres of water is shot 24 stories high in a spectacular display?

  9. 9Cruise Liner; Space Shuttle; Suspension Bridge

    22 minMar 21, 2007

    How do they repair the hull of an 80,000 tonne cruise liner? And how do they keep Europe's longest suspension bridge from collapsing?

  10. 10Vehicles; Football; Potash Mine

    22 minMar 21, 2007

    See how unmanned aerial vehicles fight crime and learn what goes into designing the ultimate football.

  11. 11Helicopter; Luxury Yachts; Highway Patrol

    22 minMar 28, 2007

    How does a helicopter loop the loop? Plus, learn how a 200,000 square metre ball park in the hottest city in the US is cooled?

  12. 12Buildings, Electricity Pylons, Balloon Makers

    22 minMar 28, 2007

    Learn how buildings are made earthquake proof, the electricity supply is ensured and balloons are made?

  13. 13Bulletproof Vests, Robots, Formation Skydivers

    22 minApr 4, 2007

    Discover how formation skydivers train in a wind tunnel, and learn how a bullet proof vest can stop a dozen rounds at point blank range.

  14. 14Rally Car; Letter; Titanium

    22 minApr 4, 2007

    Turning the family car into a rally car; titanium and letters.