How Do They Do It? · S3 · E7
Racing Drivers, Bank Vaults, Telling Time
How do racing drivers survive 300 kilometres an hour crashes? See how impregnable bank vaults are made, and how do they tell the time?
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How do racing drivers survive 300 kilometres an hour crashes? See how impregnable bank vaults are made, and how do they tell the time?
Season 3
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?
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?
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?
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?
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.
6Submarine; Moving Earth; Beer Car
22 minMar 7, 2007
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?
7Racing Drivers, Bank Vaults, Telling Time
22 minMar 14, 2007Now viewing
How do racing drivers survive 300 kilometres an hour crashes? See how impregnable bank vaults are made, and how do they tell the time?
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?
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?
10Vehicles; Football; Potash Mine
22 minMar 21, 2007
See how unmanned aerial vehicles fight crime and learn what goes into designing the ultimate football.
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?
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?
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.
14Rally Car; Letter; Titanium
22 minApr 4, 2007
Turning the family car into a rally car; titanium and letters.