How Do They Do It? - Season 7
1 - Underground World, Gunmakers
Air Date: June 4, 2010
Head underground into America's largest mine to find out how lead is extracted. And how do they manufacture and test made-to-measure shotguns?
2 - Diggers, Taste Of The Orient, Into The Void
Air Date: June 10, 2010
How do they operate the world's most versatile construction machines? Plus, how do they maintain the Willis Tower Skydeck in Chicago?
3 - Peanut Butter, Breaking Point
Air Date: June 11, 2010
How are peanuts harvested, roasted and transformed into peanut butter; and how are domestic appliances tested?
4 - Smooth As Marble, Hot Stuff, Umbrellas
Air Date: June 18, 2010
How do they mine marble for Washington's monuments; how do they make Tabasco Sauce; and how do they produce storm proof umbrellas?
5 - Tales From The Black Stuff, Silk, In The Can
Air Date: June 25, 2010
How do they make Irish stout and how do they use silkworms to create gunpowder bags and clothes? Plus, how do they put soup into cans?
6 - Fire Extinguishers, Cruise Liner
Air Date: July 2, 2010
How are phosphates used to put out fires; and how are cruise liners fuelled up and stocked with supplies before a voyage?
7 - Aircraft Tyres, Six Shooters, Fever Pitch
Air Date: July 9, 2010
How do they make aeroplane tyres; how do they fire the fastest guns in the west; and how do they make artificial turf for football pitches?
8 - Soft As Sponge, The Knowledge
Air Date: July 16, 2010
In this episode, learn how they dive for sponges and how taxi drivers know their way to so many different destinations.
9 - Money Movers, Catch Of The Day, Amazing Grace
Air Date: July 23, 2010
How do they transport cash securely; how do they land big game fish; and how do they produce bagpipes?
10 - Crash Testing, Books Etc, Margarine
Air Date: July 30, 2010
How do they design cars that will protect you in a crash; how do they print a bestseller; and how do they transform oil into margarine?
11 - Whisky Galore, Disaster Prevention
Air Date: August 6, 2010
How is water transformed into whisky; and how are they preparing for another natural disaster like Hurricane Katrina?
12 - Sugar, Fish Farming
Air Date: August 13, 2010
How do they transform raw cane into sugar; how do they farm fish; and how do they create tailor made suits that are ready within the day?
13 - Money, Shoe-In
Air Date: August 20, 2010
How are banknotes designed and printed; and how is leather hide transformed into pairs of shiny shoes?
14 - Battery Power, Chocolate, Toothbrushes
Air Date: August 27, 2010
How do they make toothbrushes; how do they produce millions of car batteries; and how are cacao beans transformed into chocolate?
15 - Eiffel Tower, Snowboards
Air Date: September 3, 2010
How do they carry out maintenance on the Eiffel Tower; and how do they design and build the ultimate snowboards?
16 - Decaf Coffee, Smoked Fish, Water Jets
Air Date: September 10, 2010
How do they turn coffee beans into decaffeinated coffee; how do they smoke fish; and how do they use water to power ships?
17 - Blaze Cops, Oaked
Air Date: September 17, 2010
How do investigators establish the cause of a fire; and why are oak barrels important in traditional French winemaking?
18 - Lawnmowers, Bread, Clean Water
Air Date: September 24, 2010
How do they build the world's fastest lawnmowers; how do they set the price of bread; and how do they use coconuts to clean water?
19 - Matches, Chrome
Air Date: October 1, 2010
How do they produce millions of matches; and how do they buff and polish chrome for the perfect shine?
20 - Off-Roaders, Saddles, Cakes
Air Date: October 8, 2010
How do they build the best off-road cars; how can cowboys stay on a bucking bronco; and how do they transform flour into cakes?