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How Do They Do It? Ever wondered how the things all around us are made? Well check out these clips and find out what goes into making some of the everyday items we use.
How Do They Do It? is a television series produced by Wag TV for Discovery Channel. Each programme explores how 2 or 3 ordinary objects are made and used. The show's slogan is "Behind the ordinary is the extraordinary." The series is broadcast throughout the world on various Discovery-owned networks including:
- Peppermint, Tennis Racquets. How does one family in America make three quarters of the world's peppermint oil? Plus, how are performance-enhancing tennis racquets made?
- Trombone, Spanish Bota. How do they make a trombone? How do they make traditional Spanish wineskins? Plus, how do they turn smelly muddy peat into rejuvenating face cream?
- Surfboards, Satchels. How do they make the perfect surfboard for catching waves? Plus, how do they turn Danish cream into one of the world's favourite butters?
- Flying Horses, Chess Sets. How are million-dollar racehorses transported across the world to their new owners? Plus, what creative methods are used to photograph food?
How do they turn trees into billions of pencils? How do they make liquorice? And, how do they use traditional techniques to weave the world's most fashionable lace?
How Do They Do It?: With Chris Broyles, Jeff Wilburn, Dominic Frisby, Iain Lee. This program is about engineering and scientific miracles and the people whose ability to solve problems make them happen.
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- 2006-05-06
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Explorers, investigators and experts uncover the truth about shipwrecks. Behind every marvel of modern engineering is a cast of heroic trailblazers. Two experts test theories to prove what is real and what is urban legend. Marc Summers uncovers details of classic American food and how it's made.
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? Rate S13.E15 ∙ Sydney Opera House, Handsaws
