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How Do They Do It?

Release

6 May 2006

Country

CanadaUnited StatesUnited Kingdom

Language

English

Production

Discovery

Overview

An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.

Season 1

Air Date:7 May 2006
Available

Seasons

17 Seasons and a Special Season

Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink

This episode begins with explaining how recycling works using as an example airplanes. Then goes on to Plasma TV’s by explaining the theory and showing us the Hitachi factory. After that it’s the fireworks turn. From China to New York, from production to consumption you can see how they do it! Big hot and noisy, it is time to make railway tracks. Melt, shape, cool, check, you are done! Finally, microseconds, micrometers, welcome to the world of inkjet cartridges and its ink, by taking a tour in the Hewlett Packard cartridge factory.

Runtime:22m
Air Date:7 May 2006Available

Episodes of Season 1

6 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
EP 5
EP 6
S1 E1