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How Do They Do It?

2006 – nowShow17 seasons · 287 episodesTV-GReturning

Documentary
49
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4
49
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb7.4

Summary

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

Good for

  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

Skip it if

  • You want something to laugh at

Where to watch

Fingerprint

  • Leaves you in awe.
  • Warms you up.
  • Pulls you in.

Not for laughs, tears or scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

How Do They Do It? episodes

17 seasons · 287 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink, 7.8
  2. S1 E2 Salt Mines, Trainers, Ships, Watches, Wind Farms, 7.0
  3. S1 E3 Tires, Excavators, Newspapers, Ports, Contact Lenses, 7.0
  4. S1 E4 Internet Cable, Tower Cranes, Pencils, Water, Toothpaste, 6.8
  5. S1 E5 Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire Changes, 7.5
  6. S1 E6 Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic, 7.3
  1. S2 E1 Diamond Mine, Skyscraper, Car Crusher, 7.8
  2. S2 E2 Air to Air Refuelling, Ski Slopes, Car Production, 7.2
  3. S2 E3 Ice Breaker, Money, Bowling Alleys, 7.2
  4. S2 E4 Mining Trucks, IKEA, Air Traffic, 7.0
  5. S2 E5 Logging, Baggage, Light Show, 7.6
  6. S2 E6 Gold, Golf Clubs, Escalators, 7.2
  7. S2 E7 Tunnelling, Tea, Mountain Bikes, 7.3
  8. S2 E8 Combines, Lifeboats, Chocolate, 7.0
  9. S2 E9 Airbus, Fire Engines, Ketchup, 7.5
  10. S2 E10 Crash Helmets, Rubber, Wave Piercing, 7.0
  11. S2 E11 Airbags, Ice Rinks, Mattresses, 7.2
  12. S2 E12 Armored Cars, Elevators, Cheese, 7.9
  1. S3 E1 Phoenix Stadium, La Trade Tower, Surfing, 7.3
  2. S3 E2 Space Shuttle, Roller Coaster, Pool Table, 7.1
  3. S3 E3 Empire State Building, Extracting Copper, Making a Car, 7.0
  4. S3 E4 Fighter Jet, Baseball, Sports Car, 7.0
  5. S3 E5 Rescue Services, Rotating Boat (Falkirk Wheel), Parachutists, 7.0
  6. S3 E6 Monster Digger, Submarine, Beer Car, 7.0
  7. S3 E7 Racing Drivers, Bank Vaults, Telling Time, 7.0
  8. S3 E8 Speeding Car, Water Display, White Wash, 7.4
  9. S3 E9 Cruise Liner, Satellite, Suspension Bridge, 7.4
  10. S3 E10 Vehicles, Deep Mine, Ultimate Football, 7.2
  11. S3 E11 Helicopter, Luxury Yachts, Highway Patrol, 7.0
  12. S3 E12 Buildings, Electricity Pylons, Balloon Makers, 7.2
  13. S3 E13 Bullet Proof Vests, Robots, Formation Skydivers, 7.4
  14. S3 E14 Spacesuit, Diesel Engines, Neon Signs, 7.4
  1. S4 E1 Black Boxes, Steam Turbine, Racing Car, 7.4
  2. S4 E2 Family Car, Letter, Titanium, 6.9
  3. S4 E3 Forest Fires, Car Exhaust, Space Station, 7.2
  4. S4 E4 Jet Engine, Weapons, Telescopes, 7.3
  5. S4 E5 Land Mines, Air Boats, Car Warehouse, 7.2
  6. S4 E6 Nuclear Sub, Crash Test Dummies, Fruit and Vegetables, 7.1
  7. S4 E7 Oil Rigs, VWs, Black Box, 7.0
  1. S5 E1 Navigating the Panama Canal, Waste Technology, 7.0
  2. S5 E2 World's Strongest Knives, Diamonds, Bricks, 7.5
  3. S5 E3 Electricity, Floating Cranes, 7.7
  4. S5 E4 Desert Water, LED TVs, Ferraris, 7.2
  5. S5 E5 Overnight Shipping, Mining Coal, 7.6
  6. S5 E6 Drink Cartons, Prefabricated Houses, Intensive Care Vehicles, 7.7
  7. S5 E7 Weather Forecasting, Hovercrafts, 7.2
  8. S5 E8 Mega Freeways, Minting Coins, 7.7
  9. S5 E9 Mega Cargo Ships, Peterbilt Vehicles, 7.7
  10. S5 E10 Launching Rockets, Binocular Lenses, Windshield Wiper Blades, 7.4
  11. S5 E11 Giant Oil Rigs, Electric Shavers, 7.2
  12. S5 E12 Halogen Light Bulbs, Car Mufflers, Locks and Keys, 6.5
  13. S5 E13 Passenger Airplanes, Lightweight Chainsaws, 7.2
  14. S5 E14 Hydroelectric Power, Computer Microchips, 7.0
  15. S5 E15 Gasoline, Swiss Army Knives, 7.2
  16. S5 E16 Wool Carpeting, Legos, 7.1
  17. S5 E17 High-Speed Trains, Ballpoint Pens, 6.8
  18. S5 E18 Mirrors, 2D and 3D Vehicle Wrapping, 7.0
  19. S5 E19 Durable Jeans, Perfect Wine Glasses, 7.2
  20. S5 E20 Aluminum Foil, GPS Systems, 7.3
  21. S5 E30 Ice Breaker Ships, Bells and Rubber Bands, 7.4
  1. S6 E1 Create Artificial Reefs, Earthquake Proof Buildings, Run Car on Rocket Fuel, 7.2
  2. S6 E2 Coordinate Blue Angels Airshows, Build an Indoor Ski Slope, Make Sushi, 6.6
  3. S6 E3 Produce Power from Waste, Customize Supercars, Make Super Steel Swords, 6.6
  4. S6 E4 Make Cowboys Hats, Deep Sea Diving, Inflight Catering, 7.0
  5. S6 E5 De-Ice Planes, Manufacture Glossy Magazines, Make an Electric Sports Car, 6.9
  6. S6 E6 Satillites, Ship Maintenance, Making Stretched Limos, 7.2
  7. S6 E7 Operate Mega Hotels, Cut Metal with Lasers, Build a Golf Course in Dubai, 7.6
  8. S6 E8 Orange Juice, Bending Glass, Drilling Solid Rock, 7.1
  9. S6 E9 Jumbo Garage, Nuclear Power, Pianos, 7.2
  10. S6 E10 G-Suits, Operate the Smart Grid, Track and Stop a Stolen Car, 7.0
  11. S6 E11 Make Assembly Line Robots, Seal Wine Bottles, Desalinatize Sea Water, 7.2
  12. S6 E12 Manufacture Propellers, Create Intelligent Cars, Turn Metal Into Magnets, 7.0
  13. S6 E13 Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round, 6.8
  14. S6 E14 Work In 600 Degree Heat, Make Champagne, Expand One Of The World's Largest Ports, 7.5
  15. S6 E15 Airplane Parachutes, Create Solar Power, Make Photochromic Sunglasses Lense, 7.4
  16. S6 E16 Maintain the World's Largest Aquarium, Make Sapphire, Manufacture Bentleys, 7.3
  17. S6 E17 Mine Oil, Operate Shipping Lanes, Restore Film, 7.2
  18. S6 E18 Manufacture Stainless Steel, Make Paper, Make Stretched Limos, 7.4
  19. S6 E19 Make Batteries, Build Artificial Islands, Create Perfume, 7.3
  20. S6 E20 Make Military Helicopters, Design Metro Systems, Engineer Artificial Reefs, 7.2
  1. S7 E1 Underground Mine, Shotguns, 7.1
  2. S7 E2 Diggers, Thai Sauce, Willis Tower Skydeck, 7.2
  3. S7 E3 Peanut Butter, Breaking Points, 7.0
  4. S7 E4 Tabasco, Monument Marble, Umbrellas, 7.6
  5. S7 E5 Irish Stout, Silk, Canned Soup, 7.6
  6. S7 E6 Fire Extinguisher, Cruise Liner, 7.3
  7. S7 E7 Airplane Tires, Six Shooters, Artificial Turf, 6.7
  8. S7 E8 Sponges, Cabbie Knowledge, 7.2
  9. S7 E9 Money Movers, Big Game Fish, Bagpipes, 7.0
  10. S7 E10 Crash Testing, Books, Margarine, 6.6
  11. S7 E11 Whisky Galore, Disaster Prevention, 7.2
  12. S7 E12 Sugar, Fish Farming, Speed Suits, 7.0
  13. S7 E13 Money, Shoes, 7.0
  14. S7 E14 Car Batteries, Chocolate, Toothbrushes, 7.5
  15. S7 E15 Eiffel Tower, Motorcycles, Snowboards, 7.3
  16. S7 E16 Decaf Coffee, Smoked Foods, Waterjets, 7.0
  17. S7 E17 Blaze Cops, Oaked Wine, Chrome, 7.0
  18. S7 E18 Super Mowers, Price of Bread, Coconut Water, 7.2
  19. S7 E19 UPS, Matches, 7.1
  20. S7 E20 Off-Roader, Western Saddles, Flour & Cakes, 7.4
  1. S8 E2 Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears, 6.6
  2. S8 E4 Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream, 6.2
  3. S8 E5 Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library, 6.5
  4. S8 E6 Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls, 6.3
  5. S8 E7 Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile, 6.2
  6. S8 E10 Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills, 7.6
  7. S8 E11 24 Hours of Daytona, Rum, 7.4
  8. S8 E12 Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats, 7.2
  9. S8 E13 Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna, 6.0
  10. S8 E14 Circus, Guitars, 7.6
  11. S8 E16 Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security, 7.7
  12. S8 E17 Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels, 7.4
  13. S8 E18 Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper, 7.4
  14. S8 E19 Submarine Rescue, Subaru, 7.4
  1. S9 E1 Chewing Gum, Fish Hooks, Legoland, 7.1
  2. S9 E2 Leatherman, Formula 1, Glassware, 7.2
  3. S9 E3 Panama Hats, Longest Road Tunnel, Snake Catcher, 7.2
  4. S9 E4 World in Miniature, Hurricane Test Center, Rhubarb, 7.4
  5. S9 E5 Almonds, Snowblower, Detergents, 7.4
  6. S9 E6 Fighter Plane, Trappist Beers, SUV, 7.6
  7. S9 E7 Guacamole, Swamp Buggy, Scissors, 7.4
  8. S9 E8 Suspension Bridge, Crossbows, Tracking Clothes, 7.4
  9. S9 E9 Tennesse Whiskey, Nightvision, Saunas, 7.4
  10. S9 E10 Vanilla, Anchors, Lighters, 7.9
  11. S9 E13 Guitars, Rope Access, Fast Tractor, 7.4
  12. S9 E14 Liferafts, Mind Control, Stamps, 7.6
  13. S9 E16 Stuntmen, Seabreacher, Amber, 7.4
  14. S9 E17 Tennis Balls, Surround Sound, Steak, 7.4
  15. S9 E18 Rayon; Snuff; Cola, 7.2
  16. S9 E19 Social Network, Zubrowka, Arial Cable Car, 7.3
  17. S9 E20 Skydiving Suits, Surstromming, Hemp-Crete, 7.8
  1. S10 E1 Opal, Stunt Planes, Nougat, 7.8
  2. S10 E3 Toilet Paper, Absinthe, Cricket Balls, 7.5
  3. S10 E4 Salad, Rope, Insulin, 7.2
  4. S10 E5 Locomotives, Clotted Cream, Boomerangs, 7.5
  5. S10 E12 Pistachios, Temple Restoration, Fighter Jet Radar, 7.5
  6. S10 E13 Roquefort, Wrecker Trucks, Tree Moving, 7.0
  7. S10 E16 Cartoonist Ink, Ball Bearings and False Eyes, 6.2
  8. S10 E17 Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera and Flags, 8.2
  9. S10 E18 Chinamax Ships, Russian Standard Vodka and Abalone, 7.5
  10. S10 E19 St Petersberg Metro, Civet Coffee and Micro Chip Makers, 7.0
  11. S10 E20 Leather, Grand Canal, Flyboard, 7.0
  12. S10 E35 Argan Oil, Kamaz Trucks, Canton Tower, 7.3
  1. S11 E1 Parmesan Cheese, Airport Runways and Reclining Chairs, 6.9
  2. S11 E2 Turkish Carpets, Cross Country Skis and Niagra Falls, 7.1
  3. S11 E3 Nori Seaweed, Beer Bottles and Shark Repellant, 7.3
  4. S11 E4 Venice Street Lamps, Ship Safety and Bonsai, 7.0
  5. S11 E5 Carbon Fibre Bikes, Aerobatics and Oil Control, 7.0
  6. S11 E6 Bagels, Racing Tyres, Glass Sculptures, 7.0
  7. S11 E7 Venice Rubbish, Sheepskin Boots, Health Supplements, 7.3
  8. S11 E8 Turkish Delight, Silver Spoons, Sunscreen, 7.0
  9. S11 E9 Art Canvas, Stinky Tofu, Bottle Recycling, 7.0
  10. S11 E10 Beekeeping, Body Armour, Family Trike, 7.0
  11. S11 E11 Glass Cookware, ATMs, Hyper Car, 7.2
  12. S11 E12 Aquavit, Motorcycle Leathers and St Patrick Cathedral, 7.4
  13. S11 E13 Container Port, Plastic Bags, Blowing Glass, 7.2
  14. S11 E14 Balsamic Vinegar, Dry Suits, Stunt Planes, 7.6
  15. S11 E15 Super Steel, Sheep Shearing, Kite Boards, 7.2
  16. S11 E16 Soybean Mattresses, Aircraft Seats, Bra Design, 7.1
  17. S11 E17 Plasterboard, Casting Awards, Super Plane, 7.1
  18. S11 E19 Applejack Brandy, Aircraft Seats, Batteries, 7.2
  19. S11 E20 Nickel, Canal Locks, Bubble Tea, 7.4
  1. S12 E1 Logging, Tiles and Jaffa Cakes, 7.0
  2. S12 E2 Heavy Lift Plane, Hunting Boots, and Bananas, 7.2
  3. S12 E3 Monorail, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain, New York Cupcakes, 7.1
  4. S12 E4 Wine, Goretex Extreme Weather Clothing, 6.7
  5. S12 E5 Screws, Marmalade, Printed Dresses, 7.2
  6. S12 E6 Road Rollers, Canned Bread, Vertu Phones, 7.0
  7. S12 E7 Tinned Grapefruit, Snow Machines and Conveyor, 7.4
  8. S12 E8 Harp Strings, Roof Windows, Belgian Waffles, 6.8
  9. S12 E9 AGA Cookers, Incense Sticks, Jenever, 6.7
  10. S12 E10 Robo-farm, Log Stacker, Piano Moving, 7.0
  11. S12 E11 Bamboo Scaffolding and Fireworks, 6.8
  12. S12 E12 Espadrilles, Prefabricated Houses and Underground Storage, 7.1
  13. S12 E13 Macadamia Nuts, Tap Water and Crowd Barriers, 7.0
  14. S12 E14 High Rise Construction, Dr. Marten Boots, and Cookware, 7.1
  15. S12 E15 Sitar, Biltong, Bulldozers, 7.2
  16. S12 E16 Fedoras, Cement, Frozen Peas, 7.2
  17. S12 E17 Goat Fleeces, Quad Bike, and Harp, 7.0
  18. S12 E18 Redbush Tea, Baggage Handling, Hairbrushes, 7.2
  19. S12 E19 Credit Cards, Tiffin, Boat Lift, 7.3
  20. S12 E20 Power Tunnel, Pizza Ovens, Playhouses, 7.7
  21. S12 E28 Harp Strings, Roof Windows and Belgian Waffles, 7.4
  1. S16 E1 Peppermint Oil, Tennis Rackets, Desalination, 7.5
  2. S16 E2 Trombones, Wineskins, Peat Beauty Cream, 7.6
  3. S16 E3 Surfboards, Satchels, Butter, 7.4
  4. S16 E6 Geoduck Clams, Steam Trains, Water Polo Hats, 6.6
  5. S16 E7 Bufori Cars, Sport Whistles, Spanish Paprika, 7.2
  6. S16 E8 Pile Drivers, Cricket Bats, Folding Handheld Fans, 7.2
  7. S16 E11 Turbo Chargers, Plastic Roads, Kites, 7.0

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