9.4/107 votesLoading...#1 - How to Tie Your Shoes
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 7/14/2014
Most of us still keep our shoe laces knotted the same way we learned when we were kids, but what other methods are possible, and which one will lead to optimal shoelace tying? Is there really such a thing as the perfect knot? David consults with survivalists, surgeons and even an evolutionary biologist to find out what kind of laces and knots we should be using in our footwear, as well as an answer to the age-old question: should we be wearing shoes at all?
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8.8/106 votesLoading...#2 - How to Throw a Paper Airplane
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/4/2014
David is determined to learn how to throw a paper airplane perfectly, so that everyone in its presence will simply stop and stare in awe. Join David as he consults with a third-generation origami master to unlock the secrets of paper, heads out into the California desert with a fun-loving band of NASA scientists who are literally reinventing the science of flight, and teams up with the world's foremost paper airplane expert on a creative collaboration that nobody expects.
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8.7/107 votesLoading...#3 - How to Make an Ice Cube
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 7/14/2014
David is tired of sullying his beverages with inferior ice. When he fixes himself a drink at home, he wants it to look like the cocktails you see in high-end liquor ads: a tumbler filled with ice that glitters like diamonds (only cubed). Join David as he gathers expert advice from icemakers, ice sculptors, ice harvesters, glaciologists and venerable Buddhist monks -- you'll never freeze water the same way again.
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8.0/105 votesLoading...#4 - How to Dig a Hole
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 7/21/2014
Learn the tools, techniques and talents needed to carry out any type of excavation, including mines, graves, golf cups and even uniquely personal holes that express something about you as an individual. Join David as he embarks on a journey of hole (and self) discovery that brings him in contact with some of the world's foremost experts on digging. He then synthesizes all he learns into a series of simple steps that even those who are unable to tell a spade from a shovel can follow.
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7.9/108 votesLoading...#5 - How to Swat a Fly
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/28/2014
David doesn't like flies, and with good reason: They're annoying and are known carriers of disease. Adding to his frustration is the fact that they always seem to be one step ahead whenever he tries to swat them. In order to become a master fly assassin, he needs to discover the best tools, the optimal swatting motion and the way to get inside his enemy's head literally. In this episode, you'll find out why it's so hard to smash those little monsters into oblivion.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - How to Flip a Coin
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/21/2014
Heads or tails? Whichever you pick, there's a better than 50-50 chance that your mind ends up blown by David's rigorous investigation into the history, the physics and the shadowy known unknowns behind the ancient practice of coin flipping. He'll consult with physicists, circus performers, the New York Lottery draw team and an engineer turned kinetic sculptor in order to determine with 100 percent scientific certainty the ideal method for flipping coins.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - How to Open a Door
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 7/28/2014
In the most exciting episode of television ever created, David Rees will show you - once and for all - how to open a door with total confidence. Glass doors, wooden doors, push doors, pull doors: no doorknob or handle is left unexamined as David twists, turns, pushes and pulls his way to victory.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - How to Light a Match
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/11/2014
Join David as he sets out to get the most possible use out of a single match. Along the way, he finds out how matches work and what fire actually is. David attempts to master the art of striking a match and learns about topics ranging from molecular chemistry to the spread of forest fires to stick making. Then, David goes to a remote Montana lab where scientists have unlocked fire's most fundamental secrets.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - How to Climb a Tree
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/18/2014
One bit of unfinished business from David's childhood still haunts him his parents never let him climb the magnolia tree outside the home he grew up in. But when you have your own TV show, you can make your own rules. Join David as he sets out to defy his parents' warnings by utterly mastering the art of tree climbing.
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#10 - How to Shake Hands
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/25/2014
David has dreaded meeting new people his entire life, and it shows his friends and neighbors all agree that his handshake is horrible. With anatomists to show him how his hands work, arm wrestlers to train his grip strength, and a hand model to help him care for his terribly neglected appendages, David quickly handles the basics.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - How to Pet a Dog
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 11/11/2015
To learn proper dog petting techniques, David sets out on a mission to find out everything he can about the genetic history, cognitive function, and incredibly keen senses of man's best friend. Before actually petting a dog, he'll have to get over his fear of them with the help of Amy Sedaris and astronaut Chris Hadfield.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - How to Eavesdrop
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 11/18/2015
After learning about the most effective inconspicuous listening techniques and getting some tricks of the trade from a former CIA operative, David attempts to eavesdrop on his friends and former bosses.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - How to Get Punched
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/25/2015
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - How to Bounce a Ball
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 12/2/2015
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - How to Sign Your Name
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 12/9/2015
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - How to Take a Nap
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 12/16/2015
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#17 - How to Make Toast
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 12/23/2015
Setting out to improve the toast he grew up eating, David meets with scientists, renowned chefs, and the editor of the Toaster Collectors Association Newsletter and attempts to create the perfect slice of toast for friend and comedian Paul F. Tompkins.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - How to Do the Dishes
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 12/30/2015
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The Best Episodes of Going Deep with David Rees
Every episode of Going Deep with David Rees ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Going Deep with David Rees!
Join David Rees as he shows you how to really do simple things in life.
Genre:Documentary
Best Episodes Summary
"How to Tie Your Shoes" is the best rated episode of "Going Deep with David Rees". It scored 9.4/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/14/2014. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "How to Throw a Paper Airplane".