How Do They Do It?

The Best Episodes of How Do They Do It?

Genre:Documentary
Network:Discovery

Every episode of How Do They Do It? ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of How Do They Do It?!

An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
Episodes
286
Avg. Rating
NaN
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
7.8
7.8
7.4
7.4
6.8
7.2
7.2
6.8
6.8
7.2
7.0
7.3

Filter By Season17

  1. 8.6/10(8 votes)

    #1 - Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights

    Loading...
    S13:E5

    ncluded: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.2/10(11 votes)

    #2 - Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags

    Loading...
    S10:E17

    A look at how products are manufactured around the world. How are Russian dolls manufactured, how is aloe vera produced and how are flags made?

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.2/10(8 votes)

    #3 - Longboards, Lemonade, Forklifts

    Loading...
    S13:E2

    How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  4. 8.2/10(7 votes)

    #4 - Aluminium Cans, Cuckoo Clocks, Paddleboards

    Loading...
    S14:E1

    How do they turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets? Plus, how do they carve the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock?

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #5 - Charcoal Briquettes, Soba Noodles, Vaulting Poles

    Loading...
    S15:E16

    How do they use ancient techniques and modern technology to produce thousands of tonnes of barbecue charcoal? How do they cook up Japan's soba noodles?

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.9/10(10 votes)

    #6 - Armored Cars, Elevators, Cheese

    Loading...
    S2:E12

    No description available

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 WORST Episodes of How Do They Do It?

    READ
  8. 7.9/10(11 votes)

    #7 - Vanilla, Anchors

    Loading...
    S9:E10

    How do they grow enough vanilla to make the world's favourite ice cream flavour? How are anchors for huge ships built? How are 12 million lighters made every year?

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.9/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Opal, Stunt Planes, Nougat

    Loading...
    S10:E1

    Digging out the rare opal in the Australian desert; Building the classic bi-wing strong enough to stand the stresses of modern stunt flying; Making the nougat core of everybody's favorite sweets.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink

    Loading...
    S1:E1

    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.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Diamond Mine, Skyscraper, Car Crusher

    Loading...
    S2:E1

    No description available

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.8/10(8 votes)

    #11 - Skydiving Suits, Surströmming

    Loading...
    S9:E20

    How do skydiving suits work? How do they produce Surströmming, one of the world's smelliest foods? How do they transform weeds into walls?

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Power Tunnel, Pizza Ovens, Playhouses

    Loading...
    S12:E20

    How do they build tunnels to prevent blackouts in one of the world's biggest cities? How do they turn millions of hectares of pine forest into perfect pieces of timber?

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.7/10(9 votes)

    #13 - Electricity, Floating Crane

    Loading...
    S5:E3

    The science behind electricity; the world's largest floating cranes.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.7/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Tetra Pak, Pre-Fab Houses, Ambulances

    Loading...
    S5:E6

    Manufacturing drink cartons; prefabricated homes; mobile intensive-care vehicles.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.7/10(10 votes)

    #15 - Freeways, Minting Coins

    Loading...
    S5:E8

    Constructing freeways to handle a quarter of a million cars each day; minting coins.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.7/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Container Ships, Peterbilt Trucks

    Loading...
    S5:E9

    Large cargo ships transport goods around the world; Peterbilt makes large, custom built trucks.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.7/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security

    Loading...
    S8:E16

    How does the German city of Frankfurt produce their famous frankfurter sausages? How are the world's most accurate rifles manufactured? How do casinos stop card cheats?

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.6/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Logging, Baggage, Light Show

    Loading...
    S2:E5

    No description available

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.6/10(12 votes)

    #19 - Overnight Parcel Delivery, Coal Mining

    Loading...
    S5:E5

    Discover how packages are shipped worldwide in less than 24 hours; mining enough coal to feed the world's power stations.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.6/10(13 votes)

    #20 - Drill Through Solid Rock, Produce OJ, Bend Glass

    Loading...
    S6:E7

    How do they drill through a kilometre of solid rock to find the hidden riches in the desert, pick 20,000 oranges a minute for juice, and get glass to curve...

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.6/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Smooth As Marble, Hot Stuff, Umbrellas

    Loading...
    S7:E4

    How do they mine marble for Washington's monuments; how do they make Tabasco Sauce; and how do they produce storm proof umbrellas?

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.6/10(11 votes)

    #22 - Tales From The Black Stuff, Silk, In The Can

    Loading...
    S7:E5

    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?

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  24. 7.6/10(8 votes)

    #23 - Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills

    Loading...
    S8:E10

    How do they make the Japanese toilets that treat you to a wash and blow dry? How has the US Navy built a helicopter that doesn't need a pilot?

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  25. 7.6/10(8 votes)

    #24 - Circus, Guitars

    Loading...
    S8:E14

    How do they set up a 1,700 seat circus tent in just 36 hours, and how do they turn Japanese maple and mahogany into the coolest instruments on earth -...

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  26. 7.6/10(8 votes)

    #25 - Fighter Plane, Trappist Beers, SUV

    Loading...
    S9:E6

    How is a modern fighter jet built? How do Belgium's Trappist monks make the world's finest beers? How do they build America's best performing SUV?

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A

Best Episodes Summary

"Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, Festival of Lights" is the best rated episode of "How Do They Do It?". It scored 8.6/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/5/2016. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags".