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The Best Episodes of How Do They Do It?

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.
Genre:Documentary
Network:Discovery

Best Episodes Summary

"Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags" is the best rated episode of "How Do They Do It?". It scored 8.2/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/16/2014. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink".

  • Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags
    8.2/1011 votes
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    #1 - Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags

    Season 10 Episode 17 - Aired 1/16/2014

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink
    7.9/1012 votes
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    #2 - Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/6/2006

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Diamond Mine, Skyscraper, Car Crusher
    7.9/1010 votes
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    #3 - Diamond Mine, Skyscraper, Car Crusher

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/24/2006

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Vanilla, Anchors
    7.9/1010 votes
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    #4 - Vanilla, Anchors

    Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 9/6/2012

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Opal, Stunt Planes, Nougat
    7.9/1011 votes
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    #5 - Opal, Stunt Planes, Nougat

    Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/2013

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Skydiving Suits, Surströmming
    7.8/108 votes
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    #6 - Skydiving Suits, Surströmming

    Season 9 Episode 20 - Aired 12/13/2012

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Power Tunnel, Pizza Ovens, Playhouses
    7.8/1011 votes
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    #7 - Power Tunnel, Pizza Ovens, Playhouses

    Season 12 Episode 20 - Aired 10/1/2015

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Logging, Baggage, Light Show
    7.7/109 votes
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    #8 - Logging, Baggage, Light Show

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/15/2006

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Armored Cars, Elevators, Cheese
    7.7/109 votes
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    #9 - Armored Cars, Elevators, Cheese

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 8/12/2006

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security
    7.7/109 votes
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    #10 - Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security

    Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 12/15/2011

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire Changes
    7.6/108 votes
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    #11 - Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire Changes

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/10/2006

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic
    7.6/108 votes
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    #12 - Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/17/2006

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Electricity, Floating Crane
    7.6/108 votes
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    #13 - Electricity, Floating Crane

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 3/5/2008

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Container Ships, Peterbilt Trucks
    7.6/109 votes
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    #14 - Container Ships, Peterbilt Trucks

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 3/13/2008

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Drill Through Solid Rock, Produce OJ, Bend Glass
    7.6/1012 votes
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    #15 - Drill Through Solid Rock, Produce OJ, Bend Glass

    Season 6 Episode 7 - Aired 8/20/2009

    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...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Work In 600 Degree Heat, Make Champagne, Expand One Of The World's Largest Ports
    7.6/1010 votes
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    #16 - Work In 600 Degree Heat, Make Champagne, Expand One Of The World's Largest Ports

    Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 10/8/2009

    How do they fashion cool clothing that can withstand the heat of a furnace, and how do they turn sea into land to create artificial islands? Plus, putting the fizz...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills
    7.6/108 votes
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    #17 - Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills

    Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 8/26/2011

    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?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Circus, Guitars
    7.6/108 votes
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    #18 - Circus, Guitars

    Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 12/1/2011

    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 -...

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Liferafts, Mind Control
    7.6/108 votes
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    #19 - Liferafts, Mind Control

    Season 9 Episode 14 - Aired 10/4/2012

    How can lifeboats hold up to 150 people? How can mind control techniques help golfers improve their shots? How do they make millions of celebratory stamps?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Toilet Paper, Absinthe, Cricket Balls
    7.6/1010 votes
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    #20 - Toilet Paper, Absinthe, Cricket Balls

    Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/2013

    How do they turn trees into toilet paper? How do they make absinthe and how do they make cricket balls tough enough to face batsmen?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Locomotives, Clotted Cream, Boomerangs
    7.6/1010 votes
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    #21 - Locomotives, Clotted Cream, Boomerangs

    Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 9/26/2013

    How do they build one of the world's most powerful locomotives? And how do they turn cows' milk into clotted cream?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tetra Pak, Pre-Fab Houses, Ambulances
    7.5/109 votes
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    #22 - Tetra Pak, Pre-Fab Houses, Ambulances

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 3/10/2008

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Almonds, Snowblower
    7.5/109 votes
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    #23 - Almonds, Snowblower

    Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 8/2/2012

    How do billions of bees produce tonnes of California almonds? How do they clear the snow to keep Norway's planes in action? How are tricky stains removed?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tennessee Whiskey, Nightvision
    7.5/109 votes
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    #24 - Tennessee Whiskey, Nightvision

    Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 8/30/2012

    How do they make Tennessee whiskey the traditional Lincoln County way? How do night goggles work? How do the Finnish relax in 160-degree saunas?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Stuntmen, Seabreacher, Amber
    7.5/109 votes
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    #25 - Stuntmen, Seabreacher, Amber

    Season 9 Episode 16 - Aired 10/25/2012

    How stuntmen survive a day of being knocked down and beaten up; how they make a watercraft that can swim like a dolphin; how they mine precious amber.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A