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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    How Do They Do It? Season 14 Episode 1 - Aluminium Cans, Cuckoo Clocks, Paddleboards
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Aluminium Cans, Cuckoo Clocks, Paddleboards

    S14:E1

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

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  2. How Do They Do It? Season 14 Episode 2 - Car Shredder, Sarees, Worcestershire Sauce
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Car Shredder, Sarees, Worcestershire Sauce

    S14:E2

    How do they build the ultimate car crushing colossus? Plus, how do Lea and Perrins concoct their Worcestershire sauce?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. How Do They Do It? Season 14 Episode 3 - Mardi Gras, Rock Candy, Dentures
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Mardi Gras, Rock Candy, Dentures

    S14:E3

    A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created, how rock candy is twisted together, and a look at how dentures are made.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. How Do They Do It? Season 14 Episode 4 - Helmets, Tea, District Heating
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Helmets, Tea, District Heating

    S14:E4

    How do they harvest and treat the world's most expensive tea? Plus, how does the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland heat half the city's homes?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. How Do They Do It? Season 14 Episode 5 - Royal Enfield, Art Fraud, Milk
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Royal Enfield, Art Fraud, Milk

    S14:E5

    How do they engineer the latest incarnation of the classic Royal Enfield Continental GT motorbike? Plus, how do 'art detectives' spot a forgery?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 4 - Horse Transport by Air, Chess Sets, Food Photography
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Horse Transport by Air, Chess Sets, Food Photography

    S16:E4

    Top race horses are given VIP treatment to get to their new owners, how are they transported? Plus, what creative methods do they use to photograph food?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 5 - Stainless Steel, Combination Locks, Indian Jaggery Sugar
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Stainless Steel, Combination Locks, Indian Jaggery Sugar

    S16:E5

    Many items that make up the modern world are the result of sophisticated engineering and production processes. How do they do it?

    Director:Unknown
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  8. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 9 - Tractors, Cow Bells, Street Lights
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Tractors, Cow Bells, Street Lights

    S16:E9

    How do they build a tractor every three minutes to power Indian agriculture? How do they cast the bronze bells that help Swiss farmers keep track of their cows?

    Director:Unknown
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  9. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 10 - Birds Nest Soup, Rowing Oars, Castanets
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Birds Nest Soup, Rowing Oars, Castanets

    S16:E10

    How do they collect millions of real birds' nests to make birds' nest soup? How do they use aerospace technology to make rowers go faster? And, how are castanets made?

    Director:Unknown
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  10. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 13 - Marshall Amplifiers, Clay Garden Pots, Book Rebinding
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Marshall Amplifiers, Clay Garden Pots, Book Rebinding

    S16:E13

    How do they make the amplifier used by rock legends, the famous Marshall amp? Plus, how do they turn wet clay into frost-proof garden pots?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 14 - High Rise Window Cleaners, Jigsaw Puzzles, Field Hockey Sticks
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - High Rise Window Cleaners, Jigsaw Puzzles, Field Hockey Sticks

    S16:E14

    How do they keep the world's tallest twin towers clean? How do they make a jigsaw where every piece is unique? And, how do they craft Olympic level hockey sticks?

    Director:Unknown
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  12. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 15 - RV Motorhomes, Lollipops, Ballet Shoes
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - RV Motorhomes, Lollipops, Ballet Shoes

    S16:E15

    How do they fit all the features of a luxury apartment into a motorhome? And, how do they make a ballet shoe that can take the weight of a dancer...

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  13. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 16 - Mushroom Farming, Map Making, Medical Gloves
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - Mushroom Farming, Map Making, Medical Gloves

    S16:E16

    How do they grow nearly 200,000 tonnes of mushrooms a year in the mushroom capital of the world? And, how do they make billions of life-saving gloves?

    Director:Unknown
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  14. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 17 - Polysulphate Fertilizer, Maple Syrup, Batik Printed Fabrics
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Polysulphate Fertilizer, Maple Syrup, Batik Printed Fabrics

    S16:E17

    How do they mine a million tonnes of fertiliser from below the sea? And, how do they hand print millions of colourful clothes using the ancient art of batik?

    Director:Unknown
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  15. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 18 - Basmati Microwave Rice, Automaton Singing Bird Boxes, British Life Guards Uniforms
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Basmati Microwave Rice, Automaton Singing Bird Boxes, British Life Guards Uniforms

    S16:E18

    How do they turn thousands of tonnes of basmati rice into millions of microwaveable meals? And, how do they craft beautiful mechanical singing birds?

    Director:Unknown
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  16. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 19 - Hearing Aids, Elizabeth Line Trains, Shadow Puppets
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Hearing Aids, Elizabeth Line Trains, Shadow Puppets

    S16:E19

    Many items that make up the modern world are the result of sophisticated engineering and production processes. How do they do it?

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  17. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 20 - Remote Controlled Submersibles, Steiff Teddy Bears, Indian Cheese Paneer
    10.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Remote Controlled Submersibles, Steiff Teddy Bears, Indian Cheese Paneer

    S16:E20

    Many items that make up the modern world are the result of sophisticated engineering and production processes. How do they do it?

    Director:Unknown
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  18. How Do They Do It? Season 10 Episode 17 - Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #18 - Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags

    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?

    Director:Unknown
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  19. How Do They Do It? Season 2 Episode 12 - Armored Cars, Elevators, Cheese
    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #19 - Armored Cars, Elevators, Cheese

    S2:E12

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. How Do They Do It? Season 9 Episode 10 - Vanilla, Anchors
    7.9/10(12 votes)

    #20 - Vanilla, Anchors

    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?

    Director:Unknown
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  21. How Do They Do It? Season 1 Episode 1 - Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink
    7.8/10(14 votes)

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

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. How Do They Do It? Season 2 Episode 1 - Diamond Mine, Skyscraper, Car Crusher
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Diamond Mine, Skyscraper, Car Crusher

    S2:E1

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    Director:Unknown
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  23. How Do They Do It? Season 9 Episode 20 - Skydiving Suits, Surströmming
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Skydiving Suits, Surströmming

    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?

    Director:Unknown
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  24. How Do They Do It? Season 10 Episode 1 - Opal, Stunt Planes, Nougat
    7.8/10(12 votes)

    #24 - Opal, Stunt Planes, Nougat

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. How Do They Do It? Season 16 Episode 2 - Trombones, Wineskins, Peat Beauty Cream
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #25 - Trombones, Wineskins, Peat Beauty Cream

    S16:E2

    How do they make a trombone? How do they make traditional Spanish wineskins? And, how do they turn smelly muddy peat into rejuvenating face cream?

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Best Episodes Summary

"Aluminium Cans, Cuckoo Clocks, Paddleboards" is the best rated episode of "How Do They Do It?". It scored 10/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/6/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Car Shredder, Sarees, Worcestershire Sauce".