7.1/1011 votes#1 - Logging, Tiles, Jaffa Cakes
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 5/10/2015
A look at how skyline logging wrangles Vancouver's most elusive trees. Plus, muscle and skill turns ordinary clay into intricate tiles in a Spanish workshop.
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- 7.3/109 votes
#2 - Heavy-Lift Aircraft, Hunting Boots, Bananas
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 5/14/2015
Jets over to Spain to one of the most advanced and powerful planes in the world. Plus, there's a secret to making warm waterproof boots and how bananas get just...
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- 7.2/1011 votes
#3 - Monorail, Royal Copenhagen Porcelain, New York Cupcakes
Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 5/21/2015
Commuters rise above Mumbai's chaos by riding India's only monorail. In Denmark, porcelain statues are hand painted and take several weeks to complete. Creative cupcake recipes originate in Manhattan and stretch around the world.
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- 6.9/1011 votes
#4 - Wine, Goretex Extreme Weather Clothing
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 5/28/2015
Travel down under, home to some of the largest wineries in the world and see how some of the most popular wines are produced. What does PTFE stand for? And how is it used to make extreme weather clothing for the most demanding customers.
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- 7.1/1012 votes
#5 - Screws, Marmalade, Printed Dresses
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 6/4/2015
Building a fighter jet; Turning bitter oranges into marmalade; Printing out a dress fit for the catwalk.
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- 7.0/1010 votes
#6 - Road Rollers, Canned Bread, Vertu Phones
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 6/11/2015
The powerful machines essential to building roads and highways are made; No pans are needed when you can bake bread in a can; Luxurious cell phones are made with rubies and sapphires.
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- 7.4/1010 votes
#7 - Tinned Grapefruit, Snow Machines, Conveyor Belts
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 6/18/2015
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- 7.0/1010 votes
#8 - Harp Strings, Roof Windows, Belgian Waffles
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 7/3/2015
Making the world's finest harp strings; Building roof windows that can keep out a hurricane; Making Belgian waffles.
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- 6.9/1011 votes
#9 - AGA Cookers, Incense Sticks, Jenever
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 7/9/2015
Scrap metal is made into a gourmet cooking machine; The exotic aromas of India are created by hand; How sailors got their Dutch Courage.
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- 7.1/1012 votes
#10 - Robo-farm, Log Stacker, Piano Moving
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 7/23/2015
A farm in the Netherlands is run almost entirely by robots. One of the largest toughest log stackers is put to work in Sweeden and grand pianos are navigated through the streets of New York.
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- 6.8/1012 votes
#11 - Bamboo Scaffolding, Strontium
Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 7/30/2015
Indian construction crews that use bamboo for their scaffolding needs; Mining strontium for multicolored fireworks.
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- 7.2/1011 votes
#12 - Espadrilles, Prefabricated Houses, Underground Storage
Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 8/6/2015
Fashionable footwear; prefabricated houses; underground storage for books and documents.
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- 6.9/1012 votes
#13 - Macadamia Nuts, Tap Water, Crowd Barriers
Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 8/13/2015
South Africa's macadamia farmers; Chicago's water-filtration system. Also: the use of Mojo Barriers to keep music fans safe at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.
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- 7.3/1010 votes
#14 - High Rise Construction, Dr. Marten Boots, Cooking Pans
Season 12 Episode 14 - Aired 8/20/2015
How do they build the biggest apartment block on the planet? How do they make the classic British boot? And how do they make cooking pans tough enough to last...
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- 7.3/1010 votes
#15 - Sitar, Biltong, Bulldozers
Season 12 Episode 15 - Aired 8/27/2015
How do they craft a classic Indian instrument, the Sitar? How do they make beef biltong? And how do they build monster bulldozers?
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- 7.3/1010 votes
#16 - Fedoras, Cement, Frozen Peas
Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 9/3/2015
How do they fashion the iconic Fedora hat? How do they make the cement that builds the world? And how do they harvest and freeze millions of peas in under...
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- 7.2/109 votes
#17 - Mohair, Quadski, Harp
Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 9/10/2015
How do they turn goat fleeces into fabrics? How do they build a quad bike that turns into a jet-ski and how do they create the instrument of angels- the...
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- 7.3/109 votes
#18 - Redbush Tea, Luggage Handling, Hairbrushes
Season 12 Episode 18 - Aired 9/17/2015
How do they harvest thousands of tonnes of tea? How to they make sure that your luggage catches the same plane as you? And how do they make high-quality hairbrushes?
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- 7.4/1010 votes
#19 - Credit Cards, Indian Lunch Deliveries, Boat Lift
Season 12 Episode 19 - Aired 9/24/2015
How do they keep the crooks from cracking into your credit card? And how do they lift a 1000 ton ship 70 meters into the air while it is still...
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- 7.8/1011 votes
#20 - 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?
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The Best Episodes of How Do They Do It? Season 12
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Season 12 Ratings Summary
"Logging, Tiles, Jaffa Cakes" is the best rated episode of "How Do They Do It?" season 12. It scored 7.1/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/10/2015. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Heavy-Lift Aircraft, Hunting Boots, Bananas".