How Do They Do It? S15E6 — Parchment, Shuttlecocks, Salt

How Do They Do It?•Season 15•Episode 6

Parchment, Shuttlecocks, Salt

Oct 28, 201722 min

How did the ancient Greeks invent parchment with techniques still used today? And how do they make shuttlecocks, the fasting moving object in sport?

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Episode Summary

"Parchment, Shuttlecocks, Salt" is episode 6 of How Do They Do It? season 15. It aired on October 28, 2017.

Next: E7 · Ballpoint Pens, Pizza, Reed Rugs Best of Season 15