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The Best Episodes of How Do They Do It? Season 8

Every episode of How Do They Do It? Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of How Do They Do It? Season 8!

An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.

Genre:Documentary
Network:Discovery

Season 8 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "How Do They Do It?" season 8 is "Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan" aired on 6/3/2011 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears".

  • Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan
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    #1 - Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan

    Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2011

    How do Japanese master chefs prepare the extremely poisonous puffer fish and avoid killing their customers? And how do Scots weave over 700 types of tartan for kilts?

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  • Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears
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    #2 - Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears

    Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2011

    How do they design and produce the ultimate kingpin bowling ball? How do they raise and lower Tower Bridge? And how do they produce millions of gummy bears a day?...

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  • Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam
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    #3 - Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam

    Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2011

    How do they run Ryker's Island, one of the biggest jails in the world? How do they make the famous Royal Mail post box? And how do they turn fruit...

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  • Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream
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    #4 - Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream

    Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 6/24/2011

    How do they make playing cards that can defeat a cheat? How do they brew a billion bottles of lager a year? And how do they make the world's most...

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  • Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library
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    #5 - Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library

    Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 7/1/2011

    How do they put the holes in Swiss cheese? How do they restore and improve a classic battle tank? And how do robotic librarians run one of the world's biggest...

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  • Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls
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    #6 - Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls

    Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 7/15/2011

    How do they persuade an oyster to grow a perfect pearl? How do they put the twist in classic Pennsylvania pretzels? And how do they build Venice's traditional gondolas?

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  • Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile
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    #7 - Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile

    Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 7/22/2011

    How do they make a perfectly unpredictable roulette wheel? How do they produce the world's purest olive oil? And how can a rusty wreck be transformed into a classic Batmobile?

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  • Ice Rink, Car Plant
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    #8 - Ice Rink, Car Plant

    Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 7/29/2011

    How do they instruct robots to mass-produce cars, and how do they transform the world's biggest football stadium into its largest ice hockey arena? Find out.

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  • Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions
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    #9 - Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions

    Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 8/5/2011

    How do they craft accordions? How do they make the wasabi that puts a kick in Japan's raw fish? And how do they produce duck calls that can trick birds?

    Director: N/A

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  • Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills
    7.6/10 8 votes

    #10 - 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?

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  • 24 Hours of Daytona, Rum
    7.4/10 8 votes

    #11 - 24 Hours of Daytona, Rum

    Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 10/18/2011

    How do they keep the cars of Daytona on track for 24 hours of high speed racing, and how do they turn the sweetest sugar cane into world-renowned Caribbean rum?

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  • Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats
    7.2/10 8 votes

    #12 - Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats

    Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 10/19/2011

    How do they farm sturgeon for caviar? How do they mould centuries of history into the finest Japanese porcelain? How do they make world-class football boots?

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  • Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna
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    #13 - Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna

    Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 10/27/2011

    How do they find and defuse thousands of World War II landmines? How do they make crisp tasting cider? How do they clear undergrowth with a thin strip of nylon...

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  • Circus, Guitars
    7.6/10 8 votes

    #14 - 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 -...

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  • Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta
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    #15 - Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta

    Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 12/8/2011

    How is a 700-year-old tree made into a two tonne Japanese drum? How can a factory produce thousands of cars and stay green? And how do Italians make great tasting...

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  • Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security
    7.7/10 9 votes

    #16 - 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?

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  • Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels
    7.4/10 8 votes

    #17 - Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels

    Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 12/29/2011

    How are millions of parcels delivered around the world every day? How do they make cricket bats that can hit a ball at 150kmph?

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  • Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper
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    #18 - Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper

    Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 1/5/2012

    How do they build powerboats that can go faster than sports cars? How do they produce Swiss watches? How do they create wallpaper fit for palaces?

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  • Submarine Rescue, Subaru
    7.4/10 8 votes

    #19 - Submarine Rescue, Subaru

    Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 1/12/2012

    How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? Submarine rescue specialists test the ability of the world's navies to respond to an underwater emergency.

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  • Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphault
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    #20 - Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphault

    Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 1/19/2012

    How do they guide the world's largest cruise ships under low bridges? How do they find Alba's famous white truffles? How do they mine Trinidad's natural asphalt lake?

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