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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!

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.
  1. Background image for Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan
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    #1 - Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan

    S8:E1

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears
    6.6/10(8 votes)

    #2 - Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears

    S8:E2

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam
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    #3 - Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam

    S8:E3

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream
    6.2/10(8 votes)

    #4 - Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream

    S8:E4

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library
    6.5/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library

    S8:E5

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls
    6.3/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls

    S8:E6

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile
    6.2/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile

    S8:E7

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Ice Rink, Car Plant
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    #8 - Ice Rink, Car Plant

    S8:E8

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions
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    #9 - Duck Calls, Wasabi, Accordions

    S8:E9

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills

    S8:E10

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for 24 Hours of Daytona, Rum
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #11 - 24 Hours of Daytona, Rum

    S8:E11

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats

    S8:E12

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna
    6.0/10(8 votes)

    #13 - Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna

    S8:E13

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Circus, Guitars
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #14 - Circus, Guitars

    S8:E14

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta
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    #15 - Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta

    S8:E15

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security
    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #16 - Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security

    S8:E16

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #17 - Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels

    S8:E17

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #18 - Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper

    S8:E18

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Submarine Rescue, Subaru
    7.4/10(8 votes)

    #19 - Submarine Rescue, Subaru

    S8:E19

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphault
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    #20 - Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphault

    S8:E20

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 8 Ratings Summary

"Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan" is the best rated episode of "How Do They Do It?" season 8. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/3/2011. This episode is rated 6.6 points higher than the second-best, "Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears".