How Do They Do It?

S01E03: Tires, Excavators, Newspapers, Ports, Contact Lenses

Overview

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

Episodes

S01E01 Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink

May 6, 2006 22 min
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....

S01E02 Salt Mines, Trainers, Ships, Watches, Wind Farms

May 13, 2006 22 min

S01E03 Tires, Excavators, Newspapers, Ports, Contact Lenses

May 27, 2006 22 min

S01E04 Internet Cable, Cranes, Pencils, Water, Toothpaste

June 3, 2006 22 min

S01E05 Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire Changes

June 10, 2006 22 min

S01E06 Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic

June 17, 2006 22 min

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