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How Do They Do It?
S04E05 - Black Boxes, Steam Turbine, Racing Car
How black boxes survive an airplane crash; transporting giant steam turbines; making fireproof suits for race-car drivers.
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Forest Fires; Car Exhaust; Space Station
Forest Fires; Car Exhaust; Space Station
Go beneath the surface to understand forest fires, car exhaust and the space station.
Spacesuit; Diesel Engines; Neon Signs
Spacesuit; Diesel Engines; Neon Signs
How a spacesuit keeps an astronaut alive, the diesel engines that power the world's biggest ships, and the manufacturing processes behind the famous neon signs which cover Las Vegas
Nuclear Sub, Crash Test Dummies, Fruit and Vegetables
Nuclear Sub, Crash Test Dummies, Fruit and Vegetables
Secrets behind nuclear submarines; crash-test dummies; growing fruits and vegetables.
Land Mines, Air Boats, Warehouses
Land Mines, Air Boats, Warehouses
The world's largest land-mining machine; how airboats are built; warehouse for car parts.
Black Boxes, Steam Turbine, Racing Car
Black Boxes, Steam Turbine, Racing Car
How black boxes survive an airplane crash; transporting giant steam turbines; making fireproof suits for race-car drivers.
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About show
How Do They Do It? is a television series produced by Wag TV for Discovery Channel. Each programme explores how 2 or 3 ordinary objects are made and used. The show's slogan is "Behind the ordinary is the extraordinary." The series is broadcast throughout the world on various Discovery-owned networks including:
⁕Discovery Channel, Science Channel, DMAX and Quest in the United Kingdom;
⁕Science Channel in the United States;
⁕Discovery Channel in Asia, Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Spain, Switzerland, The Netherlands;
⁕Discovery Channel and Discovery Science in Italy.
Series 1 and 2, which were co-produced with Rocket Surgery Productions, were narrated by Rupert Degas; series 3 and 4 were narrated by Iain Lee; and series 5 and 6 were narrated by Dominic Frisby. In 2008, the UK's Channel 5 begin airing the series, presented by Robert Llewellyn. This version was released on DVD in the UK in May 2010.
In the United States, the series airs on the Science Channel and is narrated by Chris Broyles.
This programme is similar to the popular Canadian-produced documentary programme, How It's Made, also broadcast on Discovery Channel networks.