How Do They Do It?

Season 4

2007 · 6 episodes · 2h 12m in all

Episodes

1. 1

   1. Forest Fires, Car Exhaust, Space Station

   11 Apr 2007 · 22 min

   Go beneath the surface to understand forest fires, car exhaust and the space station.

2. 2

   2. Family Car, Titanium, Letter

   11 Apr 2007 · 22 min

   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

3. 3

   3. Nuclear Sub, Crash Test Dummies, Fruit and Vegetables

   18 Apr 2007 · 22 min

   Secrets behind nuclear submarines; crash-test dummies; growing fruits and vegetables.

4. 4

   4. Land Mines, Air Boats, Warehouses

   18 Apr 2007 · 22 min

   The world's largest land-mining machine; how airboats are built; warehouse for car parts.

5. 5

   5. Black Boxes, Steam Turbine, Racing Car

   25 Apr 2007 · 22 min

   How black boxes survive an airplane crash; transporting giant steam turbines; making fireproof suits for race-car drivers.

6. 6

   6. Jet Engine, Weapons, Telescope

   25 Apr 2007 · 22 min

   The design and manufacturing of large jet engines; non-lethal weapons that stun without killing; the world's largest telescope.