How Do They Do It? - Season 9

How Do They Do It? - Season 9

Season 9

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DatesMay 17, 2012 - Dec 20, 2012
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Episodes

Husqvarna; Frankfurters; Wallpaper
Season 9Episode 125 min

Husqvarna; Frankfurters; Wallpaper

How do they transform rubber into chewing gum; how do they make fish hooks strong enough to catch a shark; and how are the models built at the world's largest...
May 17, 2012
Leatherman; Formula 1; Glassware
Season 9Episode 225 min

Leatherman; Formula 1; Glassware

How do they build Formula 1 racing cars; how do they make the Leatherman, America's best-selling multi-tool; and how do they create classic Finnish Aalto glassware?
Jul 12, 2012
Hats; Longest Road Tunnel; Snake Catcher
Season 9Episode 325 min

Hats; Longest Road Tunnel; Snake Catcher

Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.
Jul 19, 2012
Guacamole; Swamp Buggy; Scissors
Season 9Episode 425 min

Guacamole; Swamp Buggy; Scissors

How do they build working miniature airports? How do they design houses to survive hurricanes? How is rhubarb cultivated in the dark?
Jul 26, 2012
Tennessee Whiskey; Nightvision; Saunas
Season 9Episode 525 min

Tennessee Whiskey; Nightvision; Saunas

How do billions of bees produce tonnes of California almonds? How do they clear the snow to keep Norway's planes in action? How are tricky stains removed?
Aug 2, 2012
World in Miniature; Hurricane Test Center; Rhubarb
Season 9Episode 625 min

World in Miniature; Hurricane Test Center; Rhubarb

How is a modern fighter jet built? How do Belgium's Trappist monks make the world's finest beers? How do they build America's best performing SUV?
Jul 26, 2012
Fighter Plane; Trappist Beers; SUV
Season 9Episode 725 min

Fighter Plane; Trappist Beers; SUV

How do volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole? How do they build trucks that can cross swamps? How do they make the world-famous Fiskars scissors?
Aug 9, 2012
Leather Footballs; Mussels; Helmet
Season 9Episode 825 min

Leather Footballs; Mussels; Helmet

How do they make steel cables strong enough to hold up a 50,000 tonne bridge; why do modern hunters use medieval weapons; and how do shops know which clothes sizes...
Aug 23, 2012
Almonds; Snowblower; Detergents
Season 9Episode 925 min

Almonds; Snowblower; Detergents

How do they make Tennessee whiskey the traditional Lincoln County way? How do night goggles work? How do the Finnish relax in 160-degree saunas?
Aug 30, 2012
Suspension Bridge; Crossbows; Tracking Clothes
Season 9Episode 1025 min

Suspension Bridge; Crossbows; Tracking Clothes

How do they grow enough vanilla to make the world's favourite ice cream flavour? How are anchors for huge ships built? How are 12 million lighters made every year?
Sep 6, 2012
Scania Trucks; Miracle Foresnics; Gouda Cheese
Season 9Episode 1125 min

Scania Trucks; Miracle Foresnics; Gouda Cheese

How do they craft footballs for the National Football League? How do they farm mussels? How do they design the ultimate fighter pilot's helmet?
Sep 13, 2012
Vanilla; Anchors; Lighters
Season 9Episode 1225 min

Vanilla; Anchors; Lighters

How are powerful Scania trucks built? How do they use the world's biggest DNA database to solve crime? How is paraffin used to make Gouda cheese?
Sep 20, 2012
Guitars; Rope Access; Fast Tractor
Season 9Episode 1325 min

Guitars; Rope Access; Fast Tractor

How do they make the finest classical guitars? How do they keep the blades turning on a wind turbine? How do they produce America's ultimate mowing machines?
Sep 27, 2012
Liferafts; Mind Control; Stamps
Season 9Episode 1425 min

Liferafts; Mind Control; Stamps

How can lifeboats hold up to 150 people? How can mind control techniques help golfers improve their shots? How do they make millions of celebratory stamps?
Oct 4, 2012
Tequila; Steam-Powered Megacity; Soft Ice Cream
Season 9Episode 1525 min

Tequila; Steam-Powered Megacity; Soft Ice Cream

How do they produce tequila from cactus plants in Mexico? How does New York City run on steam? How do they produce soft ice cream?
Oct 11, 2012
Stuntmen; Seabreacher; Amber
Season 9Episode 1625 min

Stuntmen; Seabreacher; Amber

How stuntmen survive a day of being knocked down and beaten up; how they make a watercraft that can swim like a dolphin; how they mine precious amber.
Oct 25, 2012
Tennis balls; Surround Sound; Steak
Season 9Episode 1725 min

Tennis balls; Surround Sound; Steak

How is NYC supplied with the finest steaks? How do they produce the ultimate surround sound home cinema systems?
Oct 25, 2012
Rayon; Snuff; Cola
Season 9Episode 1825 min

Rayon; Snuff; Cola

How is viscose transformed into clothing and cloth? How do they produce the world's favourite fizzy drinks? How do they make traditional English snuff?
Nov 29, 2012
The Social Network; Zubrowka; Aerial Cable Car
Season 9Episode 1925 min

The Social Network; Zubrowka; Aerial Cable Car

How do they build the world's most expensive cable cars? How is vodka produced from grass? How do social networks connect people around the world?
Dec 6, 2012
Skydiving Suits; Surstromming; Hemp-Crete
Season 9Episode 2025 min

Skydiving Suits; Surstromming; Hemp-Crete

How do skydiving suits work? How do they produce Surströmming, one of the world's smelliest foods? How do they transform weeds into walls?
Dec 13, 2012
Chewing Gum; Fish Hooks; Legoland
Season 9Episode 2125 min

Chewing Gum; Fish Hooks; Legoland

Dec 20, 2012

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