Skip to content
Back
Playback unavailable Playback is disabled.

Playback is currently unavailable for S3 E1 · Phoenix Stadium, La Trade Tower, Surfing. Episode details remain available below.

Poster for How Do They Do It?

How Do They Do It?

7.5/10 38 votes
Documentary

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

Language:
English
Country:
Canada, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
Network:
Discovery

Episode guide

Seasons

18 available

Season 3

Episodes

Episode 1 selected
E01

Episode 1

Phoenix Stadium, La Trade Tower, Surfing

2007-02-21 · 22m

How do they turn the Arizona Cardinals' football stadium into a monster truck arena in 48 hours? How do they surf the world's deadliest wave?

Current episode
E02

Episode 2

Space Shuttle, Roller Coaster, Pool Table

2007-02-21 · 22m

How do they create the world's twistiest rollercoaster ride? How do they turn hard rock into the smoothest pool tables?

Watch progress · Not tracked
E03

Episode 3

Empire State Building, Extracting Copper, Making a Car

2007-02-28 · 22m

How do they fix the mast on top of the Empire State Building? And how do they extract copper from the largest man made hole in the world?

Watch progress · Not tracked
E04

Episode 4

Fighter Jet, Baseball, Sports Car

2007-02-28 · 22m

How do they launch and land an F18 fighter jet on the USS Nimitz, make a major league baseball bat and build the world's fastest sports car?

Watch progress · Not tracked
E05

Episode 5

Rescue Services, Rotating Boat (Falkirk Wheel), Parachutists

2007-03-07 · 22m

Discover how the rescue services slice a crushed car open in seconds, and find out how parachutists are able to land on a dime.

Watch progress · Not tracked
E06

Episode 6

Submarine; Moving Earth; Beer Car

2007-03-07 · 22m

How do they rescue the crew of a sunken submarine? How does a 6000 tonne monster digger manage to walk? And how do they run a car on waste beer?

Watch progress · Not tracked
E07

Episode 7

Racing Drivers, Bank Vaults, Telling Time

2007-03-14 · 22m

How do racing drivers survive 300 kilometres an hour crashes? See how impregnable bank vaults are made, and how do they tell the time?

Watch progress · Not tracked
E08

Episode 8

Crash Course; Water Display; White Wash

2007-03-14 · 22m

See how the California Highway Patrol stop a speeding car, and how 75,000 litres of water is shot 24 stories high in a spectacular display?

Watch progress · Not tracked
E09

Episode 9

Cruise Liner; Space Shuttle; Suspension Bridge

2007-03-21 · 22m

How do they repair the hull of an 80,000 tonne cruise liner? And how do they keep Europe's longest suspension bridge from collapsing?

Watch progress · Not tracked
E10

Episode 10

Vehicles; Football; Potash Mine

2007-03-21 · 22m

See how unmanned aerial vehicles fight crime and learn what goes into designing the ultimate football.

Watch progress · Not tracked
E11

Episode 11

Helicopter; Luxury Yachts; Highway Patrol

2007-03-28 · 22m

How does a helicopter loop the loop? Plus, learn how a 200,000 square metre ball park in the hottest city in the US is cooled?

Watch progress · Not tracked
E12

Episode 12

Buildings, Electricity Pylons, Balloon Makers

2007-03-28 · 22m

Learn how buildings are made earthquake proof, the electricity supply is ensured and balloons are made?

Watch progress · Not tracked
E13

Episode 13

Bulletproof Vests, Robots, Formation Skydivers

2007-04-04 · 22m

Discover how formation skydivers train in a wind tunnel, and learn how a bullet proof vest can stop a dozen rounds at point blank range.

Watch progress · Not tracked
E14

Episode 14

Rally Car; Letter; Titanium

2007-04-04 · 22m

Turning the family car into a rally car; titanium and letters.

Watch progress · Not tracked

Cast

Cast information is currently unavailable.

More Like This

Drag to explore