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How Do They Do It?
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The explosive secrets of platinum production are revealed.
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Jun 17 2022 |
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A plant is turned into candy, and traditional weaving is used to make lace.
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Jun 10 2022 |
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A vegetable satisfies sweet cravings, and rubber gets the party popping.
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Jun 10 2022 |
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Blacksmiths unlock the ancient secrets of the infamous damask steel blade.
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Jun 03 2022 |
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Companies make oodles of noodles and charcoal the old-fashioned way.
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Jun 03 2022 |
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A family grows grapes on a grand scale, and engineers create new showers.
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May 27 2022 |
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Astronauts are protected from a hostile environment with space suits.
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May 27 2022 |
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Craftsmen reveal the three-hundred-year-old secret to hand making violins.
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May 20 2022 |
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A factory reveals the genius behind a favorite teatime accompaniment.
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May 20 2022 |
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Top race horses are given VIP treatment to get to their new owners. Plus, a look at the creative methods used to photograph food.
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Jun 20 2019 |
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Over 35 million people love to surf. A look at how they make the perfect board for catching waves. Plus, exploring how the world eats 10 million tonnes of butter per year.
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Jun 20 2019 |
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How do they make a trombone? How do they make traditional Spanish wineskins? And, how do they turn smelly muddy peat into rejuvenating face cream?
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Jun 13 2019 |
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Exploring how one family in America make three quarters of the world's peppermint oil. Also, a look at state-of-the-art, performance-enhancing tennis rackets.
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Jun 13 2019 |
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How do they mine one of the world's most valuable metals, platinum? How do they produce manga comics? How do they turn lemons into an Italian after-dinner drinks?
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Jan 06 2019 |
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How do they turn trees into billions of pencils? How do they make liquorice? And, how do they use traditional techniques to weave the world's most fashionable lace?
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Jan 06 2019 |
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How do they turn ugly root vegetables into sweet sugar? How do they make feather dusters? And, how do they make billions of balloons to keep parties popping?
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Jan 06 2019 |
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How do they grow America's only freshwater pearls in Tennessee? How are the world's sharpest knives made, and how do they forge the world's sharpest knives?
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Jan 06 2019 |
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How do they use ancient techniques and modern technology to produce thousands of tonnes of barbecue charcoal? How do they cook up Japan's soba noodles?
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Dec 30 2018 |
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How do they produce 99% of America's raisins in California's San Joaquin Valley? Plus, how do they make the world's oldest type of paper?
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Dec 30 2018 |
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How do they print over 10 million copies a day of the world's best-selling newspaper? How do they knit 32,000 pairs of socks a day at South Africa's biggest sock...
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Dec 23 2018 |
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How do they take a car from Siberia to the Sahara without leaving Germany? Plus, how do they hand craft a baseball glove that will last a lifetime?
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Dec 16 2018 |
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How do they catch the world's largest lobsters? How do they build the iconic chesterfield sofa? And, how do they capture the world's sharpest TV pictures?
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Dec 09 2018 |
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How do planes take off and land on a beach at one of the world's oldest airports? And, how do they hand-make the national dress of Bavaria, lederhosen?
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Dec 02 2018 |
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How is Parma ham, the most famous ham in the world, made? Plus, how do they make rowing machines, and how are the iconic London Underground signs made?
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Nov 30 2018 |
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How does a Dutch company make the world's fastest superyachts? And, how do they make a new space suit that weighs and costs the fifth of the previous design?
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Nov 30 2018 |
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In Cremona, how do they make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius? And, how do they build houses with volcanic rock?
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Nov 25 2018 |
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How do they make some world's smoothest writing ballpoint pens that don't leak or fade? And, how do they make pizza for soldiers on the frontline?
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Nov 25 2018 |
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How did the ancient Greeks invent parchment with techniques still used today? And how do they make shuttlecocks, the fasting moving object in sport?
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Nov 16 2018 |
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It's been tipping over for 800 years - what's the gravity-defying magic behind Pisa's leaning tower? And, how are chocolate digestive biscuits manufactured?
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Nov 16 2018 |
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How do they make the world's most famous electric guitar, the Fender Stratocaster? And, how do they make Swedish fermented cod roe Kalles caviar?
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Nov 09 2018 |
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How do they make the distinctive Borsalino hat worn by Indiana Jones? And, how do they make a bicycle which can fold up to a tenth the size of a...
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Nov 09 2018 |
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How do they make the world's most expensive and luxurious beds? And, how do they deliver supplies and equipment to the International Space Station?
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Nov 02 2018 |
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How do the islanders of the Outer Hebrides use pedal power to weave world-famous Harris tweed? And, in Iceland, how do they prepare fermented shark?
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Nov 02 2018 |
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Fire Gloves for Emergency Services Personnel; The Enamel Used for Baking.
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Mar 20 2017 |
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Modern Paving Stones; A Traditionally Tailored Tuxedo.
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Mar 10 2017 |
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Steam-Powered Paddleboats on the Mississippi River; The Waterfall Defense System.
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Mar 03 2017 |
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Race Cars That Run on Electricity; Mead.
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Mar 03 2017 |
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Crayons for Children and Artists; Mirrors in India.
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Feb 24 2017 |
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Giant Floating Power Stations; The World's Smallest Aircraft.
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Feb 24 2017 |
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How they make the tank piercing super bullet; how they forge the infamous torture weapon, the dentist's drill.
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Feb 17 2017 |
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How do they make wind turbines with twice the wingspan of a Boeing? Plus, how do they mould car tyres from the ooze of a tree?
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Feb 17 2017 |
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How do they assemble the reinvented Morgan 3 Wheeler? Plus, how do they protect firefighters' hands from heat, flame and chemical attack?
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Feb 10 2017 |
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How do they make wood burning stoves that bring warmth to the bleak Norwegian winter? Plus, how do build the synthesiser that changed music forever?
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Feb 10 2017 |
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How do Ford produce the ubiquitous white van, the Transit? Plus, how do they ensure the Driza-bone coat lives up to its name?
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Feb 03 2017 |
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How do they make cheddar, the world's most popular cheese? How do they breathe life into Rususci Anne - the plastic woman that teaches CPR?
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Feb 03 2017 |
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How do they forge the blades to crack open oyster shells? Plus, how do scientists in a lab grow the synthetic diamonds of the future?
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Jan 27 2017 |
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How do they extract iron ore from one of the most remote mines on the planet? And how do they make chandeliers that are fit for a queen?
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Jan 27 2017 |
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How do they blend science and destruction at crash test centres? And how do they piece together the complex mechanism of a pocket sized umbrella?
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Jan 20 2017 |
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How do they engineer the latest incarnation of the classic Royal Enfield Continental GT motorbike? Plus, how do 'art detectives' spot a forgery?
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Jan 20 2017 |
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How do they harvest and treat the world's most expensive tea? Plus, how does the Siekierki power plant of Warsaw, Poland heat half the city's homes?
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Jan 13 2017 |
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A look at how the amazing, and massive, decorations on Mardi Gras carnival floats are created, how rock candy is twisted together, and a look at how dentures are made.
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Jan 13 2017 |
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How do they build the ultimate car crushing colossus? Plus, how do Lea and Perrins concoct their Worcestershire sauce?
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Jan 06 2017 |
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How do they turn used aluminium cans into planes and rockets? Plus, how do they carve the traditional Black Forest cuckoo clock?
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Jan 06 2017 |
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How do they turn a family car into a fortress on wheels, grow millions of perfect Christmas trees and hammer out the world's finest cymbals?
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Dec 26 2016 |
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How do they build a diesel engine that can fly, make cough sweets, turn clear plastic into bank notes, and whip up ice cream flavours?
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Dec 19 2016 |
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How do they make the world's softest duvets, drill for oil thousands of metres below ground, and put the stretch in rubber bands?
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Dec 12 2016 |
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How do they mine one of the rarest gemstones in the world, craft the classic cowboy boot, and build a road sweeper that can pick up seven tonnes of trash?
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Dec 05 2016 |
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How do they brew moonshine in the heart of New York City, make a battery powered bicycle, and grow the rubber for wetsuits in the Arizona desert?
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Nov 28 2016 |
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How do they turn Sheffield steel into a carpenter's handsaw, make a microphone that can pick up a whisper, and safely steer through a frozen river?
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Nov 21 2016 |
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How do they forge a set of jaws that can chomp through concrete, stitch the historic airman's bomber, and brew the oldest beer in the Western World?
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Nov 14 2016 |
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How do they blow the world's finest crystal, heat the deepest swimming pool, and fill a million bottles a day of the world's favourite ketchup?
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Nov 07 2016 |
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How do they build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank, make a marker pen that never fades, and design a 200 mph superbike?
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Oct 31 2016 |
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How do they feed France's appetite for snails, turn slabs of steel into shiny cutlery, and craft a kayak you can paddle with your feet?
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Oct 24 2016 |
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Included: the Tesla; horse-hair fabrics; and pool cleaners.
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Oct 17 2016 |
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How Wensleydale cheese, paintbrushes, eucalyptus oil and plastic wrap are made.
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Oct 10 2016 |
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How axes, messenger bags and fast-rescue boats are made.
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Oct 03 2016 |
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How non-alcoholic beer, Tomcars, escalators and lie detectors are made.
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Sep 19 2016 |
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Vinyl records, bumper cars and tiger balm are featured.
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Sep 12 2016 |
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Included: caravans; tuning forks; ice resurfacers; and Festival of Lights.
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Sep 05 2016 |
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How the world's sharpest photos are taken; what it takes to create an airbag that can catch a falling car; and how jelly beans are made.
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Aug 29 2016 |
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How coffee is roasted; how bricks are built; how lava lamps are made; and how diamonds are mined from an extinct volcano.
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Aug 22 2016 |
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How longboards are made; how lemons are turned into lemonade; and how forklifts are built.
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Aug 15 2016 |
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How baklava is made; how pilots fly gyroplanes; how a ukulele is crafted; and how the world's fastest ferry was built.
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Aug 08 2016 |
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How electricity is delivered in London. Also: using NASA technology to make a perfect pizza in minutes; and turning pine trees into playhouses.
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Oct 01 2015 |
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How fraud-proof credit cards are made; how hot lunches are delivered to Mumbai workers; and how a thousand-ton ship is hoisted hundreds of feet into the air.
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Sep 24 2015 |
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South Africa's macadamia farmers; Chicago's water-filtration system. Also: the use of Mojo Barriers to keep music fans safe at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands.
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Aug 13 2015 |
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Fashionable footwear; prefabricated houses; underground storage for books and documents.
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Aug 06 2015 |
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Indian construction crews that use bamboo for their scaffolding needs; Mining strontium for multicolored fireworks.
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Jul 30 2015 |
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A farm in the Netherlands is run almost entirely by robots. One of the largest toughest log stackers is put to work in Sweeden and grand pianos are navigated through the streets of New York.
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Jul 23 2015 |
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Scrap metal is made into a gourmet cooking machine; The exotic aromas of India are created by hand; How sailors got their Dutch Courage.
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Jul 09 2015 |
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Making the world's finest harp strings; Building roof windows that can keep out a hurricane; Making Belgian waffles.
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Jul 03 2015 |
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The powerful machines essential to building roads and highways are made; No pans are needed when you can bake bread in a can; Luxurious cell phones are made with rubies and sapphires.
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Jun 11 2015 |
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Building a fighter jet; Turning bitter oranges into marmalade; Printing out a dress fit for the catwalk.
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Jun 04 2015 |
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Travel down under, home to some of the largest wineries in the world and see how some of the most popular wines are produced. What does PTFE stand for? And how is it used to make extreme weather clothing for the most demanding customers.
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May 28 2015 |
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Commuters rise above Mumbai's chaos by riding India's only monorail. In Denmark, porcelain statues are hand painted and take several weeks to complete. Creative cupcake recipes originate in Manhattan and stretch around the world.
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May 21 2015 |
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Jet over to Spain and see one of the most advanced and powerful planes in the world assembled. LL Bean's secret to making warm waterproof boots is revealed. And discover how they get bananas just ripe.
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May 10 2015 |
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Skyline logging is used to wrangle Vancouver's most elusive trees. Muscle and skill turns ordinary clay into intricate tiles in a Spanish workshop. A 90-year-old British treat is also prepared.
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May 14 2015 |
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A look at how nickel is mined, how the lock gates for canals are built so that barges and boats can climb hills, and the processes involved in creating Taiwan's beloved bubble tea
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Dec 31 2014 |
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A look at how George Washington's favourite tipple is made, how aircraft seats are tested without crashing a plane, and the manufacturing processes behind billions of batteries
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Dec 31 2014 |
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How car windows are made to keep out wind and rain, stones, thieves, noise and harmful UV rays. Plus, a look at the way gloss is added to create the perfect shade of lipstick
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Dec 31 2014 |
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How plasterboard is made from power station smoke, the casting of the world's top awards, and how planes are built that can take off and land almost anywhere.
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Nov 28 2014 |
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The technological processes involved in keeping people comfortable, entertained and safe with the latest aircraft seats, and a look at the design of bras with aerospace technology.
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Nov 21 2014 |
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A look at the process of forging super steel to make cars lighter, greener and safer, and how Australia's 80 million sheep are sheared every spring.
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Nov 07 2014 |
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An insight into how the world's most expensive vinegar is made, how divers keep dry and warm in the freezing ocean, and how to build a plane that can fly upside down.
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Oct 24 2014 |
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A look at how to build a port ready to receive the world's biggest container ships, and how 28 million plastic bags are made every day.
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Oct 24 2014 |
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How the alcoholic spirit aquavit is made, and how kangaroos help protect motorcycle riders in a crash. Plus, a look at the cleaning of New York's St Patrick's Cathedral.
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Oct 17 2014 |
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An insight into how the minerals that are an essential ingredient in glass cookware are mined, and a look at how money is kept safe and secure inside cash machines.
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Oct 10 2014 |
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An insight into how people care for bees, plus a look at how to build a trike that can carry a whole family and how to stop a bullet with a sheet of ceramic.
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Jul 17 2014 |
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A look at how the world's finest canvases are created, how tofu is made, and how to get 50 drinks out of a single bottle of beer.
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Jul 10 2014 |
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Examining how rosebuds are turned into Turkish delight, and how sunscreen is made to block out harmful UV light. Plus, how to hammer out a silver spoon.
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Jul 03 2014 |
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A look at how waste is collected in Venice, how Australia's famous sheepskin boots are made, and how pond algae is turned into a health supplement.
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Jun 26 2014 |
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A look at how New York bagels are hand-rolled, how they make a racing car tyre that will grip the track at 320kph, and how life-like sculptures are created out of glass.
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Jun 19 2014 |
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A look at how one of the fastest bikes in the world was created, how pilots train to perform death-defying acrobatics, and how oil and gas is brought up from the bottom of the sea.
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Jun 12 2014 |
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Examining how the street lamps of Venice are cast, and how tiny trees are grown for the ancient Chinese art of penjing.
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Jun 05 2014 |
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A look at how sea weed for sushi is farmed, how a beer bottle is made that lasts for fifteen years and how they keep swimmers and surfers off a sharks menu.
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May 29 2014 |
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A look at ways to weave an authentic Turkish carpet, and how helicopter blade technology is being used to make cross country skis. Plus, the practicalities behind the Niagara Falls
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May 22 2014 |
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A look at how to make parmesan cheese, and the key to keeping the runways running at the world's busiest airports. Plus, a look at manufacturing reclining chairs
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May 15 2014 |
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Salad; Rope; Insulin
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Sep 19 2013 |
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Digging out the rare opal in the Australian desert; Building the classic bi-wing strong enough to stand the stresses of modern stunt flying; Making the nougat core of everybody's favorite sweets.
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Sep 05 2013 |
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Turning rubber into chewing gum; How fish hooks are made to catch a shark.
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Dec 20 2012 |
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How to connect a billion people across the world; using grass to make vodka; building the world's most expensive cable car.
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Dec 06 2012 |
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Making and testing tennis balls; the ultimate surround sound home cinema system; supplying New York with the finest steaks.
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Oct 25 2012 |
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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.
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Oct 25 2012 |
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A drink made from cactus; New York City uses steam; making soft ice cream.
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Oct 11 2012 |
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Building the world's most powerful trucks; solving crimes using the world's largest DNA database; making cheese with paraffin.
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Sep 13 2012 |
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Making a cable strong enough to hold a bridge; modern hunters use medieval weapons; how stores determine the right sizes and colors to have in stock.
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Sep 06 2012 |
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How billions of bees produce a million tons of California almonds; clearing snow to keep Norway's planes flying; removing the toughest stains.
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Aug 30 2012 |
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Making footballs for the National Football League; how mussels are farmed; designing the ultimate fighter pilot's helmet.
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Aug 23 2012 |
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Building a modern fighter jet; Belgium's Trappist monks make the world's finest beers; America's best performing SUV.
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Aug 16 2012 |
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How volcanoes help produce the world's best guacamole; building a truck that can cross a swamp; Fiskars scissors.
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Jul 26 2012 |
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Panama hats; rounding up Florida's escaped pythons; keeping drivers safe in the world's longest tunnel.
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Jul 19 2012 |
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Tsukji; cricket bats; Parcels.
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Jan 19 2012 |
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Frankfurter; casino security; sniper rifles.
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Dec 29 2011 |
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How a 1700-seat circus tent is set up in 36 hours; turning Japanese maple and mahogany into an electric guitar.
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Dec 15 2011 |
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Kepping a car on the road in a 24 hour race; turning sweet sugar cane into rum.
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Dec 01 2011 |
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Rescuing the crew of a sunken submarine; a monster digger; a car that runs on beer.
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Oct 27 2011 |
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How accordions are built; how wasabi is made; how they produce a duck call that can trick birds.
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Oct 18 2011 |
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Defusing thousands of World War II land mines; making crisp tasting cider; clearing undergrowth with a thin strip of nylon wire.
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Aug 26 2011 |
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How roulette wheels are made; making the world's purest olive oil; transforming a rusty wreck into a classic Batmobile.
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Aug 05 2011 |
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Making playing cards that can defeat a cheat; brewing more than a billion bottles of lager a year; the world's most luxurious private jets.
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Jul 29 2011 |
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New York's Rikers Island prison; how the famous Royal Mail mail boxes are made; turning fruit into jam.
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Jul 01 2011 |
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A 700-hundred-year-old tree is made into a two-ton Japanese drum; how a factory produces thousands of cars and stays green; how Italians make pasta.
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Jun 24 2011 |
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World's biggest ice hockey rink and car plant.
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Jun 17 2011 |
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Bowling balls; tower bridge; Gummy Bears.
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Jun 10 2011 |
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How Japanese master chefs prepare the extremely poisonous puffer fish; freight trains; how Scots weave over 700 types of tartan for kilts.
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Jun 03 2011 |
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The processes involved in turning trees into matches.
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Oct 08 2010 |
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The complex technological processes involved in making off-road vehicles, the best way to stay on a bucking bronco, and how flour is used when making cakes.
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Oct 01 2010 |
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The working processes of America's largest mine, and how made-to-measure shotguns are manufactured.
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Sep 24 2010 |
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Building the world's fastest lawnmower; setting the price of bread; how coconuts clean water.
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Sep 17 2010 |
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Examining the training of arson investigation dogs and the making of oak barrels for French wine.
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Sep 10 2010 |
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How coffee beans are decaffeinated, salmon is smoked, and water is harnessed to power ships.
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Sep 03 2010 |
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The complex processes involved in maintaining the Eiffel Tower, and how snowboards are made.
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Aug 27 2010 |
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Explore how fish are farmed, raw cane is turned into sugar, and suits are tailored in just one day.
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Aug 13 2010 |
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The complex technological processes involved in creating banknotes, and how leather hide is turned into a pair of shoes.
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Aug 06 2010 |
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How aircraft tires are constructed, precision 19th-Century revolvers, and how synthetic fibers are designed to imitate natural grass.
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Jul 30 2010 |
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The technology involved in building life-saving crash test dummies, book binding, and the making of the butter substitute, margarine.
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Jul 23 2010 |
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The processes involved in turning water into whisky, and the preparations that are being made for another natural disaster on the scale of Hurricane Katrina.
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Jul 16 2010 |
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How money is transferred in a safe and secure manner with behind-the-scenes banking technology, landing big game fish, bagpipes.
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Jul 09 2010 |
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Examining the technology used to dive for natural sponges, and how taxi drivers know their way to so many different destinations
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Jul 02 2010 |
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The mining of the marble used in Washington DC's monuments, the manufacture of Tabasco sauce and storm-proof umbrellas.
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Jun 25 2010 |
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Examining the operation of versatile construction machines, how beans are turned into sauce, and the processes involved in maintaining the Willis Tower Skydeck in Chicago.
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Jun 18 2010 |
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Examining how phosphates are used to put out fires, and the processes involved in refuelling and resupplying cruise liners.
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Jun 11 2010 |
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A Guinness brewery tour, silk's journey from silkworm cocoons to closets, and how soup is put into cans.
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Jun 10 2010 |
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How peanut butter is made and how household devices are tested.
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Jun 04 2010 |
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Making military helicopters; metro systems; engineering artificial reefs.
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Nov 19 2009 |
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How batteries, perfume and artificial islands are made.
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Nov 19 2009 |
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Manufacturing stainless steel; making paper; monster motorcycle
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Nov 12 2009 |
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How to avoid docking disaster when handling a thousand ships a day; creating new oil reserves from forest mud; restoring old movies.
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Oct 29 2009 |
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Find out how they look after sharks at the world's biggest aquarium, how to grow precious stones and what it takes to build a luxury Bentley.
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Oct 22 2009 |
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Designing airplane parachutes; solar power; sunglasses.
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Oct 15 2009 |
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Work in 600 degree heat, make champagne, expand ports.
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Oct 08 2009 |
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Blasting through rocks, mapping Earth, providing flowers year round.
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Oct 01 2009 |
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Manufacturing propellers, intelligent cars, turning metal into magnets.
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Sep 24 2009 |
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Designing assembly lines, sealing wine bottles, removing salt from sea water.
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Sep 17 2009 |
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Creating artificial reefs; earthquake-proof buildings; running cars on rocket fuel.
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Sep 10 2009 |
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Servicing jumbo jets; creating nuclear power; building pianos.
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Sep 03 2009 |
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Drilling through a mile of solid rock; producing fresh orange juice all year round; bending glass.
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Aug 27 2009 |
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G-Suits stop pilots from blacking out in flight; smart grid; tracking and stopping a stolen car.
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Aug 20 2009 |
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How they stop planes from icing up in cold weather; how clay is used to keep glossy magazines looking sharp; making a 200km-per-hour electric car.
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Aug 06 2009 |
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Cowboy hats; deep-sea diving; in-flight catering.
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Jul 30 2009 |
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Turning garbage from a St. Patrick's Day parade into energy to power New York City; turning luxury cars into sports cars; Damascus Steel.
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Jul 23 2009 |
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NASA communicates with distant satellites; maintaining large ships; satellite technology provides directions for vehicles.
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Jul 16 2009 |
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The Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squadron; an indoor ski slope located in one of the world's hottest deserts; turning fresh fish into sushi.
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Jul 16 2009 |
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Turning sand into aluminum foil; how a GPS (global positioning system) guides people to a specific destination.
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Apr 01 2008 |
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Manufacturing durable jeans; creating the perfect wine glass.
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Mar 31 2008 |
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The secrets behind the manufacturing of mirrors; creating a two-dimensional design for a 3-D car.
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Mar 28 2008 |
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The technology behind high-speed trains; manufacturing ballpoint pens.
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Mar 27 2008 |
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The making of wool carpeting and LEGO children's toys.
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Mar 26 2008 |
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How gasoline is delivered to the pumps; the making of Swiss Army knives.
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Mar 25 2008 |
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Generating power from hydroelectric dams; manufacturing powerful computer microchips.
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Mar 20 2008 |
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How the latest generation of passenger aircraft are assembled; a lightweight chainsaw can have more muscle and a sharper bite than a great white shark.
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Mar 19 2008 |
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Manufacturing halogen light bulbs; car mufflers; creating unique lock and key sets.
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Mar 18 2008 |
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Transporting oil rigs long distances; making electric shavers.
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Mar 17 2008 |
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The rockets that launch the space shuttle; binocular lenses; windshield wiper blades.
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Mar 14 2008 |
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Large cargo ships transport goods around the world; Peterbilt makes large, custom built trucks.
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Mar 13 2008 |
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Constructing freeways to handle a quarter of a million cars each day; minting coins.
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Mar 12 2008 |
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How meteorologists forecast the weather; the Swedish armed forces use hovercrafts to carry troops and equipment over many types of surfaces.
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Mar 11 2008 |
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Manufacturing drink cartons; prefabricated homes; mobile intensive-care vehicles.
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Mar 10 2008 |
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Discover how packages are shipped worldwide in less than 24 hours; mining enough coal to feed the world's power stations.
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Mar 07 2008 |
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Providing fresh drinking water in the desert; LED television screens; Ferrari sports cars.
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Mar 06 2008 |
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The science behind electricity; the world's largest floating cranes.
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Mar 05 2008 |
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The world's strongest knives; growing diamonds in a laboratory; producing enough bricks to build the modern world.
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Mar 04 2008 |
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Learning how large ships make their way through the Panama Canal; technology assists in waste management.
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Mar 03 2008 |
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The design and manufacturing of large jet engines; non-lethal weapons that stun without killing; the world's largest telescope.
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Apr 25 2007 |
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How black boxes survive an airplane crash; transporting giant steam turbines; making fireproof suits for race-car drivers.
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Apr 25 2007 |
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The world's largest land-mining machine; how airboats are built; warehouse for car parts.
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Apr 18 2007 |
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Secrets behind nuclear submarines; crash-test dummies; growing fruits and vegetables.
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Apr 18 2007 |
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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
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Apr 11 2007 |
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Go beneath the surface to understand forest fires, car exhaust and the space station.
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Apr 11 2007 |
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Turning the family car into a rally car; titanium and letters.
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Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic
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Jun 17 2006 |
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Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire Changes
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Jun 10 2006 |
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Internet Cable, Cranes, Pencils, Water, Toothpaste
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Jun 03 2006 |
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Tires, Excavators, Newspapers, Ports, Contact Lenses
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May 27 2006 |
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Salt mines, Trainers, Ships, Watches, Wind Farms
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May 13 2006 |
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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. From China to New York, from production to consumption you can see how they do it! Big hot and noisy, it is time to make railway tracks. Melt, shape, cool, check, you are done! Finally, microseconds, micrometers, welcome to the world of inkjet cartridges and its ink, by taking a tour in the Hewlett Packard cartridge factory.
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May 06 2006 |