How Do They Do It?
200622m / epDocumentary
First aired
May 6, 2006
TMDB Score
75% match · 38 votes
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Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink
Season 1 · May 6, 2006 · 22m
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.
About the Series

Synopsis
An insider's look at the engineering and scientific miracles behind the things that form the modern world.
- First aired
- May 6, 2006
- Last aired
- June 22, 2021
- Seasons
- 17 seasons · 287 episodes
- Status
- Returning Series
- Original language
- English
- Network
- Discovery
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