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How Do They Do It?

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After watching this series you may never look at ordinary objects in the same way again. A tube of toothpaste? Car tires? Tea bags? A lot of technology goes into even the simplest of consumer goods, and this program offers viewers a glimpse at just what that entails.

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Upcoming TV Listings for How Do They Do It?

How Do They Do It? Airplane Parachutes; Create Solar Power; Photochromic Lenses

Designing airplane parachutes; solar power; sunglasses.

2:00 AM on Discovery Science Canada

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How Do They Do It? Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round

Blasting through rocks; mapping Earth; providing flowers year round.

2:30 AM on Discovery Science Canada

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How Do They Do It? 600 Degree Heat and More

Working in 600-degree heat; making champagne; expanding a port.

3:00 AM on Discovery Science Canada

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How Do They Do It? Manufacture Propellers; Intelligent Cars; Turning Metal Into Magnets

Manufacturing propellers; intelligent cars; turning metal into magnets.

3:30 AM on Discovery Science Canada

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How Do They Do It? Maintain the World's Largest Aquarium, Make Sapphire, Manufacture Bentleys

How to maintain the world's biggest aquarium;, how to grow precious stones; building a Bentley.

8:00 PM on Discovery Science Canada

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How Do They Do It? Batteries; Building an Artificial Island; Creating Perfumes

Creating expensive perfumes, the recycling solution to solve Singapore's waste and overcrowding problems; making batteries.

8:30 PM on Discovery Science Canada

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How Do They Do It? Manufacture Stainless Steel, Make Paper, Make Stretched Limos

Dirt is used for stainless steel; luxury limousines are lengthened to make a smooth ride; koalas' favorite snack is turned into office stationary.

9:00 PM on Discovery Science Canada

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How Do They Do It? Make Military Helicopters, Design Metro Systems, Engineer Artificial Reefs

Making military helicopters; metro systems; engineering artificial reefs.

9:30 PM on Discovery Science Canada

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How Do They Do It? Maintain the World's Largest Aquarium, Make Sapphire, Manufacture Bentleys

How to maintain the world's biggest aquarium;, how to grow precious stones; building a Bentley.

2:00 AM on Discovery Science Canada

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How Do They Do It? Batteries; Building an Artificial Island; Creating Perfumes

Creating expensive perfumes, the recycling solution to solve Singapore's waste and overcrowding problems; making batteries.

2:30 AM on Discovery Science Canada

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