How Do They Do It? Season 1

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Season 1 Episodes

6 episodes

Recycling, Plasma TV, Fireworks, Railroad Tracks, Ink

May 6, 2006

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.

Salt Mines, Trainers, Ships, Watches, Wind Farms

May 13, 2006

Tires, Excavators, Newspapers, Ports, Contact Lenses

May 27, 2006

Internet Cable, Cranes, Pencils, Water, Toothpaste

Jun 3, 2006

Glass, Golf Balls, Zippers, Coke Cans, Tire Changes

Jun 10, 2006

Concrete, Cell Phones, Lightbulbs, Steel, Traffic

Jun 17, 2006

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