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How Do They Do It?

Season 6 · Episode 18

Make Batteries, Build Artificial Islands, Create Perfume

0.022mNovember 12, 2009

How do they make batteries from brine? How do they build a tropical island from trash? And how are fragrances blended to create different types of scents?

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Episodes

Service Jumbo Jets, Create Nuclear Power, Build Pianos

Episode 9Artificial Reefs, Earthquake Proof Buildings, Rocket Fuel Cars

Episode 10Develop G-Suits, Operate The Smart Grid, Track And Stop A Stolen Car

Episode 11Assembly Line Robots, Seal Wine Bottles, Desalinize Sea Water

Episode 12Airplane Parachutes, Solar Power, Photochromic Lenses

Episode 13Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round

Episode 14Work In 600 Degree Heat, Make Champagne, Expand One Of The World's Largest Ports

Episode 15Manufacture Propellers, Create Intelligent Cars, Turn Metal Into Magnets

Episode 16Maintain The World's Largest Aquarium, Make Sapphire, Manufacture Bentleys

Episode 17Mine Oil, Operate Shipping Lanes, Restore Film

Episode 18Make Batteries, Build Artificial Islands, Create Perfume

Episode 19Manufacture Stainless Steel, Make Paper, Monster Motorcycle

Episode 20Make Military Helicopters, Design Metro Systems, Engineer Artificial Reefs