How Do They Do It?: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of How Do They Do It? Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Panama Canal, Waste Disposal
Mar 3, 2008 · 22 min
Learning how large ships make their way through the Panama Canal; technology assists in waste management.
World's Strongest Knife, Diamonds, Bricks
Mar 4, 2008 · 22 min
The world's strongest knives; growing diamonds in a laboratory; producing enough bricks to build the modern world.
Electricity, Floating Crane
Mar 5, 2008 · 22 min
The science behind electricity; the world's largest floating cranes.
Drinking Water, Television Screens, Family Cars
Mar 6, 2008 · 22 min
Providing fresh drinking water in the desert; LED television screens; Ferrari sports cars.
Overnight Parcel Delivery, Coal Mining
Mar 7, 2008 · 22 min
Discover how packages are shipped worldwide in less than 24 hours; mining enough coal to feed the world's power stations.
Tetra Pak, Pre-Fab Houses, Ambulances
Mar 10, 2008 · 22 min
Manufacturing drink cartons; prefabricated homes; mobile intensive-care vehicles.
Weather Forcasting, Hovercrafts
Mar 11, 2008 · 22 min
How meteorologists forecast the weather; the Swedish armed forces use hovercrafts to carry troops and equipment over many types of surfaces.
Freeways, Minting Coins
Mar 12, 2008 · 22 min
Constructing freeways to handle a quarter of a million cars each day; minting coins.
Container Ships, Peterbilt Trucks
Mar 13, 2008 · 22 min
Large cargo ships transport goods around the world; Peterbilt makes large, custom built trucks.
Windshield Wipers, Space Shuttle, Binoculars
Mar 14, 2008 · 22 min
The rockets that launch the space shuttle; binocular lenses; windshield wiper blades.
Transporting Oil Rigs, Electric Razors
Mar 17, 2008 · 22 min
Transporting oil rigs long distances; making electric shavers.
Halogen Light Bulbs, Mufflers, Locks
Mar 18, 2008 · 22 min
Manufacturing halogen light bulbs; car mufflers; creating unique lock and key sets.
Airbus, Chainsaws
Mar 19, 2008 · 22 min
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.
Hydroelectric Dam, Silicon Chips
Mar 20, 2008 · 22 min
Generating power from hydroelectric dams; manufacturing powerful computer microchips.
Refine Crude Oil, Swiss Army Knife
Mar 25, 2008 · 22 min
How gasoline is delivered to the pumps; the making of Swiss Army knives.
Carpets, LEGO
Mar 26, 2008 · 22 min
The making of wool carpeting and LEGO children's toys.
High-Speed Trains, Ballpoint Pens
Mar 27, 2008 · 22 min
The technology behind high-speed trains; manufacturing ballpoint pens.
Mirrors, 2D and 3D Vehicle Wrapping
Mar 28, 2008 · 22 min
The secrets behind the manufacturing of mirrors; creating a two-dimensional design for a 3-D car.
Durable Jeans, Perfect Wine Glasses
Mar 31, 2008 · 22 min
Manufacturing durable jeans; creating the perfect wine glass.
Aluminium Foil, GPS Systems
Apr 1, 2008 · 22 min
Turning sand into aluminum foil; how a GPS (global positioning system) guides people to a specific destination.