How Do They Do It?

An insider's look at how rubber is turned into chewing gum, how fish hooks are made to catch sharks and how the models are built at Legoland.

Workers manufacture a quality tool-kit that fits in a pocket. Then, a racing car is built in England, but the engine is built in France, and sand is turned into world-famous glassware.

Mexican milliners weave hats that rival the classic Panama hat. Then, the secrets behind the longest road tunnel in the world are revealed, and snake hunters track and trap lethal pythons in Florida.

Ancient Mexican volcanoes help make one of America's favorite dips. Then, a vehicle is built to tame the Everglades, and the secrets behind cutting-edge scissors are revealed.

Experts reveal how a miniature masterpiece was built. Then, the world's worst weather is recreated to test houses against storms and hurricanes, and rhubarb is grown using candlelight.

One of America's favorite liquors is made in a county where alcohol is banned. Then, cutting-edge science is used to create a camera that can see in the dark, and Finnish workers build saunas.

Millions of trees, billions of bees and brilliant machines make a popular bar snack. Then, giant snow blowers are built to clear one of the coldest airports in the world, and chemistry is the key to making laundry detergent.

A fighter jet is built that can reach twice the speed of sound. Then, an order of monks brews beer, and a factory produces over a quarter of a million cars a year with almost no waste.

Cables are manufactured strong enough to suspend one of the world's longest bridges. Then, the ancient crossbow is updated for modern times, and microchips are used to track clothing from the factory to the store.

Experts reveal how they put the bounce in tennis balls. Then, televisions are created that cost as much as a house, and a truck full of steers is turned into platefuls of steak.

The secrets of how Facebook stores the profiles of billions of people are revealed. Then, workers manufacture Polish vodka, and a cable car is made to join the two halves of London.

An insider's look at how Mexican vanilla for ice cream is cultivated, how they do the special anchors needed for offshore platforms and how they do the Zippo lighter casings.

Footballs are manufactured with care and precision. Then, Dutch workers farm mussels by the millions, and a futuristic helmet is made that lets fighter pilots stay ahead of the enemy.

Swedish workers build one of the world's most powerful trucks. Then, the FBI uses DNA to solve crimes quickly, and the Dutch make cheese with the help of a cow roundabout.

Mexican craftsmen fashion one of the world's finest classical guitars. Then, workers maintain wind turbines over 200 feet tall, and super-fast lawn mowers are manufactured.

Workers build giant life rafts that inflate quickly. Then, scientists create machines that can be controlled by the human mind, and postage stamps are created for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.

The heart of the blue agave plant is turned into tequila. Then, a 19th-century system is used to serve a modern city, and thousands of ice cream bars are churned out in minutes.

High-tech body armor protects stuntmen while remaining virtually invisible. Then, a flying watercraft is built that leaps from the sea, and precious amber is mined from mud.

Swedish forests, German factories and English mills produce the oldest-known, man-made fiber. Then, centuries-old machines create snuff, and lightning-fast production lines produce the world's favorite soft drink.

Workers create suits that can make a person fly. Then, fish is fermented from one of the smelliest foods in the world, and hemp is harvested to build a storage facility.