How They Do It Volume 4, Ep. 10 "Airplane Tires, Six Shooters, Artificial Turf"

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  • Runtime: 21 minutes
  • Original air date: July 30, 2010
  • Network: Science Channel
 
  
 
 

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Episode 10, "Airplane Tires, Six Shooters, Artificial Turf"
Synopsis: How do airplane tires grip? How do they fire the fastes gun in the west? How do they lay artificial turf?
Original air date: July 30, 2010
Runtime: 21 minutes
ASIN: B003Y02ZN8
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,175 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
How They Do It Volume 4
Synopsis: We rarely consider many of the objects that make up the modern world - elevators, carpets, helicopters, breast implants, street lights, and more. Go behind the scenes to discover how to do the things, and make the things that form the modern world.
Season year: 2010
Network: Science Channel
ASIN: B003Q5CR0W
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