EPISODEHSHigh Speed Trains, Ballpoint Pens2008
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High Speed Trains, Ballpoint Pens
From How Do They Do It?
A 60-minute reality episode from How Do They Do It?, Season 5, Episode 17.
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Discover the technology behind high speed trains and manufacturing ballpoint pens.
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How long is High Speed Trains, Ballpoint Pens?
High Speed Trains, Ballpoint Pens runs for 1h for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under reality, documentary, nature, entertainment.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 164 episodes across 10 seasons.
Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 86 hours 46 minutes (164 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Epic Binge A massive saga. Set aside dedicated weekends for this run.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 164 days
3 episodes/day: 55 days
5 episodes/day: 33 days
Episodes (164)
- - Lion Dance, Tunnel, Super Sopper
- - Diggers, Thai Sauce, Willis Tower Skydeck
- - Supertankers, Vehicle Slowdowns, Glass
- - Mattresses, Aircraft Seats, Bras
- - Parachutes, Solar Power, Lenses
- - Baklavas, Gyroplanes, Ukuleles, and Catamarans
- - Eiffel Tower, Motorcycles, Snowboards
- - Cruise Ship, Truffles, Asphalt
- - Manufacture Propellers, Create Intelligent Cars, Turn Metal into Magnets
- - Underground Mine, Shotguns
- - Airplane Tires, Six Shooters, Artificial Turf
- - Matches; Chrome
- S10E02 - Fire Extinguisher, Cruise Liner
- S11E01 - Opal, Stunt Planes, Nougat
- S11E10 - Cartoonists' Ink, False Eyes, Ball Bearings
- S11E11 - Saffron, Ice Roads, Shelby
- S11E12 - Titan Tires, Espresso, Diamond Cutting
- S11E13 - Chinamax; Russian Standard; Abalone
- S11E14 - Wrecker Trucks; Roquefort; Tree Moving
- S11E16 - Soybean Matress, Aircraft Seats, Bra Design
- S11E16 - Marble, Mahjong, Escape Slides
- S11E17 - Argan Oil, Kamaz Trucks, Canton Tower
- S11E18 - Car Windows; Glossy Lipstick
- S11E18 - Civet Coffee, Petersburg Metro, Chip Maker
- S11E19 - Leather; Grand Canal; Flyboard
- S11E19 - Madeira; Aircraft Seats; Batteries
- S11E02 - Toilet Paper, Absinthe, Cricket Balls
- S11E20 - Nickel; Canal Locks; Bubble Tea
- S11E03 - Locomotives, Clotted Cream, Boomerangs
- S11E04 - Sardines, Scooters, Erector Sets
- S11E05 - Salad, Rope, Insulin
- S11E06 - Plane Painting, Clogs, Pasties
- S11E07 - Paris Sewers, Beretta, Cotton Apparel
- S11E08 - Bells, Hurricane Clean Up, Dates
- S11E09 - Russian Dolls, Aloe Vera, Flags
- S12E10 - Beekeeping, Trikes, Body Armour
- S12E11 - Heat Proof Glass, ATMs, Pagani
- S12E12 - Aquavit, Motocycle Leathers, Cathedral
- S12E13 - Dock Cranes, Plastic Bags, Baubles
- S12E14 - Balsamic Vinegar, Drysuits, Stunt Plane
- S12E15 - Steel, Wool, Kiteboards
- S12E16 - Plaster, Awards, Special Forces Plane
- S12E17 - Car Windows, Lipstick, Sheep Shears
- S12E18 - Applejack, Aircraft Seat Test, Batteries
- S12E19 - Nickel, Locks, Bubble Tea
- S12E02 - Carpets, Skis, Niagara Power
- S12E03 - Nori, Beer Bottles, Shark Deterrents
- S12E04 - Brass, Ice Patrol, Penjing
- S12E05 - Racing Bikes, Stunt Pilots, Oil Well
- S12E06 - Bagels, Racing Tires, Liuli Glass
- S12E07 - Venice Trash, Sheepskin Boots, Chlorella
- S12E08 - Turkish Delight, Silver, Sunscreen
- S12E09 - Canvas, Stinky Tofu, Bottle Recycling
- S13E01 - Heavy Lift Plane, Hunting Boots and Bananas
- S13E10 - Robo-farm, Log Stacker and Piano Moving
- S13E11 - Bamboo Scaffolding and Fireworks
- S13E12 - Espadrilles, Prefabricated Houses and Underground Storage
- S13E13 - Macadamia Nuts, Tap Water and Crowd Barriers
- S13E14 - High Rise Construction, Dr. Marten Boots and Cooking Pans
- S13E15 - Sitar, Biltong and Bulldozers
- S13E16 - Fedoras, Cement and Frozen Peas
- S13E17 - Mohair, Quadski and the Harp
- S13E18 - Redbush Tea, Baggage Handling and Hairbrushes
- S13E19 - Credit Cards, Tiffin and Boat Lift
- S13E02 - Logging, Tiles and Jaffa Cakes
- S13E20 - Power Tunnel, Pizza Ovens and Playhouses
- S13E04 - Wine and Gore-Tex Extreme Weather Clothing
- S13E05 - Screws, Marmalade and Printed Dresses
- S13E06 - Road Rollers, Canned Bread and Vertu Phones
- S13E07 - Tinned Grapefruit, Snow Machines and Conveyor Belts
- S13E08 - Harp Strings, Roof Windows and Belgian Waffles
- S13E09 - AGA Cookers, Incense Sticks and Jenever
- S14E02 - Longboards, Lemonade, and Forklifts
- S14E03 - Coffee, Bricks, Lava Lamps, and Diamonds
- S14E04 - Cameras, Big Airbags, and Jelly Beans
- S14E05 - Caravans, Tuning Forks, Ice Resurfacers, and Festival of Lights
- S05E01 - Navigating the Panama Canal, Waste Technology
- S05E10 - Launching Rockets, Binocular Lenses, Windshield Wiper Blades
- S05E11 - Giant Oil Rigs, Electric Shavers
- S05E12 - Halogen Light Bulbs, Car Mufflers, Locks and Keys
- S05E13 - Passenger Airplanes, Lightweight Chainsaws
- S05E14 - Hydroelectric Power, Computer Microchips
- S05E15 - Gasoline, Swiss Army Knives
- S05E16 - Wool Carpeting, Legos
- S05E17 - High Speed Trains, Ballpoint Pens Viewing
- S05E18 - Mirrors, 2D and 3D Design
- S05E19 - Durable Jeans, Perfect Wine Glasses
- S05E02 - World's Strongest Knives, Diamonds, Bricks
- S05E20 - Aluminum Foil, GPS Systems
- S05E03 - Electricity, Floating Cranes
- S05E04 - Desert Water, LED TV's, Ferraris
- S05E06 - Drink Cartons, Pre-fabricated Houses, Intensive Care Vehicles
- S05E07 - Weather Forecasting, Hovercraft Vehicles
- S05E08 - Mega Freeways, Minting Coins
- S05E09 - Mega Cargo Ships, Peterbilt Vehicles
- S06E01 - Coordinate Blue Angels Airshows, Build an Indoor Ski Slope, Make Sushi
- S06E10 - Create Artificial Reefs, Earthquake Proof Buildings, Run Car on Rocket Fuel
- S06E11 - G-Suits, Operate the Smart Grid, Track and Stop a Stolen Car
- S06E12 - Make Assembly Line Robots, Seal Wine Bottles, Desalinize Sea Water
- S06E14 - Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year Round
- S06E15 - Work in 600 Degree Heat, Make Champagne, Expand the World's Largest Port
- S06E17 - Maintain the World's Largest Aquarium, Make Sapphire, Manufacture Bentleys
- S06E18 - Mine Oil, Operate Shipping Lanes, Restore Film
- S06E19 - Make Batteries, Build Artificial Islands, Create Perfume
- S06E02 - Produce Power From Waste, Customize Supercars, Make Super Steel Swords
- S06E20 - Manufacture Stainless Steel, Make Paper, Make Stretched Limos
- S06E21 - Make Military Helicopters, Design Metro Systems, Engineer Artificial Reefs
- S06E03 - Make Cowboys Hats, Deep Sea Diving, Inflight Catering
- S06E04 - De-Ice Planes, Manufacture Glossy Magazines, Make an Electric Sports Car
- S06E05 - Tabasco, Marble, Umbrellas
- S06E07 - Operate Mega Hotels, Cut Metal With Lasers, Build a Golf Course in Dubai
- S06E08 - Drill Through Solid Rock, Produce OJ, Bend Glass
- S06E09 - Service Jumbo Jets, Create Nuclear Power, Build Pianos
- S07E01 - Peanut Butter, Breaking Points
- S07E10 - Sugar, Fish Farming, Speed Suits
- S07E11 - Money, Shoes
- S07E12 - Car Batteries, Chocolate, Toothbrushes
- S07E13 - Decaf Coffee, Smoked Fish, Water-Powered Ships
- S07E14 - Blaze Cops, Oaked Wine, Chrome
- S07E15 - Super Mowers, Price of Bread, Coconut Water
- S07E16 - UPS & Matches
- S07E17 - Off-Roader, Western Saddles, Flour & Cakes
- S07E02 - Irish Stout, Silk, Canned Soup
- S07E06 - Sponges, Cabbie Knowledge
- S07E07 - Money Movers, Big Game Fish, Bagpipes
- S07E08 - Crash Testing, Books, Margarine
- S07E09 - Whiskey, Disaster Prevention
- S08E11 - Toto Washlets, Fire Scout, Demolition Drills
- S08E12 - 24 Hours of Daytona, Rum
- S08E13 - Caviar, Porcelain, Soccer Cleats
- S08E14 - Bomb Squad, Cider, Husqvarna
- S08E15 - Circus, Guitars
- S08E16 - Taiko Drums, Green Factory, Pasta
- S08E17 - Frankfurters, Sniper Rifles, Casino Security
- S08E18 - Tsukiji, Cricket Bats, Parcels
- S08E19 - Powerboats, Swiss Watches, Wallpaper
- S08E02 - Fugu, Freight Trains, Scottish Tartan
- S08E20 - Submarine Rescue, Subaru
- S08E03 - Bowling Balls, Tower Bridge, Gummy Bears
- S08E04 - Island Prison, Mailboxes, Jam
- S08E05 - Brewery, Playing Cards, Gulfstream
- S08E06 - Swiss Cheese, Tanks, British Library
- S08E07 - Pretzels, Gondolas, Pearls
- S08E08 - Roulette Tables, Olive Oil, Batmobile
- S08E09 - Ice Rink, Car Plant
- S09E11 - Leather Footballs; Mussels; Helmet
- S09E12 - Scania Trucks; Miracle Forensics; Gouda
- S09E13 - Guitars; Rope Access; Fast Tractor
- S09E14 - Life Rafts; Mind Control; Stamps
- S09E15 - Tequila; Steam-Powered Megacity; Soft Ice Cream
- S09E16 - Stuntmen; Seabreacher; Amber
- S09E17 - Tennis Balls; Surround Sound; Steak
- S09E18 - Rayon; Snuff; Cola
- S09E19 - The Social Network; Zubrowka; Aerial Cable Car
- S09E02 - Leatherman, Formula 1, Glassware
- S09E20 - Skydiving Suits; Surströmming; Hemp-crete
- S09E21 - Chewing Gum, Fish Hooks, Legoland
- S09E03 - Hats, Longest Road Tunnel, Snake Catcher
- S09E04 - World in Miniature; Hurricane Test Center; Rhubarb
- S09E05 - Almonds; Snowblower; Detergents
- S09E06 - Fighter Plane; Trappist Beers; SUV
- S09E07 - Guacamole; Swamp Buggy; Scissors
- S09E08 - Suspension Bridge; Crossbows; Tracking Clothes
- S09E09 - Tennessee Whiskey; Nightvision; Saunas
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