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De-Icing a Plane

When extreme weather poses a threat to airplanes and runways, it is important for a special fleet of vehicles to deice planes and avoid potential disasters.

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  • Play How Do They Do It? High-Tech Manufacturing
    6 Clips Playlist High Tech Manufacturing

    How Do They Do It? (24:20)

    Check out the latest season of How Do They Do It? Watch these clips to find out what it takes to make the great stuff you use every day.
  • Play How Do They Do It? Season 7
    3 Clips Playlist Season 7

    How Do They Do It? (05:44)

    Check out the latest season of How Do They Do It? Find out what it takes to work on a gigantic cruise ship. See how creepy crawly worms can produce beautiful fabric and lots more!
  • Play How Do They Do It? Space
    5 Clips Playlist Space

    How Do They Do It? (15:29)

    Find out how satellites are put into orbit, how space food is made and how a bathroom on a spaceship functions!
  • Play How Do They Do It? Food
    3 Clips Playlist Food

    How Do They Do It? (09:11)

    From sushi to milk cartons, some types of food products are more complicated that you might think!

The Science Channel Clips

  • Play How Do They Do It?: Turning Trash Into Energy
    Turning Trash Into Energy

    How Do They Do It? (03:09)

    Ever wonder how New York City pays the electric bill? Find out how the Big Apple turns the trucks filled with trash from the St. Patrick's Day Parade into energy for the city!
  • Play How Do They Do It?: De-Icing a Plane
    De-Icing a Plane

    How Do They Do It? (01:05)

    When extreme weather poses a threat to airplanes and runways, it is important for a special fleet of vehicles to deice planes and avoid potential disasters.
  • Play How Do They Do It?: Silk from Worm Spit
    Silk from Worm Spit

    How Do They Do It? (01:54)

    Silk is used to make beautiful clothing, furniture and other luxurious materials. But the credit is due to the creepy, crawly little worms that create it!
  • Play How Do They Do It?: Coal Mining
    Coal Mining

    How Do They Do It? (05:44)

    Discover how miners work with sophisticated machinery to mine coal safely and help power America.
  • Play How Do They Do It?: How Do They Cut Steel?
    How Do They Cut Steel?

    How Do They Do It? (02:32)

    From tall buildings to cars, steel is used everyday. How do engineers cut uncommon shapes into the strong material without using their hands? Laser precision technology may hold the answer.
  • Play How Do They Do It?: Volkswagen Manufacturing
    Volkswagen Manufacturing

    How Do They Do It? (04:41)

    Get a glimpse inside the state of the art Volkswagen facility in Chattanooga and see green manufacturing in action.
  • Play How Do They Do It?: Space Satellites
    Space Satellites

    How Do They Do It? (02:49)

    For over 50 years NASA has explored some of the deepest riches in space, find out how space probes like Cassini are able to send its findings to Earth!
  • Play How Do They Do It?: Creating Super Steel
    Creating Super Steel

    How Do They Do It? (03:11)

    With an uncommonly used blacksmith technique, one sword smith is able to create the ultimate sword with super steel.
  • Play How Do They Do It?: How Do Hotels Always Have Hot Water?
    How Do Hotels Always Have Hot...

    How Do They Do It? (01:53)

    When staying at a fancy hotel you expect a good hot shower. So how do hotels provide hot showers for the thousands of guests they have each day?
  • Play How Do They Do It?: How is Orange Juice Made?
    How is Orange Juice Made?

    How Do They Do It? (03:32)

    How does florida manage to provide multiple varieties of orange juice year-round for their customers across the nation?
  • Play How Do They Do It?: How Do They Make Curved Glass?
    How Do They Make Curved Glass?

    How Do They Do It? (03:55)

    How is curved glass created for buildings, doors, and homes? Flickinger Glassworks located in New York City is one of 10 companies who make custom curved glass today.
  • Play How Do They Do It?: Hovercraft
    Hovercraft

    How Do They Do It? (06:48)

    Discover a new brand of military technology and how a hovercraft is built to tread lightly through enemy territory.
 

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