Episode

How Do They Do It?: Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens

Name: How Do They Do It?: Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens
Released: 2016-10-31
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn

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Overview

How do they build emergency bridges that can take the weight of a tank, make a marker pen that never fades, and design a 200-mph superbike?

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 13
Episode: Episode 12
Air date: 2016-10-31
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Emergency Bridges, Marker Pens is Episode 12 in Season 13 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2016-10-31. The runtime is 22 min.

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