Episode

How Do They Do It?: Rescue Services, Rotating Boat (Falkirk Wheel), Parachutists

Name: How Do They Do It?: Rescue Services, Rotating Boat (Falkirk Wheel), Parachutists
Released: 2007-03-07
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn

How Do They Do It?Season 32007-03-07

Overview

Discover how the rescue services slice a crushed car open in seconds, and find out how parachutists are able to land on a dime.

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 5
Air date: 2007-03-07
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Rescue Services, Rotating Boat (Falkirk Wheel), Parachutists is Episode 5 in Season 3 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2007-03-07. The runtime is 22 min.

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