Episode

How Do They Do It?: Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round

Name: How Do They Do It?: Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round
Released: 2009-10-01
Duration: 22 min
Cast: Rupert Degas, Robert Llewellyn, Naz Osmanoglu, Jeff Wilburn

How Do They Do It?Season 62009-10-01

Overview

Find out how they blast 10,000 tonnes of rock, how the earth is mapped from space, and how fresh flowers are provided all year round.

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 6
Episode: Episode 13
Air date: 2009-10-01
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Blast Through Rock, Map Earth, Provide Flowers Year-Round is Episode 13 in Season 6 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2009-10-01. The runtime is 22 min.

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