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Episode

How Do They Do It?: Liferafts, Mind Control

How Do They Do It?Season 92012-10-04

Overview

How can lifeboats hold up to 150 people? How can mind control techniques help golfers improve their shots? How do they make millions of celebratory stamps?

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 9
Episode: Episode 14
Air date: 2012-10-04
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Liferafts, Mind Control is Episode 14 in Season 9 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2012-10-04. The runtime is 22 min.

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