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Episode

How Do They Do It?: Suspension Bridge, Crossbows

How Do They Do It?Season 92012-08-23

Overview

How do they make steel cables strong enough to hold up a 50,000 tonne bridge; why do modern hunters use medieval weapons; and how do shops know which clothes sizes...

Details

Series: How Do They Do It?
Season: Season 9
Episode: Episode 8
Air date: 2012-08-23
Runtime: 22 min

Episode context

Suspension Bridge, Crossbows is Episode 8 in Season 9 of How Do They Do It?. It aired on 2012-08-23. The runtime is 22 min.

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