How It's Made

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About

How It's Made is a documentary-style television show that shows how common everyday items like aluminum foil or guitars are made.

History

How It's Made first aired January 6th, 2001, on The Discovery Channel in Canada and on Science in the United States.^[1] It is broadcast in several different languages across the globe.

Format

How It's Made is broadcast with minimal talking and and human interaction with the machines in order to simplify overdubbing in different languages. An offscreen narrator explains what happens while the camera shows machines at work. Each half hour show contains a few segments, usually lasting about 5-6 minutes each.

Online Presence

How It's Made is very popular online, with over 2 million Facebook likes.^[2] It's devoted subreddit, /r/howitsmade,^[3] has over 5,000 subscribers. It is also popular on the /r/oddlysatisfying subreddit.^[4]