How 2 Episode Guide

Episode Guide

How 2: Season 15

• Season 15 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  Gail McKenna reveals a foolproof method for detecting scorpions in the dark, Gareth Jones discovers how the Chinese invented the compass and Fred Dinenage finds out how to fire a cannonball as far as possible

• Season 15 Episode 5: EPISODE: 5

  Fred Dinenage reveals how to avoid washing the dishes by eating them and Gareth Jones has fun with liquid nitrogen. Gail McKenna demonstrates a telegraph system invented by the Ancient Greeks

• Season 15 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Fred Dinenage discovers how police reveal footprints with the help of an ingenious machine, Gail McKenna offers hints on sexing tortoises and Gareth Jones unveils a ping pong game which does not require a net or table

• Season 15 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Fred Dinenage explains why time plays tricks with itself at the South Pole, while Gareth Jones reveals how to see patterns of sound waves and Gail McKenna finds out how the ancient Egyptians looked after their mummies

• Season 15 Episode 3: EPISODE: 3

  Gail McKenna reveals the tricks actors use to make stage fights look convincing, Fred Dinenage explains why ships have a mark called a Plimsoll line and Gareth Jones discovers whether lightning can blow a person's socks off

• Season 15 Episode 2: EPISODE: 2

  Fred Dinenage unveils a trick to play on friends by hypnotising their hands and Gail McKenna reveals how to assess a dog's health by feeling its nose. Gareth Jones visits the Moon, Mars and Venus all in one day

• Season 15 Episode 1: EPISODE: 1

  Entertaining and informative features on everything under the sun. Fred Dinenage reveals why the Romans played hopscotch, Gareth Jones demonstrates a magic trick with a coin and Gail McKenna explains why a scream can't be heard in space

How 2: Season 14

• Season 14 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  Fred Dinenage investigates how landing lights help pilots touch down safely, Gareth Jones explains how spots form in the skin and Gail McKenna demonstrates how bowling balls collide in a predictable way. Plus, how insects breathe, the principle behind cam mechanisms and tips for a quick getaway in a Wild West bank robbery

• Season 14 Episode 7: EPISODE: 7

  Entertaining and informative features on everything under the sun. Presented by Fred Dinenage

• Season 14 Episode 6: EPISODE: 6

  Entertaining and informative features on everything under the sun. Presented by Fred Dinenage

• Season 14 Episode 4: EPISODE: 4

  Fred Dinenage and the team reveal the hidden secrets of geodes, make a jumping frog, show how a seat belt works in a collision and give the low-down on machines that can play chess. Plus, a brilliant party trick and how to squeeze more snooker balls into a square frame that's already full

• Season 14 Episode 1: Ping Pong Water

  Entertaining and informative features on everything under the sun, beginning with how a brick wall stays up, the lowdown on why the ancient Romans used dead hedgehogs to wash their clothes and a trick to make a ping-pong ball leap out of a glass without touching it. Fred Dinenage presents

How 2: Season 2

• Season 2 Episode 14: EPISODE: 14

  Fred Dinenage demonstrates how to make a classic Victorian toy, Gareth Jones has fun with helium-filled balloons and Gail McKenna reveals how maverick Spanish architect Gaudi planned his buildings upside down