How Stuff Works poster

How Stuff Works (2008)

Documentary

HowStuffWorks is about the stuff that makes the world go 'round. It's truly incredible to see the ingenious lengths people go to in order to extract rubber and iron, corn and wheat, and water and salt from the earth. Equally amazing is the number of different and varied products that can be derived from something so fundamental. Follow the incredible journey of these goods from the ground to your dinner table, car, closet, medicine cabinet and places you may have never imagined.

IMDb rating
7.2 (709 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
TV series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

7.02 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 6.2 44 min avg

Ep 1: 6.7 · 13 votesEp 2: 7.7 · 10 votesEp 5: 7.2 · 10 votesEp 6: 7.4 · 19 votesEp 7: 6.9 · 19 votesEp 9: 6.2 · 12 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Corn6.713
2Water7.710
5Wheat7.210
6Beer7.419
7Salt6.919
9Coffee6.212