How Stuff Works (2008)

Name: How Stuff Works
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 7.2

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 (707 votes)
Episode average: 7.0 -0.2 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (2008)

7.02 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 6.2 44 min avg

Bad finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Corn	6.7	13
2	Water	7.7	10
5	Wheat	7.2	10
6	Beer	7.4	19
7	Salt	6.9	19
9	Coffee	6.2	12