Going Deep with David Rees

The ice cubes in ads look crystal clear while ice made at home is often not. You'll never freeze water the same way again after hearing the expert advice of icemakers, scientists and Buddhist monks that will help you churn out heirloom-quality cubes.

David Rees wants you to put aside your childish ways when it comes to how to tie your shoes. Most of us knot our laces the way we learned when we were kids, but David consults with experts to find out what kind of laces and knots we should be using.

David Rees, the guy who salvaged the art of hand-sharpening pencils, is on a quest to master a new array of oft-ignored skills - like how to dig a hole. David goes deep inside a Rocky Mountain mine to become a test subject in the lab of "Dr. Shovel."

A coin toss can be the best way to settle an argument or make a tough decision, but what's the absolute best way to flip the coin? David Rees is determined to figure that out once and for all.

Flies are annoying, are carriers of disease and seem to be a step ahead when you try to swat them. David Rees is determined to become a fly master, learning the best tools, swatting motion and the best way to get inside his enemy's head - literally.

Prepare to have your doors of perception pried open by the steadily increasing leverage of a Halligan tool. David Rees teaches you all the ways to open a door with the help of a robotics professor, a firefighter, and a competitive lock picker.

In his mission to learn how to throw a paper airplane perfectly, David consults an origami master, learns the secrets of flight from NASA scientists and engineers, and teams up with the man who built the world's greatest paper airplane.

Join David as he masters the art of striking a match and learns fire's most fundamental secrets. With the help of scientists, he comes to understand fire in a way that our ancestors could never have dreamed of.

David masters the art of tree climbing. Lemurs, champion tree-climbers, indigenous climbing techniques, and David's parents make appearances as he sets out to fulfill his childhood desire to climb the magnolia tree outside his childhood home.

It's a second chance for David to make first impressions as he sets out to master the humble handshake. Can arm wrestlers, hand specialists, and the man with the best handshake in town help David "shake" his bad habits and greet the world with confidence?