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How It's Made
Have you ever wondered how the products you use every day are made? How It's Made leads you through the process of how everyday products, such as apple juice, skateboards, engines, contact lenses, and many more objects are manufactured.
- Created by:
- Gabriel Hoss
- Cast:
- Lynne Adams
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- Canada
- Network:
- Discovery
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 16
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 10.0Millefiori Glass Paperweights, Road Salt, Nutcrackers, Car Doors
2010-10-01 · 21mSlices of brightly patterned glass cane are arranged and fused within clear glass to create millefiori paperweights. The episode also follows the processing of road salt for winter de-icing, the carving and assembly of traditional character nutcrackers, and the stamping, welding and fitting of steel panels to produce complete car doors.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 10.0Straight Razors, Black Pudding, Steering Wheels, Inorganic Pigments
2010-10-08 · 21mSteel blanks are shaped, hardened, ground and carefully honed into straight razors. Blood, fat, grain and seasonings are prepared for traditional black pudding; metal frames are padded, covered and equipped to become steering wheels; and mineral ingredients are processed into stable inorganic pigments used to colour manufactured products.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 10.0Cast Iron Cookware, Biodiesel, Clothes Hangers, Stone Wool Insulation
2010-10-15 · 21mMolten iron is poured into moulds, cleaned and finished to create durable cast iron cookware. Vegetable oil is chemically converted and purified into biodiesel, clothes hangers are shaped and assembled for strength and balance, and molten rock is spun into fibres before being compressed into fire-resistant stone wool insulation.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 10.0Needles and Pins, Architectural Mouldings, Locomotives, Clothespins
2010-10-22 · 21mFine metal wire is straightened, cut, pointed and finished to manufacture needles and pins. Decorative profiles are reproduced as architectural mouldings, heavy structural and mechanical systems are assembled into working locomotives, and shaped wooden pieces are joined with metal springs to produce clothespins.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 10.0Filigree Glass, Fish Food, Motor Homes
2010-10-29 · 21mFine strands and rods of coloured glass are heated, arranged and fused into the intricate patterns of filigree glass. Nutritional ingredients are ground, blended and formed into fish food, while a vehicle chassis receives insulated walls, utilities, furnishings and fitted interiors to become a self-contained motor home.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 10.0Surgical Instruments, Ketchup, Double-Decker Buses, Walking Sticks
2010-11-05 · 21mMedical-grade steel is forged or machined, polished and inspected to create precise surgical instruments. Tomatoes are cooked, strained, seasoned and bottled as ketchup; large chassis and body sections are assembled into double-decker buses; and selected wood is straightened, shaped and finished into walking sticks.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 10.0Audio Vacuum Tubes, Light Bars, Wood Model Aircraft, Metal Snare Drums
2010-11-12 · 21mDelicate electrodes and control grids are assembled inside glass envelopes that are evacuated and sealed to form audio vacuum tubes. Optical modules, wiring and housings are combined into emergency light bars; lightweight wooden pieces are cut and joined into model aircraft; and formed metal shells are fitted with heads, tensioning hardware and snare wires to create snare drums.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 10.0Kitchen Accessories, Central Vacuums, Papier-Mâché Animals, Hydraulic Cylinders
2010-11-19 · 21mMetal, wood and plastic components are shaped and finished into practical kitchen accessories. Motors, filters and collection housings are assembled into central vacuum systems; layers of paper and adhesive are moulded, dried and painted as papier-mâché animals; and precision tubes, rods, pistons and seals are combined into hydraulic cylinders.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 10.0Clay Liquor Jugs, Poultry Deli Meats, NASCAR Engines
2010-11-26 · 21mClay is formed into traditional liquor jugs before the vessels are dried, glazed and fired. Poultry is prepared, seasoned, formed and cooked into uniform deli meats, while specially machined blocks, cylinder heads and internal components are assembled and tested as high-output NASCAR racing engines.
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Episode 10
★ 10.0Digital Dentistry, Nail Clippers, Poster Restoration, Canola Oil
2010-12-03 · 21mDigital scans and computer-guided equipment are used to design and manufacture precisely fitted dental restorations. Steel is stamped, hardened, sharpened and assembled into nail clippers; damaged posters are cleaned, flattened, repaired and reinforced; and canola seeds are cleaned, crushed and refined into cooking oil.
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Episode 11
★ 10.0Dial Thermometers, Hummus, Spent Fuel Containers, Straw Sombreros
2010-12-10 · 21mTemperature-sensitive mechanisms are connected to calibrated faces and protective housings to produce dial thermometers. Cooked chickpeas are blended with tahini, oil and seasonings to make hummus; heavy engineered components are fabricated into shielded containers for spent nuclear fuel; and straw is woven, shaped and trimmed into traditional sombreros.
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Episode 12
★ 10.0Tequila, Waterbeds, Flip Flops, Silver
2010-12-17 · 21mBlue agave hearts are cooked, crushed, fermented and distilled to produce tequila. Sheets of flexible vinyl are cut, heat-sealed and fitted with valves to form waterbed mattresses; moulded soles and straps are assembled into flip-flops; and silver-bearing material is refined, melted and cast into usable forms.
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Episode 13
★ 10.0Composite Propane Cylinders, Salsa, Water-Pumping Windmills, Dragsters
2010-12-24 · 21mLightweight liners are wrapped with resin-impregnated fibres, cured and pressure-tested to create composite propane cylinders. Vegetables and seasonings are cleaned, chopped, blended and packaged as salsa; galvanized steel components are assembled into windmills that operate mechanical water pumps; and reinforced chassis, powerful engines and specialized drivetrains are combined into dragsters.
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Lynne Adams
Narrator (voice)
