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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 9
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 10.0Solid Tires, Cheesecake, Canoe Paddles, Globes
2008-01-13 · 21mRubber compounds are molded into puncture-resistant solid tires, dairy ingredients are blended and baked into cheesecake, selected wood is shaped and finished into canoe paddles, and printed maps are applied to spherical forms to make globes.
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E02
Episode 2
★ 10.0Boomerangs, Barbeques, Pinball Machines, Strobe Lights
2008-01-20 · 21mCurved pieces of wood are shaped and balanced into returning boomerangs, metal bodies and burners are assembled into outdoor barbecues, mechanical and electronic systems are combined into pinball machines, and electrical components are installed in high-intensity strobe lights.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 10.0Wooden Bowls, Chainsaws, Stackable Potato Chips, Jet Compressor Blades
2008-01-27 · 21mPieces of hardwood are turned and finished into bowls, engines and cutting chains are assembled into chainsaws, processed potato dough is formed and fried into uniformly stackable chips, and specialized alloys are precisely forged and machined into jet-engine compressor blades.
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E04
Episode 4
★ 10.0Steel Wool, Ranges, Carved Candles, Slot Machines
2008-02-03 · 21mSteel rods are drawn and shaved into fine steel wool, galvanized steel and cooking components are assembled into kitchen ranges, layers of colored wax are cut into decorative candles, and mechanical and electronic parts are installed in slot machines.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 10.0CCD Semiconductors, Airline Meals, Paper Cups, Trumpets
2008-02-10 · 21mLight-sensitive semiconductor components are manufactured for digital imaging devices, prepared dishes are portioned and packaged as airline meals, coated paper is formed and sealed into disposable cups, and brass tubing is shaped and fitted with valves to make trumpets.
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E06
Episode 6
★ 10.0Padlocks, Hair Clippers, Wooden Shoes, Synthetic Leather
2008-02-17 · 21mLaminated steel bodies, shackles and locking mechanisms are assembled into padlocks, electric motors and cutting blades are installed in hair clippers, blocks of poplar are carved into traditional wooden shoes, and textile backing is coated with plastic compounds to create synthetic leather.
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E07
Episode 7
★ 10.0Racing Shells, Stainless Steel Sinks, Leather, Pedal Steel Guitars
2008-02-24 · 21mLightweight composite materials are formed into racing shells, stainless-steel sheets are pressed and finished into sinks, animal hides are cleaned, softened and tanned into leather, and strings, pedals and mechanical controls are assembled into pedal steel guitars.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 10.0Swords, Pontoons, Grandfather Clocks, Fuses
2008-03-02 · 21mHigh-carbon steel is cut and finished into replica swords, aluminum sections are formed and welded into boat pontoons, wooden cases and weight-driven movements are assembled into grandfather clocks, and calibrated conductive elements are enclosed in electrical fuses.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 10.0Bumpers, Lighting Gels and Camera Filters, Steam-Powered Models, Candy Canes
2008-03-09 · 21mFormed steel and energy-absorbing materials are assembled into automotive bumpers, dyed polyester is processed into lighting gels and camera filters, miniature boilers and mechanical systems are built into steam-powered models, and cooked sugar is colored, stretched and shaped into candy canes.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 10.0Umbrellas, Outboard Motors, Silver Cutlery, Tape Measures
2008-03-16 · 21mFabric canopies and collapsible frames are assembled into umbrellas, engines and marine drive systems are combined into outboard motors, sheets of silver are stamped and polished into cutlery, and marked steel strips are installed in retractable tape measures.
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E11
Episode 11
★ 10.0Scalpels, Oil Paints, British Police Helmets, Ice Axes
2008-03-23 · 21mSurgical steel is shaped and sharpened into scalpels, finely ground pigments are combined with oil to make artists’ paint, reinforced plastic and fabric are formed into traditional British police helmets, and aluminum and steel components are shaped into mountaineering ice axes.
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E12
Episode 12
★ 10.0Bacon, Snowblowers, Luxury Cars
2008-03-30 · 21mPork bellies are cured, flavored, cooked and sliced into bacon, engines and rotating augers are installed in snow blowers, and hand-finished bodies, engines and interiors are assembled into luxury automobiles.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 10.0Automatic Transmissions, Silver Miniatures, Hot Air Balloon Baskets, Darts
2008-04-06 · 21mGears, clutches and hydraulic controls are assembled inside automatic transmissions, silver is formed and detailed into precisely scaled miniatures, wicker is woven around metal frames to create hot-air-balloon baskets, and metal points, barrels, shafts and flights are assembled into darts.
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Lynne Adams
Narrator (voice)
