How It's Made S19E12 · Navajo Rugs, Crude Oil, Kaleidoscopes, Titanium Dental Implants

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Wool is cleaned, spun and dyed before being woven by hand into traditional Navajo rugs. Crude oil is brought to the surface and separated from water and gas for transportation; angled mirrors and coloured pieces are enclosed inside kaleidoscopes; and titanium is precision-machined, cleaned and sterilized to create threaded dental implants.

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1. 1 1. Garden Forks, English Toffee, Paint Chip Cards, Bundt Pans2012-04-19 · 21mSteel is shaped, welded and fitted with handles to produce sturdy garden forks. Sugar and butter are cooked and cooled into English toffee; carefully matched paint samples are appl
2. 2 2. Pewter Flasks, Potato Salad, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Engineered Wood Siding2012-04-26 · 21mPewter components are formed, joined and polished into traditional pocket flasks. Potatoes are cooked, cut and blended with dressing on an industrial production line; membranes, pl
3. 3 3. Canvas Wall Tents, Peace Pipes, Shredded Wheat Cereal, Cannons2012-05-03 · 21mHeavy canvas is measured, cut and sewn into weather-resistant wall tents. Stone bowls and wooden stems are shaped into ceremonial peace pipes; cooked whole wheat is drawn into fine
4. 4 4. Robotic Hunting Decoys, Canned Tomatoes, Scoreboards, Lassos2012-05-10 · 21mMoulded animal bodies are equipped with motors and remote controls to create moving hunting decoys. Tomatoes are sorted, peeled and sealed in cans for heat processing; electronic d
5. 5 5. Turf Grass, Beef Jerky, Wood Chippers, Bowling Pins2012-05-17 · 21mGrass is cultivated in prepared fields before being cut into strips and rolled for transport. Lean meat is sliced, seasoned and slowly dried into beef jerky; heavy steel frames, fe
6. 6 6. Multi-Tools, Jojoba Oil, Marionettes2012-05-24 · 21mBlades, pliers and other implements are stamped from steel, hardened and folded into compact multi-tools. Jojoba seeds are processed and pressed to extract their liquid wax, while
7. 7 7. Fish Decoys, Film Digitization, Cylinder Stoves, Concrete Light Poles2012-05-31 · 21mWooden fish decoys are carved, balanced and painted to attract fish beneath the ice. Motion-picture film is cleaned and scanned frame by frame into digital files; sheet steel is ro
8. 8 8. Bamboo Bicycles, Chainsaw Art, Breath Mints, Manual Motorcycle Transmissions2012-06-07 · 21mSelected bamboo tubes are dried, treated and joined to form lightweight bicycle frames. Artists transform large logs into sculptures with chainsaws; flavouring and sweeteners are m
9. 9 9. Dinnerware, Air Brake Tanks, Frosted Cereal, Fossils2012-06-14 · 21mClay is formed, glazed and fired to produce matching pieces of dinnerware. Steel sections are shaped, welded and pressure-tested as tanks for vehicle air-brake systems; cooked grai
10. 10 10. Clay, Pitted Prunes, Spurs, Polyurethane Tires2012-06-21 · 21mRaw clay is excavated, crushed, analysed and blended into a consistent material for industrial use. Dried plums are softened, mechanically pitted and graded; metal is shaped and de
11. 11 11. Tasers, Canned Soup, Jaw Harps & Mouth Bows, Diving Boards2012-06-28 · 21mElectronic circuits, batteries and probe cartridges are assembled and tested to produce conducted-energy devices. Soup ingredients are cooked, portioned into cans and sterilized; m
12. 12 12. Navajo Rugs, Crude Oil, Kaleidoscopes, Titanium Dental Implants2012-07-05 · 21mWool is cleaned, spun and dyed before being woven by hand into traditional Navajo rugs. Crude oil is brought to the surface and separated from water and gas for transportation; ang
13. 13 13. Space Pens, Reef Aquariums, Metal Caskets, Composite Bike Wheels2012-07-12 · 21mPressurized ink cartridges and precision ballpoint tips are assembled into pens designed to write in extreme conditions. Glass or acrylic panels, lighting and filtration equipment