Pistons, Paint Rollers, Parachutes, Chimneys

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How It's Made
6th February 2007 21 mins Season 8 Episode 6

Metal blanks are cast or forged and precisely machined into engine pistons, absorbent material is formed around cylindrical paint-roller cores, strong lightweight fabric is cut and sewn into parachutes, and metal sections are shaped and joined into chimney systems.

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Season 8 · Episode 7

CO2 Cartridges, Pretzels, Scissor Lifts, Skating Rinks

Small steel cylinders are formed, tested and filled with compressed carbon dioxide, shaped dough is boiled and baked into pretzels, hydraulic systems and crossed supports are assembled into scissor lifts, and layered refrigeration systems create and maintain artificial skating-rink ice.
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01 Lynne Adams profile Lynne Adamsas Narrator (Discovery Channel Canada Broadcast) 02 Brooks Moore profile Brooks Mooreas Narrator (Discovery Channel US Broadcast) 03 Linda Boyle profile Linda BoyleWriter 04 Lynn Herzeg profile Lynn HerzegWriter 05 Gabriel Hoss profile Gabriel HossDirector / Creator
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