Automatic Transmissions, Silver Miniatures, Hot Air Balloon Baskets, Darts

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How It's Made
6th April 2008 21 mins Season 9 Episode 13

Gears, 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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Magnets, Cooked Ham, Silver-Plated Teapots, Crash Test Dummies

Metal alloys are magnetized and finished into permanent magnets, pork is cured and cooked into ham, formed metal teapots receive a decorative coating of silver, and instrumented human models are assembled for use in automotive crash testing.
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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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