Clay, Pitted Prunes, Spurs, Polyurethane Tires

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How It's Made
21st June 2012 21 mins Season 19 Episode 10

Raw 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 decorated into riding spurs; and liquid polyurethane is poured into moulds and cured around wheel hubs to produce resilient tires.

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Season 19 · Episode 11

Tasers, Canned Soup, Jaw Harps & Mouth Bows, Diving Boards

Electronic circuits, batteries and probe cartridges are assembled and tested to produce conducted-energy devices. Soup ingredients are cooked, portioned into cans and sterilized; metal reeds and resonating frames are fashioned into jaw harps and mouth bows; and layers of reinforced material are moulded into flexible diving boards.
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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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