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Captions paid for by
Discovery communications
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Narrator:
In the late 19th century,
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It was considered immoral
For unmarried women
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To enter a man's bedroom.
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William murphy couldn't
Bring his date back
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To his one-room apartment,
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So he invented a bed
That folded up into the wall,
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Converting his bedroom
Into a parlor
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To host his love interest.
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A wall of cupboards and closets
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Suddenly opens up to reveal
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Sleek comfortable
Sleeping quarters.
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The wall bed is a great way
To economize on space
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Without sacrificing
Comfort or style.
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To build the mechanism casing,
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A worker begins by
Placing the steel plate
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In a powerful bending machine,
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Which is capable of
Exerting 55 tons of force.
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Using the square and calipers,
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The worker verifies
That the bend
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Is a perfectly uniform
Right angle
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And the flange depth
Does not exceed
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The specified parameters.
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Once the bending machine
Has folded
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All four sides of the plate,
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The worker then mounts it
Onto a locator pin
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In a second press,
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Which descends
And creates a small depression
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Around the central opening.
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This depression will facilitate
The welding process.
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Using another locator pin,
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A welder clamps the plate
Into a purpose-built jig.
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He then begins welding all
Of the necessary components
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In place.
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He uses a bolt
To correctly locate
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An internal reinforcement plate
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And also welds in
The crucial pivot pin
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On which the mechanism
Will hinge.
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The casing plates
Are mounted on spacers
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To help speed
The drying process.
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Then a worker spray-paints
Them black.
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Once dry, he removes
A protective cap from the pivot.
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It's now time to manufacture
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The wall-mounted
Spring mechanism.
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A worker uses a drill press
Outfitted with a countersink
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To create a beveled recess
Around the openings.
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A worker then uses
A specially-designed press
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To install a brass bearing
In one of the openings.
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The mechanism
Is nearly complete.
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However, there are still several
Steps to go in the process.
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Next, a worker brushes grease
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Onto the interior
Of two mechanism casings.
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He then flips them over
In order to apply
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A specially-formulated
Grease to the pivot pin.
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He slides the bushing over it
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And applies a c-shaped
Locking washer.
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An s-shaped stop will lock
The mechanism in place
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Until the bed is installed.
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The spring-unit assemblage will
Provide the resistance required
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To help smoothly raise
And lower the bed.
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A locking pin secures one end
Of the spring unit in place.
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The worker adds the bottom
Plate of the unit,
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Which includes a threaded bolt.
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A nut threaded onto it
Can be tightened or loosened
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To adjust
The mechanism's tension.
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The wall-mounted
Spring mechanism
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Is ready to be installed.
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It's designed to connect
To this bed-mounted component.
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Once mounted to the bed,
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The two components
Work together,
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Allowing the user to easily
Raise and lower the bed.
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A worker quickly installs
The bed-mounted component
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Using pre-drilled holes,
Bolts, and locking nuts.
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He installs the wall bed's legs
In the same way,
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Following a pre-drilled
Hole pattern
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To locate the component
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And attach it with bolts,
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Locking nuts, and screws.
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The legs fold down when
The bed is being used
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And tuck out of the way
When the bed folds up.
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The manufacturers
Can now package
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The fully-assembled wall beds
For transport
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To their destinations.
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Installing the wall bed
Requires some muscle,
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But once the two components
Of the spring mechanism
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Are connected,
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Lowering the bed
Onto its fold-away legs
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Is a piece of cake.
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This s-shaped stop
Ensures the mechanism
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Won't accidentally flip up.
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Once it's removed,
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The bed easily rises.
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The legs tuck into position,
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And the bed neatly folds away
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Into its hiding spot,
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As though it were never there.
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Narrator:
Several american towns claim to
Be the birthplace of the sundae.
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Sundaes first appeared
In the 1880s,
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When the sale of ice cream sodas
Was banned on sundays.
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Instead, soda-fountain operators
Poured soda syrup on ice cream,
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Added toppings, and called
This new treat the sundae.
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Today, ice cream sundaes come
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Pre-made and frozen
In individual servings.
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There's no need to wait.
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This decadent dessert can be
Served up in an instant.
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At the sundae factory,
Productions starts
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With something called
The white base mix.
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It's a pasteurized blend
Of fresh cream, milk,
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And a variety of sweeteners.
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A worker adds a blend
Of yellow coloring
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To the white base mix,
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And this takes it
From bright white
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To an off-white.
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A generous helping
Of pure vanilla extract
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Lends a distinctive flavor
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And adds extra color
To the cream base.
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After a final stir, the mix is
Ready for a freezing process,
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During which, air will be added
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To turn the mix
Into soft ice cream.
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It's time to cue the containers.
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Two at a time, individual-sized
Sundae cups move forward
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On the production line.
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They meet up with
The ice cream dispenser.
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It automatically pumps
Precise amounts
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Of the soft vanilla ice cream
Into the cups.
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It fills the cups
To the 3/4 mark,
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Leaving plenty of room
For toppings.
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It's now time to prepare
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The next layer
Of deliciousness --
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The chocolate fudge sauce.
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A worker mixes skim milk
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And sweeteners
To a frothy consistency,
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And then adds several large bags
Of dark rich cocoa.
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The mixer paddle agitates
The ingredients to distribute
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The cocoa evenly throughout.
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The chocolate fudge is pumped
Into a plastic tote
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To cool overnight.
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During cooling,
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The sauce thickens up
Substantially.
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It's now a rich
Chocolate fudge syrup.
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Velvety smooth, the chocolate
Syrup flows out of the tote
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And into a big tank.
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From there, nozzles dispense
The chocolate fudge syrup
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Onto the vanilla ice cream
In the cups.
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Next, a worker pours
A liquid-topping blend
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Into a high-speed mixer system
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That beats it
To a whipped consistency.
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Nozzles deposit
The whipped topping
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Onto the syrup-covered
Ice cream.
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Now it's time to add
Some chocolate crunch
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To the smooth, sweet sundae.
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The system sprinkles
Semi-sweet chocolate chunks
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Onto the whipped topping.
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It's the final touch.
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These single-serve
Chocolate sundaes
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Have been prepared
Almost entirely by machines.
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A conveyor now sends them
Through an icy blast of air
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For a quick freeze.
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Exiting the freezer, the frozen
Sundaes travel forward,
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Shielded by overhead guards
For food-safety reasons.
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The sundaes funnel
Into a single-file lane.
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This positions them
To receive lids.
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The lids slide down a chute
And land on top
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Of the ice cream sundae cups.
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Rollers press the lids
Down on the rims.
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A revolving apparatus deposits
Plastic collars around the lids.
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Moving forward, the machinery
Sorts the sundae cups
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In row of two.
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This allows a robot
With suctioning arms
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To pick up six at a time
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And pack them
Into a cardboard box.
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The boxes travel under and over
Packing tape
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To seal the tops and bottoms.
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Incredibly, this factory
Produces 1,440 ice cream
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Sundae cups every 15 minutes.
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And it's all thanks to
The magic of mechanization.
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This company also produces tubs
Of flavored ice cream,
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So there are many
Mouth-watering choices
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To be made
At dessert time.
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Narrator: digital painting is
A relatively new medium.
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It's an artistic hybrid that
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Marries modern
Computer technology
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With traditional painting
By hand on canvas.
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Today, some photography studios
Offer digital painting
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As a way to transform
Photographic portraits
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Into painted portraits.
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This specialized photographer
Offers digital painting
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To enhance original portraits
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And cherished snapshots.
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His studio also specializes
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In creating life-story collages.
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The in-house artist assembles
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Photos and illustrations,
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Depicting elements
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Of the subject's lifetime.
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She scans and digitizes photos
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Which are not already digital.
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She manually retouches
Every image with a digital pen
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And tablet
To maximize the quality.
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Then she begins working
On the layout of the collage.
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Once she has finalized
The layout,
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She blends the edges
Of each image
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So that the elements
Flow seamlessly
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Into each other.
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Now the artist begins
Digitally painting.
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She chooses from a selection
Of brush shapes and sizes,
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And from a myriad of colors.
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She applies digital paint
To blur the hard lines
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Of the photographs
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To make them look more
Like painted images.
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This painting process
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Takes several hours
Of painstaking work.
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She sends the digital painting
To the lab technician
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Who prepares to print
The work onto a canvas.
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First, he tweaks
The entire painting,
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Balancing the brightness
And the colors.
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He prints a small test sample
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On canvas.
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Both the technician
And the artist
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Meticulously examine the sample
Under magnification,
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Looking for any painting
Or printing errors.
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If everything is perfect,
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The technician installs a large
Canvas roll on the printer.
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The machine prints,
Not with regular inks,
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But with archival pigments,
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Which last for centuries.
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After each pass,
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The head waits six seconds
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To let the pigments dry.
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This prevents them from smearing
On the next pass.
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A digital painting this size
Takes five hours to print.
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The pigments must dry
For 72 hours
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To ensure they're embedded
Into the canvas.
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Then the technician applies
A coat of stabilizing lacquer
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To protect
The surface from damage
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Caused by ultraviolet rays
Or handling.
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The lacquer takes about
An hour to dry.
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Then they can safely
Mount the canvas
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On a stretcher frame.
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The workers pull it tight
With special pliers
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And then staple it down.
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They cut the corners
To facilitate framing.
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The artist applies a white gel
With thicker brush strokes
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In some areas
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And thinner ones in others.
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This gives the print
The texture of a painting.
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The gel turns clear
As it dries for 24 hours.
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Then the artist paints
The entire printed canvas
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With acrylic paints.
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As she applies shading
And creates depth,
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The painting gradually
Comes alive.
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When she finishes,
She signs her work.
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In about an hour,
The paint is dry
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And the digital painting is
Ready for framing.
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She inserts a personalized
Certificate of authenticity,
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Stating that this is
A one-of-a-kind work,
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And applies the photography
Studio's label
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On the back of the canvas.
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Whether it's a
Creatively-crafted collage
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Or produced from
A simple photograph,
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A digital painting
Immortalizes precious moments
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Captured by the camera lens.
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Narrator: at some point
In 19th-century england,
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A new game evolved
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That took its name from
The duke of beaufort's
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Badminton house.
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Badminton soon became
All the rage
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Among british officers in india.
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Today, fans believe the game is
Faster and harder than tennis,
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Its long-time rival.
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To create
The carbon-fiber shafts
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Of the badminton racquets,
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The manufacturer
Follows a series
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Of meticulously-defined
Production steps.
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The process begins
By tightly wrapping
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A carbon-fiber fabric,
Called prepreg,
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Multiple times around
A metal cylinder.
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A worker encases
The fabric in plastic
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To hold the prepreg in place.
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Then he suspends the cylinders
From a rack
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And rolls them into an oven.
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The heating process transforms
The wrapped prepreg
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Into solid lightweight
And super-strong
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Carbon-fiber material.
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This specialized device
Removes the cylinder
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From the carbon fiber,
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Leaving a hollow shaft.
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Here, we can see the stages
Of production required
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To create the hollow
Carbon-fiber shaft.
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In the next stage of production,
A worker begins the process
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Of manufacturing
The racquet frame.
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She starts with
A different formulation
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Of prepreg material,
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Which she folds
Into thin strips.
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The key is to make sure
Each strip is identical.
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In the next phase,
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A worker wraps the strip
Around a purpose-built mold
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To create the shape
Of a racquet frame.
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She introduces the carbon-fiber
Shaft into the mold.
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The racquet is taking shape.
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Another piece of carbon fiber
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Forms the joint between them.
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The frame-shaped
Prepreg carbon fiber
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Then goes into
A shaping machine,
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And the lid closes.
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The shaping machine heats
And then cools the prepreg
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Over the course
Of about 30 minutes.
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A worker lifts the lid
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And removes the fully-formed
Racquet frame,
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Which has excess resin.
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Resin holds the carbon fibers
Together
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Before the curing process.
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Heating expels the resin,
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Which must then be removed.
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A narrow bit drills
The first sequence of holes
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In an offset pattern
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To make the racquet
Easier to string.
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A larger-gauge bit drills
Holes large enough
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To permit two strings
To pass through.
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Quality-control inspectors
Choose a racquet frame at random
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To test how much
Pressure it can bear
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Before it reaches
The breaking point.
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It's finally time to add
The wooden handle
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And cap to the shaft
And put everything together.
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The racquets head for
The painting department,
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Where they receive a base coat.
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Then workers meticulously apply
A series of decals.
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The decals soak in water
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To make it easier
To remove the backing.
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A worker slides each hole
Over a pin
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At the base
Of a nailing machine.
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The machine nails
Specially-designed grommets
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Into the holes.
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The grommets are slightly
Too long to ensure
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They can be cut perfectly flush
To the frame by this machine.
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In a two-part process,
This pressing machine heats
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And then presses the cut side
Of the grommets
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To smooth them out.
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A worker carefully clamps the
Racquet into a winding machine
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And brushes glue
Onto the handle.
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She then secures one end
Of the handle wrap at the base,
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And uses a foot pedal to begin
Turning the racquet.
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Maintaining the steady tension
At the correct angle,
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She winds the wrapping
All the way up
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To the beginning of the shaft.
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She secures the top end
Of the wrapping with tape.
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A laser quickly and accurately
Burns the product I.D. Number
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Into the shaft.
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A quality-control inspector
Clamps the completed racquet
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Into a precision-
Engineered device,
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Designed to measure its weight,
Swing weight,
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And balance point
With incredible accuracy.
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The racquets made
By this manufacturer
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Come in different sizes,
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Suited to every level
Of badminton player.
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