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>> Narrator: TODAY ON "HOW IT'S
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MADE"...
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MAGNETS...
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COOKED HAM.
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SILVER-PLATED TEAPOTS.
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AND CRASH-TEST DUMMIES.
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YOU CAN'T SEE OR FEEL THE FORCE
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CAUSING THIS GLOBE TO LEVITATE,
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BUT IT'S NOT MAGIC, IT'S
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MAGNETIC.
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AN ESSENTIAL PART OF OUR DAILY
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LIVES, MAGNETS ARE USED FOR A
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LOT MORE THAN JUST STICKING
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STUFF TO THE FRIDGE.
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THEY HELP RUN MOTORS AND
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GENERATORS AND ARE ALSO FOUND IN
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COMPUTERS, TELEVISIONS, AND
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MICROPHONES.
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MAGNETS OCCUR IN NATURE.
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BUT ONLY TWO CENTURIES AGO,
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SCIENTISTS FIGURED OUT HOW TO
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MAKE THEM USING METAL AND
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ELECTRICITY.
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PRODUCTION AT THE MAGNET
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FOUNDRY BEGINS WITH A CREATION
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OF A MOLD.
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A TRAY CONTAINING FOUR MAGNET
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SHAPES IS LOADED INTO A MACHINE
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THAT FILLS IT WITH SAND.
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A WORKER REMOVES THE PATTERN
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AND SMOOTHES THE SURFACE DIMPLED
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BY THE MACHINE'S LID.
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THEN IT'S BACK INSIDE.
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THIS TIME THE MACHINE PUMPS IN
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GASES THAT CHEMICALLY ALTER THE
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SAND, HARDENING IT IN A MATTER
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OF SECONDS.
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THE SAND SLAB IS NOW A
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DURABLE MOLD.
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AND THESE MOLDS ARE MADE IN A
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WIDE VARIETY OF SHAPES AND
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SIZES.
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NOW IT'S TIME TO MIX TOGETHER
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THE INGREDIENTS FOR THE MAGNETS
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THEMSELVES.
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THEY INCLUDE COPPER, COBALT,
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SULFUR, NICKEL, PURE IRON,
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ALUMINUM, AND TITANIUM.
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ALL OF THESE METALS ARE
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LOADED INTO AN ELECTRICAL
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INDUCTION FURNACE.
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IT GENERATES A PULSATING
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ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD THAT HEATS
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THE METAL TO ALMOST 3,000
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DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, MELTING
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EVERYTHING INTO A MOLTEN SOUP.
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THE METAL IS POURED INTO THE
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MOLDS.
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BECAUSE THE GASES THAT HARDEN
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THE SAND ARE HIGHLY FLAMMABLE,
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THE MOLDS BURST INTO FLAMES.
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STILL ABLAZE, THEY SLIDE TO
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ANOTHER PART OF THE FOUNDRY
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WHERE WORKERS KNOCK THEM TO THE
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FLOOR AND BUST THEM OPEN WITH
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SLEDGEHAMMERS.
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THIS LETS THE AIR IN, COOLING
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THE MOLDS AND ALLOWING THE
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GASES TO BURN OFF.
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ALL OF THE PIECES ARE
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SHOVELED INTO A BIN, AND
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WORKERS SEPARATE THE METAL FROM
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THE SAND CHUNKS USING WHAT
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ELSE?
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A MAGNET.
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BUT THESE METAL PIECES AREN'T
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YET MAGNETIZED THEMSELVES.
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THAT WILL COME LATER.
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A SET OF RINGS DESIGNED FOR
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USE IN ELECTRIC MOTORS IS
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THREADED ONTO A COPPER PIPE.
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THE RING-COVERED PIPE IS PLACED
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IN A TUBE.
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THEN, SILICA SAND IS PACKED IN
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TO HOLD THE RINGS IN POSITION.
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BOTH ENDS OF THE TUBE ARE
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SEALED WITH CONCRETE.
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THEN, IT'S INTO AN ELECTRICAL
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FURNACE.
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IT HEATS THE TUBE UNTIL IT'S
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RED-HOT.
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THIS SUPERHEATING PRIMES THE
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RINGS INSIDE TO ACCEPT AN
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ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD WHICH WILL
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BE DELIVERED BY THIS METAL ROD.
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THE ROD SLIDES DOWN THE CENTER
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OF THE COPPER PIPE AND IS
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CLAMPED INTO PLACE.
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WATER KEEPS THE PIPE FROM
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MELTING AS A LOW-VOLTAGE,
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HIGH-CURRENT CHARGE IS DELIVERED
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TO THE RINGS INSIDE.
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WORKERS BREAK OPEN THE SEAL.
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THE PROCESS HAS LEFT THE RINGS
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MILDLY MAGNETIZED.
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ANY ROUGH EDGES ARE SMOOTHED
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AWAY.
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AT THIS POINT, THE MAGNETS
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ARE PRETTY USELESS.
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BUT THIS MACHINE EMPOWERS
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THEM WITH A STRONG
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ELECTROMAGNETIC CHARGE.
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THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THAT
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WEAK MAGNETIC FIELD EARLIER
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ENSURES THAT THE MAGNETIZATION
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IS NOW PROPERLY ORIENTED.
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NOW, THAT'S SOME SERIOUS
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MAGNETIC MUSCLE.
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THE WIDE ARRAY OF MAGNETS
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MANUFACTURED TODAY ARE CRITICAL
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TO OUR DAILY LIVES BECAUSE THEIR
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INVISIBLE POWER HELPS KEEP SO
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MANY THINGS RUNNING.
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UP NEXT -- TURNING RAW PORK
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INTO A SUCCULENT SMOKED HAM.
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>> Narrator: HAM COMES FROM THE
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HIND LEG OF A PIG.
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YOU CAN BUY IT RAW AND COOK IT
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YOURSELF, OR YOU CAN BUY IT
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ALREADY CURED AND SMOKED.
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YOU CAN BUY YOUR HAM BONELESS OR
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WITH THE BONE STILL INTACT.
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BONE-IN HAM HAS MORE NATURAL
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FLAVOR.
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>> Narrator: THE PROCESS
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STARTS WITH RAW HAMS FRESH FROM
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THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE.
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THE FACTORY'S AUTOMATED
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SORTING SYSTEM WEIGHS EACH ONE,
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THEN KNOCKS IT INTO THE
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APPROPRIATE VAT.
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BY GROUPING HAMS OF SIMILAR SIZE
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TOGETHER, THE FACTORY CAN
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BETTER CONTROL THE QUALITY OF
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THE CURING AND COOKING
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PROCESSES.
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EACH VAT EMPTIES INTO A TUMBLER
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WHICH SPINS THE HAMS FOR ABOUT
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FIVE MINUTES.
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THIS LOOSENS THE SKINS SO THAT
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WORKERS CAN QUICKLY REMOVE THEM.
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THEY USE AN AUTOMATIC TRIMMING
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MACHINE TO SKIN THE BACK
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PORTION, CALLED THE BUTT.
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IN KEEPING WITH TRADITIONAL
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STYLE, THE MACHINE LEAVES JUST
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A SMALL AMOUNT OF SKIN ON
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THE THIN PART OF THE LEG,
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CALLED THE SHANK.
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NOW THE CIRCULAR WIZARD
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KNIFE DOES ITS MAGIC, REMOVING
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ALL BUT A THIN LAYER OF FAT.
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FINALLY, THE BASE OF THE SHANK,
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CALLED THE HOCK, IS CHOPPED OFF.
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NOW A CURING SOLUTION IS
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PREPARED, MADE OF WATER, SUGAR,
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SALT, AND A FEW SECRET
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INGREDIENTS.
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THIS MIXTURE GIVES THE HAM ITS
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TRADEMARK FLAVOR AND PINK COLOR.
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WITHOUT IT, THE MEAT WOULD END
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UP LOOKING AND TASTING LIKE A
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PORK ROAST.
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PIPES FEED THE CURING SOLUTION
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TO AN INJECTION MACHINE ARMED
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WITH 138 NEEDLES.
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AS THE HAMS PASS BELOW, THEY'RE
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THOROUGHLY AND EVENLY INJECTED
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WITH SOLUTION.
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AND ALL THAT PIERCING TENDERIZES
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THE MEAT.
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NEXT, WORKERS LOAD A MACHINE
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CALLED THE STUFFING HORN, WHICH
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FIRES EACH HAM INTO A
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HEAT-RESISTANT COTTON NET.
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WORKERS SEAL EACH ONE WITH AN
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ALUMINUM CLIP, THEN CUT OFF THE
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EXCESS NETTING.
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COOKING HAMS ON TRAYS WOULD
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FLATTEN THE UNDERSIDE.
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BUT HANGING THEM BY NETS KEEPS
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THEM NICE AND ROUND.
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THE COOKING RACKS ARE
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TRANSFERRED TO A FOOD-PROCESSING
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OVEN, THE INDUSTRIAL EQUIVALENT
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OF A TRADITIONAL SMOKEHOUSE.
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HICKORY WOOD CHIPS GO INTO THE
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OVEN SMOKER.
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THEN A WORKER STARTS HER UP.
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FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS, THE
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HAMS SLOW COOK AT TEMPERATURES
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RANGING BETWEEN 150 AND 180
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DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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THIS TENDERIZES THE MEAT AND
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GIVES THE SMOKE AMPLE TIME TO
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SEEP IN.
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AFTER COOKING, THE HAMS GET A
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COLD TEN-MINUTE SHOWER.
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THIS RINSES AWAY THE DRIPPINGS
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THAT FALL FROM THE HIGHER HAMS
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ONTO THE LOWER ONES.
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THEN IT'S ON TO THE CHILL
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AREA, WHERE OVER THE NEXT 36
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HOURS, THE HAMS COOL TO AROUND
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30 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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NEXT, THE NETS COME OFF AND
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PACKAGING BEGINS.
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THE FACTORY SELLS HAMS WHOLE,
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OR, USING A BAND SAW, SLICES
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THEM INTO HALVES OR SMALLER
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SIZES SUCH AS SINGLE-PORTION HAM
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STEAKS.
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WORKERS BAG THE HAM IN
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PLASTIC, THEN POSITION A
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SOFT, PLASTIC PAD OVER THE BONE
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TO PREVENT ANY SHARP EDGES FROM
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RIPPING THROUGH THE AIRTIGHT
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SEAL.
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EACH BAG IS POSITIONED FOR
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SEALING.
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THEN, AN AUTOMATED VACUUM
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CHAMBER DESCENDS OVER EACH BAG,
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SUCKING OUT THE AIR AND SEALING
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THE PLASTIC.
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A ROBOTIC ARM TRANSFERS THE
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HAMS TO A CONVEYOR BELT LEADING
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TO A HOT-WATER BATH.
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JUST FIVE SECONDS IN HOT WATER
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IS ENOUGH TO SHRINK THE PLASTIC
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TIGHTLY AROUND THE HAM.
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THIS AIRTIGHT SEAL WILL KEEP
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THE HAM FRESH IN YOUR
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REFRIGERATOR FOR THREE MONTHS,
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AND UP TO NINE MONTHS IN
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YOUR FREEZER.
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COMING UP -- THE ARTISTRY BEHIND
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SOME OF THE WORLD'S FINEST
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TEAPOTS.
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>> Narrator: THE MAYANS
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STARTED USING POTS LIKE THESE
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2,600 YEARS AGO, PROBABLY FOR
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HOT CHOCOLATE.
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THEY'VE EVOLVED SINCE THEN.
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AND TODAY, AFICIONADOS CONSIDER
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THEM ESSENTIAL FOR THAT PERFECT
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CUP OF TEA.
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SILVER-PLATED TEAPOTS COME IN
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MANY DIFFERENT STYLES, AND
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MAKING THEM REQUIRES THE TALENT
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AND SKILL OF AN OLD-WORLD
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MASTER.
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A CENTURY-OLD HAND-CIRCLING
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MACHINE CUTS A PERFECT CIRCLE
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OUT OF A BRASS SHEET THAT'S
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6/100 OF AN INCH THICK.
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THEN THE DISK HEADS TO THE
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PRESS.
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AFTER LUBRICATING THE PRESS
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SURFACE WITH VEGETABLE OIL, THE
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DISK IS POSITIONED AND COVERED
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WITH A POLYURETHANE STOPPER.
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AS THE PRESS APPLIES ITS THREE
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TONS OF PRESSURE, THE DIE
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MOVES UPWARD, SHAPING THE DISK
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FROM UNDERNEATH.
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THE STOPPER, MEANWHILE,
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PROVIDES A COUNTERPRESSURE TO
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KEEP THE DIE FROM BREAKING THE
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BRASS AS IT THINS AND STRETCHES.
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THEY CALL THIS THE DRAFT SHAPE.
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IT THEN GOES INTO ANOTHER DIE
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THAT PRODUCES THE FINAL SHAPE OF
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THE TEAPOT'S BASE.
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NEXT, THEY SOLDER ON THE TEAPOT
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RIM, WHICH WAS MADE THE SAME
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WAY.
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A CRAFTSMAN THEN HAMMERS THE
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METAL TO REMOVE ANY
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IMPERFECTIONS LEFT BY THE
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PRESSINGS AND PUNCHES IN THE
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MAKER'S MARK.
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SPINNING IS ANOTHER TECHNIQUE
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USED TO FORM METAL TEAPOT PARTS.
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HERE, A CRAFTSMAN SHAPES A
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COPPER TEAPOT MOUNTED ON A
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LATHE.
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THE METAL IS DECORATED USING A
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TECHNIQUE CALLED HAND CHASING.
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WITH A PAPER STENCIL, HE APPLIES
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THE DESIGN IN WHITE POWDER.
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HE PENCIL TRACES THE PATTERN,
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THEN HAMMERS IN THE DESIGN WITH
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A VARIETY OF TOOLS.
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THIS INTRICATE PROCESS
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REQUIRES THE TALENTED HANDS OF
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AN EXPERT ARTISAN.
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FOR THE TEAPOT SPOUT, WORKERS
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PRESS BRASS PLATES INTO LEFT-
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AND RIGHT-SIDE DIES.
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A QUARTER-TON PRESS PRODUCES
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THE FINAL SPOUT SHAPE.
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SOLDERING PASTE IS BRUSHED ONTO
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THE HALVES.
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THEY'RE WIRED TOGETHER, THEN
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FIRED TO 600 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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THE SPOUT GETS AN ACID BATH TO
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REMOVE ALL OF THE IMPURITIES
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LEFT BEHIND FROM THE SOLDERING
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PROCESS.
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WORKERS POLISH THE TEAPOT WITH
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THREE PROGRESSIVELY FINER GRADES
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OF PUMICE, WHICH IS CRUSHED
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VOLCANIC ROCK.
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ONE FINAL BUFFING ENSURES THE
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SURFACE IS PERFECTLY SMOOTH.
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WITH DIAMOND-TIPPED HAND
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TOOLS, ENGRAVERS CAN ETCH
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ANYTHING ONTO THE TEAPOT FROM
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CUSTOM DESIGNS TO COMPANY
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LOGOS.
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WORKERS NOW SCREW ON THE LID,
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WIRE UP THE TEAPOT, AND IMMERSE
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IT IN CLEANING CHEMICALS
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FOLLOWED BY A SILVER-PLATING
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BATH.
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JUST BEFORE SHIPPING, THEY
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ATTACH HARDWARE AND PERFORM A
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FINAL CLEANING.
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FINALLY, THE TEAPOTS ARE
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WRAPPED IN ACID-FREE CELLULOSE
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TO PREVENT THE SILVER FROM
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TARNISHING.
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IT TAKES A HIGHLY SKILLED
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TEAM OF CRAFTSPEOPLE TO CREATE
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THESE UNIQUE TEAPOT DESIGNS
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IN STYLES RANGING FROM
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ELIZABETHAN TO ULTRA MODERN,
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BEAUTIFUL AND FUNCTIONAL.
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WHEN WE RETURN -- BRINGING
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CRASH-TEST DUMMIES TO LIFE.
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>> Narrator: CRASH-TEST DUMMIES
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MAY LOOK HUMAN, BUT THEY'RE
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ACTUALLY HIGH-TECH GUINEA PIGS
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FOR A WIDE RANGE OF IMPACT
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TESTS.
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SO, HOW DO THEY MAKE DUMMIES
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WHOSE FORM AND STRUCTURE MIMIC
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THE HUMAN BODY?
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YOU'RE ABOUT TO FIND OUT.
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CRASH-TEST DUMMIES ARE
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DESIGNED TO TAKE SOME SERIOUS
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HITS.
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AUTOMAKERS USE THE DATA THEY
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PROVIDE TO BUILD SAFER CARS,
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VANS, AND TRUCKS.
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A DUMMY'S ANATOMY IS PRETTY
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SIMPLE.
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BENEATH ITS VINYL SKIN, THERE'S
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A METAL SKELETON MADE OF STEEL
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AND ALUMINUM BONES.
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THOSE BONES CONTAIN LOAD CELLS,
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ELECTRONIC DEVICES THAT MEASURE
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CRASH FORCE.
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PRODUCTION OF THE LOAD CELLS
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BEGINS WITH A MACHINE THAT
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SHAPES STEEL BARS USING A SOLID
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CARBIDE END MILL.
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LUBRICANT COOLS THE INTENSE HEAT
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AND WASHES AWAY THE METAL
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PARTICLES.
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USING A PRECISION TOOL CALLED
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THE DIAL INDICATOR, WORKERS
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VERIFY THE LOAD CELL'S
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DIMENSIONS TO WITHIN 2/1,000
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OF AN INCH.
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NEXT COMES THE STRAIN GAUGE --
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THE COMPONENT WITHIN THE
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LOAD CELL THAT MEASURED CRASH
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FORCE.
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THE HAIR-WIDTH WIRES THAT
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CONNECT THE STRAIN GAUGES ARE SO
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DELICATE THAT SOLDERING THEM
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REQUIRES A MICROSCOPE.
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THE VERTEBRA IN THE DUMMY'S NECK
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ALSO CONTAINS A LOAD CELL.
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THE STRAIN GAGE SOLDERED INSIDE
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IT MEASURES NOT JUST LATERAL AND
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VERTICAL FORCES, BUT ALSO TWIST,
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OR TORSIONAL FORCE.
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THE COMPLETED BONES AND
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CORRESPONDING LOAD CELLS ARE
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LAID OUT, BUT THEY CAN'T BE
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CONNECTED UNTIL THE DUMMY'S RIB
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CAGE IS COMPLETE.
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TO MAKE THE RIB CAGE, STEEL
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BANDS ARE BONDED TO A FLEXIBLE
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DAMPING MATERIAL.
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THIS MATERIAL WAS ORIGINALLY
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DESIGNED TO DEADEN SOUND IN
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NUCLEAR SUBMARINES.
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IT ALLOWS THE DUMMY'S RIB CAGE
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TO COMPRESS JUST LIKE THE REAL
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THING.
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A TECHNICIAN BOLTS THE
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ENTIRE RIB ASSEMBLY TO THE
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SPINAL COLUMN AND COVERS IT WITH
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A PLASTIC CHEST PLATE CALLED A
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BIB.
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THE LONG BONES AND LOAD-CELL
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FORMS ARE INSERTED INTO ALUMINUM
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MOLDS.
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WORKERS THEN BOLT THE MOLDS SHUT
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AND POUR IN LIQUID VINYL.
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THE MOLDS BAKE AT AROUND 350
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DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR 10 TO 20
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MINUTES.
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WHEN THEY COME OUT, WORKERS CUT
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AWAY ANY FLASH -- THE EXCESS
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VINYL THAT OOZES OUT DURING THE
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BAKING PROCESS.
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THEN, A TECHNICIAN INSPECTS THE
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COMPONENTS TO ENSURE AN ACCURATE
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FIT.
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THIS IS NO ORDINARY VINYL.
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IT'S SPECIALLY DESIGNED TO
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RESEMBLE HUMAN FLESH IN
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CONSISTENCY AND DENSITY.
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THIS GIVES RESEARCHERS REALISTIC
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CRASH DATA.
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NOW, IT'S TIME TO INSTALL THE
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BONES INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE
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VINYL COMPARTMENTS, STARTING
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WITH THIS TIBIA OR SHIN BONE.
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ZIPPERS ALLOW THE ENGINEERS TO
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EASILY REMOVE THE COMPONENTS
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AFTER PERFORMING A CRASH TEST.
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A TECHNICIAN BOLTS ALL THE
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DUMMY'S JOINTS IN PLACE AND
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ENSURES THEY HAVE A HUMAN-LIKE
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RANGE OF MOTION.
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USING A NECK-COMPRESSION TOOL,
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A TECHNICIAN LINES UP A LOAD
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SENSOR WITH THE NECK
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VERTEBRAE AND FASHIONS THE
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COMPLETED NECK ASSEMBLY TO THE
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DUMMY'S HEAD.
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NEXT, THE UPPER BODY IS
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COMPLETED.
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THE THORAX IS BOLTED ONTO THE
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PELVIS, THE HEAD AND NECK
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ASSEMBLY ONTO THE THORAX.
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THEN, THE VINYL JACKET IS
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FITTED OVER THE CHEST.
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FINALLY, THE TECHNICIAN BOLTS
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ON THE LIMBS.
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CRASH-TEST DUMMIES RANGE IN
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SIZE FROM NEWBORNS ALL THE WAY
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UP TO 225-POUND ADULTS
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SO THAT AUTO MANUFACTURERS
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CAN BE SURE THEIR SEAT BELTS
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AND AIR BAGS PROTECT EVERYONE
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EQUALLY WELL.
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IT TOOK A FULL 12 WEEKS TO
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MAKE THIS DUMMY, AND NOW HE'S
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READY FOR A LIFE OF HARD KNOCKS
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TO MAKE TRAVELING SAFER FOR ALL
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OF US.
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