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Narrator: IN THE OLD DAYS,
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RANCHERS USED THE SOUND
OF THE WHIP TO MOVE CATTLE.
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TODAY,
COLLECTORS BUY DIFFERENT TYPES
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AS FUNCTIONAL WORKS OF ART
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WHILE OTHERS PRACTICE THE SPORT
OF WHIP CRACKING,
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TRAINING TO COMPETE
IN COMPETITIONS.
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THERE ARE EVEN ENTERTAINERS
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WHO PERFORM EYE-POPPING TRICKS
WITH WHIPS.
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IN THE WORLD OF WHIP-CRACKING,
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THE BEST WHIPS ARE MADE
OF KANGAROO LEATHER
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BECAUSE IT'S 10 TIMES STRONGER
THAN COWHIDE OF EQUAL THICKNESS.
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MODERN WHIPS HAVE
FOUR MAIN PARTS -- THE HANDLE,
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THE THONG, WHICH IS
THE FLEXIBLE, BRAIDED PORTION,
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THE FALL,
A REPLACEABLE STRIP OF LEATHER,
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AND THE CRACKER,
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THE THIN STRING WHICH AMPLIFIES
THE SOUND OF THE CRACK.
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AFTER CAREFULLY SELECTING
THE HIDE TO BE USED
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FOR THE SPECIFIC WHIP,
THEY BEGIN
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BY TRIMMING AWAY THE RAGGED
EDGES OF THE KANGAROO HIDE
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WITH A RAZOR-SHARP KNIFE.
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THIS LEAVES A SMOOTH EDGE
WITH WHICH TO WORK.
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THEY NOW BEGIN CUTTING OUT ALL
THE WHIP'S LEATHER COMPONENTS,
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MOST OF WHICH HAVE STRANDS
WHICH THEY'LL LATER BRAID.
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THE INTERNAL CONSTRUCTION
OF THE WHIP
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IS MADE OF TWO LAYERS
OF BRAIDING
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CALLED PLAITED BELLIES.
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SEPARATING EACH BRAIDED LAYER
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IS A SOLID PIECE OF LEATHER
CALLED A BOLSTER.
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IT ENCIRCLES THE BRAIDED
BELLY LAYER UNDER IT.
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THEN, COVERING EVERYTHING
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IS A FINAL OUTER LAYER
OF BRAIDING CALLED THE OVERLAY.
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THEY CUT THE STRANDS FOR
THE BELLIES AND OVERLAY BY HAND
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USING A TAPERING CUTTER
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THAT'S SPECIALLY DESIGNED
FOR WHIP-MAKING.
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THE FINISHED OVERLAY AND BELLIES
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HAVE A FLAT PORTION AT THE TOP
CALLED THE YOKE
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AND STRANDS
TAPERING CONTINUOUSLY
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ALONG THEIR ENTIRE LENGTH.
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THEY STRETCH EACH STRAND
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
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TO ENSURE THE BRAID
WILL BE TIGHT AND UNIFORM.
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THEN, THEY RESIZE EACH STRAND
AND BEVEL ITS EDGES.
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THIS HELPS THE STRANDS
FIT INTO EACH OTHER SNUGLY
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AND CREATE A SMOOTHER,
GAPLESS BRAID.
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THEN, USING A TOOL
CALLED A HAND SPLITTER,
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THEY SHAVE THE BACKSIDE
OF EACH STRAND
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TO A UNIFORM THICKNESS.
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THIS PREVENTS LUMPS IN THE TAPER
OF THE FINISHED WHIP.
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NEXT, THEY TAKE WAXED CORD
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AND TIGHTLY BIND
A TAPERED STRIP OF LEATHER
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AROUND A HANDLE FOUNDATION.
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THE LEATHER STRIP
CALLED THE CORE
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WILL EXTEND INTO THE CENTER
OF THE THONG.
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THEY ATTACH THE FIRST BELLY YOKE
OVER THE HANDLE AND CORE,
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THEN BRAID THE STRANDS
TO BEGIN FORMING THE THONG.
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THIS COMPRESSES THE CORE
INTO A SOLID, ROUND CENTER.
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OVER THE BRAIDED FIRST BELLY,
THEY WRAP THE FIRST BOLSTER,
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THEN ATTACH AND BRAID
THE SECOND BELLY.
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OVER THAT,
THEY WRAP THE SECOND BOLSTER,
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EACH LAYER COMPRESSING
THE ONES UNDERNEATH.
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THEN, AT LAST,
THE FINAL LAYER --
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THE OVERLAY.
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FIRST,
THEY LUBRICATE THE STRANDS
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WITH HOMEMADE
ANIMAL-FAT-BASED SOAP.
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THIS NOT ONLY ENABLES
A TIGHTER BRAID,
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THE ANIMAL FAT ALSO CONDITIONS
THE LEATHER.
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THIS PARTICULAR WHIP
HAS A 12-STRAND OVERLAY,
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BUT MORE INTRICATE OVERLAYS
CAN HAVE AS MANY AS 72 STRANDS,
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FORMING COMPLEX PATTERNS.
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WHILE BRAIDING, IT'S CRITICAL TO
SEE AND ALIGN THE INNER LAYERS
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AND PULL THE STRANDS TIGHTLY.
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WHEN THE THONG REACHES
THE FINISHED LENGTH,
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THEY FEED
THE END OF THE BRAIDING
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THROUGH A SLIT IN THE NEXT PART
OF THE WHIP, THE FALL.
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THEY TIE THE REMAINING STRANDS
IN SEQUENCE AROUND THE FALL,
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USING WHAT'S KNOWN
AS A HALF-HITCH KNOT.
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THEN THEY SEAT THE FALL
INTO PLACE
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AND TRIM THE LOOSE STRANDS.
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THIS CREATES A SECURE CONNECTION
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BETWEEN THESE TWO SECTIONS
OF THE WHIP.
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NOW THEY ROLL THE THONG
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BETWEEN A HARD SURFACE
AND A BLOCK OF MARBLE.
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THIS COMPACTS THE BRAIDING
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AND ROUNDS OUT
THE OVERALL SHAPE.
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THEN THEY TIE THE CRACKER
ONTO THE TIP OF THE FALL.
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IN THE OLD DAYS, THEY USED
HORSEHAIR FOR THE CRACKER,
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ALSO KNOWN AS THE POPPER.
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NOWADAYS, WHIP MAKERS ARE
MORE LIKELY TO USE NYLON STRING.
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THEY WRAP A PIECE OF LEATHER
TO BUILD A KNOT FOUNDATION
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AT THE BASE OF THE HANDLE.
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FOR LONGER AND THICKER WHIPS,
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THEY FORM THE KNOT FOUNDATION
WITH A PIECE OF LEAD
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TO PROPERLY BALANCE THE WHIP.
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THEY FOLD THE YOKE FROM
THE OVERLAY OVER THE FOUNDATION,
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THEN, WITH A SEPARATE STRAND
OF LEATHER,
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COVER THE FOUNDATION WITH WHAT'S
KNOWN AS A TURK'S HEAD KNOT.
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AFTER TRIMMING THE KNOT STRANDS,
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THEY SHAPE THE KNOT
WITH A SOFT MALLET,
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THEN MORE ROLLING.
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LASTLY, THEY APPLY A COAT
OF NATURAL SHELLAC
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TO THE ENTIRE WHIP.
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THIS PROTECTS THE MATERIALS
AND PRODUCES A NICE SHEEN.
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NO WHIP LEAVES THE SHOP WITHOUT
A ROUND OF HANDS-ON TESTING
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TO MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE
IT'S ALL IT'S CRACKED UP TO BE.
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Narrator: IF YOU HAVE
A CRAVING FOR ITALIAN
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AND THERE'S NO RESTAURANT
IN SIGHT,
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YOU CAN ALWAYS BUY A PIZZA
FROM A VENDING MACHINE --
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NOT SOMETHING
PRE-MADE AND PACKAGED
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THAT YOU HAVE TO REHEAT
IN THE MICROWAVE
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BUT A FRESH PIZZA,
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MADE FROM SCRATCH
RIGHT INSIDE THE MACHINE
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AND SERVED TO YOU PIPING HOT.
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THIS AUTOMATIC
PIZZA-MAKING MACHINE
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PRODUCES A FRESH PIZZA
IN LESS THAN THREE MINUTES.
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YOU SIMPLY INSERT MONEY,
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THEN SELECT ONE OF FOUR
DIFFERENT PIZZA TOPPINGS.
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THE MACHINE
THEN MAKES THE DOUGH,
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APPLIES THE TOPPINGS,
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AND BAKES THE PIZZA
RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES.
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WHEN IT'S READY,
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YOUR MADE-TO-ORDER
10-INCH ROUND MEAL
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IS READY FOR PICKUP
AT THE EXIT SLOT.
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TO BUILD THE MACHINE,
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THEY FIRST CONSTRUCT
A THREE-SECTION STEEL FRAME.
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TECHNICIANS INSTALL
A REFRIGERATOR
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IN THE MIDDLE SECTION.
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THE FRIDGE HOUSES
FOUR DISPENSERS,
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ONE FOR EACH
OF THE FOUR TOPPING INGREDIENTS.
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THE MACHINE PRESSES AND DRESSES
THE PIZZA DOUGH
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ON A NONSTICK PLATE,
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AROUND WHICH THEY ASSEMBLE
A HOUSING.
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A MOTORIZED TRAY MOVES THE PLATE
IN AND OUT OF THE HOUSING
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TO TRANSFER THE DOUGH FROM ONE
PREPARATION STAGE TO THE NEXT.
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TECHNICIANS INSTALL
THIS ASSEMBLED UNIT
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INTO THE LEFT SECTION
OF THE FRAME.
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NEXT, THEY INSTALL
THE DOUGH MIXER ABOVE IT...
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...AND JUST BELOW THE MIXER,
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A PLASTIC CUP
THAT RECEIVES THE KNEADED DOUGH,
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THEN DROPS IT
ONTO THE PRESS PLATE.
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NEXT, THE FLOUR DISPENSER.
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IT HOLDS ENOUGH FLOUR
TO MAKE DOUGH FOR 100 PIZZAS.
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STILL IN THE LEFT SECTION,
BEHIND THE FLOUR DISPENSER,
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THEY INSTALL AND LOAD
THE TOMATO-SAUCE DISPENSER
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AND A BAG OF WATER.
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THEN, IN THE RIGHT SECTION,
THEY INSTALL THE OVEN
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AND, BELOW THAT,
THE PIZZA EXIT SLOT.
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ONCE EVERYTHING'S HOOKED UP,
A TEST RUN.
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THE ACTION BEGINS
IN THE LEFT SECTION.
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THE FLOUR DISPENSER
RELEASES A DOSE OF FLOUR,
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WHICH IS ACTUALLY A MIX
OF VARIOUS FLOURS,
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INSTANT YEAST, AND SALT.
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THEN, THE WATER BAG RELEASES
A DOSE OF WATER.
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THE MIXER BLENDS AND KNEADS
ALL THE INGREDIENTS.
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ONCE THE WAD OF DOUGH IS READY,
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IT DROPS FROM THE MIXER
INTO THE CUP.
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A DESCENDING ARM PUSHES IT FROM
THE CUP ONTO THE PRESS PLATE,
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FORMING A 4-INCH DISK.
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THEN A LARGE PRESS
FLATTENS IT OUT TO 10 INCHES,
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THE FINISHED PIZZA SIZE.
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NOW THE TOMATO-SAUCE DISPENSER
ROTATES,
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SQUIRTING TOMATO SAUCE
ONTO THE DOUGH
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IN CONCENTRIC CIRCLES.
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NEXT, THE PIZZA TRAVELS
THROUGH THE MIDDLE SECTION,
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PASSING BENEATH THE REFRIGERATOR
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TO RECEIVE
THE SELECTED TOPPINGS --
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IN THIS CASE, CHEESE.
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THEN, A LARGE AUTOMATED SPATULA,
CALLED A CONVEYOR PLATE,
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MOVES THE PIZZA
TO THE RIGHT-SIDE SECTION
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INTO THE MACHINE'S
INFRARED OVEN.
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INFRARED RADIATION WORKS FASTER
THAN TRADITIONAL HEATING
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BECAUSE IT COOKS FOOD
FROM THE INSIDE OUT
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RATHER THAN
FROM THE OUTSIDE IN,
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SO THE PIZZA BAKES
IN JUST ONE MINUTE.
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THE CONVEYOR PLATE RETURNS,
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REMOVES THE HOT PIZZA
FROM THE OVEN...
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...AND DEPOSITS IT
IN A CARDBOARD TRAY
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WAITING IN THE EXIT SLOT...
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CUEING FLASHING LIGHTS,
INVITING YOU TO COME AND GET IT.
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ONCE A TEST RUN
PRODUCES A PERFECT PIZZA,
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THE FINAL STEP
IS TO MOUNT THE DOORS
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ON THIS SELF-SERVICE PIZZERIA.
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BUON APPETITO.
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Narrator: BURNING INCENSE
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IS A RITUAL
AS OLD AS TIME ITSELF.
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IT LIKELY BEGAN
WITH THE DISCOVERY
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THAT BURNING CERTAIN PLANTS
AND TREE BARKS
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GENERATED PLEASANT AROMAS.
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EVENTUALLY, PEOPLE BEGAN
COMPRESSING THOSE SWEET SMELLS
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INTO CONE INCENSE
THAT BURNED SLOWLY,
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GIVING THE USER
MORE TIME TO RELAX.
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LIGHTING AN INCENSE CONE
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CAN INSTANTLY CHANGE THE MOOD
IN A ROOM.
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AS THE CONE SMOLDERS,
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IT RELEASES A BOUQUET OF SCENTS
FROM THE POWDERED FLOWERS,
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HERBS, AND OTHER PLANTS
USED TO MAKE IT.
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THE FRAGRANCES RELEASED
CREATE A SOOTHING ATMOSPHERE.
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AN INCENSE CONE STARTS WITH BINS
OF AROMATIC RAW MATERIALS,
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LIKE DRIED FLOWER PETALS,
SPRUCE-TREE NEEDLES,
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AND BLOSSOMS THAT HAVE BEEN
GROUND TO A FINE POWDER
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TO RELEASE THEIR PERFUMES.
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OTHER INGREDIENTS IN THE BINS
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INCLUDE TREE BARKS
AND TREE RESINS.
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EVERYTHING COMES FROM NATURE.
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THE FACTORY
COMBINES THE INGREDIENTS
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IN VARIOUS FORMULATIONS,
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DEPENDING ON
THE INCENSE-CONE RECIPE.
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THE EXACT AMOUNTS IN EACH RECIPE
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ARE CLOSELY GUARDED
COMPANY SECRETS.
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THEY FOLLOW EACH RECIPE
TO THE LETTER,
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MEASURING ALL THE INGREDIENTS
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WITH A TRADITIONAL
BALANCE SCALE.
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THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR.
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OTHERWISE,
THE PRODUCT WILL SMELL OFF.
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THIS PARTICULAR BLEND
IS CALLED FOREST HONEY.
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THE COMBINATION OF INGREDIENTS
INCLUDES BERRIES
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AND A PUNGENT BALSAMIC
TREE RESIN CALLED OLIBANUM.
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THE BATCH SHOULD EMIT
A SWEET, WOODSY AROMA.
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THEY ADD BUCKETS OF THE MEASURED
INGREDIENTS TO A MIXER
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AND THEN TURN THE SWITCH
TO ACTIVATE THE AUGER.
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THE AUGER SPIRALS
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TO EVENLY DISTRIBUTE
ALL THE AROMATIC INGREDIENTS.
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WHILE THAT'S HAPPENING,
A WORKER SCOOPS UP SOMETHING
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THAT LOOKS A LOT
LIKE PASTRY FLOUR
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BUT IS ACTUALLY
A PLANT-BASED BINDING AGENT.
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HE MIXES IT WITH COLD WATER
TO LIQUEFY THE BINDER.
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THEN, IN A SEPARATE POT,
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HE ADDS ORANGE FOOD COLORING
TO BOILING WATER,
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AND AN AUTOMATED WHISK
MIXES THOROUGHLY.
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HE POURS THE THICK BINDER LIQUID
INTO THE ORANGE-COLORED WATER.
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THE WHISK KNEADS IT
TO A PUDDING-LIKE CONSISTENCY.
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IT'S THICK AND STICKY,
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SO IT'S READY TO ADD
TO THE DRIED FRAGRANCE MIX.
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THE AUGER WORKS IT
INTO A CAKEY ORANGE DOUGH
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THAT'S AS MALLEABLE AS PUTTY.
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THEY'LL NOW USE
THIS TWO-PART DIE
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TO SHAPE THE DOUGH INTO CONES.
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THE WORKER MANUALLY
PRESSES THE FRAGRANT DOUGH
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INTO THE CAVITIES OF THE DIE.
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HE COMPACTS THE DOUGH
WITH THIS HANDY TOOL.
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THIS ELIMINATES AIR POCKETS
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AND ENSURES THE DOUGH
TAKES THE CONE SHAPE.
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HE LEVELS THE BOTTOMS
OF THE INCENSE CONES
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AND THEN OPENS THE DIE
CAREFULLY.
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THE SHAPES ARE SOFT
AND DELICATE.
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ONE FALSE MOVE, AND HE COULD
DESTROY SOME OF THE CONES.
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THE CAUTIONARY APPROACH
PAYS OFF,
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AND THE CONES ARE INTACT.
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NOW IT'S
INTO THE DRYING CHAMBER.
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THE TEMPERATURE IN HERE IS
AROUND 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT --
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HOT ENOUGH TO TOUGHEN UP
THESE SOFT AND CRUMBLY CONES.
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AFTER FOUR DAYS
IN THE DRYING CHAMBER,
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THE INCENSE CONES
HAVE HARDENED AND SOLIDIFIED.
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THE CONES
NOW BOUNCE ALONG A CONVEYOR
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PAST AN INSPECTOR WHO SORTS OUT
ANY DEFECTIVE ONES.
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THE GOOD ONES MOVE FORWARD
AND TUMBLE DOWN A CHUTE.
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THEY LAND IN A PLASTIC BAG,
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AND A DEVICE MOVES IN
TO HEAT-SEAL IT.
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AN AUTOMATED COUNTER OVERHEAD
PORTIONS OUT THE CONES
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TO ENSURE THE CORRECT NUMBER
IS DEPOSITED IN EACH PACKAGE.
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AFTER A WORKER PUTS THE BAG
IN A BOX,
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AN AUTOMATED DEVICE
FOLDS DOWN THE LID.
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FROM START TO FINISH,
IT TAKES ABOUT 14 DAYS
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TO PRODUCE A PACKAGE
OF INCENSE CONES.
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ALL THAT HARD WORK IS ABOUT TO
GO UP IN SWEET-SMELLING SMOKE,
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WHICH, OF COURSE,
IS THE WHOLE IDEA.
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Narrator:
THE MODEL JET ENGINE
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IS A SCALED-DOWN VERSION
OF THE REAL THING.
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IT'S ESSENTIALLY
THE SAME TECHNOLOGY
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THAT LIFTS ENORMOUS AIRCRAFT
OFF THE GROUND
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AND PROPELS THEM
THROUGH THE SKY.
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THESE ENGINES
WERE FIRST DEVELOPED
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FOR MODEL AIRCRAFT IN THE 1980s,
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AND THEY CREATED AN IMMEDIATE
SENSATION ON THE RUNWAY.
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FOR SOME
MODEL-AIRCRAFT ENTHUSIASTS,
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TINY TURBINES
ARE NOW THE ONLY WAY TO FLY
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BECAUSE THEY LOOK AND SOUND
LIKE A REAL TURBO JET.
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IT'S A TOUCH OF AUTHENTICITY
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THAT CAN ALLOW THE IMAGINATION
TO REALLY TAKE OFF.
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THESE MINI JETS START
WITH THE BASE PLATE.
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IT'S THE PIECE
THAT ALL THE OTHER TURBINE PARTS
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WILL BE ATTACHED TO.
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AUTOMATED TOOLS
TRANSFORM A PIECE OF ALUMINUM
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INTO AN AERODYNAMIC SHAPE.
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THE LITTLE BLADES
CUT INTO THE PERIMETER
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WILL ACT AS AIR FOILS,
CONTRIBUTING TO LIFT AND THRUST.
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IT TAKES JUST MINUTES
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TO GO FROM A METAL DISK
THE SIZE OF A HOCKEY PUCK
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TO A PRECISION PART.
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NEXT, A WORKER LASER-WELDS
THE SEAMS OF A STEAL CANISTER,
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CREATING WHAT LOOKS LIKE
A LARGE CAN WITH HOLES.
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THIS IS THE JET ENGINE'S
COMBUSTION CHAMBER,
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WHERE A MIX OF FUEL AND AIR
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WILL BE IGNITED
TO DRIVE THE TURBINE.
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HE NOW INSERTS A HOLLOW CYLINDER
INTO THE BASE PLATE
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AND THEN PRESSES
A FUEL-DISTRIBUTION RING
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INTO THE PLATE.
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WITH THE PARTS
CORRECTLY ALIGNED,
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HE PLACES THE ASSEMBLY
IN A METAL STAND.
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HE DIPS SCREWS
IN A THREAD-LOCKING COMPOUND
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AND DRIVES THEM INTO THREADED
SLOTS IN THE BASE PLATE.
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THIS SECURES AND CEMENTS
THE BASE-PLATE ASSEMBLY.
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HE NOW HOLDS THE BASE-PLATE UNIT
ABOVE THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER
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WHILE HE INSERTS
THE TINY FUEL-DELIVERY TUBES
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INTO THE CHAMBER.
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HE FLIPS THE CHAMBER AROUND
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TO SLIDE THE TUBES
FURTHER INSIDE
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AND COMPLETE THE JOB.
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THE STATOR VANE, PRESSED ONTO
THE OTHER END OF THE CHAMBER,
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WILL REDIRECT THE FLOW OF GASES
TO THE TURBINE WHEEL.
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AND NOW THE GLOW PLUG --
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SO NAMED BECAUSE IT GLOWS
TO IGNITE THE FUEL INSIDE.
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HE POPS IT INTO A THREADED SLOT
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ON THE SIDE
OF THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER,
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WHICH IS, BY NOW,
ENCASED IN AN OUTER SHELL.
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NEXT, HE INSTALLS
THE TURBINE AND SHAFT,
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SLIDING THE SHAFT
INTO THE CENTER CYLINDER.
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HE SUPPORTS THE SHAFT
ON BOTH ENDS
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WITH THRUST BEARINGS
AND WASHERS,
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PRESSING THE PARTS INTO PLACE.
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NEXT IS THE COMPRESSOR WHEEL,
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WHICH PRESSURIZES AIR
ON ITS WAY INTO THE CHAMBER.
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ONCE INSTALLED, THE COMPRESSOR
WHEEL SPINS AT A BLURRING SPEED,
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AND A COMPUTER ANALYZES IT
FOR THE SLIGHTEST VIBRATION.
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ANY VIBRATION
WILL SIGNIFY AN IMBALANCE.
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THE TECHNICIAN DRILLS AWAY
TINY BITS OF METAL
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TO LIGHTEN THE AREAS
OF IMBALANCE.
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THE EXACT SPOT WAS PINPOINTED
BY THE COMPUTER.
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HE GIVES THE COMPRESSOR WHEEL
ANOTHER SPIN.
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AGAIN, THE COMPUTER DETECTS
A SMALL IMBALANCE,
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AND MORE MATERIAL
MUST BE REMOVED.
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THE PROCESS
IS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES
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UNTIL THE COMPRESSOR WHEEL
IS PERFECTLY BALANCED
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AND THE COMPUTER GIVES IT
THE GREEN LIGHT.
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AFTER THAT,
HE BALANCES THE TURBINE WHEEL
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ON THE OTHER END OF THE SHAFT.
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THIS MINI JET ENGINE IS NOW
READY FOR THE STARTER MOTOR.
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HE INSTALLS IT ON THE SHAFT
PROTRUDING FROM THE COMPRESSOR
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AND ANCHORS IT WITH SCREWS.
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ONCE IN PLACE,
IT WILL SPIN THE SHAFT
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UNTIL ENOUGH COMPRESSED AIR
IS PRODUCED TO IGNITE THE FUEL.
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THIS PLASTIC TUBING
WILL DELIVER GAS TO THE ENGINE
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AND OIL FOR LUBRICATION.
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HE ADDS A LITTLE OF THE OIL
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FOR THE INITIAL LUBRICATION
OF THE BEARINGS.
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00:20:16,000 --> 00:20:18,586
NEXT, HE HEATS ONE END
WITH A LIGHTER.
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THIS MAKES THE PLASTIC SUPPLE
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SO IT EASILY FITS
ONTO THE CONNECTOR.
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00:20:27,655 --> 00:20:31,724
HE WIRES THE STARTER TO
A BATTERY AND TESTS THE MOTOR.
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IT WORKS...
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SO HE SNAPS AN ALUMINUM COVER
ONTO THE ASSEMBLY.
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THIS MODEL JET ENGINE
IS READY FOR THE FINAL TEST.
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LOCKED DOWN IN A TEST BOX,
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THEY PUMP FUEL INTO IT AND
BRING IT UP TO FULL THROTTLE.
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USING COMPUTERIZED EQUIPMENT,
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THE TECHNICIAN
MONITORS THE OUTPUT
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AND CONFIRMS
THE ENGINE IS PRODUCING
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AN ADEQUATE AMOUNT OF THRUST.
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THAT MEANS IT'S READY TO LEAVE
THE FACTORY AND TAKE FLIGHT.
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IN TOTAL,
IT TAKES ABOUT SIX HOURS
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TO MAKE A MODEL JET ENGINE,
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BUT AFTER THAT,
THE SKY IS THE LIMIT.
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IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS
ABOUT THE SHOW,
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TOPICS FOR FUTURE SHOWS,
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