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>> Narrator: ROBOTS PERFORM MANY
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UNDERWATER TASKS, WHICH ARE
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IMPOSSIBLE OR TOO RISKY FOR
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DIVERS TO CARRY OUT, LIKE
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COLLECTING SAMPLES FROM THE
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OCEAN FLOOR FOR SCIENTIFIC
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RESEARCH, EXPLORING SHIPWRECKS,
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INSPECTING UNDERWATER PIPELINES,
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SEARCHING FOR PLANTED
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EXPLOSIVES, OR RECOVERING
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BODIES.
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THIS PARTICULAR UNDERWATER
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ROBOT IS DESIGNED TO FIND
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UNCONSCIOUS DROWNING VICTIMS.
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RECENT INCIDENTS HAVE SHOWN THAT
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A PERSON RECOVERED WITHIN 90
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MINUTES CAN SURVIVE WITHOUT
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BRAIN DAMAGE WHEN RESCUERS
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FOLLOW A SPECIFIC RESUSCITATION
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PROTOCOL.
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THE ROBOT USES A PROTRUDING,
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INTERLOCKING JAW TO GRAB THE
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VICTIM BY A LIMB AND HAUL HIM OR
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HER TO THE SURFACE.
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ITS ONBOARD CAMERA GIVES
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OPERATORS AT THE SURFACE AN
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UNDERWATER VIEW.
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WHEN THE WATER'S TOO MURKY TO
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SEE ANYTHING, VIDEO-ENHANCING
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TECHNOLOGY AND IMAGING SONAR
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DETECT THE OUTLINE OF OBJECTS.
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SEVERAL THRUSTERS PROPEL THE
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ROBOT THROUGH THE WATER.
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FOR EACH ONE, TECHNICIANS
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GREASE, THEN POSITION A PAIR OF
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O-RINGS ONTO END CAPS THAT THEY
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INSTALL ON EACH END OF THE
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THRUSTER HOUSING.
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THE O-RINGS SEAL THE END CAPS,
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KEEPING WATER OUT OF THE MOTOR
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LOCATED INSIDE THE HOUSING.
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THE MOTOR SHAFT PROTRUDES
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THROUGH PROPELLER THE END CAP.
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A MECHANICAL BALE SECURES BOTH
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THRUSTER END CAPS TO THE
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HOUSING.
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THEY FILL THE THRUSTER WITH
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OIL.
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THIS PREVENTS THE THRUSTER FROM
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IMPLODING UNDER PRESSURE AS THE
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ROBOT DESCENDS DEEPER AND
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DEEPER.
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AFTER FILLING, THEY DRAW A
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VACUUM TO REMOVE ANY AIR BUBBLES
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AND DRAW THE OIL INTO EVERY NOOK
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AND CRANNY.
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THEN THEN INSTALL A RESERVOIR,
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WHICH THEY ALSO FILL WITH OIL.
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WHEN THE UNDERWATER PRESSURE
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BUILDS, THIS BACKUP OIL SUPPLY
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FILLS ANY REMAINING MINISCULE
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AIR GAP THE VACUUM MIGHT HAVE
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MISSED.
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THEY CLOSE THE RESERVOIR WITH
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A SEALING SCREW TO PREVENT ANY
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OIL FROM LEAKING OUT.
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NOW THEY TURN THEIR ATTENTION TO
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THE THRUSTER'S MAIN COMPONENT,
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A TWO-BLADE PROPELLER MADE OF
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DURABLE NYLON.
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IT GOES ON THE BACK END OF THE
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THRUSTERS.
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THEY INSTALL THE CAMERA CHASSIS
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ONTO THE ROBOT.
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THIS CHASSIS ALSO CARRIES THE
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MAJORITY OF THE ROBOT'S
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ELECTRONICS, SUCH AS THE
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COMPUTER, COMMUNICATIONS
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EQUIPMENT, AND LIGHTING.
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HERE THEY'RE HOOKING UP THE BELT
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FOR THE TINY MOTOR, WHICH TILTS
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THE CAMERA TO LOOK UP AND DOWN.
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THEY COVER THE CAMERA CHASSIS
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WITH A TRANSPARENT, ACRYLIC DOME
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CALLED THE VIEWING PORT.
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A CAP WITH AN O-RING SEAL KEEPS
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WATER OUT.
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THEY INSTALL THE ROBOT'S POWER
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SUPPLY AT THE OPPOSITE END OF
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THE ROBOT, THEN ENCASE IT IN A
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METAL TUBE, SEALED ON BOTH SIDES
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WITH AN END CAP AND AN O-RING.
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FOR THE THRUSTERS TO WORK AT
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MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY, THE ROBOT
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MUST BE NEUTRALLY BUOYANT,
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MEANING NEITHER TOO LIGHT NOR
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TOO HEAVY.
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SO ONCE THE ROBOT IS FITTED WITH
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ALL ITS THRUSTERS AND
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ELECTRONICS, TECHNICIANS INSTALL
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THE MAIN FLOAT.
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CERTAIN MODELS HAVE ADDITIONAL
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FLOATS.
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THEY CAP EACH PROPELLER WITH A
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VENTED COVER CALLED A KORT
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NOZZLE.
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THIS ISOLATES THE WATER FLOW,
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MAXIMIZING THE PROPELLER'S
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EFFICIENCY.
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THESE BUMPER FRAMES ACT LIKE
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BUMPERS ON A CAR.
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THEY ABSORB THE FORCE OF IMPACT,
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PROTECTING THE ROBOT FROM
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DAMAGE WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS
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UNDERWATER OBJECTS.
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THE BUMPER FRAMES ALSO SERVE AS
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A STRUCTURE TO ATTACH LIGHTS AND
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OTHER COMPONENTS, AS WELL AS
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SPECIALIZED TOOLS, SUCH AS THAT
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QUICK-RELEASE JAW, WHICH GRABS
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THE VICTIM BY A LIMB.
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THEY INSTALL THE JAW AT AN ANGLE
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SO THAT IT DOESN'T BLOCK THE
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CAMERA'S VIEW.
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NOW THE SONAR UNIT.
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IT ALSO MOUNTS TO THE BUMPER
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FRAMES.
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THE SONAR PROJECTS A 130-DEGREE
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LEFT-TO-RIGHT 3-D IMAGE ONTO A
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MONITOR AT THE SURFACE, SHOWING
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THE OUTLINE OF OBJECTS AROUND
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THE ROBOT.
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FINALLY, AT THE TOP, THEY
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INSTALL A STROBE LIGHT -- A
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FLASHING BEACON THAT TELLS
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RESCUERS ON THE SURFACE EXACTLY
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WHERE THE ROBOT IS.
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EVERY UNDERWATER ROBOT GOES OUT
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FOR A TEST DRIVE.
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THEY SUBMERGE IT IN A TANK,
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WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY AN AQUARIUM
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INHABITED BY FISH OF THE
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STICK-ON VARIETY.
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THESE INANIMATE CREATURES ADHERE
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TO THE GLASS, PROVIDE COLORFUL
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IMAGES ON WHICH TESTERS CAN
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FOCUS AND UNFOCUS THE CAMERA.
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FROM THERE ON IN, THE FIRST
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MISSION IN OPEN WATER AWAITS.
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>> Narrator: THERE ARE MANY WAYS
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TO MAKE LASAGNA, BUT NO MATTER
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HOW IT STACKS UP, PEOPLE SEEM TO
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NEVER GET ENOUGH OF THIS CLASSIC
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ITALIAN DISH.
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POPULAR IN ITALY FOR CENTURIES,
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ITS APPEALS TRANSCENDS
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BOUNDARIES AND CULTURES.
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WHO ANYWHERE CAN RESIST ALL
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THOSE LAYERS OF FLAVOR?
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RUFFLED, FLAT NOODLES DEFINE
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LASAGNA.
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THEY GIVE IT STRUCTURE.
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IN BETWEEN THE LAYERS, THE
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POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.
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INGREDIENTS VARY, DEPENDING ON
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THE RECIPE.
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FOR A VEGGIE LASAGNA, THINGS
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START OFF WITH SAUTéED ONIONS,
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SEASONED WITH PEPPER AND SALT.
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THEY ADD PUREED TOMATOES TO THE
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PUNGENT MIX.
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BLADES STIR THE INGREDIENTS AS
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THEY SIMMER IN THIS STEAM-HEATED
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MIXER, AND IN NO TIME, THEY HAVE
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A FULL-BODY TOMATO SAUCE.
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THEY PUMP THE TOMATO SAUCE INTO
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LASAGNA TUBS.
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THIS SAUCY BASE IS THE FIRST
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LAYER OF FLAVOR, BUT IT ALSO
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SERVES A PRACTICAL PURPOSE,
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PREVENTING THE NOODLES FROM
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STICKING TO THE BOTTOM OF THE
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TRAY DURING BAKING.
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WORKERS ARRANGE THE BROAD AND
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CRINKLED LASAGNA NOODLES OVER
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THE SAUCE.
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THESE NOODLES HAVE BEEN MADE
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FROM A BLEND OF WHOLE GRAIN AND
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SEMOLINA FLOURS FOR A TEXTURE
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THAT'S FIRM, YET TENDER.
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NOW FOR THE FILLING INGREDIENTS.
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THIS FACTORY LASAGNA WILL BE
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MADE OF ROASTED, ORGANIC
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VEGETABLES.
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THEY INCLUDE CHUNKS OF BROCCOLI
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AND UNIFORMLY MIXED PEPPERS,
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ONIONS, CARROTS, ZUCCHINI, AND
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MUSHROOMS.
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THEY LOAD THE SLICED AND DICED
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VEGGIES INTO THE NEXT
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STEAM-HEATED MIXER.
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THE BLADES SWING INTO ACTION TO
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STIR THE INGREDIENTS AS THEY
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BROWN IN OIL.
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THIS CAUSES THE NATURAL SUGARS
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TO BREAK DOWN AND THE VEGETABLES
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TO BECOME SWEETER.
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CREAMY MOZZARELLA CHEESE WILL
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OFFSET THE SUGARY TASTE OF THE
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VEGGIES.
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THEY ADD THE CARAMELIZED
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VEGGIES, THE SHREDDED
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MOZZARELLA, AND MORE PASTA
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NOODLES, BUILDING THE LAYERS OF
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FLAVOR.
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AND THERE'S A LOT MORE TO COME.
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OVER IN ANOTHER STEAM-HEATED
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MIXER, A COMBINATION OF MILK,
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OIL, AND RICE FLOUR IS ON A LOW
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BOIL.
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PADDLES DISTRIBUTE THE
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INGREDIENTS, AND THE SAUCE
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BEGINS TO THICKEN.
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SHREDDED MONTEREY JACK AND
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PARMESAN CHEESES WILL ENHANCE
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THE CREAMINESS AND ADD ANOTHER
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DIMENSION OF FLAVOR.
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NEXT, A SERIOUS DASH OF NUTMEG
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AND ANOTHER ONE OF SALT SPICES
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IT UP.
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AND AFTER MORE STIRRING ACTION,
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THE WHITE SAUCE IS VELVETY
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SMOOTH AND SUBSTANTIALLY
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THICKER.
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MEANWHILE, A WORKER SHOVELS
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CRUST INTO A GRINDER.
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THE CRUSTS ARE BROKEN PIECES
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FROM A PIZZA PRODUCTION LINE,
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AND THEY HAVE BEEN DRIED TO A
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SPECIFIC CONSISTENCY, SO THEY
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SHOULD GRIND UP NICELY.
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A SPIRALING BLADE TURNS THE
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CRUSTS INTO UNIFORM CRUMBS -- A
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CLASSIC LASAGNA TOPPING --
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ADDING A BIT OF CRUNCH TO THE
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RECIPE.
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WITH THESE FINAL INGREDIENTS,
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THEY'RE READY TO PILE IT ON
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THICK.
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AS THE LAYERING PROCESS
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CONTINUES, THIS MEAL REALLY
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COMES TOGETHER.
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THE CREAM SAUCE AND BREAD
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CRUMBS ARE THE FINISHING
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TOUCHES.
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WITH NUMEROUS SOUS CHEFS
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INVOLVED, THINGS HAPPEN A WHOLE
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LOT FASTER HERE THAN ON THE HOME
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FRONT.
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THEY ASSEMBLE 48 SINGLE-SERVING
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LASAGNA DISHES PER MINUTE AT
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THIS FACTORY...
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THEN PLACE THEM ON TRAYS AND
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TRANSFER THEM TO A SPECIALIZED
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FREEZER.
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THIS IS A BLAST FREEZER, WHICH
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IS ALSO KNOWN AS A SHOCK
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FREEZER.
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IT BRINGS DOWN THE TEMPERATURE
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OF FOODS VERY RAPIDLY,
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PRESERVING THE FLAVOR.
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ON THE NEXT SHIFT, THEY REMOVE
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THE LASAGNAS FROM THE FREEZER.
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IT'S TIME TO WRAP UP THIS MEAL.
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THE LASAGNAS RIDE A CONVEYER
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THROUGH A CURTAIN OF CELLOPHANE.
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AN AUTOMATED SYSTEM HEAT-SEALS
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THE WRAP AROUND THE TRAYS.
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THINGS MOVE SWIFTLY TO PREVENT
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THAWING.
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THEY PACKAGE 75 LASAGNAS PER
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MINUTE ON THIS LINE, AND THEN
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IT'S BACK IN THE FREEZER TO
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AWAIT SHIPPING.
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ONCE SOMETHING ONLY MAMA MADE,
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NOW WORKERS AND MACHINES TEAM UP
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TO MASS-PRODUCE THIS TRADITIONAL
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COMFORT FOOD.
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SO AT MEALTIME, ONE ONLY HAS TO
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POP THE FROZEN LASAGNA IN THE
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OVEN, AND THEN MANGIA.
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>> Narrator: FROM THE HOME
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WORKSHOP TO THE FACTORY FLOOR,
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THE BAND SAW IS ONE OF THE MOST
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POPULAR POWER TOOLS AROUND.
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IT'S CALLED A BAND SAW BECAUSE
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THE BLADE IS A METAL BAND WITH
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TEETH THAT MOVES CONTINUOUSLY IN
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A LOOP AROUND TWO OR THREE
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ROTATING WHEELS.
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IT CAN MAKE STRAIGHT, CURVED,
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AND ANGLED CUTS.
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THIS IS AN INDUSTRIAL BAND SAW,
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DESIGNED TO CUT WOOD, ALUMINUM,
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AND COMPOSITE MATERIALS, SUCH AS
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PLEXIGLASS.
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IT CAN CUT PIECES UP TO 12
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INCHES THICK AND CAN DIVIDE A
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BOARD UP TO 40 INCHES WIDE INTO
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TWO EQUAL SECTIONS.
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THE TABLETOP TILTS TO A MAXIMUM
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45 DEGREES FOR ANGLED CUTS.
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IT'S MADE OF STURDY CAST IRON.
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THE BAND-SAW MANUFACTURER
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PURCHASES IT FROM A NEARBY
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FOUNDRY, THEN USES A ROTARY
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GRINDER TO MAKE THE SURFACE, AS
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WE CAN SEE ON THE RIGHT, SMOOTH
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AND SHINY.
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ONE OF THE SAW'S KEY COMPONENTS
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IS THIS LOWER BEARING CASE.
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IT LINKS THE MOTOR TO THE LOWER
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OF TWO CAST-IRON WHEELS, WHICH
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TURN THE SAW BLADE.
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WORKERS WILL LATER MOUNT THAT
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LOWER WHEEL ON ONE END OF THE
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BEARING CASE SHAFT.
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NOW, ON THE OPPOSITE END OF THE
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SHAFT, THEY MOUNT THE DRIVE
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PULLEY.
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THE MOTOR WILL ROTATE THE DRIVE
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PULLEY, TURNING THE SHAFT AND
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CONSEQUENTLY THE LOWER WHEEL ON
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THE OPPOSITE END, WHICH MOVES
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THE SAW BLADE LOOPED AROUND THE
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LOWER AND UPPER WHEELS.
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THOSE CAST-IRON WHEELS,
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MEANWHILE, NEED A RUBBER EDGE TO
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ENSURE THE BLADE MOVES SMOOTHLY
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AND WITHOUT SLIPPING.
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WORKERS POSITION A GUIDE OVER
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THE FIRST WHEEL, THEN SLIP A
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RUBBER BAND ONTO THE GUIDE.
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NEXT, THEY COAT BOTH THE EDGE OF
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THE WHEEL AND THE RUBBER BAND ON
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THE GUIDE WITH CONTACT CEMENT
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ADHESIVE.
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THEN THEY CAREFULLY PULL THE
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RUBBER BAND OFF THE GUIDE, FLIP
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IT OVER, AND PRESS THE GLUED
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SIDE AGAINST THE GLUED SURFACE
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OF THE WHEEL.
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THE FIRST WHEEL NOW HAS A
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RUBBERIZED EDGE.
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THEY REPEAT THE SAME PROCEDURES
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FOR THE SECOND WHEEL.
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IN THE MEANTIME, ANOTHER
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DEPARTMENT HAS WELDED THE BAND
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SAW'S STEEL STEAL CABINET.
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AFTER THE CABINET GETS A PAINT
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JOB, WORKERS BEGIN INSTALLING
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THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS, AMONG
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THEM THE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR
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THE UPPER WHEEL.
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BEHIND THE WALL ON WHICH THEY
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MOUNT THE UPPER WHEEL, DOWN AT
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THE BOTTOM AND PROTRUDING
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FORWARD THROUGH THE HOLE IN THE
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WALL, THEY INSTALL THE SUPPORT
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FOR THE LOWER WHEEL.
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THIS SUPPORT IS THE SHAFT OF THE
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LOWER BEARING CASE, THE SIDE
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OPPOSITE THE DRIVE PULLEY.
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AFTER MOUNTING THE LOWER WHEEL,
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THEY MOVE BEHIND THE WALL,
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INSTALL AN ELECTRIC MOTOR RIGHT
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BELOW THE LOWER BEARING CASE,
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AND LINK THE TWO WITH A PAIR OF
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BELTS.
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SO NOW WHEN THE MOTOR RUNS, THE
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PULLEY ROTATES, AND THE LOWER
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WHEEL TURNS.
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NEXT, THEY BOLT IN THE
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TABLETOP.
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IT TILTS ON TRUNNIONS -- PAIRS
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OF MATING, CAST-IRON SUPPORTS --
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ONE ATTACHED TO THE TABLE'S
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UNDERSIDE, THE OTHER TO THE
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CABINET'S TABLE FRAME.
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NOW FOR THE MOST CRITICAL PART
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OF THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS.
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WORKERS USE THIS JIG AS A
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PRECISION GUIDE TO ALIGN THE
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WHEELS.
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THE WHEELS MUST BE PERFECTLY
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BALANCED TO KEEP THE SAW BLADES
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STABLE WHILE IT'S CUTTING.
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ONCE THE ALIGNMENT'S COMPLETE,
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WORKERS REMOVE THE JIG AND LOOP
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THE STEEL SAW BLADE AROUND THE
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TWO WHEELS.
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THEY ADJUST THE BLADE TO THE
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CORRECT TAUTNESS BY SIMPLY
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SETTING THE TENSION GAUGE TO THE
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WIDTH OF THE BLADE.
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AND FINALLY, THE LAST STEP.
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ABOVE THE TABLETOP, THEY MOUNT
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BEARINGS WHICH GUIDE THE BLADE.
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WITHOUT THESE, THE BLADE WOULD
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WOBBLE OR DRIFT OFFLINE DUE TO
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THE FORCE OF CUTTING THROUGH THE
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WOOD OR OTHER HARD MATERIAL.
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NOW JUST A FINAL CHECK TO ENSURE
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EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY AND
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MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THIS BAND
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SAW IS UP TO SPEED WHEN IT COMES
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TO CUTTING CONSTRUCTION
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MATERIALS.
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>> Narrator: WHETHER SKIING DOWN
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A SNOWY SLOPE OR HIKING UP A
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ROCKY ONE, POINTED METAL POLES
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CAN PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT.
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THEY ADD BALANCE AND RHYTHM TO
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BOTH EXPERIENCES.
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ALUMINUM POLES WERE FIRST
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DEVELOPED FOR SKIING.
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IN RECENT YEARS, THE CONCEPT HAS
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BEEN MODIFIED FOR TREKKING
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POLES.
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SKI POLES AND TREKKING POLES
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LOOK ALIKE, BUT THERE ARE
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IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES.
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SKI POLES ARE ONE SET LENGTH,
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WHILE TREKKING POLES CAN BE
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EXTENDED AS NEEDED.
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SKI POLES BEGIN WITH HOLLOW
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SHAFTS MADE OF AIRCRAFT-GRADE
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ALUMINUM.
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THEY BAKE THEM FOR UP TO 12
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HOURS TO STIFFEN THE METAL.
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NEXT, THE POLES TRAVEL BETWEEN
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ROLLERS, WHICH APPLY PRESSURE TO
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STRAIGHTEN THEM.
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THE STIFFENING OF THE METAL
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BEFOREHAND IS KEY HERE.
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IT ENSURES THAT THE ALUMINUM
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DOESN'T SNAP DURING THIS
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CRITICAL STRAIGHTENING.
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THEY INSERT ONE END OF THE
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SKI-POLE SHAFT INTO A DEVICE
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THAT SQUEEZES IT DOWN TO
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PRECISELY TAPERED DIMENSIONS.
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IT'S A SHAPE THAT WILL BETTER
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RESIST BREAKAGE AND WILL ALSO
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MAKE THE POLE EASIER TO SWING.
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AN AUTOMATED CUTTING TOOL
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SPIRALS INTO THE SHAFT TO EVEN
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THE JAGGED EDGE.
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ANOTHER CUTTER SPINS AROUND THE
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OUTSIDE OF THE WIDER END OF THE
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POLE TO TRIM IT.
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NEXT, A MACHINE PUNCHES A LITTLE
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HOLE IN THAT WIDER END.
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THE HOLE WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE
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DURING THE STENCILING OF THE
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TRADE NAME AND ARTWORK ONTO THE
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EXTERIOR.
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WITH THE SKI POLES TAPERED AND
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TRIMMED, THEY HEAD INTO AN
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INSPECTION STATION.
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A SUPERVISOR SCRUTINIZES EACH
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ONE.
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ONCE HE GIVES THEM THE THUMBS
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UP, THEY'RE READY FOR SANDING.
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THE SKI POLES SPIN BETWEEN TWO
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SANDING BELTS TO REMOVE DUSTY
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RESIDUE AND ROUGH UP THE SURFACE
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SO THAT THE PAINT WILL ADHERE.
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THE POLES NOW TWIRL ON AN
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OVERHEAD RAIL AS A SPRAY GUN
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APPLIES THE PAINT.
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AN AUTOMATED TOOL THEN SQUEEGEES
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PAINT THROUGH STENCILS TO
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TRANSFER DESIGNS AND LETTERING
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ONTO THE POLES.
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EACH PASS OF THE SQUEEGEE-LIKE
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TOOL APPLIES A DIFFERENT COLOR,
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AND THIS LAYERING EFFECT BUILDS
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UP THE DESIGNS.
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THE POLES NOW HEAD TOWARDS AN
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ACID BATH.
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AN ELECTRICAL CURRENT RIPPLES
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THROUGH THE ACID SOLUTION.
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THIS CAUSES THE POLES TO OXIDIZE
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FOR A SCRATCH-RESISTANT FINISH
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CALLED ANODIZING.
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MEANWHILE, ON THE TREKKING
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POLES' PRODUCTION LINE,
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MACHINERY INSERTS LONG-WIRED,
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BRISTLED BRUSHES INTO THE
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VARIOUS SHAFT.
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THIS ROUGHS UP THE INNER
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SURFACE.
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IT'S A STEP THAT WILL ENABLE AN
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EXPANDER DEVICE TO GRIP IT TO
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EXTEND THE POLES.
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NEXT, A SPRAY GUN COATS SOME
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UNFINISHED POLES WITH CLEAR
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LACQUER.
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THE OWNER OF THE FACTORY NOW
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SURVEYS A LINEUP OF SKI POLES.
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HE'S ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SMUDGES
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OR OTHER FLAWS.
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THEY MEET HIS APPROVAL, AND SO
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IT'S ON TO THE NEXT STEP.
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A CARRIAGE MOVES EACH SKI POLE
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FORWARD TOWARDS A CARBIDE TIP
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AND PRESSES THE TIP INTO THE
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TAPERED END.
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WITH THIS TOUGH TIP IN PLACE,
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THE SKI POLE IS NOW EQUIPPED TO
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PIERCE ANY HARD SNOW PACK.
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NEXT, A WORKER SLIDES RUBBER
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GRIPS ONTO THE HANDLE END OF THE
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POLES.
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LIKE A BIG AUTOMATED FIST, A
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HYDRAULIC MECHANISM SHOVES THE
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GRIP MORE TIGHTLY ONTO THE POLE.
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THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS
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OF GRIPS, EACH WITH A DIFFERENT
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LOOK AND FEEL DEPENDING ON THE
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TYPE OF POLE BEING MADE.
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SOME SKI-POLE GRIPS EVEN HAVE
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CLIPS FOR ATTACHING GLOVES.
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TREKKING-POLE SHAFTS NOW ROLL
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DOWN THE PRODUCTION LINE.
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AN AUTOMATED ARM SLIDES PLASTIC
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SLEEVES WITH CARBIDE POINTS ONTO
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THE LOWER SHAFT SECTION.
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A SPINNING TOOL DRIVES PART OF
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AN EXPANDER MECHANISM INTO THE
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TREKKING POLE'S MIDDLE SHAFT.
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THIS EXPANDER WILL ALLOW THE
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POLE TO BE LENGTHENED OR
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SHORTENED TO THE USER'S
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PREFERENCE.
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MACHINERY THEN INSERTS THE OTHER
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PART OF THE EXPANDER MECHANISM
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INTO THE LOWER SHAFT.
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FINALLY, A WORKER ASSEMBLES THE
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PARTS, SLIDING ONE SECTION OF
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THE EXPANDER MECHANISM ON THE
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OTHER.
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FINALLY, SHE SHARPENS THE TIPS.
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AND THESE POLES ARE NOW READY
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FOR ACTION.
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