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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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Narrator: IN THE 21st CENTURY,
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THERE'S MORE THAN ONE WAY
TO CHASE DOWN A PERPETRATOR.
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THE ELECTRIC STAND-UP VEHICLE
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GOES WHERE TRADITIONAL POLICE
AND SECURITY CARS CAN'T --
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SIDEWALKS, PARKS,
SHOPPING MALLS, EVEN AIRPORTS.
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THE OFFICER STANDS
FOR BETTER VISIBILITY.
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FOR A SUSPECT,
THERE MAY BE NOWHERE TO RUN.
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THIS ELECTRIC THREE-WHEELER
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IS THE LATEST THING
ON THE POLICE BEAT.
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NOT ONLY CAN IT TRAVEL IN AREAS
THAT ARE INACCESSIBLE TO CARS,
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BUT ITS ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT
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IS LIGHTER
THAN A REGULAR POLICE CRUISER.
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IT'S ENERGY EFFICIENT
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AND IT GENERATES
NO LOCAL POLLUTANTS.
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PRODUCTION STARTS
WITH THE VEHICLE'S FRAME.
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AN EMPLOYEE ASSEMBLES
THE TUBE STEEL PARTS
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AND WELDS THEM TOGETHER.
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THE NEXT WORKER ATTACHES
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THE VEHICLE'S
CONTROL-BOARD PANEL
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TO THE WELDED FRAME.
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HE INSERTS THE STEERING SHAFT
INTO THE COLUMN
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AND SLIDES A PLASTIC COLLAR
ONTO THE BOTTOM OF THE SHAFT.
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HE SECURES THE COLLAR
WITH SCREWS
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AND TIGHTENS
THE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM.
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HE INSTALLS THE SECOND COLLAR
ON THE UPPER PART
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OF THE STEERING SHAFT.
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THE TWO COLLARS
WILL STABILIZE THE SHAFT
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TO KEEP THE FRONT WHEEL
OF THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT.
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HE PLUGS
THE ELECTRIC MOTOR CABLE
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INTO THE CONTROL PANEL.
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NEXT, ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE TEAM
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SPRAYS A UNIFORM LAYER
OF A GEL COAT
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ONTO A TWO-PART MOLD
OF THE VEHICLE CHASSIS.
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THE GEL WILL ACT
AS A RELEASE AGENT
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FOR THE FINISHED CHASSIS.
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THEY MAKE THE CHASSIS
FROM FIBERGLASS.
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HE SPRAYS IT EVENLY
INTO THE CREVICES OF THE MOLDS.
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HE PRESSES OUT AIR BUBBLES
USING A RUBBER ROLLER.
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THE FIBERGLASS DRIES
AND SOLIDIFIES,
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TAKING THE SHAPE OF THE MOLD.
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THE SURFACE IS SMOOTH,
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BUT THERE ARE SOME RAGGED BITS
AROUND THE EDGES.
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THOSE ARE SANDED.
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HE CUTS OUT A SLOT
IN THE UPPER PART OF THE CHASSIS
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FOR A POLICE WARNING LIGHT.
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FINALLY, THE CHASSIS GETS A COAT
OF AUTOMOTIVE-GRADE WHITE PAINT.
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HE PAINTS THE WHEEL WELLS BLACK,
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AND WITH THAT,
THE OUTER CHASSIS IS COMPLETE.
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THERE'S AN INTERIOR PANEL
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AND IT'S MADE
OF FIBERGLASS, TOO.
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A MEMBER OF THE TEAM MOUNTS IT
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TO THE INSIDE
OF THE STEEL-FRAME ASSEMBLY.
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HE THEN SECURES THE OUTER PANEL
TO THE VEHICLE FRAME.
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THIS ELECTRIC
THREE-WHEEL VEHICLE IS READY
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FOR THE REAR-WHEEL HUBS
AND BRAKE ROTORS.
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HE CLAMPS BRAKE CALIPERS
TO THE ROTORS.
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THE WHEELS ARE NEXT.
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THE REAR ONES
ARE MOTORCYCLE WHEELS.
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FOR THE FRONT,
THEY USE A GOLF-CART WHEEL.
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HE EQUIPS THE WHEEL
WITH A PULLEY SYSTEM
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TO TRANSFER ENERGY
FROM THE MOTOR.
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HE INSTALLS
THE 1-HORSEPOWER MOTOR
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AND ATTACHES THE PULLEY TO IT.
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THE MOTOR IS THE SIZE
OF A LUNCH BUCKET,
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BUT CAN PULL UP TO 450 POUNDS
AND REACH 20 MILES PER HOUR.
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HE HOOKS UP THE FRONT WHEEL TO
TESTING EQUIPMENT AND POWERS UP.
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IT EVALUATES
THE MOTOR SPEED AND NOISE.
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IT ALSO DETECTS ANY UNDUE STRAIN
OR WHEEL WOBBLING.
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SATISFIED
WITH THE FRONT-WHEEL ASSEMBLY,
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HE INSTALLS IT ON THE VEHICLE.
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HE WIRES, AND THEN ATTACHES
THE THROTTLE AND BRAKE CONTROL
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TO THE HANDLEBAR.
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THEY CARPET THE FLOOR
WITH NON-SLIP RUBBERIZED FOAM
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AND THEN SLIDE
THE TWO RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
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INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE
COMPARTMENTS.
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THE CHARGE TIME
IS THREE TO FOUR HOURS.
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NEXT, THIS GRAB HANDLE
GIVES THE DRIVER
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SOMETHING EXTRA TO HANG ON TO.
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THEY EQUIP THE VEHICLE
WITH WARNING LIGHTS
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AND A HIGH-BEAM HEADLIGHT.
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THIS ELECTRIC PATROL VEHICLE
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HAS BEEN SIX HOURS
IN THE MAKING,
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AND IT'S NOW READY FOR A SPIN.
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Narrator:
NOWADAYS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT
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FOR YOUR FAVORITE FRUIT
TO BE IN SEASON.
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YOU CAN BUY IT YEAR-ROUND
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IN THE FREEZER SECTION
OF YOUR LOCAL SUPERMARKET.
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FROZEN FRUIT
IS USEFUL TO HAVE ON HAND
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FOR BAKING,
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FOR MAKING FRUIT SALADS
OR SMOOTHIES,
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TO USE AS A TOPPING,
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OR TO EAT AS A HEALTHY SNACK.
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TIMING IS EVERYTHING.
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FOR EXAMPLE, STRAWBERRIES,
WHEN SOLD FRESH,
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ARE PICKED
WELL BEFORE THEY'RE RIPE
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SO THEY WON'T SPOIL
BEFORE REACHING STORE SHELVES
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AS MUCH AS A WEEK LATER.
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BUT IF THE BERRIES
ARE FOR THE FREEZER SECTION,
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THEY'RE HARVESTED
WHEN FULLY RIPE.
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THAT STATE OF PERFECTION
WILL BE FROZEN IN TIME
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WITHIN 36 HOURS.
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FARM WORKERS
PICK THE BERRIES BY HAND
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AND TRIM THEM
RIGHT IN THE FIELD
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WITH ONE SWIPE OVER
A SHARP STAINLESS-STEEL BLADE.
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WITHIN 90 MINUTES OF HARVESTING,
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THE STRAWBERRIES
ARE ON THEIR WAY
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BY REFRIGERATED TRUCK
TO THE NEARBY PROCESSING PLANT
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FOR CLEANING, SORTING,
AND QUICK FREEZING.
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FIRST STOP
ON THE PROCESSING LINE,
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A BATH IN FRESH WATER
TO REMOVE FIELD DIRT.
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THIS WHEEL GENTLY SUBMERGES
EVERY LAST STRAWBERRY.
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THEN, A SHOWER
OF CLEAN RINSE WATER.
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FOLLOWED BY A SPRAY RINSE
WITH HIGHLY-CHLORINATED WATER
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TO SANITIZE THE BERRIES.
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NEXT, EAGLE-EYED WORKERS
PICK OUT AND DISCARD
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ANY BRUISED
OR UNDER-RIPE BERRIES.
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THE REST RECEIVE A FINAL RINSE
EN ROUTE TO THE FREEZING TUNNEL.
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TEMPERATURE --
-34 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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THE COOLING COILS
CONTAIN LIQUID AMMONIA --
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A REFRIGERANT COMMONLY USED
FOR INDUSTRIAL-SCALE FREEZING.
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INSIDE THE TUNNEL,
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WHERE THE FRIGID AIR CIRCULATES
AT HIGH SPEED,
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THE BERRIES FREEZE
IN ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
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UPON EXITING, THEY RIDE THROUGH
A SORTING MACHINE.
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THE SMALLER BERRIES
DROP THROUGH NARROWER GAPS
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BETWEEN THE ROLLERS
NEAR THE TOP,
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THE MEDIUM-SIZE ONES
THROUGH WIDER GAPS PARTWAY DOWN,
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WHILE THE LARGER ONES
CONTINUE TO THE BOTTOM.
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THESE PEACHES,
ALSO HANDPICKED WHEN RIPE,
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GO THROUGH THE SAME CLEANING
PROCESS AS THE STRAWBERRIES.
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FIRST A BATH, THEN A SHOWER.
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THEN A SANITIZING RINSE
WITH CHLORINATED WATER.
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AFTER WORKERS
PICK OUT LEAVES, TWIGS,
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AND ANY LESS-THAN-PERFECT FRUIT,
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A SORTING MACHINE SORTS
THE PEACHES BY SIZE --
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SMALL, MEDIUM, AND LARGE --
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SENDING EACH SIZE
TO A SEPARATE CONVEYOR BELT.
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EACH BELT
LEADS TO A DIFFERENT LINE
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OF STAINLESS-STEEL
PITTING MACHINES,
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ADJUSTED FOR THE SIZE
OF THE INCOMING FRUIT.
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FIRST, THE MACHINE
PLACES THE PEACHES STEM-DOWN.
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NEXT, A KNIFE CUTS THE PEACH
IN HALF ALONG ITS NATURAL LINE.
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THEN MECHANICAL JAWS
GRAB THE STONE INSIDE
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AND DISLODGE IT BY TWISTING
THE TWO HALVES OF THE PEACH
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IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS.
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EACH MACHINE CAN PIT
90 PEACHES PER MINUTE,
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SO THE ONLY WAY TO SEE
THAT ACTION IS IN SLOW MOTION.
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ALL THE PEACH HALVES AND STONES
COMING OUT OF THE PITTERS
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TUMBLE
ONTO A VIBRATING CONVEYOR.
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THE STONES
FALL THROUGH THE HOLES
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WHILE THE PEACHES,
LARGER THAN THE HOLES,
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CONTINUE ON.
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A CONVEYOR FLIPS THEM
CUT-SIDE UP
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SO THAT WORKERS CAN INSPECT
AND REMOVE ANY STONE FRAGMENTS.
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THE NEXT CONVEYOR GRADUALLY
LINES THEM UP IN SINGLE FILE
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TO ENTER THE SLICING MACHINES.
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THE SLICER BLADES CUT EACH HALF
INTO FOUR TO SIX PIECES,
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DEPENDING ON WHAT FORMAT
THE CUSTOMER ORDERED.
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THEN THE SLICES
GO INTO THE FREEZING TUNNEL.
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PEACH SLICES
TAKE SLIGHTLY LONGER
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THAN STRAWBERRIES TO FREEZE --
ABOUT 25 MINUTES.
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TO PREVENT THE FROZEN FRUIT
FROM DEFROSTING,
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THE AIR TEMPERATURE
IN THE PACKAGING AREA
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IS A FRIGID
39 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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AN AUTOMATED SCALES WEIGHS OUT
THE PER-PACKAGE QUANTITY,
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THEN DROPS THE BERRIES
INTO A RETAIL BAG.
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THE MACHINE
THEN HEAT SEALS THE BAG
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AND DEPOSITS IT
ON THE FINAL CONVEYOR,
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WHICH GOES
TO THE PRE-SHIPPING FREEZER.
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ONLY 15 MINUTES HAVE PASSED
SINCE THE FRUIT WAS FROZEN,
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AND JUST 24 HOURS
SINCE IT WAS FIELD PICKED.
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Narrator: LIQUID REFRESHMENT
CAN LEAVE ITS MARK ON THE TABLE.
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COASTERS COME BETWEEN
THE GLASS AND THAT.
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BUT TWO CENTURIES AGO,
COASTERS WERE MAINLY PLACED
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ON THE RIM OF THE GLASS
TO KEEP OUT FLIES.
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MADE OF FELT,
THEY UNFORTUNATELY SPREAD GERMS,
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SO THE CARDBOARD COASTER
WAS INVENTED
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TO IMPROVE HYGIENE
ON THE PUB SCENE.
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BEVERAGE COASTERS
PROTECT THE TABLE
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AND ARE ALSO A MARKETING TOOL.
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RAISE THE GLASS, AND YOU'LL SEE
ADVERTISING CATCHPHRASES
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AND PROMOTIONAL GRAPHICS.
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IN FACT, SOME BAR HOPPERS
CONSIDER COASTERS PUB ART
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AND ACCUMULATE VAST COLLECTIONS.
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PRODUCTION
AT THIS FACILITY IN GERMANY
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STARTS WITH SPRUCE WOOD.
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IN THIS CASE, IT'S FROM
THE BLACK FOREST NEARBY.
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THEY SPRAY THE WOOD WITH WATER
TO MOISTEN THE BARK.
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THEN IT'S INTO A TUMBLER
THAT TOSSES THE WOOD LOGS.
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AS THEY KNOCK AGAINST
EACH OTHER, THE BARK PEELS OFF.
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THE DE-BARKED WOOD
EXITS ONTO A CONVEYOR WITH SLOTS
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TO CORRECTLY ORIENT IT FOR ENTRY
INTO A MASSIVE GRINDER.
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INSIDE,
CHAINS PRESS THE WOOD LOGS
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AGAINST THE GRINDING STONE,
SHREDDING THEM INTO CHIPS.
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WATER FLOWS
OVER THE GRINDING STONE
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TO COOL IT
AND CARRY AWAY THE CHIPS,
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WHICH ARE THEN MIXED INTO A MASH
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THAT HAS A PORRIDGE-LIKE
CONSISTENCY.
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IT'S PURE WOOD PULP.
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THEY NOW ADD LEFTOVER PRODUCT
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FROM PREVIOUS BEER-COASTER
PRODUCTION TO THE PULP.
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THIS WILL BE USED TO MAKE
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THE MIDDLE LAYER
OF THE BEER COASTERS.
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FINALLY, THEY MIX RESIDUAL PAPER
FROM THE MANUFACTURER
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OF MAGAZINES AND ENVELOPES
WITH WATER.
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THIS CREATES
A LIGHTER-COLORED PULP.
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IT WILL BE USED
FOR THE PRINTABLE SURFACES
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OF THE BEER COASTER.
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THEY SPRAY THE PULP ONTO A MESH
THAT DRAINS WATER FROM IT.
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THE FIBROUS WOOD CORE
GOES BETWEEN THE LAYERS
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OF THE LIGHTER PULP.
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SPIGOTS APPLY A MIX
OF WHEAT STARCH AND WATER
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THAT ACTS AS A GLUE
BETWEEN THE LAYERS.
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OFF THE MESH CONVEYORS NOW,
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THE PULP BOARD
TRAVELS BETWEEN CYLINDERS
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THAT SQUEEZE OUT THE MOISTURE.
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MORE HEATED CYLINDERS DRY IT.
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KNIVES NOW CUT THE BOARD
INTO LARGE RECTANGLES
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SIZED FOR THE COASTER-PRINTING
AND CUTTING MACHINERY.
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THIS SPECIALTY CARDBOARD
IS KNOWN AS WOOD-PULP BOARD.
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IT'S LIGHTWEIGHT
YET HIGHLY ABSORBENT.
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NEXT IT'S OVER
TO THE PRINTING DEPARTMENT
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TO PUT THE BEER-COASTER ARTWORK
ON THE WOOD-PULP BOARD.
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THEY USE OFFSET PRINTING --
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A PROCESS THAT INVOLVES
MORE REVOLVING CYLINDERS.
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COLOR CYLINDERS PICK UP INK
AND TRANSFER IT
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TO THE PRINTING CYLINDERS.
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FROM THERE, THE IMAGE GOES
TO A RUBBER-WRAPPED CYLINDER
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THAT THEN PRINTS IT
ONTO THE SHEETS.
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A PRINT SPECIALIST SCRUTINIZES
THE PRINT JOB CLOSE UP
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WITH A MAGNIFYING GLASS.
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HE CHECKS THE COLOR AND CLARITY
OF THE IMAGES
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AND CONFIRMS THAT THEY'RE
CORRECTLY POSITIONED
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ON THE SHEET.
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THE BORDERS OF THE IMAGES
MUST LINE UP
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WITH THE GRID OF BLADES
ON THE DIE-CUTTING MACHINERY.
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IF THE ALIGNMENT
IS EVEN SLIGHTLY OFF,
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EVERY COASTER ON THE SHEET
WOULD BE RUINED
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AS THE DIE CUTTER
PUNCHES OUT THE COASTERS,
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DOZENS OF THEM IN ONE SWOOP.
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THE COASTERS END UP
OVER LITTLE CHUTES,
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AND PUSHERS GIVE THEM A NUDGE.
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THEY FALL DOWN THE CHUTES
AND LAND NEATLY
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ON A PALLET BELOW.
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THE COASTERS STACK UP,
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AND WHEN THERE ARE 100 OR SO
IN EACH PILE,
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THEY'RE READY FOR PACKAGING.
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MACHINERY SHRINK WRAPS
THE STACKS,
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AND THEY'RE READY
FOR THE THIRSTY MASSES.
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THIS FACTORY
CAN PRODUCE AND PACKAGE
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10 MILLION OFFSET-PRINTED
BEER COASTERS EVERY DAY,
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SO THERE SHOULD BE NO SHORTAGE
AT COCKTAIL HOUR.
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THEY ALSO PRINT COASTERS
USING A CENTURIES-OLD TECHNOLOGY
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KNOWN AS LETTERPRESS.
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BLANK COASTERS DROP DOWN
INTO THE MACHINE.
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A ROLLING WHEEL PRESSES EACH
COASTER AGAINST AN INK PLATE.
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IT'S A SYSTEM
THAT BOTH PRINTS THE IMAGE
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AND EMBOSSES IT
ON THE CARDBOARD.
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IT'S A DIFFERENCE
YOU CAN BOTH SEE AND FEEL.
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LETTERPRESS PRODUCTION
IS LOWER VOLUME THAN OFFSET,
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GENERATING
100,000 COASTERS PER DAY.
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FOR COASTERS, THE DESIGN
POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS.
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JUST RAISE A GLASS AND ENJOY.
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Narrator: A DOOR HANDLE
IS A DECORATIVE DETAIL
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THAT DELIVERS TREMENDOUS BANG
FOR THE BUCK.
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IT'S QUITE INEXPENSIVE,
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YET THROUGH ITS DESIGN,
MATERIAL, AND FINISH,
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CONTRIBUTES IMMENSELY
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TO DEFINING THE STYLE
OF A SPACE,
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FROM TRADITIONAL
TO ULTRA MODERN.
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THESE HAND-FORGED IRON HANDLES
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OPEN THE DOOR TO A RUSTIC
ENGLISH COUNTRY DECOR.
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WHILE THE HANDLE ITSELF IS IRON,
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THE BACKPLATE BEHIND IT
IS STEEL.
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A COMPUTER-GUIDED WATER MACHINE
CUTS THE BACKPLATE
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OUT OF A 3-MILLIMETER-THICK
STEEL SHEET.
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THE MACHINE
SLICES THROUGH THE STEEL
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NOT WITH A BLADE OR SAW,
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BUT WITH A CONCENTRATED
HIGH-PRESSURE JET OF WATER.
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THE WATER CONTAINS A TINY AMOUNT
OF A SUPER-FINE ABRASIVE
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AND CUTS THROUGH THE STEEL
WITH 2,000 TIMES THE PRESSURE
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OF A CAR TIRE.
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THE JET CUTS THE CONTOUR
OF THE BACKPLATE,
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THEN HOLES FOR THE KEY,
THE MECHANISM, AND THE SCREWS,
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WHICH AFFIX THE PLATE
TO THE DOOR.
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NEXT, WITH A BEVELING MACHINE,
THEY CUT A NEAT ANGLE
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ON ALL FOUR SIDES
OF THE BACKPLATE.
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THIS SMOOTHS THE SHARP EDGES
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AND GIVES THE BACKPLATE
A FINISHED LOOK.
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MEANWHILE,
ON A COMPUTER-GUIDED LAVE,
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A KNIFE PROGRESSIVELY SHAPES
A ROUND STEEL BAR
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INTO THE MAIN COMPONENT
OF THE DOOR-HANDLE MECHANISM --
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THE INNER BARREL.
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THE NEXT TOOL BORES A HOLE IN IT
TO RECEIVE THE SPINDLE --
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A BOLT
THAT RUNS THROUGH THE DOOR,
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CONNECTING THE HANDLES
ON EITHER SIDE.
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TO MAKE THE HANDLE,
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A BLACKSMITH HEATS UP
AN IRON BAR
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IN THE 1,600-DEGREE HEAT
OF A FORGE
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AND HAMMERS IT
TO A TAPERED POINT.
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THEN HE REPEATEDLY REHEATS
AND WORKS THE IRON,
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HAMMERING IT SOME MORE
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AND BENDING IT
AGAINST A STEEL FORMING JIG.
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WITH EACH BEND,
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THE HANDLE COMES CLOSER
TO THE FINAL SHAPE.
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ONCE THE BLACKSMITH
HAS COMPLETED HIS WORK
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AND THE IRON HANDLE HAS COOLED,
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THEY DRILL A HOLE
TO RECEIVE THE MECHANISM.
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THEN WITH ANOTHER TOOL,
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THEY ANGLE THE EDGES
OF THE HOLE.
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THIS INCREASES THE SURFACE AREA
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TO WHICH THEY NOW WELD
THE MECHANISM'S INNER BARREL.
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THE LARGER THE WELDED AREA,
THE STRONGER THE WELD.
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THE WELDER PLACES
BOTH COMPONENTS
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IN A POSITIONING JIG
TO GET THE PROPER ALIGNMENT,
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THEN WELDS THEM TOGETHER.
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HE REMOVES THE ASSEMBLY
FROM THE JIG,
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FLIPS IT,
AND WELDS FROM THE OTHER SIDE.
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THEY GRIND THE WELD LINES FLAT,
RENDERING THEM UNNOTICEABLE.
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IF THE HANDLE IS SUPPOSED TO
HAVE A HAMMERED FINISH,
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THIS IS WHEN THEY CREATE
THAT TEXTURE
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WITH, YOU GUESSED IT, A HAMMER.
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NOW THEY HEAT
THE HANDLE ASSEMBLY
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AND THE STEEL BACKPLATE
IN THE FORGE,
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THEN DIP THEM
IN A VAT OF BEESWAX.
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THIS PROTECTS AGAINST RUST
WHEN USED INDOORS.
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WITH THE MAIN COMPONENTS
NOW READY,
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FINAL ASSEMBLY CAN BEGIN,
STARTING WITH THE MECHANISM.
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THEY SLIP A NYLON WASHER,
THEN A STEEL SPRING
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OVER THE INNER BARREL.
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NEXT, THEY GREASE THE OUTER
BARREL MADE OF FORGED IRON
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AND PLACE IT
OVER THE INNER BARREL.
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THE WASHER IN BETWEEN
THE BARRELS ELIMINATES FRICTION
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WHEN THEY MOVE
AGAINST EACH OTHER.
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THIS PREVENTS THE BARREL
FROM WEARING OUT AND SQUEAKING.
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THEY INSTALL A TAB WASHER
MADE OF NICKEL-PLATED STEEL.
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THIS TAB RESTRICTS
THE BARREL'S ROTATION
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SO THAT IT DOESN'T
SIMPLY SPIN AROUND AND AROUND.
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THIS HIGH-STRENGTH
STEEL LOCKING CLIP HOLDS
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00:20:23,620 --> 00:20:25,206
THE INNER AND OUTER BARRELS
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AND THAT IMPORTANT TAB WASHER
IN PLACE.
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00:20:31,344 --> 00:20:33,413
NOW THAT THE HANDLE
AND MECHANISM ARE COMPLETE,
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ALL THAT REMAINS IS TO ALIGN
BACKPLATE TO HANDLE
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AND SECURE IT IN POSITION
WITH SCREWS.
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00:20:44,344 --> 00:20:46,172
EACH RETAIL PACKAGE CONTAINS
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TWO HANDLES
AND TWO BACKPLATES --
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ONE FOR EACH SIDE OF THE DOOR.
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ALSO IN THE BOX,
THE STEEL SPINDLE
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THAT GOES THROUGH THE DOOR,
CONNECTING THE BARRELS
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SO THAT THE HANDLES TURN
IN UNISON
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TO RETRACT THE LATCH
AND OPEN THE DOOR.
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WHILE THEIR MECHANICS
ARE HIDDEN FROM VIEW,
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THESE HAND-FORGED HANDLES ARE
CERTAINLY A SIGHT TO BE SEEN.
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ABOUT THE SHOW,
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