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Narrator:
WHEN IT COMES TO CONSTRUCTION,
RENOVATION, OR SIMPLY REPAIRS,
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WHETHER YOU'RE A SEASONED PRO
OR A DO-IT-YOURSELFER,
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HAVING THE RIGHT TOOLS
MAKES THE JOB EASIER.
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SAWHORSES SUPPORT THE PIECE
OF WOOD YOU'RE CUTTING,
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AND A TOOLBOX KEEPS
YOUR IMPLEMENTS
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ORGANIZED AND PORTABLE.
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SAWHORSES ARE ALWAYS SOLD
IN PAIRS
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BECAUSE YOU NEED TWO
UNDER A PIECE OF WOOD
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TO STABILIZE IT FOR CUTTING.
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BY PULLING
THE HINGED TRAY UPWARD,
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THE SAWHORSE COLLAPSES FLAT
FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGE.
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THIS MODEL IS MADE FROM PELLETS
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OF AN EXCEPTIONALLY STRONG
TYPE OF POLYPROPYLENE PLASTIC.
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A VACUUM SYSTEM
DRAWS THE PELLETS INTO
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AN INJECTION-MOLDING MACHINE.
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THE MACHINE MELTS THEM
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THEN SHOOTS THE LIQUID
INTO A MOLD.
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IT TAKES ABOUT A MINUTE
FOR THE LIQUID TO SOLIDIFY,
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AT WHICH POINT
THE MOLD AUTOMATICALLY OPENS,
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AND AN ARTICULATED ROBOTIC ARM
REMOVES THE PARTS --
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FOR EACH SAWHORSE, TWO HALVES,
THE LEGS, AND TWO PANELS
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WHICH FORM
THE COLLAPSIBLE HINGED TRAY
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THAT HOLDS THOSE LEGS OPEN.
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THE ROBOT DROPS THOSE PARTS
AT THE FIRST ASSEMBLY STATION,
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WHERE A WORKER JOINS EACH PANEL
TO A SAWHORSE HALF
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AND APPLIES NON-SLIP FOOTPADS.
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THESE PADS HELP
KEEP THE SAWHORSE STABLE
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AND PROTECT THE FLOOR
FROM SCRATCHES.
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THE WORKER LAYS OUT THE PARTS
FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE SAWHORSE
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IN A POSITIONING FIXTURE
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THEN ACTIVATES THE PRESS
A COUPLE OF TIMES
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TO SNAP THE PARTS TOGETHER.
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AT THE NEXT STATION, A WORKER
INSERTS RIBBED RUBBER PADS
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INTO MOLDED HOLES
ON TOP OF EACH SAWHORSE HALF.
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THESE ANTI-SLIP PADS HELP HOLD
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LARGE PIECES OF WOOD STEADY
ON THE SAWHORSE.
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NEXT, HE LAYS BOTH SAWHORSE
HALVES ON THE WORK TABLE
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AND WITH A TOOL
CALLED A STAMPING ARM,
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SNAPS THE TWO PANELS TOGETHER.
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THIS FORMS A STRONG HINGE,
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WHICH OPENS AND COLLAPSES
THE TRAY.
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THE SAWHORSE IS NOW FINISHED
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AND HEADS
TO THE PACKAGING STATION.
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THERE, A WORKER STACKS
TWO SAWHORSES,
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THEN, WITH A FOOT PEDAL,
ACTIVATES A MACHINE
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WHICH BINDS THEM
WITH A PLASTIC STRAP.
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THEN SHE TAPES ON
A WRAP-AROUND LABEL.
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HAVE TOOLS, WILL TRAVEL.
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THIS TWO-PIECE TOOLBOX
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CONSISTS OF A LARGE STORAGE TUB
ON THE BOTTOM
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AND A SPACIOUS TOOLBOX ON TOP.
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LIKE A ROLLING SUITCASE,
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IT HAS TWO LARGE
POLYPROPYLENE WHEELS
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WITH MOLDED-ON RUBBER TREADS
AND A COLLAPSIBLE PULL HANDLE.
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A TOOLBOX DOESN'T
HAVE TO WITHSTAND PRESSURE
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BEARING DOWN ON IT,
SO IT'S MADE OF STANDARD,
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RATHER THAN HIGH-STRENGTH,
POLYPROPYLENE.
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THE INJECTION-MOLDING PROCESS
IS THE SAME.
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THE STORAGE TUB,
THE TOOLBOX BOTTOM,
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AND THE TOOLBOX LID
ARE EACH MOLDED SEPARATELY.
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IN THE ASSEMBLY AREA,
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WORKERS APPLY AN ADHESIVE LABEL
ON THE FRONT OF THE TOOLBOX
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THEN INSTALL THE LATCHES
FOR LOCKING THE LID.
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THE LATCHES
SLIDE INTO MOLDED SLOTS.
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AFTER INSERTING
A REMOVABLE TRAY,
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WORKERS INSTALL THE LID
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WITH A FEW STRIKES OF
A NON-MARRING URETHANE HAMMER.
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BOTH LID AND LATCHES
SNAP IN EASILY
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BECAUSE THE POLYPROPYLENE
IS STILL HOT AND FLEXIBLE.
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ONCE IT COOLS AND BECOMES RIGID,
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THE LID AND LATCHES
CAN'T DISLODGE.
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TO ASSEMBLE EACH WHEEL,
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WORKERS POSITION A STAR NUT
AND STEEL AXLE INTO THE WHEEL,
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THEN, WITH AN ASSEMBLY RAM,
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PRESS THE AXLE INTO THE STAR NUT
TO LOCK THE PARTS TOGETHER.
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THEY SNAP A WHEEL ONTO EACH SIDE
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OF THE TUB PORTION
OF THE TOOLBOX,
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THEN, WITH A PRESS,
FORCE THE WHEELS
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INTO THEIR FINAL
LOCKED POSITION.
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ONCE THE TOOLBOX
AND TUB PORTIONS
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ARE EACH SEPARATELY ASSEMBLED,
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WORKERS HANG A PARTS TRAY
ON THE RIM OF THE TUB
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THEN SIT THE TOOLBOX ON THE TRAY
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AND LOCK IT IN PLACE
WITH TWO LARGE SIDE HINGES.
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AND THAT COMPLETES CONSTRUCTION
OF THIS WORKSHOP ON WHEELS.
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Narrator: TRADITIONALLY,
SORBETS HAVE BEEN DISHED UP
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BETWEEN COURSES
TO REFRESH THE PALATE,
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BUT SERVED IN A SQUEEZED-UP POP,
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A SORBET BECOMES A SNACK
YOU CAN GRAB ANYTIME --
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NO NEED FOR SCOOPS, SPOONS,
OR DISHES.
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JUST SQUEEZE THE SORBET
OUT OF THE PAPER SLEEVE.
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NOW THAT'S REFRESHING.
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A LONG FAVORITE OF FOODIES,
FRUIT SORBET HAS GONE MAINSTREAM
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WITH THESE SQUEEZE-UP POPS.
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MORE FUN
THAN A FEW SCOOPS IN A DISH,
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SORBET POPS ARE ALSO
LOWER IN CALORIES
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THAN A LOT OF OTHER SNACKS.
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THEY START
WITH FREEZE-DRIED RICE SYRUP.
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THEY POUR IT INTO A MIXING VAT
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THAT'S A MEGA VERSION
OF A HOME BLENDER.
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THEY ADD STRAWBERRY PUREE.
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THIS IS THE MAIN INGREDIENT
OF THE SORBET POPS.
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THE BERRIES WERE PULPED
WITHIN 12 HOURS OF HARVEST.
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THE NEXT INGREDIENT
IS CANE SUGAR.
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IT'S FOLLOWED
BY STRAWBERRY ESSENCE --
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COMPOUNDS EXTRACTED
FROM THE BERRIES
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FOR MORE INTENSE FLAVOR.
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THEY TURN ON THE TAP
FOR THE FINAL INGREDIENT --
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WATER.
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IT'S TIME TO CLOSE THE LID
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AND POWER UP
THIS INDUSTRIAL BLENDER.
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THE MIXER HAS FOUR BLADES
THAT TURN AT A HIGH VELOCITY.
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THEY WHIP UP
THE SORBET INGREDIENTS
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TO THE CONSISTENCY
OF A FRUIT SMOOTHIE.
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THE SORBET MIXTURE THEN FLOWS
INTO REFRIGERATED PIPES
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THAT CHILL THE MIXTURE
TO 40 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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THE PIPES
WIND AROUND THE FACTORY
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AND FINALLY DELIVER IT
TO HOLDING TANKS.
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INSIDE, AN AGITATOR
SWIRLS THE CHILLED MIXTURE
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TO MAINTAIN
THE SMOOTHIE-LIKE CONSISTENCY.
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ONCE A TANK IS FULL,
A TECHNICIAN TESTS THE ACIDITY
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AND THE LEVEL OF SUSPENDED
SUGARS IN THE MIXTURE.
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IF THE LEVELS ARE RIGHT,
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THEY TRANSFER THE MIXTURE
INTO A CONTINUOUS FREEZER.
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IT PUMPS AIR
INTO THE SORBET MIX,
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AND IT CHURNS AND SCRAPS IT
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AGAINST THE FREEZING-COLD WALLS
OF THE MACHINE.
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COOL WATER
RUNS THROUGH THE MOTOR
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TO KEEP IT FROM OVERHEATING
AS IT FREEZES THE SORBET.
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THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL FREEZING
TO KEEP THE SORBET
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SOFT ENOUGH TO BE PUMPED
INTO THE PAPER SQUEEZE TUBES.
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A DEVICE
WITH LITTLE ROBOTIC FINGERS
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PRIES THE PAPERS TUBES
FROM A STACK
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AND DEPOSITS THEM
IN SLOTS IN A MOVING TRAY.
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THE TUBES
ARE IN POSITION TO RECEIVE
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THE PARTIALLY FROZEN SORBET,
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AND BECAUSE THE SORBET
IS ONLY PARTIALLY FROZEN,
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IT IS ABLE TO NOW FLOW
THROUGH CONDUITS.
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FROZEN SOLID,
IT COULDN'T MAKE THE JOURNEY
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TO THE SQUEEZE TUBES.
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AS THE SORBET IS PUMPED
INTO THE PAPER SLEEVES,
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ITS TEMPERATURE IS CRITICAL.
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IT IS PRECISELY
37.8 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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ONE DEGREE COOLER
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AND IT WOULD BE TOO THICK
TO PUMP.
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A DEGREE WARMER,
AND ICE CRYSTALS WOULD FORM
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DURING THE FINAL FREEZING.
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THE NEXT MACHINE
COLLECTS FOIL LIDS FROM A PACK,
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USING RUBBER HEADS
WITH TINY MAGNETS IN THE CENTER.
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IT DEPOSITS THE LIDS
ONTO THE SORBET-FILLED TUBES.
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THE FOIL LIDS STICK
TO THE GLUE-COATED RIMS.
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THIS LINE FILLS
280 PAPER SLEEVES
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WITH FRUIT SORBET PER MINUTE.
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THAT'S JUST UNDER
17,000 PER HOUR.
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AN IRON APPLIES HEAT TO THE LIDS
TO FURTHER MELT THE GLUE
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AND PROVIDE A WATER-TIGHT SEAL.
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IT HAPPENS FAST
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SO THE SORBET DOESN'T HAVE TIME
TO START MELTING.
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SEALED AND PARTIALLY FROZEN,
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THE SORBET POPS
CASCADE INTO CRATES.
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EACH ONE HOLDS ABOUT 100 POPS,
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SO THEY DON'T NEED
TO KEEP COUNT.
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AND THEN IT'S INTO
THE BLAST FREEZER,
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ALSO KNOW AS THE SHOCK FREEZER.
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FANS CIRCULATE THE COLD AIR
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TO RAPIDLY LOWER THE TEMPERATURE
OF THE SORBET POPS,
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BRINGING IT DOWN
TO -24 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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THIS FAST FREEZING PREVENTS
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THE FORMATION
OF LARGE ICE CRYSTALS
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THAT WOULD DAMAGE
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THE CONSISTENCY AND FLAVOR
OF THE SORBET POPS.
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OUT OF THE FREEZER,
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A MECHANIZED ARM GRABS AND OPENS
CARDBOARD BOXES.
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A PUSHER SHOVES THE SORBET POPS
INTO THE BOXES.
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AND THEY'RE READY
TO GRAB AND SQUEEZE.
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Narrator:
THE BIG YELLOW SCHOOL BUS
PUTS MILLIONS OF CHILDREN
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ON THE ROAD TO AN EDUCATION.
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IT ALL STARTED
IN THE 19th CENTURY
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WITH HORSE-DRAWN TRUCKS
KNOWN AS KID HACKS.
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THE WORD "HACK" WAS SHORT
FOR HACKNEY CARRIAGE.
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IN THE 20th CENTURY,
THEY WERE MOTORIZED
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AND BECAME KNOWN
AS SCHOOL BUSES.
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EVERY SCHOOL DAY,
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CHILDREN ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
WAIT FOR THE SCHOOL BUS.
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APPEARANCE-WISE,
IT'S HARD TO MISS.
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BIG AND YELLOW,
IT IS DELIBERATELY CONSPICUOUS,
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DESIGNED TO STAND OUT IN TRAFFIC
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SO OTHER DRIVERS
SLOW DOWN AND TAKE NOTICE.
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MANUFACTURING STARTS
WITH A SUPPORT STRUCTURE --
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THE STEEL UNDERFRAME.
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THEY ARRANGE SEVERAL SHORT RAILS
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DOWN THE TOP
OF TWO LONG FRAME RAILS.
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THESE CROSS RAILS
WILL LINK THE LONG RAILS
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AND PROVIDE STRATEGIC SUPPORT.
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USING THE LIFT,
THEY RAISE THE LONG RAILS,
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AND THE CROSS RAILS
SLIDE INTO POSITION
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JUST UNDER THE RIMS
OF THE LONG ONES.
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NOW, IN A FIXTURE
THAT PINS THE RAILS TOGETHER,
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WORKERS BOLT THEM TOGETHER.
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WITH THE SCHOOL-BUS UNDERFRAME
ASSEMBLED, THEY ROLL IN
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TWO ENORMOUS WHEEL AXLES
COMPLETE WITH BRAKES.
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OVERHEAD CABLES
LIFT THE BUS FRAME
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AND WORKERS GUIDE IT INTO PLACE
ON THE AXLES.
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THEY ATTACH THE AXLES
TO THE FRAME
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WITH METAL BRACKETS, SHACKLES,
AND SPACERS WHERE NEEDED.
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THE CHASSIS IS READY
FOR THE ENGINE.
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THEY LOWER IT
ONTO THE FRONT OF THE FRAME
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AND SECURE IT WITH BOLTS.
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THE SCHOOL-BUS ENGINE
PACKS A LOT OF POWER.
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IT'S DIESEL-FUELED
WITH SIX CYLINDERS.
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NEXT UP
IS THE FRONT CAL ASSEMBLY,
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WHICH INCLUDES
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL
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AND STEERING COLUMN.
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A WORKERS
WIRES THE STEERING WHEEL
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TO THE CONTROLS IN THE COLUMN
AND SLIDES IT INTO PLACE.
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THEY MOUNT THE TIRES AND RIMS --
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FOUR ON THE BACK AXLE TO HANDLE
THE HEAVIER PASSENGER LOAD
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AND TWO ON THE FRONT.
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USING A MULTI-PRONGED TOOL,
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THE WORKER
TIGHTENS NUMEROUS NUTS
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TO FASTEN THE WHEELS
TO THE AXLES.
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THEY NOW ENCASE THE ENGINE
WITH A FIBERGLASS HOOD.
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THE HOOD HAS BEEN PRE-PAINTED
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AND EQUIPPED WITH CROSS-VIEW
MIRRORS AND HEADLIGHTS.
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THEY BOLT IT
TO THE VEHICLE FRAME,
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AND AFTER ADDING ANTIFREEZE
AND COOLANT,
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THE BUS IS TECHNICALLY DRIVABLE.
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THEY ROLL IT OVER
TO A TEST STATION
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TO CHECK THE BRAKES.
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THE WHEELS TURN ON ROLLERS
SO THE BUS RUNS IN ONE SPOT.
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A COMPUTER MONITORS
THE PERFORMANCE
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OF BOTH THE FRONT
AND BACK BRAKES
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AS A DRIVER APPLIES THEM.
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THEY NOW MOVE ON
TO BUILD THE SCHOOL-BUS BODY.
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THE BODY STARTS WITH THE FLOOR.
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THEY UNWIND
DOUBLE-SIDED GALVANIZED STEEL
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INTO A MACHINE
THAT SLICES IT INTO PANELS.
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IT ALSO CUTS HOLES
TO BE USED FOR ASSEMBLY.
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A FORMING MACHINE
FOLDS THE SIDES
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TO CREATE SUPPORT BEAMS.
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TWO MORE STEEL BEAMS WILL REALLY
STIFFEN THE FLOOR PANEL.
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A WORKER POSITIONS THOSE BEAMS
ON THE PANEL,
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AND AN AUTOMATED MACHINE
WELDS THEM TO IT.
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IT FEEDS THE FLOOR PANEL
TO THE WELDER INCREMENTALLY
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SO IT CAN SPOT WELD
DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE BEAMS.
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IT TAKES DOZENS OF WELDS
TO SOLIDLY SECURE
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THE STEEL SUPPORTS.
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AND WITH THOSE REINFORCEMENTS,
THE FLOOR PANEL IS COMPLETE.
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IT'S READY FOR ASSEMBLY.
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WORKERS ARRANGE SEVERAL PANELS
UPSIDE DOWN
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IN A PRECISE CONFIGURATION.
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THEN IT'S INTO
A SECOND AUTOMATED WELDER
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THAT JOINS THEM
TO MAKE ONE SCHOOL-BUS FLOOR.
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AFTER MANUALLY WELDING POCKETS
FOR WHEELS,
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A MACHINE CALLED THE FLOOR FLIP
PICKS UP THE BUS FLOOR
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AND TURNS IT RIGHTSIDE UP.
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THEY'RE NOW READY TO BUILD
THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT,
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SO STAY TUNED.
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Narrator: A SCHOOL BUS
TRANSPORTS PRECIOUS CARGO --
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CHILDREN.
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TO HOLD THE AVERAGE BUS
TOGETHER,
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THEY USE AN INCREDIBLE
6,100 RIVETS, BOLTS, AND SCREWS
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AND MAKE A TOTAL OF 840 WELDS.
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FOR THE MAKER OF SCHOOL BUSES,
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THERE'S STRENGTH
IN THOSE NUMBERS.
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TO BUILD THE FRAME
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FOR THE SCHOOL-BUS WALLS
AND CEILING,
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THEY BEND STEEL BEAMS
INTO BOW SHAPES.
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A HYDRAULIC MACHINE WITH PUSHERS
DOES THE JOB IN SECONDS,
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ACHIEVING AN EXACT RADIUS.
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THE BOWS WILL SERVE AS RIBS
FOR THE SCHOOL-BUS BODY.
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THEY MAKE SEVERAL BOWS
FOR EACH BUS.
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THE PRECISE NUMBER DEPENDS ON
THE BUS SIZE AND CAPACITY.
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WORKERS PLUG
THE ENDS OF THE BOWS
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INTO HOLES IN STEEL RAILS
AND SECURE THEM WITH BOLTS.
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00:17:18,965 --> 00:17:22,206
THEY WELD LATERAL SUPPORTS
HIGHER UP,
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00:17:22,206 --> 00:17:26,103
AND THE CAGE-LIKE SKELETON
OF THE SCHOOL BUS TAKES SHAPE.
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THEY'RE NOW READY
TO BUILD ON THIS FRAMEWORK.
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THEY ATTACH
THE METAL WINDSHIELD SURROUND.
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THE TEAM THEN MOVES
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THE STEEL SIDE SHEETS
AND SKIRTING INTO PLACE.
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THEY SECURE THESE PANELS
WITH SUPER-STRONG ADHESIVE
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AND NUMEROUS RIVETS.
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USING CABLES AND NYLON STRAPS,
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THEY PULL STEEL SHEETS
TO THE ROOF STRUCTURE
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00:17:58,724 --> 00:18:01,310
TO MAKE THEM CONFORM
TO THE CONTOURS.
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THE STEEL IS 20-GAGE --
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A GRADE THAT'S FLEXIBLE ENOUGH
TO BE EASILY BENT.
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THE CABLES HOLD THE STEEL PANELS
TIGHTLY TO THE ROOF STRUCTURE
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WHILE THE WORKERS
RIVET THEM TO IT.
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THE NUMBER OF RIVETS
AND THE STRENGTH OF THE JOINTS
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ARE AMONG MANY
GOVERNMENT SAFETY STANDARDS
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THE SCHOOL BUS MUST MEET.
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WORKING FROM THE INSIDE,
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THEY GLUE FIBERGLASS INSULATION
INTO THE POCKETS OF THE CAGE
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00:18:30,931 --> 00:18:34,206
TO KEEP THE BUS WARM IN WINTER
AND COOL IN SUMMER.
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00:18:34,206 --> 00:18:37,103
THE INSULATION
WILL ALSO MUFFLE ROAD NOISE
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00:18:37,103 --> 00:18:39,724
AND ABSORB
SOME OF THE STUDENT CHATTER
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00:18:39,724 --> 00:18:42,586
FOR A QUIETER RIDE.
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00:18:42,586 --> 00:18:45,931
THE TEAM INSTALLS STEEL PANELS
ON THE CEILING.
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00:18:45,931 --> 00:18:48,620
THESE PANELS
HAVE TINY PERFORATIONS
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TO ALLOW SOUND TO ESCAPE
INTO THE INSULATION.
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00:18:53,965 --> 00:18:56,655
THEY TAPE UP
THE WINDOWS AND DOORS
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AND SAND SOME AREAS
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00:18:58,241 --> 00:19:02,965
AS THEY NOW PREPARE TO PAINT
THE EXTERIOR OF THE BUS.
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00:19:02,965 --> 00:19:05,689
THE PAINT, NATIONAL BUS YELLOW,
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TAKES THE METAL
FROM DULL TO BOLD.
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THIS SHADE WAS DEVELOPED
SPECIFICALLY FOR SCHOOL BUSES
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AND CAN BE NOTICED
EVEN WITH PERIPHERAL VISION.
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WITH THE PAINT NOW DRY,
THEY OPEN THE DOORS
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AND LAY
A PLYWOOD SUBFLOOR INSIDE.
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IT TOO WILL ABSORB NOISE.
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AN EMPLOYEE DRIVES THE CHASSIS
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OVER TO THE SCHOOL-BUS-BODY
PRODUCTION LINE,
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AND PARKS IT.
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00:19:37,827 --> 00:19:41,517
USING CABLES,
THEY LIFT THE BUS BODY
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OVER TO THE CHASSIS.
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00:19:43,551 --> 00:19:47,137
AT OVER THREE AND A HALF TONS,
IT'S HEFTY.
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00:19:50,586 --> 00:19:53,827
THEY GENTLY LOWER IT
ONTO THE FRAME RAILS
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00:19:53,827 --> 00:19:56,137
AND MATE THE FRONT TO THE HOOD.
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00:19:58,275 --> 00:20:02,517
THEY TIE THE BODY TO THE FRAME
WITH HEAVY-DUTY CLIPS.
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00:20:02,517 --> 00:20:04,517
THEY ARRANGE THE SEATING
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00:20:04,517 --> 00:20:08,103
TO SURROUND THE PASSENGERS
WITH CUSHIONING.
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00:20:08,103 --> 00:20:11,827
THIS CREATES COMPARTMENTS
AROUND THE OCCUPANTS
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00:20:11,827 --> 00:20:15,137
TO PROTECT THEM IN A COLLISION.
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00:20:15,137 --> 00:20:19,310
OUTSIDE, A WORKER APPLIES
SCHOOL-BUS LETTERING.
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00:20:23,965 --> 00:20:25,310
ANOTHER WORKER PRESSES
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00:20:25,310 --> 00:20:27,931
AN ADHESIVE-BACKED
MANUFACTURER'S EMBLEM
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00:20:27,931 --> 00:20:28,931
TO THE HOOD.
330
00:20:28,931 --> 00:20:30,275
THEY EQUIP THE BUS
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00:20:30,275 --> 00:20:33,000
WITH THE FLASHING LIGHTS
AND STOP SIGNS
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00:20:33,000 --> 00:20:35,655
TO GET THE ATTENTION
OF OTHER DRIVERS
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00:20:35,655 --> 00:20:38,448
WHEN CHILDREN
ARE LOADING AND UNLOADING.
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00:20:38,448 --> 00:20:41,413
THEY ALSO INSTALL
A CROSSING GATE TO KEEP CHILDREN
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00:20:41,413 --> 00:20:43,620
WITHIN THE BUS DRIVER'S
SIGHT LINE.
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00:20:45,724 --> 00:20:48,827
THEY TEST
ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS
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00:20:48,827 --> 00:20:50,551
AND SAFETY DEVICES.
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00:20:54,655 --> 00:20:57,275
AND SATISFIED
THAT EVERYTHING IS OPERATIONAL,
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00:20:57,275 --> 00:21:00,758
THE BUS ROLLS
OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE.
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00:21:00,758 --> 00:21:04,448
IT'S TAKEN A DAY AND A HALF
TO BUILD IT,
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00:21:04,448 --> 00:21:07,655
AND WHEN IT COMES TO
AN EDUCATION,
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00:21:07,655 --> 00:21:10,103
IT'S READY TO DELIVER.
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00:21:21,551 --> 00:21:23,689
IF YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS
ABOUT THE SHOW,
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00:21:23,689 --> 00:21:26,344
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TOPICS FOR FUTURE SHOWS,
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00:21:26,344 --> 00:21:28,724
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