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{ "things": [ "Wood Garage Doors", "Sand and Salt Spreaders", "Animatronic Dinosaurs" ] }
[ "A garage door is more than just a functional component of a house.", "It's part of the curb appeal, especially when the garage is prominently located at the front of the home.", "Garage doors are made from a variety of materials, wood being the high-end option.", "A wood garage door is pricier than standard ...
{ "things": [ "Car Tires", "Silk", "Art Conservation", "Scuba Tanks" ] }
[ "Historically, wheels were made of metal or wood.", "With the invention of air filled car tires in the early part of the 20th century, the ride was revolutionized.", "The inflated rubber tires could better absorb the bumps on the road and the addition of tread gave the invention serious traction.", "Car tires...
{ "things": [ "Rubber Gloves", "Soap Carvings", "Aircraft Cabinets", "Motorcycle Brake Locks" ] }
[ "It was an american nurse's sensitivity to an antiseptic that led to the development of medical rubber gloves.", "The year was 1890, and the hospital was johns hopkins in baltimore.", "Sympathetic to the nurse's plight, the chief of surgery asked a rubber company to develop protective gloves.", "Around the wo...
{ "things": [ "Ice Cream Treats", "Wooden Golf Clubs", "Aircraft Wings", "Car Battery Recycling" ] }
[ "Today on \"how it's made,\" ice-cream treats...", "Wooden golf clubs...", "Aircraft wings...", "And car-battery recycling.", "Before refrigeration, ice cream was a handmade luxury.", "Ingredients went into a mixing bowl inside a tub filled with ice and saltwater.", "The salt helped the ice absorb heat,...
{ "things": [ "Aerospace Fasteners", "Cactus Pear Puree", "Lab Reactors" ] }
[ "today on \"how it's made\"-- aerospace fasteners.", "Cactus pear puree.", "And lab reactors an aircraft must be able to withstand extreme conditions and stress, so it's critical that the fasteners holding the parts of the aircraft together are made to precise technical specifications from high-strength corros...
{ "things": [ "Honey", "Fiber Optics", "Bricks", "Pipe Organs" ] }
[ "Today on \"how it's made\"...", "Honey...", "Fiber optics...", "Bricks...", "And pipe organs.", "It's winnie the pooh's favorite treat.", "It's sweet and sticky.", "And it's produced by an industrious insect, whose miniature society is one of the most sophisticated in the animal kingdom.", "It all ...
{ "things": [ "Leather Briefcases", "Crop Dusters", "Corn Whiskey", "Drag Racing Clutches" ] }
[ "Briefcases come in many styles today.", "The classic type is a rigid rectangular box made up of two hinged sections that close together.", "It's often referred to as an attaché case because it was traditionally the type of briefcase used in diplomatic circles by cultural or military attachés.", "These luxury...
{ "things": [ "Bacon", "Snowblowers", "Luxury Cars" ] }
[ "Today on \"how it's made\"...", "Bacon...", "Snowblowers...", "And a special 2-part report on the making of the rolls-royce.", "When it comes to breakfast, bacon is one of our favorite side orders.", "Its popularity actually goes back centuries to the days when people cured and smoked meats in their own ...
{ "things": [ "Binoculars", "Sparklers", "Rubber Boots", "Circular Saw Blades" ] }
[ "A pair of binoculars is essentially a handheld double telescope.", "Light rays from the object you're viewing enter the lenses on the far end, the objectives.", "This projects an image just behind those lenses inside the binoculars' housing.", "The smaller eyepiece lenses you peer through then magnify that i...
{ "things": [ "Automotive Fuel Pumps", "Cricket Bats", "Change Machines", "Ductile Iron Pipe" ] }
[ "Today on \"how it's made\"-- automotive fuel pumps...", "Cricket bats...", "Change machines...", "Change machines...", "And ductile-iron pipe.", "And ductile-iron pipe.", "When you start your car, it activates a pump that's usually located inside the gas tank.", "This electrical system pushes the gas...
{ "things": [ "Fly Fishing Reels", "House Paint", "Weaving Looms", "Ice Makers" ] }
[ "Fishing reels date back to 12th-century china.", "In the beginning, they were very basic devices used only for storing extra line.", "But by the 1800s, craftsmen in britain and america reinvented the reel when they gave it a drag system for landing feisty fish.", "These flycasters could hook the big one at a...
{ "things": [ "LED Stage Lights", "Apple Cider", "Chemical Tank Trailers", "Ornate Stone Floors" ] }
[ "Today, on \"how it's made\"...", "L.e.d. stage lights...", "Apple cider...", "Chemical tank trailers...", "And ornate stone floors.", "In the world of stage lighting, traditional incandescent or halogen bulb spotlights are making way for l.e.d.s.", "L.e.d.s are light-emitting diodes controlled by elect...
{ "things": [ "Pistons", "Paint Rollers", "Parachutes", "Chimneys" ] }
[ "Today on \"how it's made\"...", "Pistons...", "Paint rollers...", "Parachutes...", "And chimneys.", "Pistons are key to the internal combustion process that drives engines.", "A piston is a plug that slides up and down inside each engine cylinder, compressing gas and air ignited by a spark plug.", "T...
{ "things": [ "Compression & Extension Springs", "Micro Drill Bits", "Skiffs", "Painted Glass Backsplashes" ] }
[ "Compression and extension springs...", "Micro drill bits...", "Skiffs...", "And painted glass backsplashes.", "Coiled wire springs are designed to change shape when weight is added or removed.", "Some coils, such as compression springs, are made to keep components apart.", "Other types of coils, like e...
{ "things": [ "Fire Extinguishers", "Doughnuts", "Shock Absorbers", "Banjos" ] }
[ "Today on \"how it's made\"...", "Fire extinguishers...", "Doughnuts...", "Shock absorbers...", "And banjos.", "The first fire extinguisher on record was built in europe in the middle ages.", "It worked like a giant syringe that squirted water at a fire.", "The modern extinguisher uses compressed air ...
{ "things": [ "Native Healing Drums", "Raisins", "Stereoscopic Viewers", "Ribbon Microphones" ] }
[ "For thousands of years, aboriginal peoples have used drums to call on healing spirits.", "But the sound of the drum itself can be a source of renewal.", "The repetitive beat can induce a meditative state which may actually have healing properties.", "today, a new generation beats the drum to heal body and sp...