Today on “How It’s Made”…
LaCrosse sticks, frozen fish products, flashlights, and paint brushes.
I’m not sure I’ll want fish sticks after this episode, but I’ll stick around for it anyway.
I notice the Science Discovery channel is showing the what-would-seem-to-be older versions of “How It’s Made” than those the regular Discovery channel is showing. I like both versions: the older for its animated line drawings and Canadian narrator; the newer for it’s cleaner graphics and silly Twinkie® schematic and rubber eraser schmeatic in the credits.
Whichever version is on, I love love love watching the custom manufacturing machines at work. The orchestration of so many moving parts and the precision that has to be maintained is fascinating. To say nothing of the people who do the manual work for so many of the items featured (British policemen’s hats, footballs, taffy, etc.). Surely the repitition gets old (possibly injurious?), but it is so cool to see in action.
