Episode guide
How It's Made: Season 2
13 episodes · first aired Sep 7, 2002
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- 1 Eyeglass Lenses, Granite, Potato Chips, Microprocessors Sep 7, 2002 · 21m The manufacturing processes behind prescription eyeglass lenses, finished granite products, mass-produced potato chips and microscopic computer processors are examined.
- 2 Honey, Fiber-Optics, Bricks, Pipe Organs Sep 14, 2002 · 21m Bees and beekeepers produce and harvest honey, glass is drawn into extremely fine optical fibers, clay is molded and fired into bricks, and thousands of specialized components are…
- 3 Personal Watercraft, Wine, Office Furniture, Ice Skates Sep 21, 2002 · 21m Personal watercraft are molded and mechanically assembled, grapes are fermented and aged into wine, particleboard is transformed into office furniture, and shaped steel blades are fitted…
- 4 Winter Jackets, Animation, Mushrooms, Gold Rings Sep 28, 2002 · 21m Insulated materials are cut and sewn into winter jackets, drawings are developed into animated sequences, mushrooms are cultivated under controlled conditions, and gold alloys are formed…
- 5 Hydroponic Lettuce, Construction Wood, Recycling, Fishing Flies Oct 12, 2002 · 21m Lettuce is grown without soil in a hydroponic system, logs are processed into construction lumber, discarded materials are sorted and prepared for reuse, and feathers and fibers are tied…
- 6 Diamond Cutting, Wood Doors, Paintballs, Newspapers Oct 19, 2002 · 21m Rough diamonds are evaluated and precisely cut, lumber is shaped and joined into wooden doors, gelatin shells are filled to create paintballs, and news pages are printed and assembled at…
- 7 Carpets, Drinking Water, Laser Eye Surgery, Acoustic Guitars Oct 26, 2002 · 21m Yarn is tufted and finished into carpet, municipal water is filtered and disinfected, lasers are used to reshape the eye during corrective surgery, and selected woods are fashioned into…
- 8 Fiberglass Boats, Clothes Dryers, Bubble Gum, Fireworks Nov 2, 2002 · 21m Fiberglass layers are molded into boat hulls, metal cabinets and rotating drums become clothes dryers, gum base is mixed and flavored to make bubble gum, and pyrotechnic compounds are…
- 9 Steel Safes, False Teeth, Airplanes, Maple Syrup Nov 9, 2002 · 21m Reinforced steel is fabricated into security safes, dental impressions are used to create fitted dentures, aircraft structures and systems are assembled, and maple sap is collected and…
- 10 Gummies, Aluminum Cans, Fish Farming, Bronze Sculptures Nov 16, 2002 · 21m Gelatin mixtures are molded into gummy candies, aluminum sheet is formed into beverage cans, fish are raised in controlled aquaculture facilities, and artists use molds and molten metal to…
- 11 Aluminum Pots and Pans, Artificial Limbs, Peanut Butter, High Intensity Light Bulbs Nov 23, 2002 · 21m Aluminum is pressed and finished into cookware, prosthetic limbs are designed and fitted to individual patients, roasted peanuts are ground into peanut butter, and specialized components…
- 12 Cars, Grocery Carts, Rapid Tooling and Prototyping, Collectible Coins Nov 30, 2002 · 21m Automobile bodies and mechanical components come together on an assembly line, steel wire is shaped into grocery carts, computer-assisted techniques create rapid prototypes and tooling…
- 13 Ball Bearings, Electrical Wires, Lost Wax Process Casting, Automated Machines Dec 7, 2002 · 21m Steel components are ground and polished into precision ball bearings, conductive metal is drawn and insulated to produce electrical wire, wax models are used to cast complex metal…