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Captions paid for by
Discovery communications
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Narrator:
A composite propane cylinder
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Is an alternative
You'll appreciate
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If you've ever lugged
A steel propane cylinder
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For your gas barbecue
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Or if you've ever run out of gas
In mid-grill
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Because you couldn't tell
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How much propane
Was left in the tank.
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Composite material
Is 30% lighter than steel
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And see-through.
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Composite propane cylinders are
Made of transparent fiberglass
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Encased
Within a plastic housing.
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Propane,
A liquid under pressure,
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Expands
As temperature increases.
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So as a safety feature,
The cylinder valve is equipped
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With an
Overfill-prevention device,
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A valve shut-off that kicks in
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When you've filled
80% of the cylinder.
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This ensures ample room
For the propane to expand.
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Fiberglass is actual glass
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That's been drawn
Into thin fibers,
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Then woven into fabric
Or, in this case, yarn.
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It's the ideal material
For a gas cylinder
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Because it's strong,
Lightweight, rust-proof,
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And nonflammable.
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A robot simultaneously winds
12 strands of fiberglass yarn
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Over a steel form
Shaped like a half cylinder.
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The winding pattern is very
Specific, strategically designed
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To make the cylinder walls
As strong as possible.
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While winding, the robot applies
A powder binding solution.
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This immobilizes the strands
So that the shape won't collapse
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When the robot
Later lifts it off the form.
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The winding process
Takes about 45 seconds
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And produces
What's called a preform.
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The robot transfers the preform
Over to the next machine,
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A molding press.
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It injects liquid plastic
At high pressure,
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Impregnating the fiberglass.
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Then it heats the preform for
10 minutes to cure the plastic.
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What comes out
Of the molding press
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Is a fully formed
Fiberglass half cylinder.
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The top-half cylinder needs
To be prepped for the valve.
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First, an automated drill
Bores a hole.
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Then workers apply caulking
Around a valve fitting...
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Set the fitting
On an assembly fixture...
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Position the hole over it...
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...Then press the fitting
Into the fiberglass.
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Now they mount the top-
And bottom-half cylinders
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On opposing lathes.
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A computer-guided grinding wheel
With a fine diamond-grid surface
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Trims the edge
Of each half cylinder
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To an exact specification.
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Then it machines a precise
3-degree taper on each edge
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At opposing angles.
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Next, an automated nozzle
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Applies adhesive
Onto the tapered edges.
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Then the lathes move toward
Each other, mating the halves.
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The tapered edges slot together
In a tight fit.
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After the adhesive cures
Nearly two hours later,
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This is a solid,
Inseparable cylinder,
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Which, as per the certification
Label, conforms to the standards
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Required
By government regulators.
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Every single cylinder
This factory produces
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Undergoes safety tests.
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This one,
In a pressurized chamber,
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Ensures the cylinder can hold
The required amount of pressure.
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This submersion test ensures
The cylinder is gas-tight.
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If bubbles appear in the water,
It means there's a leak.
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After a cylinder passes testing,
Workers install the valve,
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Which is already connected to
The overfill-prevention device.
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The valving machine
Holds the cylinder steady,
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While it turns the valve
To the precise tightness
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The engineering specifications
Require.
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Now it's just a matter
Of snapping together
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The cylinder's
Two-part plastic housing.
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The housing has handles
For carrying the cylinder.
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It also has a flat base to allow
The cylinder to stand upright.
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Composite propane cylinders
Come in various sizes
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To fuel everything
From barbecues to patio heaters,
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Even ride-on lawn mowers
And factory forklifts.
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Narrator:
Salsa is a staple
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Of mexican
And southwestern cuisine --
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A spicy tomato-based condiment
People typically enjoy
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As a topping on tacos
Or dip for tortilla chips.
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Recipes vary,
As does the kick factor --
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From mild to extra-hot.
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"Salsa" is the spanish word
For "Sauce."
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This american company
Produces nine different flavors,
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From regular to roasted garlic
To pineapple-mango.
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All flavors begin
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With fresh tomatoes
Delivered daily to the factory.
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Workers inspect them carefully
And remove any stems, leaves,
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And unripe or imperfect
Tomatoes.
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Other workers, meanwhile,
Cut the stems off cilantro,
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A leafy herb that acts
As a major flavor-enhancer.
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They wash the cilantro
In a tank of ice-cold water,
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Then transfer it
To another cold-water tank
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For a second wash, and then to
Another tank for a third wash,
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Then a fourth and final wash,
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This one in a machine with
Food-safe vegetable sanitizer,
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Containing bacteria-killing
Hydrogen peroxide.
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Then they dry the wet cilantro
In a giant salad spinner.
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In another area,
They prep the onions,
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Peeling the skin
And slicing off the ends.
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They rinse the onions
With water
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And the same sanitizer
They used on the cilantro.
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Ditto with the tomatoes.
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This industrial-strength
Dicing machine
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Chops up
All the produce ingredients.
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It has interchangeable blades to
Adjust for different-sized cuts.
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First through the dicer --
The tomatoes.
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They enter whole
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And exit in pieces
About 4/10 of an inch big.
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Next, the onions.
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The dicer chops them into pieces
Roughly 2/10 of an inch in size.
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Meanwhile, the cilantro
Goes into a cutter
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Which chops it into fine pieces.
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The recipe proportions
Are roughly 80% tomatoes,
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5% onions, 2% cilantro,
5% green peppers,
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Then additional
Flavor-specific ingredients,
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Plus salt, pepper, and vinegar.
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With the prep work done,
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It's now time to blend all the
Ingredients in a giant mixer.
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Each batch begins
With 55 gallons of tomatoes.
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Next comes the cilantro.
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This and all the ingredients
Are pre-weighed,
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So as to be
In the correct proportion
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To the quantity of tomatoes.
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The onions are next.
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This particular batch of salsa
Is garlic-artichoke flavor;
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Hence the next ingredient --
Diced artichokes.
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Now the combined
Liquid ingredients --
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Lemon juice, lime juice,
And white vinegar...
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Followed by
The combined dry ingredients --
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Salt, pepper, dried celery,
And garlic powder.
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A final high-speed
Five-minute mix
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Ensures everything is thoroughly
Blended and ready for packaging.
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The finished salsa
Goes into vats.
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From there, at packaging time,
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A pumping system moves it to
The automated filling machine,
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Whose nozzles squirt
The required quantity of salsa
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Into plastic containers.
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The machine then seals
Each container
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With a plastic safety film
And presses on a cover.
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This is what
The packaging process
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Looks like in slow motion.
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It actually moves
At about twice this speed.
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The filled containers
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Now pass through a combination
X-ray/metal detector.
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On the off chance
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A foreign object fell into
The salsa during production,
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The machine flags
The affected container
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And triggers an automated arm
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To eject it
From the production line.
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This standard
Food-safety precaution ensures
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That every single container
Proceeding to labeling
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And then onto store shelves
Is "A-olé."
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Narrator:
To pump water from the ground,
The windmill reaches to the sky.
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The blades catch the breeze
And spin,
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While gears convert the spinning
Action into pumping action.
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This technology has been around
For over 2,000 years.
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The first known
Water-pumping windmills
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Originated in persia
Around 7 a.D.
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In 19th-century america, this
Was the wheel of progress --
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A metal-bladed windmill
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That turned with greater force
Than traditional wooden ones,
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Even in low wind conditions.
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Its superior pumping capacity
Made it indispensable
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To pioneers settling inland,
Away from rivers and streams.
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And today this same design
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Continues to be a part
Of the rural landscape,
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Especially when there's no
Electricity to run water pumps.
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Production begins
With a 100-ton punch press.
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Once activated,
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It cuts triangular shapes
From galvanized steel sheets,
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Each with a slot in the center.
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Each cutout
Will be a windmill sail.
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They'll need 18
For each wind wheel.
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Once stacked,
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They transfer the sail shapes
To a rolling station.
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The roller curls the steel
To an exact curvature,
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Producing
A slightly bowed shape,
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Which will efficiently capture
The wind.
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Next, a worker wraps a metal rib
Around each sail.
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He taps the sides until it fits
Snugly to the sail.
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The rib has a tab
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That slots into the hole
In the sail's center,
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Allowing the two parts
To interlock.
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Bands fit through the ribs
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To assemble the sails
In groups of three.
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Next, a worker slides a metal
Loop over the guide wheel
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And drives the ends
Into holes in the gearbox,
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Using a sledgehammer.
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He rivets the ends
To the gearbox
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So that
They're solidly ensconced.
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Next, he inserts
The wind-wheel hub and shaft
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Into the mainframe
Of the gearbox.
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He taps it
To nudge it tightly into place.
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He then grinds the brake lever
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To shape it to
The brake mechanism on the hub.
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This braking system
Is critical.
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It will stop the wind wheel
From spinning out of control
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In high winds.
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He spins the hub and activates
The brake several times
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To confirm
That his machining is dead-on
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And that the brake system
Works perfectly.
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If it doesn't,
He makes adjustments.
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Next, using a very toothy
Circular cutter,
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He carves grooves into steel
Blanks to shape the gears.
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The difference is quite obvious.
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He installs a set of these gears
At the base of the metal loop
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And secures them
With a metal pin.
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He checks their turning radius
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And then mates a larger set
Of gears to the smaller ones,
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Ensuring
That the teeth intermesh.
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This very substantial
Gear system
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Will drive the guide wheel,
Creating the pumping action.
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Two metal parts,
Called pitman arms,
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Link the gears
To the guide wheel.
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A steel pin
Holds everything together.
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As the gears turn, the guide
Wheel rolls up and down the loop
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To complete a pumping cycle.
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Next, he screws a series
Of thin metal rods to the hub.
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They're called wheel arms, and
They hold the windmill sails.
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The wheel arms
Fit into precut holes
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In the structure
Of the sail sections.
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He secures the assembly
With nuts.
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Once all the sail sections have
Been mounted to the wheel arms,
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The windmill
Is ready for a spin.
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It's a test run to confirm
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The wind wheel and gears
Function flawlessly.
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It takes a crane
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To lift the 640-pound windmill
To the top of its tower.
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Once it's in position,
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A worker guides the gearbox
Onto the mast pipe.
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Once it's secure,
They hoist the helmet.
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It's a cone-shaped metal cap
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That will protect the gears
From the elements.
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He bolts it
To the top of the gearbox.
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With that job done,
This windmill is ready to pump.
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It should last decades,
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Providing water
That is as free as the wind.
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Narrator: dragsters roar out
Of the starting line
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In a cloud of smoke,
And then it's a blur.
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Traveling at speeds
Of up to 320 miles an hour,
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These hot rods rip through
A quarter-mile racetrack
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In less than 4 seconds.
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It's why they need parachutes
To slow down
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And come in for a safe landing.
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Blink a couple of times,
And the race is over.
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Packing an incredible
8,000 horsepower,
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A dragster is
At least 50 times more powerful
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Than a subcompact car.
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With fat rear tires for traction
And a tapered aerodynamic body,
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The dragster is engineered
For one thing only -- speed.
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Production begins
With the heart of the vehicle --
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The powerful 8-cylinder engine.
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To reduce drag, the engine block
Is made of lightweight aluminum.
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A technician carefully installs
The camshaft...
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And then fastens
The timing cover
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To the front of the engine.
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The timing cover
Prevents oil leaks.
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He installs
The crankshaft and hub.
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And once
The eight rods and pistons
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Have been loaded and connected,
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He tests
Their movement and function.
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Satisfied
With their performance,
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He encases them in an oil pan.
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With the installation
Of the drive gears
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And other components, the
Engine block is now complete.
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They move on
To the supercharger,
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A forceful blower that boosts
Engine power tremendously.
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This worker seals the seams
With urethane and caps the ends.
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He slides strips of teflon
Between the rotors
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For extra sealing.
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All this sealing will ensure
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That the compressed air
Generated
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Is directed down through
The bottom of the supercharger
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And into the engine.
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With the supercharger
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Now installed
In its magnesium casing,
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He connects a cage-like starter
To its drive pulley.
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It's now time
For a test run.
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Blue streamers
Have been attached
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To the bottom
Of the supercharger.
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Their fluttering
Is a visual indication
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Of the force of the air
Generated.
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The next employee
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Attaches fuel pipes to
The dragster's metal skeleton.
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They install the engine
And the high-tech clutch.
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This racing clutch
Is equipped with five discs
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To transfer power from the
Engine directly to the wheels.
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Between every run,
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The dragster engine
Will be completely rebuilt.
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The rebuild
Should take just 22 minutes.
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So the team at the factory
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Is on the clock
To prove it can be done.
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The technician torques the
Cylinders to the engine block.
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He installs
The fuel-distribution system
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And connects the hoses
To the cylinder heads.
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Dragsters run on nitromethane,
Known as top fuel in the sport.
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It delivers more power
Per stroke.
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Still on the clock, the crew
Transfers the supercharger
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To the engine and connects it
To the intake manifold.
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They use super-strength
Kevlar strapping
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To restrain the supercharger
In the event of an explosion.
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They loop a belt over the gears
That drive the supercharger.
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They adjust the engine valves...
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And then check to confirm
The valves move freely.
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They cover the valves
With this titanium lid
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To prevent oil leaks
And keep all the parts in place.
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A technician connects
Spark plugs to the engine
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Through slots in the cover,
Two per cylinder.
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With each step carefully timed
And executed,
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It has taken 22 minutes
For the crew
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To get this dragster engine
In rip-roaring shape.
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In that 22-minute window,
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They also bolt the back wheels
To the axle.
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They then slide the steering
Wheel into place in the cockpit
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And give it a try to confirm
That it steers the tires
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At the front of the dragster.
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Also part
Of the 22-minute routine,
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A check of the fuel lever and
The loading of the parachutes.
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They'll be tested at every
Pit stop before repacking.
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Finally, they fill up the tank
With nitromethane fuel.
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This high-performing fuel
Is both volatile and corrosive,
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So there's a protective cover.
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This dragster is almost ready
For the starting gate.
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All it needs is a sponsor
To pay all the bills.
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One last test of the clutch,
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And this dragster
Is ready for the track.
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[ engine running ]
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And it's off
In a cloud of tire smoke.
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