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Narrator: being eaten alive
By mosquitos is no picnic...
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Well, except to the mosquitos.
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Not only are the bugs annoying,
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But just one bite
From an infected mosquito
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Can transmit
Potentially debilitating
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Or fatal diseases
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Such as the west nile virus,
Malaria, and dengue fever.
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One way to ward off mosquitos
Is to light a coil
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That releases
Mosquito-repelling vapors.
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These coils,
Manufactured in thailand,
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Contain three
Natural ingredients
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Traditionally used
In this country
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To keep those biting bugs
At bay --
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Eucalyptus, citronella,
And turmeric.
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The first step
Is to mix them
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With certain nonactive
Natural ingredients
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Which form the coil --
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Coconut shell powder, sawdust,
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Tapioca starch,
And joss powder,
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An adhesive made
From the bark and leaves
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Of the litsea glutinosa tree.
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After blending
All these powdered ingredients
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For 10 to 15 minutes,
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Workers bag the mix
In an empty ingredient sack,
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Then empty the contents
In a kneading tank.
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They add fragrance and dye.
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The coil comes
In four varieties.
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This batch of coils will be pink
And cherry blossom scented.
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Then, they add the coil's
Only chemical active ingredient,
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Metofluthrin.
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Its vapors are toxic
To mosquitos' nervous systems,
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Yet harmless
To humans in low doses.
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Metofluthrin makes up less than
1% of the mosquito coil.
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After about 10 to 15 minutes
Of kneading, the mix
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Exits the tank
As a formable paste.
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A conveyer belt
Transports it to an extruder,
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Which squeezes the paste
Through a slot-shaped die,
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Producing sheets approximately
4 millimeters thick.
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A stamping machine then punches
Out seven coils per sheet.
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The leftover paste
Travels back to the extruder
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To be reformed into fresh sheets
Ready for stamping
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While the stamping machine
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Ejects the paste coils
Onto a mesh tray.
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Workers conduct
A visual inspection
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And remove any coils
Which are misshapen.
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Then they stack the trays
Onto trolleys.
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They roll the trolleys
Into the drying chamber,
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Which they heat to a temperature
Of 131 degrees fahrenheit.
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After 5 1/2 hours, the coils
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Come out of the drying chamber
Hard and sturdy.
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After conducting another visual
Inspection, workers
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Transfer the dried coil
To the automated packing line.
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The machine's
First station stacks
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The coils in piles of five.
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Workers place a metal coil stand
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On each stack.
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Then, the machine's next station
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Packages each stack
In clear plastic film.
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The package holds the five coils
Tightly together
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So they don't rattle
Against each other
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And get damaged.
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It also prevents the scent
From dissipating before use.
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At the next station,
A high-speed robotic arm grabs
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And opens the retail boxes,
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Aligning them opposite
The arriving packages of coils.
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The machine inserts a package
Of coils into each box...
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Then closes the box.
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Before packaging
The mosquito coils,
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The company lab tests
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Randomly selected samples
From the batch.
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The chemist lights a piece
Of coils and places
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It in the center
Of a sealed test chamber.
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Five minutes after the coil
Has completely burned,
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She releases mosquitos
Into the chamber
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And clocks how much time elapses
Until they're debilitated.
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The lab also conducts
A burn performance test.
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This verifies that the coils
Take between 7 and 8 hours
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To burn completely.
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These mosquito coils
Also come in lavender, rosemary,
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And herbal blend scents.
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Provided they're kept sealed
In their plastic package
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And stored away from moisture,
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The active ingredients remain
Effective for at least 10 years.
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Narrator: the solar-assist
Tricycle takes urban commuting
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In a whole new direction.
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It's part tricycle
And part motorized vehicle.
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The motor runs
On a lithium-ion battery
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That gets its juice from
The solar panel on the roof.
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And it can also be plugged
Into an electrical outlet
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For a charge.
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The solar-assist tricycle
Is a vehicle for change.
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Propelled by both pedal power
And solar energy,
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It's an alternative way
To get around town.
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Making a solar-assist
Tricycle starts
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With the side panels
For the cab.
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They've been thermoformed
From rugged plastic.
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An employee cuts open doorways
In the panels using a router.
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A fender was molded
Into the cutout
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To minimize waste.
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He cuts a hole in the panel
To assemble that fender.
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Another employee then peels off
The plastic film
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That has protected the panel
During the cutting process.
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She attaches led signal lights
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And headlights
To the tricycle body.
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She connects the lights
To the wiring harness.
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The molded fender completes
The tricycle side panel.
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She hangs it on a rack
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To await the next stage
Of production
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And writes the order
Number on it
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In order to keep track of it.
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They build the frame
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From tempered aircraft-grade
Aluminum.
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An employee mounts crank arms
And chain rings to the front
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And then attaches pedals.
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The crankset transmits
Human pedal power
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To the drivetrain.
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Next up is the antlers,
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An assembly of metal tubes
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That includes
The suspension mechanisms
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And steering linkage.
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They install steering arms
At the ends of the antlers,
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Then mount
An aluminum dashboard support
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To the antlers.
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He inserts the steer tube
For the handlebars into the slot
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In the dashboard support.
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He connects the steering linkage
To the antlers
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Using swiveling joints
For precise handling.
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He inserts the handlebar
Into the steer tube.
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The team then secures
Two rugged bicycle wheels
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To the axle using cap bolts.
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They position the 1-horsepower
Motor and transmission
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Between the tricycle's
Parallel spines
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And attach them
With brackets and bolts.
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They loop a roller chain
From the crank
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To the transmission
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And another one
From the transmission
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To the rear drive wheel.
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They also link the motor
To the rear wheel
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With a roller chain.
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They equip all three wheels
With disc brakes.
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They install aluminum casing
Over part of the rear wheel
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And driveline.
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This protects these components
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And also provides
Structural support.
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A computerized tool now carves
Into corrugated polypropylene
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To create a box
For the vehicle battery.
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An assembler then
Rivets the battery box
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To the front
Of the solar-assist tricycle.
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The team attaches metal struts
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To serve as supports
For the vehicle body.
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They're now ready to assemble
The body parts to the chassis.
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They align each panel
To the frame
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And bolt it in nine locations.
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The fenders frame the wheels
To keep road spray down.
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They fasten side mirrors
To the vehicle,
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Drilling the bolts
Through the body
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To the dashboard support.
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The employee then applies decals
That identify the product.
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He protects the motor
And transmission
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With a rugged plastic bonnet.
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And he screws
The adjustable seat
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To the tricycle's
Aluminum spine.
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The team curves the flexible
Solar panel to the top.
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They attach the windshield
To the front
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Using high-strength
Double-sided tape.
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The windshield is made
Of polycarbonate
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That's optically clear
And shatterproof.
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After the installation, he peels
Off the protective liner.
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The next worker inserts
The battery in its compartment.
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He clips it shut,
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And the solar-assist tricycle
Is ready for the road.
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With its egg-shaped cab,
It's certainly unusual-looking.
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And that's fitting
Because this hybrid vehicle
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Is something entirely different.
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Narrator:
Most people use palm oil daily
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And don't realize it
Because it just blends in.
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It's a component of half
Of packaged food products.
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And it's also used
In cosmetics, detergents,
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And even biofuels.
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It has a smooth texture,
A natural taste.
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And it's a natural preservative.
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Brought to southeast asia
From africa a century ago,
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Oil palms have thrived here.
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Today, this region generates 85%
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Of the world's palm oil supply.
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At the heart
Of this palm oil boom
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Are breeding programs
That ensure high yields.
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Technicians start by dissecting
The fruit bunches.
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They analyze the quality
Of the fruit fibers,
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Kernels, and nuts.
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They also assess their oil
Content.
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This identifies the most
Productive palms,
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As well as the trees
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Best suited to particular
Growing environments.
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Next, the research team
Climbs the selected mother palms
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And pollinates
The female flowers with pollen
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From high-quality male palms.
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They cover the flowers
With thick fabric
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That allow light in
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But shields them
From accidental pollination
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By insects
And from other flowers.
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This ensures that hybrid seed
Will be the product
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Of the selected parents only.
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It takes 6 months
For the new hybrid seeds
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To be produced.
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Then it's into a heat chamber
For 3 months
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To break the seeds' dormancy.
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They soak the awakened seeds
In water.
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Along with the heat treatment,
This rehydrating
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Accelerates germination --
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A process that takes
Many years in nature.
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They place the seeds in drawers
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And regularly mist
Them with water.
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After a few days,
The seeds begin to sprout.
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Skilled staff sort
Through the sprouted seeds.
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They reject any that haven't
Germinated completely
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Or that have crooked shoots.
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The seed on the left
Is the ideal specimen.
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They plant the selected seeds
In small bags of soil outside.
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They shade them during
This initial period of growth,
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Protecting them
From harsh sunlight.
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After 3 months, the seedlings
Develop roots and leaves.
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They transfer them
To larger bags of soil,
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And 6 to 9 months later,
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They're 3 feet tall and ready
For planting in farmers' fields.
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After 3 years of growth,
The young palms bear fruit.
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The time is now ripe to tap into
The oil-generating potential
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Of these huge fruit bunches.
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The farmer loads
The oil palm fruit
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Onto a tractor cart.
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And it's on its way
To the palm oil factory.
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Here, fruit from many farms
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Accumulates
In the receiving area.
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When the factory is ready
To process the next batch,
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They open a gate.
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The fruit spills
Onto a conveyer.
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And it delivers it
To giant pressure cookers.
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Cooking the fruit sterilizes it.
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It stops enzyme activity
That would degrade the quality
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Of the oil
That's to be extracted.
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It also loosens the fruit
From the stalks,
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And some break away.
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A spiraling blade moves them
Onto a grid screen
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That sorts the fruit
From the stalks.
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The loose fruit drops
Into a bin below.
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And the stalks with remaining
Fruit go for further separating.
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Next, presses crush the fruit
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To squeeze out
The crude palm oil.
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The oil flows into a vat.
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Impurities will now be spun out
In a centrifuge
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And also filtered out.
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Meanwhile, the fibers
And palm nuts toss in a drum.
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This knocks off fibers
That are stuck to the nuts.
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A fan sucks
Up the lighter fibers,
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Which will be used
As factory fuel.
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They crack the nuts,
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And then a vibrating system
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Separates the shells
From the actual kernels.
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The shells will also
Be used as factory fuel.
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And the kernels will be crushed
Into palm kernel oil.
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In the lab,
They now test samples
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To determine
The oil extraction rate
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And confirm
That the yield is good.
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They also analyze the oil's
Purity
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And the amount
Of free fatty acids.
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They confirm that the batch
Is of good quality.
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This crude palm oil has gone
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Through many stages
Of purification.
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And although tests confirm it,
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The difference
Is also plain to see.
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Narrator: today, everything from
Boats to outdoor furniture
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To shower stalls
Are molded
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Out of fiberglass-reinforced
Plastic resin.
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This wouldn't be possible
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Without a tool
Called a chopper gun.
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It shreds the fiberglass
Into thin, loose fibers
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And impregnates them with resin
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While shooting them
Into the mold.
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A fiberglass chopper gun
Has a chopper that shreds
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And shoots the fibers, a nozzle
That sprays those fibers
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With resin, and a catalyst
To harden it, an air cylinder
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That drives the entire system,
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And separate pumps
For the resin and catalyst.
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The make the resin pump,
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They first cut
A stainless steel tube
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To a length of about 10 inches.
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All the pump's key components
Are made of stainless steel,
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Which is very durable
And doesn't rust.
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This tube will become
The cylinder for the resin pump.
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They turn it
On a computer-guided lathe.
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The first machining tool
Reduces the tube
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To the required diameter.
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The second machining tool
Cuts a groove
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In the cylinder
For an assembly pin.
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They manually file the edges
Of the cylinder smooth,
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Then polish the entire surface
With sandpaper
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To remove marks left
By the machining.
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Once all the components
Are ready,
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They begin assembling
The resin pump.
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It has a ball valve at the top
And another at the bottom,
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Which open with suction
And close with pressure
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To enable or block
The flow of resin.
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Workers fit a rubber o-ring seal
Around the seat
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For the bottom ball,
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Then insert the seat
Into the bottom of the pump.
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This retaining clip
Holds the seat in position.
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They fit another o-ring seal
On top,
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Then place the ball,
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About 10 inches in diameter,
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In the seat.
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This spring retainer limits
How high the ball can rise
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When it's lifting
To open the valve.
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Next, they attach
The pump cylinder.
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They take a preassembled
Upper ball valve,
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Attach a thermoplastic piston
Seal, then a retainer
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That holds the seal in position
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As the pump's piston,
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Which they now screw on,
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Moves up and down
With the pumping action.
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They insert the piston
Into the cylinder.
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The tight fit creates a vacuum
When the piston moves upward,
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Drawing resin
Into the pump and pressure
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When the piston moves downward,
Pushing the resin out.
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Next, they add the top
Of the pump,
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Then assemble the top seal,
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Which contains a guide held
In place by a retaining clip
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That aligns
The vertical movement
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Of the piston.
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They screw the top seal
To the pump top.
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They secure the top
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By inserting a pin
Into the cylinder groove.
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The chopper's main components
Are the cutting head,
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The anvil sleeve,
And a hard rubber roller,
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Which the chopper's
Air-driven motor spins,
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Rotating the cutting head
At 4,000 revolutions per minute.
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This bearing pulls the woven
Fiberglass yarn, called roving,
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Into the cutting head,
Which has slots
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For up to eight supersharp
Stainless steel blades.
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The more blades you use,
The shorter the chopped fibers.
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This safety cover
Prevents fingers
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From accidentally getting
Chopped in the process.
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They mount the chopper
To this spray gun.
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The lines from the resin
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And catalyst pumps
Connect to the back of the gun.
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At the front of the gun,
Dual nozzles
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Simultaneously spray
These chemicals onto the fibers
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Right after they exit
The chopper.
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Workers mount the resin pump
On a stand along with a filter
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That prevents the nozzle
From clogging.
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They install the air cylinder,
Then mount the catalyst pump
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And hook up lines
From both pumps
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To the spray gun.
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To operate the machine,
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You hook up an air compressor
To the machine's air input,
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Connect the pumps to the resin
And catalyst reservoirs,
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And set how much catalyst
To deliver.
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Then you insert a strand
Of fiberglass roving
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Into the chopper
And let her rip.
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No resin and catalyst
In this demonstration,
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But normally,
They hit the fibers
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About 4 inches in front
Of the chopper gun,
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Which shoots a stream
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Of fiberglass-reinforced resin
Into your mold.
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