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Narrator:
Today on "How it's made"...
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Together, the mortar and pestle
Form some of the oldest
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And most useful
Of humanity's inventions.
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Their image adorns
Many pharmacology symbols
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Because pharmacists have been
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Using them to prepare medicine
For centuries.
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But it's with food
That this simple tool
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Is most closely associated.
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The basic principle is
Simple enough --
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Put the object you want
To crush in a bowl,
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Then take a stick
And grind it down.
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But not all mortars and pestles
Are alike.
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For one thing,
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The material used
Can make all the difference.
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Wooden and ceramics work well.
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But for many,
Nothing beats stone.
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Granite provides a tough,
Non-porous surface.
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A craftsman prepares to carve.
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He starts by using
A masonry compass
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And a liquid called chinese ink
To draw the mortar's
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Inner and outer circumference.
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He can easily remove the ink
If there are any errors.
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He roughs out the shape
With a hammer and chisel.
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He then works with a grinder
Which is equipped
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With an extremely hard
Diamond-tipped blade,
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Making it possible
To cut through solid stone.
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Once's he's defined
The outside edge,
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He begins to work
The inner bowl,
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Carving out the perimeter
Before cutting a grid.
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He turns again
To his hammers and chisels
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To remove material
From the inside of the mortar.
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He uses the grinder
To cut the last chunks
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And fine-tune the surface,
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Giving it the smooth,
Consistent shape of a bowl.
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He uses a square
To transfer a mark
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To the bottom of the stone.
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He marks the based
With his compass.
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The circumference of the base
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Must be slightly smaller
Than the top.
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He quickly roughs out the base
With one of his chisels.
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Then it's back to the grinder,
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Which he uses to clean up
The circumference
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And begin making a series
Of angle cuts into the sides.
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With hammer and chisel,
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He knocks off the pieces
Left between the angle cuts.
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Thanks to years of experience,
He makes it look easy.
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With the grinder, he works away
At all of the surfaces,
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Smoothing them
To a consistent finish.
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One wrong move with this tool
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Could mean being
Forced to start over,
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But this is
A highly skilled artisan.
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More than 10 years of training
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Make it possible
For him to work
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With unhesitating speed
And assurance,
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Completing a finished mortar
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In less than an hour
And a half.
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But, of course,
There's something missing.
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A mortar isn't much good
Without a pestle.
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Once again working with
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The confident swiftness
Of an expert,
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The artisan uses his grinder
To hone a chunk of granite
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Down to the shape
Of a well-balanced pestle.
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Wide and blunt on one end
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And narrow enough
To easily grasp on the other,
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The stone is perfectly
Calibrated to do its job.
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In the days before power tools,
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It would have taken
A craftsman a full day
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To carve a mortar and pestle.
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But a carved mortar and pestle
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Isn't necessarily
A finished one.
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Here, a painter
Adds the final touches.
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Using a small brush
And special varnish,
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He paints a lotus flower design
On the lip of the mortar.
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He leaves the bowl itself
Untouched
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So that no food products
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Will mix with the varnish
When crushed.
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He then varnishes the exterior
Of the mortar.
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The varnishing process
Is purely decorative.
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Hard stone like granite
Needs no protective coating
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To help it endure.
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After all, some granite has been
Around for millions of years.
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It takes just 15 to 20 minutes
For the varnish to dry.
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And with that, the mortar
Is completely finished.
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The lotus flower design
Isn't the only one available.
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This facility
Produces a wide range
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Of mortars and pestles.
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These mortars and pestles
May be attractive.
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But their appearance
Is secondary to their function.
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There are few tools in a kitchen
More durable or more useful
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Than a good mortar and pestle.
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Narrator:
In the early days of bowling,
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Shellac-based conditioners
Were applied to wooden lanes
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To protect the surface.
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Today, robotic machines
Apply conditioners
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In different patterns
To mainly synthetic lanes,
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Easier ones
For the average bowler
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And more challenging ones
For tournament players.
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At most bowling alleys,
Lane cleaning and condition
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Are done automatically
By roaming robots.
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They apply
Different conditioners
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In specific patterns.
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The pattern selections
Are made by league organizers.
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It's all about ensuring
Consistent scoring.
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Computerized tools
With different bits
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Produce many
Of the robot's parts.
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Here, they carve a block
Of aluminum into a mounting part
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For a handle.
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This is the blank before
And after.
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An employee assembles
Two of the mounting parts
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To a handle.
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He secures them
With heavy duty bolts,
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Ensuring that these pressure
Points will hold up
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To the job of lifting
The 370-pound robotic machine.
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He attaches one handle
To each of the two side panels.
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He installs a sprocket
Sensor system
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On one of the side panels.
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This sprocket sensor will detect
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Where the robot
Is and communicate
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That information to is computer.
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He links it to the front wheel
With a second sprocket chain,
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And closes the loop
With a master link.
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He now lowers the oil buffer
Brush assembly into the machine.
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He inserts the main drive more
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And then secures it
To an aluminum partition
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With the shaft protruding
Through the other side.
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He then wraps the drive chain
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Around the sprockets
Of the shaft.
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He loops a rubber belt
In front of the buffer brush
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And connects it
To the oil applicator.
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The applicator
Will slide on the belt,
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Dispensing small amounts
Of conditioner.
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He installs whisker sensors
To the front on each side.
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When these whiskers
Brush the sides of the lane,
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They'll send a signal
To the computer,
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Which will then direct the robot
To move more to the center.
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The conditioning solution tanks
Have been equipped
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With metering pumps
And pressure gauges.
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He bolts the assembly
To the rear wall of the machine.
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He pops in
The rechargeable battery
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And connects it to the motor.
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The machine is ready
For the computerized system
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That runs it.
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This system includes
The control panel.
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He installs it in the center
Of the machine,
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Just above the battery.
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He then runs the hose
From the conditioning tank
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Over to the applicator
And connects it.
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Moving to the front,
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Another employee unwinds fabric
From one roller and attaches
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The end to the next.
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This is part
Of the cleaning system.
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The cloth will scrub
The bowling lane
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After the robot sprays
A cleaning solution onto it.
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A suctioning squeegee
Will vacuum up dirt
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And leftover cleaner
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And deposit them
In this recovery tank.
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He then plugs the wiring harness
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Into the computer at the back
Of the control panel.
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It's time for a dry run.
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With no cleaner or conditioner
In the system yet,
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The technician powers
Up the robot
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And puts it through its paces.
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He confirms that every part
Is in good working order.
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He adds cleaning solution
To the tank,
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And it's time prepare
The lane conditioners.
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They mix the mineral
Oil-based conditioners
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In big blenders.
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There are nine different
Recipes,
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With up to 16 ingredients
In each one.
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They test each mixture
Extensively.
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They measure the viscosity
Because it can affect
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How the conditioner flows
On the lane.
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And they evaluate
The surface tension.
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That's its ability
To bond to the lane.
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With the conditioners approved,
It's time to test the robot
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In special quality
Control lanes.
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During 50 trips
Down the lanes,
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A technician evaluates
The robot's performance.
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He inspects its turning radius
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And the effectiveness
Of the sensors.
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He also scrutinizes the cleaning
And conditioning job.
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Satisfied
That the conditioning robot
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Works well on its own,
He approves it for shipping.
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This bowling lane conditioner
Should be a real game changer
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And ensure that the path
To victory is a well-oiled one.
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Narrator:
A crematory is a machine
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Used to cremate bodies
Swiftly and safely.
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Even though the cremated remains
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Are commonly
Referred to as ashes,
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They're actually bone fragments.
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The family may choose
To inter them,
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Preserve them in an urn,
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Or scatter them
In a meaningful place.
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This pet crematory
Has three small chambers.
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The human version
Has a single chamber
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Large enough
To accommodate a casket.
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Inside, flames from a gas burner
Engulf the deceased,
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And the burning body
Releases fluids and gases
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Which flow to
A secondary chamber in the back,
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Where another burner
Incinerates them.
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The crematory's frame is made
Of ultra-strong tubular steel,
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Because the structure
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Must withstand expansion
And contraction,
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As the chamber heats up
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To more than 1,800 degrees
Fahrenheit during cremation,
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Then cools down afterward.
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Once workers have cut steel
Tubing to the lengths required,
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They place the pieces in a jig,
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Which configures them correctly
For assembly.
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After ensuring
The tubes are flush,
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Workers clamp them to the jig
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To prevent them from shifting
Out of position.
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Then they weld the tubes
Together,
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Assembling then connecting
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The multiple sections
Of the frame.
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Next, thick sheets of steel
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For the crematory's floor
And walls.
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Workers clamp the sheets
In position,
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Then fuse them to the frame
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With just over 5-inch long welds
On the outside
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And full-length welds
Along the inside seams
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To completely seal the unit.
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They weld steel airlines
For oxygenating the the fire
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In the chambers.
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Now, workers begin
Insulating the chambers
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To shield the steel structure
From the intense heat.
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First, they apply
Adhesive-backed steel pins
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To the steel walls
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And affix insulation boards
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Made of heat-resistant
Ceramic fibers.
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They secure the boards
To the pins with steel disks.
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Workers nail in a second layer
Of insulation.
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These stiffer boards are made
Of a higher concentration
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Of ceramic fibers,
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Making them
Even more heat resistant
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Than the first layer.
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After insulating the top
Of the machine the same way,
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They install an exhaust chimney
Above the secondary chamber,
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Then a motorized fan that
Blows air through a long shaft.
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The shaft functions
As an air supply highway,
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With exit pipes
Going to the airlines
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And to the gas burners
In the chambers.
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Workers apply two coats
Of high temperature paint
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To the machine's steel exterior.
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And then it's time
To line the chambers
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With a third and final layer
Of insulation.
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This insulation material
Is refractory brick.
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The term "Refractory"
Means "Heat resistant."
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The bricks are made
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Of a ceramic material
Called alumina silica,
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And can withstand temperatures
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As high
As 2,900 degrees, fahrenheit.
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The three layers of insulation
Absorb the intense heat
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Of the cremation process,
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Which can take 1 to 2 hours,
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Depending on the weight
Of the body.
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They protect the machine's
Steel structure
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So that it doesn't
Degrade and weaken.
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Once the mortar dries, workers
Pour the floor and ceiling,
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Then hang
The machine's steel door,
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Which operates on
A hydraulically powered
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Chain and sprocket.
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The door is lined
With insulated refractory brick,
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Which, unlike the chamber brick,
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Reflects rather than
Absorbs heat.
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This prevents the door
From getting too hot to handle.
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The final step is to wire
The chamber heat sensors
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And other electronics
To the electrical panel.
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The cremation is automated.
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Some machines have gauges
And indicator lights
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Which enable the operator
To monitor combustion
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And adjust fuel and airflow
As required.
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Other machines have a computer,
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Which runs, monitors,
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And regulates the process
From start to finish.
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The crematory incinerates
All but 5% of the body.
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What remains are bone fragments,
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Which are then ground
Into a powder
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And returned in a container
To the family.
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Narrator: computer game systems
May be the rage,
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But kids still love to play
The old fashioned way --
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Outside, in the fresh air,
On a playset.
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And today's playsets
Are quite often elaborate,
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With a slew of apparatuses
That provide a lot more exercise
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Than a game controller does.
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Many playsets
Are modular systems,
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Which let you choose
The components
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And configuration.
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This set combines forts,
Ladders, monkey bars,
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A climbing wall, swings,
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Rope, and a slide.
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The wood is redwood,
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A species that's safe
For little hands
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Because it's splinter-free.
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It's also naturally
Weather resistant,
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So it doesn't need
To be treated with chemicals
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To prevent rotting.
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Workers first cut out
Any knots and defects.
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Then they saw the wood
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To the lengths required
For different parts.
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They load several
Of the same part
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Onto a computer-guided router.
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These are the sides
For several ladder kits.
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The router cuts slots
For the ladder's wooden steps
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And drills holes for the bolts
That attach the ladders
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To their respective playset.
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Worker's manually sand
Every piece of wood
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That goes into a playset
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So that the entire surface
Is smooth
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For little hands and knees.
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When pieces need to be shaped
A certain way,
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Workers run them through
This machine.
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It's called a wood molder.
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Inside, it has four spindles
With rotary knives
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That trim the wood
On all sides
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To specific pre-set dimensions
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And shape.
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A wood molder can make
Relatively complex cuts
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To make
Decorative crown moldings.
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However, for these playsets,
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The molder primarily
Curves edges
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And shapes adjoining components
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To fit together
Like puzzle pieces.
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Here's what a piece looks like
Before and after
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It's put through the wood molder
For sizing
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And to round the corners.
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Several wood components also go
Through this piece of equipment,
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Called the double-end
Cut-off machine.
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As the name implies,
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It saws off a preset amount
Of wood on each end
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To standardize length
And smooth the surface.
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The playset's structure
Has angled braces in the corners
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For extra reinforcement.
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To make these braces, workers
Notch the wood pieces
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On this machine.
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Then they round the edges
With a router
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And sand the surface.
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Once all the wood parts
Are shaped and sanded, workers
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Put them on a conveyor belt,
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Which ferries them
Through a machine
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Called a vacuum coater.
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It saturates the part
With a non-toxic,
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Water-based reddish stain,
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Then suctions off the excess.
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Workers staple an identification
Label on every part.
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Then they bundle together
All the parts for the module --
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This is the ladder kit --
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And put them through
A plastic banding machine
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To tie them together.
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The bander works by feeding
A continuous plastic strap
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Off a spool.
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When the operator steps
On a foot pedal,
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The machine shoots the strap
Tightly around the bundle,
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Then cuts and heat seals
The ends.
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Swing, slides,
And climbing wall footings
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Are made of molded polyethylene,
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A flexible
And durable type of plastic.
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To assemble this baby swing,
Workers bend it to shape
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And clamp it
In an assembly fixture.
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Then, one side at a time,
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They position
The galvanized steel hardware
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And insert the rivets
That will fasten it.
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They transfer this assembly
To a vice,
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Then drive in the rivets
With an air-powered impact gun.
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The swing hangs on
Plastic-coated steel chains.
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This module is what they call
The split ladder.
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It combines a wood step ladder
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With a more challenging
Chain ladder.
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Plastic-coated steel pipes
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At the top
And bottom link the two.
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The galvanized steel chain
Ladder is coated with plastic
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To make it softer to the touch.
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They complete the unit
With a wooden side rail,
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Then place the split ladder
On a large vertical press,
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Which forces the parts
Tightly together.
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The unit will be
Further secured with bolts,
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Once assembled to the playset,
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Along with a selection of
Additional climbing,
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Dangling, sliding,
And swinging options
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For active little monkeys.
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