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>> Narrator: LONG BEFORE THE
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PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE, THERE WAS
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THE HIP FLASK, CARRIED IN A
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POCKET OR STRAPPED TO THE WAIST
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OR HIP.
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UNLIKE A WATER BOTTLE OR EARLIER
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CANTEEN, THE FLASK WAS USED FOR
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CARRYING A VERY DIFFERENT TYPE
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OF THIRST QUENCHER -- SEVERAL
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OUNCES OF HARD LIQUOR.
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IN THE 18th CENTURY, IT BECAME
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QUITE FASHIONABLE FOR WELL-TO-DO
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EUROPEANS TO CARRY ELEGANT
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FLASKS CRAFTED FROM SILVER OR
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PEWTER.
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TODAY, FLASKS ARE TYPICALLY
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GIVEN AS GIFTS, OFTEN ENGRAVED
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WITH MONOGRAMS OR MESSAGES.
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PEWTER IS AN IDEAL METAL FOR
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FLASK MAKING BECAUSE IT'S SO
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MALLEABLE.
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THEY BEGIN WITH A SHEET OF RAW
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PEWTER THAT'S ABOUT 8/100"
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THICK.
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WITH A GUILLOTINE CUTTER,
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THEY SLICE A RECTANGULAR
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STARTING PIECE CALLED A BLANK.
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THEY LAY THIS BLANK ONTO A
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COPPERPLATE, WHICH HAS THE FLASK
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DECORATIONS ON IT IN RAISED
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FORM.
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THEY FEED THE PLATE AND BLANK
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THROUGH A ROLLING PRESS.
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THE COMPRESSION STAMPS THE
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DESIGN INTO THE MALLEABLE
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PEWTER.
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NEXT, THEY PLACE THE IMPRINTED
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BLANK IN A HYDRAULIC PRESS
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OUTFITTED WITH FLASK-SHAPED
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FORMING DYES.
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IN A SINGLE STRIKE, THE PRESS
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SHAPES THE BLANK INTO HALF A
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FLASK.
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THEY TRANSFER IT TO A TRIM PRESS
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AND CLIP OFF THE EXCESS PEWTER
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AROUND THE PERIMETER.
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THEY REPEAT THE ENTIRE PROCESS
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TO PRODUCE THE OTHER HALF OF THE
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FLASK, THEN SOLDER THE TWO PARTS
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TOGETHER.
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THEY SHAPE CERTAIN STYLES
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MANUALLY.
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A METALSMITH HEATS THE BLANK
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WITH A GAS TORCH TO MAKE THE
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PEWTER PLIABLE, THEN WRAPS IT
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AROUND A FLASK-SHAPED ALUMINUM
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BLOCK.
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HE HAMMERS THE ADJOINING EDGES
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FLAT WITH A WOODEN MALLET AND
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REMOVES THE BLOCK.
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HE FUSES THE EDGES BY RUNNING A
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LINE OF PURE TIN SOLDER DOWN THE
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ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE JOINT.
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MEANWHILE, ON ANOTHER PRESS,
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WORKERS STAMP OUT PEWTER-SHEET
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RECTANGLES.
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THE METALSMITH SOLDERS ONE
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RECTANGLE TO THE TOP OF THE
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FLASK...
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THEN CUTS IT TO THE RIGHT SHAPE
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WITH JEWELER SCISSORS.
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NEXT, HE SOLDERS ON A PEWTER
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THREAD FOR THE CAP.
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BEFORE FUSING A PEWTER RECTANGLE
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TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FLASK, HE
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STAMPS IT WITH A MAKER'S MARK.
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THEN HE DABS THE BOTTOM OF THE
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FLASK IN FLUX, A CHEMICAL WHICH
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HELPS SOLDER RUN SMOOTHLY
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WITHOUT GLOBS.
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THEN, JUST AS HE DID WITH THE
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TOP, HE SOLDERS ON THE BOTTOM,
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THEN CONTOURS IT.
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NEXT, HE PUTS A DRILL THROUGH
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THE CAP THREAD AND BORES A HOLE
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FOR FILLING AND BORING.
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THEN, WITH AN ABRASIVE BELT, HE
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GRINDS ALL THE SOLDER SEAMS
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FLAT, MAKING THEM BARELY
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NOTICEABLE.
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WORKERS NOW FILL THE FINISHED
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FLASK WITH WATER TO CHECK FOR
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LEAKS AND RINSE OUT THE
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INTERIOR.
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THEN THEY SCREW A PEWTER CAP
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ONTO EACH THREAD.
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NOW A BUFFER TAKES OVER.
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WITH A CLOTH WHEEL AND PUMICE,
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HE REMOVES ANY SURFACE
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IMPERFECTIONS, SUCH AS MARKS
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LEFT BY THE ABRASIVE BELT THEY
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USED EARLIER TO GRIND DOWN THE
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SOLDER SEAMS.
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ONCE THE BUFFING'S COMPLETE, THE
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FLASKS GO THROUGH A DISHWASHER
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CYCLE TO CLEAN OFF PUMICE
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RESIDUE, THEN THE FINISHING
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TOUCH.
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A POLISHER SHINES UP THE PEWTER
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UNTIL IT HAS A REFLECTIVE-MIRROR
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FINISH.
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THEY POUR OUT WHATEVER WATER'S
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STILL INSIDE, EMPTYING THE FLASK
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FOR ITS NEW VOCATION.
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UNLIKE THE FLASKS USED TO
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CONCEAL LIQUOR UNDER CLOTHING
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BACK IN THE DAYS OF PROHIBITION,
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THESE MODERN-DAY PEWTER FLASKS
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ARE MEANT TO BE SEEN AND
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TREASURED.
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>> Narrator: IN MANY FAMILIES, A
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POTATO-SALAD RECIPE IS A CLOSELY
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GUARDED SECRET PASSED DOWN
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THROUGH THE GENERATIONS.
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THE FAMILY BARBECUE JUST
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WOULDN'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT IT.
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BUT WHEN THERE'S NO TIME TO
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WHIP UP A HOMEMADE BATCH,
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THERE'S ALWAYS THE FACTORY-MADE
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KIND.
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THE APPEAL OF POTATO SALAD KNOWS
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NO BOUNDARIES.
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PEOPLE AROUND THE GLOBE HAVE
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COOKED UP VARIOUS VERSIONS OF
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THIS DISH OVER THE YEARS.
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THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT
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RECIPES, THEY COULD FILL AN
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ENTIRE COOKBOOK.
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BUT NO MATTER HOW YOU TOSS IT,
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POTATO SALAD IS ALWAYS PURE
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COMFORT FOOD.
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OF COURSE, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE
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POTATO.
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AT THIS FACTORY, THEY USE
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VARIETIES WITH LOW WATER CONTENT
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SO THE POTATO SALAD DOESN'T END
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UP SOGGY.
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THEY ARRIVE FRESH FROM THE FIELD
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AND FUNNEL OUT OF THE TRUCK
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TRAILER ONTO A CONVEYER FOR AN
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EFFICIENT AND GENTLE UNLOADING.
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THEY HEAD UP TO A WASHER TO
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CLEAN OFF THE DIRT AND REMOVE
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STONES AND PEBBLES.
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THE POTATOES THEN BOUNCE ACROSS
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ROLLERS COVERED WITH FINE GRIT
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ABRASIVE.
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THIS SCRAPES OFF THE SKINS.
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ONCE PEELED, A WORKER INSPECTS
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THE WHITE FLESH FOR BRUISES OR
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OTHER FLAWS.
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THEY THEN TUMBLE DOWN A CHUTE
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TOWARDS THE DICING MACHINE.
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IT'S EQUIPPED WITH THESE CUTTING
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CYLINDERS.
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THE BLADES ARE POSITIONED
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VERTICALLY ON ONE, WHILE THEY'RE
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IN A HORIZONTAL CONFIGURATION
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ON ANOTHER.
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AS THEY REVOLVE IN SYNC, THEY
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CARVE THE POTATOES INTO CUBES.
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THE BLADES CAN BE ADJUSTED TO
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CUT THE CUBES LARGER OR SMALLER,
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DEPENDING ON THE RECIPE.
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HERE THEY TURN OUT MEDIUM CHUNKS
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FOR A CREAMY, AMERICAN-STYLE
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POTATO SALAD.
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WORKERS ROLL TRAYS FULL OF
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POTATO CUBES INTO A BIG PRESSURE
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COOKER TO STEAM-COOK FOR 6 TO 10
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MINUTES.
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PRESSURE COOKING PRESERVES THE
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NUTRIENTS AND ORIGINAL FLAVOR OF
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THE POTATOES.
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WHILE THE POTATOES ARE COOKING,
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THEY PREPARE THE CRUNCHY
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COMPONENT -- THE CELERY.
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THE CELERY STICKS FIRST GO FOR A
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SUDSY RIDE TO SCRUB THEM CLEAN.
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ALONG THE WAY, AN INSPECTOR
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SORTS OUT LEAVES AND OVER-RIPE
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PIECES.
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THEY SET CUTTING CYLINDERS TO
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DICE MORE FINELY THAN WITH THE
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POTATOES.
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OUT OF THE WASHER AND THOROUGHLY
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RINSED, THE CELERY STICKS
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TUMBLE INTO THE DICER, AND IT
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CHOPS THEM INTO SMALL BITS.
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THE MINCED CELERY EXITS INTO A
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VIBRATING TROUGH AND TOSSES
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ABOUT IN A PEROXIDE SOLUTION FOR
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A SECOND CLEANING.
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IT'S AN EXTRA PRECAUTION BECAUSE
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THE CELERY WON'T BE COOKED, AND
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COOKING KILLS BACTERIA.
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AFTER ANOTHER RINSE, THE SOAKED
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CELERY LANDS IN A PERFORATED
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DRUM THAT FITS INTO ANOTHER
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DRUM.
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THE COLANDER ROTATES WITHIN THE
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DRUM TO SPIN-DRY THE CELERY.
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THE NEXT INGREDIENT IS THE EGGS.
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THEY ARRIVE AT THE FACTORY
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ALREADY HARD-BOILED AND
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DE-SHELLED BY THE SUPPLIER, SO
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ALL THAT'S LEFT IS THE SLICING
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AND DICING.
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THE EGG WHITES CUBE NICELY.
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THE YOLK SEPARATES AND CRUMBLES
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COMPLETELY.
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WITH SO MANY YOLK CRUMBS, THEIR
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FAVOR WILL PERMEATE THE ENTIRE
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POTATO SALAD.
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THEY'RE NOW READY TO COMBINE
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SOME OF THE INGREDIENTS.
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A WORKER ADDS FINELY CUT ONION
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TO THE EGG, FOLLOWED BY DICED
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RED PEPPER AND THEN CELERY.
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THEY WEIGH THE MIX WITH EACH NEW
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INGREDIENT TO CONFIRM THAT THE
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PORTIONS ARE RIGHT.
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AND NOW FOR THE DRESSING.
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THEY PUMP THE INGREDIENTS OUT OF
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BIG STORAGE TANKS.
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THEY INCLUDE VEGETABLE OIL,
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SUGAR, VINEGAR, AND EGG YOLKS.
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WHIPPED INTO A FROTHY
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MAYONNAISE, THE DRESSING FLOWS
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INTO AN ENORMOUS, STEEL MIXING
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VAT.
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THEY ADD THE
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CHOPPED-EGG-AND-VEGETABLE
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COMBINATION.
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THE NOW COOKED POTATO CUBES JOIN
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THE OTHER INGREDIENTS IN THE
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VAT.
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BLADES SPIRAL SLOWLY FOR A
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GENTLE MIXING TO ENSURE THE
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POTATO SALAD DOESN'T TURN TO
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MUSH.
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WITH THE SALAD NOW READY,
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SUCTIONING DEVICES SET PLASTIC
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TUBS ON A TRACK CONVEYER.
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SENSORS SIGNAL THEIR APPROACH TO
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DISPENSER NOZZLES, AND THE TUBS
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STOP RIGHT ON CUE FOR A FILL-UP
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OF CREAMY POTATO SALAD.
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SUCTIONING ARMS THEN FLIP THE
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LIDS ONTO THE TUBS, AND ONCE
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SEALED, THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.
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IN JUST 40 MINUTES, THEY'VE
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MANUFACTURED ENOUGH POTATO SALAD
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AT THIS FACTORY TO FEED 500
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PEOPLE.
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IT SHOULD BE QUITE A PICNIC.
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>> Narrator: A HYDROGEN FUEL
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CELL RUNS VEHICLES AND OTHER
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MACHINES BY DIRECTLY CONVERTING
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THE CHEMICAL ENERGY IN HYDROGEN
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GAS INTO ELECTRICAL POWER.
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HYDROGEN IS AN ABUNDANT FUEL
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SOURCE.
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IT CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM WATER,
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ENABLING ALMOST ANY COUNTRY TO
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PRODUCE IT DOMESTICALLY.
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HYDROGEN-FUEL-CELL ENGINES CAN
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POWER VEHICLES AND RUN BACKUP
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GENERATORS FOR LARGE COMPUTER
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OPERATIONS.
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THEY PRODUCE ELECTRICAL POWER
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WITHOUT ANY EMISSIONS.
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AT THE HEART OF THE ENGINE IS A
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STACK OF SUPER-THIN HYDROGEN
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FUEL CELLS.
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THE ENGINE'S BLOWER BLOWS IN
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AIR.
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THE FUEL TANK FEEDS IN HYDROGEN
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GAS.
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HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN REACT AND
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CREATE ELECTRICITY.
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EACH FUEL CELL IS MADE OF FIVE
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PARTS.
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ON EACH END, THERE'S A
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CHANNELLED PLATE MADE PRIMARILY
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OF CARBON, A MATERIAL WHICH
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CONDUCTS ELECTRICITY.
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HYDROGEN ENTERS THE CELL THROUGH
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THE FIRST PLATE, WHICH CHANNELS
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IT THROUGH THE NEXT COMPONENT --
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A CHEMICALLY TREATED PAPER WHICH
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CONDUCTS BOTH GAS AND
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ELECTRICITY.
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THEN THE HYDROGEN ENTERS THIS
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MEMBRANE, WHERE IT SPLITS INTO
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PROTONS AND ELECTRONS.
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THE PROTONS REACT WITH THE
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DRAWN-IN OXYGEN, PRODUCING
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WATER.
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THE WATER PASSES THROUGH ANOTHER
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PAPER TO THE CELL'S OUTER PLATE,
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WHERE A PUMP DRAWS IT AWAY.
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MEANWHILE, THE ELECTRONS TRAVEL
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TO THE END OF THE STACK OF FUEL
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CELLS TO ELECTRICAL WIRES.
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AFTER ASSEMBLING THE STACK,
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TECHNICIANS COMPRESS THE FUEL
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CELLS IN A HYDRAULIC PRESS.
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COMPRESSION HELPS THE CURRENT
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FLOW SMOOTHLY FROM CELL TO CELL.
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IT ALSO PRESSES THE RUBBER
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CASKET AROUND EACH PLATE TO THE
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ADJACENT ONE, SEALING THE STACK
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SO THAT HYDROGEN CAN'T LEAK OUT.
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THE TECHNICIANS RUN A
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QUALITY-CONTROL TEST WITH
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NITROGEN GAS TO VERIFY THE SEAL.
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BEFORE RELEASING THE PRESS, THEY
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INSTALL HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL RODS
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TO BIND THE COMPRESSED CELLS
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TOGETHER.
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FOR A STACK THIS SIZE, THE RODS
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APPLY 3 1/3 TONS OF PRESSURE.
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WITH A STACK NOW OFF THE PRESS,
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THEY HOOK UP AN ELECTRIC CIRCUIT
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BOARD WHICH MONITORS THE VOLTAGE
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OF EACH FUEL CELL.
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AFTER SECURING THE CONNECTORS TO
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THE STACK WITH AN ADHESIVE
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STRIP, IT'S JUST A MATTER OF
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CONNECTING ONE TO EACH FUEL
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CELL...
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AND SECURING THAT CONNECTION
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WITH A SPECIAL TYPE OF EPOXY
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WHICH CONTAINS SILVER TO CONDUCT
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ELECTRICITY.
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NEXT, THEY MOUNT THE CIRCUIT
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BOARD IN A PLASTIC COVER TO
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PROTECT IT.
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THE FUEL-CELL STACK IS NOW FULLY
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ASSEMBLED AND MOVES TO THE
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FACTORY'S TEST AREA.
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A TECHNOLOGIST MOUNTS IT ON A
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TEST STATION AND, SIMULATING
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INSTALLATION IN AN ENGINE, HOOKS
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UP A HYDROGEN LINE, AN AIR LINE,
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AND A WATER LINE FOR COOLING.
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THE TESTING MACHINE RUNS A
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THREE-HOUR, AUTOMATED
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PERFORMANCE TEST.
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THEY MOUNT THE STACK ONTO THE
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ENGINE'S STRUCTURAL FRAME, THEN
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INSTALL THE HYDROGEN
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RECIRCULATION PUMP.
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NEXT, A WATER-RECIRCULATION
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PUMP, WHICH COOLS THE FUEL CELL
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BY PUMPING IN COOL WATER.
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THEN THEY MOUNT THE COMPONENTS,
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WHICH FEED HYDROGEN STORED AT
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HIGH PRESSURE IN THE FUEL TANK.
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THAT PRESSURE PUSHES THE GAS
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THROUGH STAINLESS-STEEL FUEL
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LINES TO THE CELL.
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NEXT, THE FAN THAT BLOWS OUTSIDE
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AIR INTO THE FUEL CELL TO REACT
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WITH THE HYDROGEN.
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THIS FILTER REMOVES DUST AND
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OTHER CONTAMINANTS FROM THE AIR
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THE FAN DRAWS INTO THE FUEL
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CELL.
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MEANWHILE, TECHNICIANS HAVE
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ASSEMBLED THE COMPUTER THAT
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CONTROLS THE WHOLE ENGINE.
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THEY NOW CONNECT THE WIRES FROM
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THE FAN, THE PUMPS, AND THE
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OTHER ENGINE COMPONENTS TO THE
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COMPUTER.
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THEY HOOK UP THE FUEL-CELL
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OUTPUT WIRING, THE WIRES WHICH
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CARRY THE CURRENT THE FUEL CELL
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CREATES, AND SENDS IT TO
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WHATEVER VEHICLE OR DEVICE THE
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ENGINE IS POWERING.
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A TINY PORTION OF THE CELL'S
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OUTPUT RUNS THE PUMPS AND OTHER
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ENGINE COMPONENTS.
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NOW FULLY ASSEMBLED, THE ENGINE
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UNDERGOES EXTENSIVE PERFORMANCE
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AND SAFETY TESTING.
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ONCE IT PASSES EVERY TEST,
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TECHNICIANS PERFORM A FINAL
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VISUAL INSPECTION, THEN INSTALL
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THE SHEET-METAL COVER.
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THE HYDROGEN-FUEL-CELL ENGINE IS
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NOW READY TO BE SHIPPED TO THE
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CUSTOMER AND INSTALLED IN THE
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MACHINE IT'LL BE POWERING.
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WHETHER RUNNING A VEHICLE LIKE
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THIS FORKLIFT OR POWERING
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COMPUTER SERVERS, THE ONLY
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BY-PRODUCT IS WASTE HEAT AND
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WATER, WHICH IS WHY HYDROGEN
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POWER IS CLEAN ENERGY.
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>> Narrator: ENGINEERED WOOD
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SIDING IS ESSENTIALLY CLAPBOARD
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REINVENTED.
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WITH ITS ROUGH GRAIN, IT
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RESEMBLES NATURAL WOOD.
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EACH BOARD CONTAINS WOOD STRANDS
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THAT ARE RESIN-BONDED FOR
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STRENGTH AND DURABILITY.
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THEY'RE ALSO TREATED TO RESIST
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ROT AND TERMITES.
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ENGINEERED WOOD SIDING IS A CHIP
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OFF THE OLD BLOCK -- OR A LOT OF
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CHIPS, FOR THAT MATTER.
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BUT HOW DO THEY TRANSFORM A
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BUNCH OF WOOD CHIPS INTO A SOLID
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PIECE OF WOOD?
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IT STARTS WITH ASPEN AND OTHER
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KINDS OF WOOD.
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THEY TRANSFER THE LOGS TO PONDS
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TO MAINTAIN A CONSISTENT
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MOISTURE CONTENT AND TEMPERATURE
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UNTIL PRODUCTION.
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THE LOGS LAND SOAKING-WET ON A
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CONVEYER.
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GROOVED ROLLERS FEED THEM INTO A
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DEBARKER.
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IT SHAVES OFF BOTH THE TREE
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BARK AND THE CAMBIUM -- THE
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SOFT, GREEN LAYER BENEATH THE
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BARK.
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THIS EXPOSES THE WHITE ASPEN
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WOOD.
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THE LOGS LAND ON THE NEXT
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CONVEYER IN A HORIZONTAL
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CONFIGURATION.
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CIRCULAR SAWS CUT THE LOGS INTO
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SMALLER CHUNKS, KNOWN AS BOLTS.
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THE BOLTS HEAD TOWARDS A MACHINE
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CALLED THE WAFERIZER.
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HERE'S A LOOK UNDER THE
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WAFERIZER HOOD.
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A 10-TON STEEL DISK HOLDS 48
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RAZOR-SHARP KNIVES.
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WHEN THE DISC SPINS, THE KNIVES
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SLICE THE BOLTS INTO WAFER-THIN
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CHIPS, KNOWN AS STRANDS, IN JUST
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SECONDS.
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THE STRANDS ARE THE SAME LENGTH,
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BUT SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT WIDTHS.
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MOST ARE ROUGHLY THE SIZE OF A
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BUSINESS CARD.
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THEY REMAIN FLAT AND DON'T CURL
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UP BECAUSE OF THE STABILITY OF
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THE ASPEN WOOD ITSELF.
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A CONVEYER DELIVERS THE WOOD
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STRANDS TO BIG, STEEL BINS, AND
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FROM HERE, THEY'RE FED AT A
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CONTROLLED RATE TO A DRYER ONE
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FLOOR BELOW.
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HEATED BY A FURNACE, THE
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CYLLINDRICAL DRYER IS SUPERHOT.
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IT ROTATES TO TUMBLE-DRY THE
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ASPEN STRANDS.
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A BLENDER COATS THE STRANDS WITH
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RESIN ADHESIVE, WAX FOR MOISTURE
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RESISTANCE, AND A PRESERVATIVE
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TO WARD OFF ROT AND TERMITES.
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THEY SPRAY A RELEASE AGENT ONTO
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THE NEXT CONVEYOR TO KEEP THE
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STRANDS FROM STICKING TO IT.
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ROTATING DISKS ORIENT THE FIRST
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LAYER SO THE STRANDS ALL LAND IN
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THE SAME DIRECTION.
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THE NEXT LAYER LANDS IN A MORE
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RANDOM CONFIGURATION.
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THE THIRD LAYER IS AGAIN UNIFORM
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AND PARALLEL.
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THE RESULT IS A LOOSELY
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INTERWOVEN MAT OF WOOD.
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LAYERING THE STRANDS WILL
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PROVIDE DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
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IN THE FINISHED SIDING BOARDS.
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A CARRIAGE NOW MOVES A LARGE,
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CIRCULAR SAW BACK AND FORTH TO
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CUT THE MAT INTO SECTIONS
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APPROXIMATELY 16 FEET IN LENGTH.
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THE SECTIONS TRANSFER TO A
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FASTER CONVEYOR THAT PULLS THEM
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FORWARD.
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A STEEL CARRIAGE STRETCHES A
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SHEET OF HEAVY, INDUSTRIAL-GRADE
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PAPER ACROSS THE MAT OF WOOD
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STRANDS.
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THE PAPER HAS BEEN COATED WITH A
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PRIMER AND SATURATED WITH A
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DURABLE ADHESIVE THAT BONDS WITH
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THE WOOD STRANDS.
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A MULTITIERED PRESS CLOSES TO
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COMPACT THE MATS AND BAKE THEM.
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THE HEAT AND RESIDUAL MOISTURE
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ACTIVATE THE RESINS TO TURN WOOD
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STRANDS AND PAPER INTO ONE SOLID
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PIECE OF ENGINEERED WOOD.
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AT THE SAME TIME, THE PRESS
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EMBOSSES THE PAPER TOPPING WITH
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A DEEP, CEDAR-LIKE GRAIN.
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THE PRESS OPENS, REVEALING THE
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CURED AND COMPACTED COMPOSITE
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SHEETS.
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THE THICKNESS HAS GONE FROM
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ROUGHLY 4" TO JUST UNDER 4/10"
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A CONVEYER DOUBLES AS A SCALE TO
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CONFIRM THE CONTENT OF EACH
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SHEET IS EXACT.
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SAWS TRIM THE SIDES AND SLICE
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THE SHEETS IN TWO.
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A PUSHER PUSHES THEN SHOVES THE
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SMALLER SHEETS FORWARD, AND
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ANOTHER SAW TRIMS THE ENDS.
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THE TRIMMINGS DON'T GO TO WASTE.
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THEY'RE GROUND UP AND USED AS
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FUEL FOR THE DRYER.
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THEY NOW HAVE A STACK OF 40
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ENGINEERED WOOD SHEETS.
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THEY'RE READY TO BE TURNED INTO
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SIDING BOARDS.
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ROLLERS PUSH THE SHEETS ONE AT A
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TIME INTO SAWS THAT SLICE THEM
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TO SIDING DIMENSIONS.
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NOW SEPARATE STRIPS, THEY EXIT
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IN A CLUSTER AND SEPARATE.
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A PAINT GUN COATS THE TRIMMED
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EDGES WITH PRIMER.
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THIS SEALS ANY EXPOSED WOOD FROM
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THE ELEMENTS.
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AFTER A TRIP THROUGH THE OVEN TO
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DRY THE PRIMER, THE ENGINEERED
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SIDING BOARDS HEAD TOWARDS AN
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INSPECTION STATION.
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HERE, A WORKER SCRUTINIZES EACH
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BOARD FOR BLEMISHES OR DAMAGE.
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IF HE FINDS ANY, THE BOARD IS
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REJECTED.
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THE SIDING WILL BE PAINTED
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POSTPRODUCTION TO THE
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HOMEOWNER'S PREFERENCE, AND ONCE
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INSTALLED, THIS ENGINEERED
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WOOD PRODUCT IS SURE TO FIT INTO
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THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
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