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>> Narrator: THE LATEST
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TAXIDERMY TREND IS MOTION.
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TODAY MANY MUSEUMS AND NATURE
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CENTERS FEATURE WILDLIFE MODELS
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THAT MOVE.
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THESE ROBOTIC REPLICAS LOOK SO
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LIFELIKE THAT HUNTERS USE THEM
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AS DECOYS AND GAME WARDENS SET
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THEM OUT TO CATCH POACHERS IN
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THE ACT.
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ACTIVATED BY REMOTE CONTROL, THE
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ROBOTIC DECOY'S HEAD TURNS AND
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ITS TAIL WAGS.
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MORE ELABORATE MODELS HAVE
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ADDITIONAL MOVING BODY PARTS.
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THE DECOYS CAN BE SET UP
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DIRECTLY ON THE GROUND OR
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INSTALLED ON A TRACK SYSTEM,
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WHICH MOVES IT ALONG AS THOUGH
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IT IS WALKING.
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AT THE DECOY FACTORY, THEY BEGIN
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BY WAXING A TWO-PART FIBERGLASS
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BODY MOLD.
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THIS ONE'S FOR A DEER.
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WAXING THE MOLD CAVITY WILL MAKE
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IT EASY TO EXTRACT THE CASTING.
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NEXT, THEY PUT STEEL
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REINFORCEMENT BARS IN THE LEGS.
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THE BARS STICK OUT THE BOTTOM OF
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THE HOOFS AS STAKES TO PROP THE
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DECOY ON THE GROUND.
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THEY APPLY THE OTHER HALF OF
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THE MOLD AND CLAMP AROUND THE
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PERIMETER TO HOLD THE TWO PARTS
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TOGETHER.
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THEY PREPARE THE MOLD FOR THE
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DEER'S HEAD THE SAME WAY, THEN
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POUR IN A BIT OF LIQUID CASTING
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MATERIAL.
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THEY POUR ABOUT THREE QUARTS
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OF IT INTO THE BODY MOLD...
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AND CLAMP ON THE HEAD MOLD.
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THIS CASTING MATERIAL IS
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EXPANDING POLYURETHANE FOAM.
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IT BEGINS SWELLING IMMEDIATELY
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AND WITHIN TWO MINUTES REACHES
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FULL EXPANSION, TRANSFORMING
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FROM A LIQUID TO A FLEXIBLE
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SOLID.
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OVER THE NEXT HOUR AND A HALF,
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THE FOAM CURES TO A HARD,
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INFLEXIBLE STATE, AT WHICH
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POINT THEY REMOVE THE CLAMPS
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AND EXTRACT THE CASTING.
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SOME FOAM SEEPED OUT BETWEEN
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THE TWO HALVES OF THE MOLDS AND
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BETWEEN WHERE THE HEAD MEETS
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THE BODY, PRODUCING SEAMS WHICH
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WORKERS NOW SAND FLAT.
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USING A ROUND DRILL BIT, THEY
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MAKE ONE-INCH SOCKETS FOR EYES.
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THEN, WITH A MINIATURE ROUTER
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BIT, THEY DRILL OUT NOSTRILS.
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THEY GLUE A GLASS EYE INTO EACH
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SOCKET WITH A BIT OF WET CLAY.
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WHEN THE CLAY DRIES, THE EYE IS
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SET SECURELY IN PLACE.
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NO FAUX FUR FOR THESE DECOYS.
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WORKERS SCRAPE ANY REMNANTS OF
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FLESH OFF A REAL DEER HIDE,
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THEN WASH THE HIDE AND APPLY
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A PRESERVATIVE.
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THEN THEY SLIP THE HIDE OVER
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THE FOAM DEER.
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THEY FIT THE FUR TO THE FORM
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SNUGLY USING A COMBINATION OF
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STAPLES, GLUE, AND STITCHING.
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ONCE THE DEER IS FULLY DRESSED,
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IT IS PUT ASIDE FOR FOUR TO SIX
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WEEKS.
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THIS GIVES THE PRESERVATIVE
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AMPLE TIME TO PENETRATE AND DO
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ITS JOB, WHICH IS TO DRY AND
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HARDEN THE HIDE.
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THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO WARD OFF
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INSECTS AND PREVENT THE HIDE
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FROM DECOMPOSING.
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THE TAXIDERMY PHASE OF
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PRODUCTION IS NOW COMPLETE.
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NOW OFF WITH HIS HEAD...
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BECAUSE IT IS TIME TO INSTALL
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THE ROBOTICS, WHICH WILL MAKE
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THE HEAD MOVE.
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THE FIRST STEP IS TO DRILL OUT
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A CAVITY INSIDE THE NECK.
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THIS CREATES A POCKET IN WHICH
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TO INSTALL THE PLASTIC HOUSING
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WHICH CONTAINS THE ROBOTIC
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COMPONENTS.
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THE FIRST OF THOSE COMPONENTS
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IS A COMPACT MOTOR.
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IT DRIVES THIS HARD PLASTIC
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GEAR.
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NEXT, THE RECEIVER FOR THE
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REMOTE CONTROL...
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THEN A AA BATTERY PACK THAT
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POWERS BOTH THE MOTOR AND
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THE RECEIVER.
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ALL THIS GOES INTO THE NECK
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POCKET.
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THEY DRILL OUT A CAVITY IN THE
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HEAD AND INSTALL A GEAR AND
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SHAFT.
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THE FINAL STEP IS TO MOUNT THE
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HEAD ON TO THE BODY, INSERTING
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THE SHAFT INTO THE GEAR ON TOP
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OF THE MOTOR.
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SO NOW WHEN THE MOTOR RUNS, IT
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ROTATES THE GEAR, WHICH TURNS
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THE SHAFT, WHICH MOVES THE
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DECOY'S HEAD.
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EACH MOVING BODY PART HAS
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THE IDENTICAL MECHANICS, ITS
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RECEIVER CORRESPONDING TO A
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DEDICATED SWITCH ON THE REMOTE
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CONTROL.
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THE REMOTE WORKS FOR MORE
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THAN 3/10 OF A MILE AWAY.
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YOU CAN EVEN PROGRAM IT TO PUT
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THE DECOY THROUGH A PRE-SET
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MOTION ROUTINE.
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>> Narrator: OFTEN CONSIDERED
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TO BE A VEGGIE, THE TOMATO IS
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ACTUALLY A FRUIT.
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IT IS DEVELOPED FROM THE OVARY
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OF THE PLANT AND IT HAS SEEDS.
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IT IS ALSO THE MOST POPULAR ONE
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ON THE PLANET.
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MECHANIZATION OF CANNING IN
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THE LAST CENTURY HAS MADE THAT
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POSSIBLE, ENSURING THAT TOMATOES
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ARE PRESERVED WHEN THEY ARE RIPE
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AND READY.
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ALL YOU NEED IS A CAN OPENER TO
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UNLOCK THE JUICY FLAVOR OF THE
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FIELD TOMATO.
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THERE ARE MORE THAN 2,000
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VARIETIES.
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FOR CANNING PURPOSES, THEY GROW
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A TYPE WITH A THICK SKIN AND
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FIRM CONSISTENCY SO MACHINERY
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CAN PICK AND SORT THEM WITHOUT
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DAMAGING THE FLESH.
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ROTATING CLIPPERS CUT THE VINES
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AS THE HARVESTER DRIVES OVER
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THE CROP.
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ONCE CUT, THE PLANTS RIDE
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AN ELEVATOR BELT UP INTO
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THE HARVESTER.
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INSIDE THE HARVESTER, METAL
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PRONGS SHAKE THE TOMATOES
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TO FREE THEM FROM THE VINES.
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AN ELECTRONIC COLOR SORTER
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REJECTS THE GREEN ONES.
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A CONVEYOR TRANSFERS THE RED,
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RIPE TOMATOES TO A TRAILER
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TRAVELING ALONGSIDE THE
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HARVESTER.
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ONCE THEY HAVE A LOAD OF 24
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TONS, THEY DELIVER THE TOMATOES
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TO THE CANNING FACTORY.
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HERE THEY FILL THE TRAILER WITH
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WATER TO FLOAT THE TOMATOES OUT
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THROUGH A DOOR AT THE SIDE.
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THE TOMATOES LAND ON A SLATTED
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CONVEYOR.
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THE WATER, DIRTY FROM RESIDUAL
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SOIL, DRAINS AWAY THROUGH THE
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SLATS.
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THE TOMATOES LAND IN A CLEAN,
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WATER-FILLED CHANNEL, AND HERE
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ANY ROCKS SINK TO THE BOTTOM
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AND ARE REMOVED.
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THE TOMATOES FLOAT ON INTO A BIG
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TANK WHERE JETS CHURN UP THE
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WATER FOR MORE GENTLE CLEANSING
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ACTION.
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THE TOMATOES THEN HEAD UP TO
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A SORTING LINE.
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THEY TRAVEL OVER METAL BARS AND
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SMALLER TOMATOES FALL THROUGH
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THE GAPS.
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THEY WILL BE USED TO MAKE
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TOMATO JUICE.
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THE OTHERS FLY FORWARD PAST 60
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TINY CAMERAS THAT DETECT PALE
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OR YELLOWISH TOMATOES.
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PNEUMATIC FINGERS KNOCK THOSE
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TOMATOES OUT OF THE BATCH.
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IT ALL HAPPENS IN LESS THAN
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A SECOND.
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LOOKING FOR A DAMAGED OR BROKEN
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FRUIT NOW, HUMANS INSPECT THE
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TOMATOES.
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THEY SEND ANY REJECTS TO ANOTHER
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PART OF THE FACTORY TO BE USED
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TO MAKE JUICE.
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THE REST TAKE THE PLUNGE INTO
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A VERY HOT BATH.
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THIS SCALDS THE TOMATOES AND
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LOOSENS THE SKINS.
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THE TOMATOES THEN TRAVEL ON
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A MOVING BED OF RUBBER DISKS,
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AND THIS GENTLY PULLS THE SKINS
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AWAY FROM THE TOMATOES.
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A SPRAY OF WATER WASHES AWAY
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THE SKINS AND THEY FALL THROUGH
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THE RUBBER DISKS SO THERE IS NO
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MESS TO CLEAN UP AFTER PEELING.
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THE NOW-PEELED TOMATOES WASH UP
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ON TO ANOTHER CONVEYOR WHERE
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SPRAYERS GIVE THEM ANOTHER
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RINSE.
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THIS CONVEYOR CONTROLS THE FLOW
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OF PEELED TOMATOES INTO THE
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PROCESSING ROOM BY METERING
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THE PRODUCE AS IT MOVES FORWARD.
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AHEAD, THE DICER AWAITS.
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IT HAS THREE SETS OF
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CROSS-CUTTING BLADES FOR SOME
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SERIOUS SLICING ACTION.
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THE TOMATOES TUMBLE DOWN A SHOOT
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INTO THE DICER AND ARE QUICKLY
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CHOPPED INTO SMALL CUBES.
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THE DICED TOMATOES RIDE BY
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WORKERS WHO PICK OUT PIECES THAT
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AREN'T PERFECTLY RED.
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THEY ALSO REMOVE ANY CORE
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PIECES.
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EXITING A CLEANING STATION,
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THE CANS CUE UP FOR A FILL-UP.
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AHEAD, THE DICED TOMATOES FLOW
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INTO METAL POCKETS.
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THIS PORTIONS THEM OUT FOR
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THE CANS.
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THE POCKETS ROTATE FORWARD TO
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MEET THE CANS NOW MOVING IN SYNC
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BELOW.
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THE BOTTOMS OF THE POCKETS OPEN
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TO RELEASE THE CONTENTS INTO
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THE CANS.
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AND IT ALL HAPPENS WITH PERFECT
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TIMING.
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THEY ADD HOT TOMATO JUICE AND
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FLAVORINGS...
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AND LIDS ADVANCE TOWARDS
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THE OPEN CANS.
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THEY LAND ON TOP AND A MACHINE
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CRIMPS THE LIDS TO THE CANS,
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CREATING A DOUBLE SEAM FOR
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A COMPLETE SEAL.
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NOW IN AIRTIGHT CANS, THE
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TOMATOES HEAD INTO A HOT OVEN
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FOR A QUICK COOK.
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THIS STERILIZES THEM,
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ELIMINATING THE NEED TO USE
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PRESERVATIVES.
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THE CANS ARE NOW READY FOR
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LABELING.
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THEY SPIN ACROSS WHEELS THAT
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APPLY GLUE TO THE SIDES.
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THEY ROLL OVER PAPER LABELS THAT
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ADHERE TO THE GLUE-COVERED CANS.
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HERE IS THE LABELING ACTION
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SLOWED DOWN FOR THE CAMERA.
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THE LABEL CONTAINS BRAND AND
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NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION AS WELL
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AS THE EXACT TIME OF PRODUCTION.
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THIS MEANS IT CAN BE TRACED IF
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THERE IS EVER A QUALITY ISSUE.
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IT HAS TAKEN ABOUT ONE HOUR
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FOR THESE FIELD TOMATOES TO BE
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HARVESTED, CANNED, AND LABELED,
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PRESERVING A TASTE OF SUMMER
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TO BE ENJOYED YEAR-ROUND.
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>> Narrator: IN EVERY SPORT,
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FANS NEED TO KNOW THE SCORE.
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IN THE EARLY DAYS, SCOREKEEPERS
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CLIMBED LADDERS TO SCRAWL
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NUMBERS ON A CHALKBOARD.
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BY THE TIME THEY WERE DONE,
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THE SCORE MIGHT HAVE CHANGED,
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AND IT WAS TIME TO START AGAIN.
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MODERN SCOREBOARDS SERVE UP
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THE NUMBERS IN AN INSTANT.
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TODAY'S DIGITAL SCOREBOARDS
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LIGHT UP WITHIN SECONDS OF A
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GAME CHANGE, DELIVERING RESULTS
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FAST AND LEAVING FANS CHEERING
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IN THE STANDS.
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THEY START WITH THE FRONT OF
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THE BOARD.
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A COMPUTER PROGRAM GUIDES
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A PLASMA TORCH TO CUT OUT
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PRECISELY-SIZED SLOTS IN
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A SHEET OF HIGH-GRADE STEEL.
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THE SLOTS WILL HOUSE THE
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ILLUMINATED NUMERALS AND
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INDICATORS LIKE ARROWS.
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A WORKER THEN FEEDS NARROWER
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STRIPS OF STEEL TO A PRESS THAT
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BENDS BACK THE EDGES TO CREATE
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TABS.
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THESE STRIPS WILL SERVE AS THE
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SIDES OF THE SCOREBOARD, AND
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THE TABS WILL BE USED TO INSTALL
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THEM.
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USING A SPECIAL COMPRESSED
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AIR TOOL, A WORKER CLINCHES
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THE TABS TO THE BACK OF THE
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SCOREBOARD.
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THIS TOOL PUNCHES AND STRETCHES
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THE STEEL TO INTERLOCK IT,
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JOINING THE PARTS WITHOUT USING
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SCREWS, RIVETS, OR WELDS.
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HE FASTENS FOUR STRIPS TO
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THE BACK PANEL.
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HE THEN ATTACHES THE PLASMA-CUT
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FRONT PANEL TO COMPLETE
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THE BASIC STRUCTURE OF
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THE SCOREBOARD.
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THE NEXT WORKER SPRAYS A
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POWDER-PAINT COATING ON TO
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THE ENTIRE SCOREBOARD.
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THEN IT IS INTO A GIANT
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CONVECTION OVEN FOR ABOUT
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14 MINUTES TO CURE THE
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POWDER PAINT.
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THE RESULT IS A TOUGH
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POWDER-PAINT SKIN THAT WILL MAKE
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IT POSSIBLE FOR THE SCOREBOARD
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METAL TO WEATHER THE ELEMENTS.
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THEY ARE NOW READY FOR WORKING
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PARTS LIKE L.E.D. LIGHT-STUDDED
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DIGIT BOARDS, A DATA TRANSMITTER
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AND RECEIVER.
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HE CONNECTS THE RECEIVER TO
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THE POWER SOURCE AND INSTALLS
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IT INSIDE THE CABINET.
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HE PULLS THE ANTENNA THROUGH
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A HOLE SO IT PROTRUDES FROM THE
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FRONT, AND HE BENDS IT OUT OF
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THE WAY FOR NOW.
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THERE ARE SEVERAL LIGHT-STUDDED
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DIGIT PLATES ON A SCOREBOARD.
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EACH CAN FLASH ANY NUMBER.
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HE WIRES THEM IN A LOOP,
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INTERCONNECTING THEM IN WHAT'S
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KNOWN AS A DAISY-CHAIN
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CONFIGURATION.
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HE ALSO PLUGS IN A RIBBON-STYLE
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CABLE TO LINK THE DIGITS TO
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THE SCOREBOARD'S PROCESSING
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MODULE.
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HE INSERTS THE DIGITS IN THE
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SLOTS ON THE FRONT AND SHIELDS
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THEM WITH A SHEET OF TRANSPARENT
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POLYCARBONATE.
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HE SCREWS A METAL FRAMEWORK
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AROUND EACH DIGIT ASSEMBLY
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TO SECURE IT.
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HE CONFIRMS THAT THE WIRING IS
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GOOD AND THAT ALL THE NUMBERS
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LIGHT UP.
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HE CONNECTS THE WIRELESS
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COMPUTER PROCESSING MODULE
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TO THE NUMBERS AND ALSO WIRES IT
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TO A POWER SOURCE.
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HE MOUNTS THE MODULE TO A PANEL
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THAT WILL THEN BE INSTALLED
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THROUGH THE BACK OF THE
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SCOREBOARD CABINET.
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AN EVENING INKJET PRINTER
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REPRODUCES THE COMPANY LOGO
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ON ADHESIVE-BACKED PAPER
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FOLLOWED BY SOME FIERCE-LOOKING
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TEAM GRAPHICS.
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LATER, A WEATHERPROOF COATING
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WILL BE APPLIED TO THE PAPER
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GRAPHICS.
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THEY ALSO USE VINYL DECALS.
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THE WORKER PEELS AWAY THE
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UNWANTED MATERIAL FROM AROUND
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THE LETTERING.
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THIS IS CALLED WEEDING.
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AFTER TRANSFERRING THE DECALS
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TO APPLICATOR TAPE CALLED THE
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PRE-MASK, SHE CAREFULLY
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POSITIONS THE GROUPING ON
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THE FRONT OF THE SCOREBOARD.
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SATISFIED THAT IT'S IN THE
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PERFECT SPOT, SHE TAPES IT AT
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THE TOP.
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SHE THEN PEELS OFF THE BACKING,
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AND THE LETTERS CLING TO THE
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PRE-MASK.
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USING A SQUEEGEE, SHE PRESSES
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THE DECALS TO THE METAL BOARD,
410
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SMOOTHING ANY MESSY-LOOKING
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BUBBLES OR BUCKLES.
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SHE REMOVES THE TAPE...
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THEN LIFTS THE PRE-MASK VERY
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CAREFULLY SO AS NOT TO LIFT ANY
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OF THE DECALS IN THE PROCESS.
416
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WITH ALL THE LETTERING NOW IN
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PLACE, THE NUMBERS ON THE BOARD
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WILL MEAN SOMETHING TO THE
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CROWDS IN THE STANDS.
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THEY EQUIP THE SCOREBOARD WITH A
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SPEAKER AND HORN THAT WILL SOUND
422
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OFF IN THE EVENT OF A TOUCHDOWN.
423
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AND NO NEED TO RUN CABLE FROM
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THE SCOREBOARD TO THE KEYBOARD.
425
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IT IS OPERATED BY REMOTE
426
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CONTROL.
427
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USING THAT SYSTEM, A WORKER NOW
428
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TESTS ALL THE FUNCTIONS OF THE
429
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SCOREBOARD.
430
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THIS TEST IS THOROUGH AND TAKES
431
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ABOUT 20 MINUTES.
432
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WHEN IT IS DONE, HE DECLARES
433
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THE SCOREBOARD READY FOR GAME
434
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ACTION.
435
00:15:24,733 --> 00:15:26,433
TODAY'S SPORTS SCOREBOARDS COME
436
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IN ANY SHAPE OR DESIGN THE
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CUSTOMER DESIRES.
438
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WHEN IT COMES TO DRUMMING UP
439
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A LITTLE TEAM SPIRIT, A MODERN
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SCOREBOARD CAN BE A
441
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GAME-CHANGER.
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>> Narrator: A LASSO, ALSO
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CALLED A LARIAT, IS A CLASSIC
444
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COWBOY TOOL DESIGNED FOR
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CATCHING RUNNING CATTLE.
446
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ON ONE END, THERE IS A MOVING
447
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NOOSE YOU THROW OVER THE
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ANIMAL'S HEAD.
449
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THIS LOOP TIGHTENS AROUND THE
450
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NECK OR HORNS SAFELY STOPPING
451
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THE ANIMAL IN ITS TRACKS.
452
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WORKING A LASSO REQUIRES
453
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TREMENDOUS SKILL...
454
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SO MUCH SO THAT RODEOS TYPICALLY
455
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HOLD ROPING CONTESTS AND FEATURE
456
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PERFORMANCES OF JAW-DROPPING
457
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MANEUVERS.
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THE ROPEMAKER STARTS BY LOOPING
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FIVE NYLON THREADS AROUND A
460
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BUSHING MOUNTED ON A TRAVELING
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BOX.
462
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HE TIES THE END ONTO THE FIRST
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OF THREE SPINNING EYES...
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THEN RUNS THE FIVE THREADS
465
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AROUND THE BUSHING AND THE
466
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SECOND SPINNING EYE, THEN BACK
467
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TO THE BUSHING.
468
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HE THEN HOPS ON HIS CART AND
469
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DRIVES THE TRAVELING BOX TO
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ANOTHER TRAVELING BOX, PULLING
471
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THE THREADS FOR THIS LASSO TO
472
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A LENGTH OF 15 YARDS.
473
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HE TRANSFERS THE THREADS FROM
474
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THE BUSHING TO A SPINNING EYE ON
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THIS SECOND TRAVELING BOX...
476
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THEN PULLS THE THREADS BACK TO
477
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MAKE THE OTHER HALF OF THE ROPE.
478
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WHEN HE ARRIVES AT THE STARTING
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POINT, HE LOOPS THE THREADS
480
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THROUGH A THIRD SPINNING EYE.
481
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THEN HE PULLS ALL THE THREADS
482
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TO EQUAL TENSION, CUTS THEM FROM
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THEIR SPOOLS, AND TIES THEM OFF.
484
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THIS COMPLETES WHAT'S KNOWN
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AS THE STRINGING PROCESS.
486
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NEXT COMES THE TWISTING PROCESS.
487
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A MOTOR TURNS THE THREE SPINNING
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EYES, TWISTING THE 10 THREADS
489
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ON EACH ONE INTO A STRAND AND
490
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THE THREE STRANDS TOGETHER INTO
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A LASSO ROPE THAT'S AROUND
492
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2/10th's OF AN INCH IN DIAMETER.
493
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THE TWISTING FORCE PULLS THE
494
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TWO BOXES TOWARD EACH OTHER.
495
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THE ROPEMAKER PUTS A CERTAIN
496
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AMOUNT OF WEIGHT IN EACH BOX.
497
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THAT DETERMINES THE STIFFNESS
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OF THE ROPE, WHICH CAN RANGE
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FROM EXTRA SOFT TO MEDIUM HARD.
500
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A ROPE THIS LENGTH TAKES ABOUT
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FIVE MINUTES TO TWIST.
502
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THE ROPEMAKER NOW WRAPS THE END
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WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE SO THAT THE
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ROPE WON'T UNRAVEL WHEN HE CUTS
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IT LOOSE.
506
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HE PULLS THE ROPE AT THE CENTER
507
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TO RELEASE SOME TENSION...
508
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THEN JUST BEYOND THE TAPED END
509
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SNIPS THE STRANDS FREE.
510
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HE KNOTS THEM, THEN TRIMS THE
511
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ENDS WITH A HOT BLADE THAT
512
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SLICES THE NYLON THREADS
513
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BY MELTING THEM.
514
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HE LAYS THE ROPE IN PIPING-HOT
515
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WAX.
516
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IT SEEPS INTO THE NOOKS AND
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CRANNIES, PERMEATING THE THREADS
518
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DEEP INSIDE, SETTING THE TWIST.
519
00:18:36,167 --> 00:18:38,067
AFTER SUSPENDING THE ROPE FOR A
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WHILE TO LET THE EXCESS WAX DRIP
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00:18:39,933 --> 00:18:42,100
OFF, HE CONNECTS IT TO A PULLING
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MECHANISM INSIDE A HEATED ROOM,
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OR, IN SUMMERTIME, OUTDOORS
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UNDER THE HOT SUN.
525
00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:50,533
STRETCHING FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS
526
00:18:50,533 --> 00:18:52,367
PULLS OUT ANY WAVES, ENSURING
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THE ROPE LIES PERFECTLY
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00:18:53,867 --> 00:18:56,533
STRAIGHT.
529
00:18:56,533 --> 00:18:58,500
NEXT, HE CUTS OFF THE KNOT AND
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UNRAVELS JUST ENOUGH ROPE TO TIE
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A KNOT FOR WHAT'S CALLED A
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HONDO.
533
00:19:04,300 --> 00:19:05,967
THAT'S THE EYE IN THE ROPE WHICH
534
00:19:05,967 --> 00:19:07,467
LETS HIM BUILD THE LOOP THAT
535
00:19:07,467 --> 00:19:09,300
CATCHES THE ANIMAL.
536
00:19:09,300 --> 00:19:10,867
ON THE OTHER END, HE TIES A
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00:19:10,867 --> 00:19:12,433
DIFFERENT TYPE OF KNOT, ONE
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00:19:12,433 --> 00:19:13,833
WHICH WILL KEEP THE ROPE
539
00:19:13,833 --> 00:19:17,667
FROM UNRAVELING.
540
00:19:17,667 --> 00:19:20,167
USING PLIERS AND A VICE, HE
541
00:19:20,167 --> 00:19:23,667
PULLS BOTH KNOTS TIGHT...
542
00:19:23,667 --> 00:19:26,100
SLICES OFF EXCESS WITH THE HOT
543
00:19:26,100 --> 00:19:29,800
BLADE OF THE ROPE CUTTER...
544
00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:31,300
THEN BURNS THE ENDS WITH A
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00:19:31,300 --> 00:19:37,800
PROPANE TORCH TO SEAL THEM.
546
00:19:37,800 --> 00:19:43,800
NOW, HE TIES THE HONDO.
547
00:19:43,800 --> 00:19:45,700
THE HONDO SLIDES ALONG THE ROPE,
548
00:19:45,700 --> 00:19:47,400
LOOSENING AND TIGHTENING THE
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00:19:47,400 --> 00:19:50,133
LOOP.
550
00:19:50,133 --> 00:19:52,067
HE HANGS THE HONDO ON A HOOK
551
00:19:52,067 --> 00:19:53,567
AND, USING A SPECIALLY DESIGNED
552
00:19:53,567 --> 00:19:59,733
WHEEL, PULLS IT TIGHT.
553
00:19:59,733 --> 00:20:02,033
THEN HE SEWS A PIECE OF RAWHIDE
554
00:20:02,033 --> 00:20:03,967
INTO THE EYE OF THE HONDO.
555
00:20:03,967 --> 00:20:05,500
THIS PIECE OF LEATHER IS CALLED
556
00:20:05,500 --> 00:20:06,067
THE BURNER.
557
00:20:06,067 --> 00:20:07,933
IT PREVENTS THE EYE FROM BURNING
558
00:20:07,933 --> 00:20:09,767
THROUGH, MEANING WEARING OUT,
559
00:20:09,767 --> 00:20:14,467
AS THE ROPE SLIDES THROUGH IT.
560
00:20:18,500 --> 00:20:20,433
HE BANGS IT WITH A HAMMER TO
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00:20:20,433 --> 00:20:24,600
SEAT IT IN THE ROPE GROOVES...
562
00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:26,400
THEN STAMPS THE COMPANY NAME
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00:20:26,400 --> 00:20:28,267
ON IT AND MARKS THE ROPE'S
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00:20:28,267 --> 00:20:31,267
STIFFNESS.
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00:20:31,267 --> 00:20:33,200
LASSOS COME IN VARIOUS DEGREES
566
00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:34,933
OF STIFFNESS FOR DIFFERENT TYPES
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00:20:34,933 --> 00:20:37,600
OF ANIMALS AND PURPOSES, SUCH AS
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ROPING CATTLE BY THE HEAD OR BY
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00:20:39,833 --> 00:20:42,267
THE HEELS.
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00:20:52,367 --> 00:20:53,867
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