How It's Made: Season 2

S2·E1 Mytharc

Eyeglass Lenses, Granite, Potato Chips, Microprocessors

Sep 7, 2002 · 21 min

The manufacturing processes behind prescription eyeglass lenses, finished granite products, mass-produced potato chips and microscopic computer processors are examined.

S2·E2 Core

Honey, Fiber-Optics, Bricks, Pipe Organs

Sep 14, 2002 · 21 min

Bees and beekeepers produce and harvest honey, glass is drawn into extremely fine optical fibers, clay is molded and fired into bricks, and thousands of specialized components are

S2·E3 Core

Personal Watercraft, Wine, Office Furniture, Ice Skates

Sep 21, 2002 · 21 min

Personal watercraft are molded and mechanically assembled, grapes are fermented and aged into wine, particleboard is transformed into office furniture, and shaped steel blades are

S2·E4 Core

Winter Jackets, Animation, Mushrooms, Gold Rings

Sep 28, 2002 · 21 min

Insulated materials are cut and sewn into winter jackets, drawings are developed into animated sequences, mushrooms are cultivated under controlled conditions, and gold alloys are

S2·E5 Core

Hydroponic Lettuce, Construction Wood, Recycling, Fishing Flies

Oct 12, 2002 · 21 min

Lettuce is grown without soil in a hydroponic system, logs are processed into construction lumber, discarded materials are sorted and prepared for reuse, and feathers and fibers ar

S2·E6 Core

Diamond Cutting, Wood Doors, Paintballs, Newspapers

Oct 19, 2002 · 21 min

Rough diamonds are evaluated and precisely cut, lumber is shaped and joined into wooden doors, gelatin shells are filled to create paintballs, and news pages are printed and assemb

S2·E7 Core

Carpets, Drinking Water, Laser Eye Surgery, Acoustic Guitars

Oct 26, 2002 · 21 min

Yarn is tufted and finished into carpet, municipal water is filtered and disinfected, lasers are used to reshape the eye during corrective surgery, and selected woods are fashioned

S2·E8 Core

Fiberglass Boats, Clothes Dryers, Bubble Gum, Fireworks

Nov 2, 2002 · 21 min

Fiberglass layers are molded into boat hulls, metal cabinets and rotating drums become clothes dryers, gum base is mixed and flavored to make bubble gum, and pyrotechnic compounds

S2·E9 Core

Steel Safes, False Teeth, Airplanes, Maple Syrup

Nov 9, 2002 · 21 min

Reinforced steel is fabricated into security safes, dental impressions are used to create fitted dentures, aircraft structures and systems are assembled, and maple sap is collected

S2·E10 Core

Gummies, Aluminum Cans, Fish Farming, Bronze Sculptures

Nov 16, 2002 · 21 min

Gelatin mixtures are molded into gummy candies, aluminum sheet is formed into beverage cans, fish are raised in controlled aquaculture facilities, and artists use molds and molten

S2·E11 Core

Aluminum Pots and Pans, Artificial Limbs, Peanut Butter, High Intensity Light Bulbs

Nov 23, 2002 · 21 min

Aluminum is pressed and finished into cookware, prosthetic limbs are designed and fitted to individual patients, roasted peanuts are ground into peanut butter, and specialized comp

S2·E12 Mytharc

Cars, Grocery Carts, Rapid Tooling and Prototyping, Collectible Coins

Nov 30, 2002 · 21 min

Automobile bodies and mechanical components come together on an assembly line, steel wire is shaped into grocery carts, computer-assisted techniques create rapid prototypes and too

S2·E13 Mytharc

Ball Bearings, Electrical Wires, Lost Wax Process Casting, Automated Machines

Dec 7, 2002 · 21 min

Steel components are ground and polished into precision ball bearings, conductive metal is drawn and insulated to produce electrical wire, wax models are used to cast complex metal