How It's Made S12E12 — Escalators, Kevlar Canoes, Goat Cheese, Disc Music Boxes
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How It's Made•Season 12•Episode 12

Escalators, Kevlar Canoes, Goat Cheese, Disc Music Boxes

7.3/10 · 19 votesMar 25, 200921 min

Ranked #10 of 13 in Season 12•−0.2 vs season avg

Discussion

Linked steps, drive chains and safety systems are assembled into escalators, layers of Kevlar fabric and resin are molded into lightweight canoes, cultured goat milk is processed and aged into cheese, and pinned metal discs operate the mechanisms inside disc music boxes.

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Lynne Adams

Lynne Adams

Narrator (voice)

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Episode Summary

"Escalators, Kevlar Canoes, Goat Cheese, Disc Music Boxes" is episode 12 of How It's Made season 12. It scored 7.3/10 from 19 votes, ranking #10 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on March 25, 2009.

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