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The Best Episodes of How It's Made Season 16

Every episode of How It's Made Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of How It's Made Season 16!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    How It's Made Season 16 Episode 1 - Millefiori Glass Paperweights, Road Salt, Nutcrackers, Car Doors
    10.0/10(22 votes)

    #1 - Millefiori Glass Paperweights, Road Salt, Nutcrackers, Car Doors

    S16:E1

    Slices of brightly patterned glass cane are arranged and fused within clear glass to create millefiori paperweights. The episode also follows the processing of road salt for winter de-icing, the carving and assembly of traditional character nutcrackers, and the stamping, welding and fitting of steel panels to produce complete car doors.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 2 - Straight Razors, Black Pudding, Steering Wheels, Inorganic Pigments
    10.0/10(21 votes)

    #2 - Straight Razors, Black Pudding, Steering Wheels, Inorganic Pigments

    S16:E2

    Steel blanks are shaped, hardened, ground and carefully honed into straight razors. Blood, fat, grain and seasonings are prepared for traditional black pudding; metal frames are padded, covered and equipped to become steering wheels; and mineral ingredients are processed into stable inorganic pigments used to colour manufactured products.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 3 - Cast Iron Cookware, Biodiesel, Clothes Hangers, Stone Wool Insulation
    10.0/10(25 votes)

    #3 - Cast Iron Cookware, Biodiesel, Clothes Hangers, Stone Wool Insulation

    S16:E3

    Molten iron is poured into moulds, cleaned and finished to create durable cast iron cookware. Vegetable oil is chemically converted and purified into biodiesel, clothes hangers are shaped and assembled for strength and balance, and molten rock is spun into fibres before being compressed into fire-resistant stone wool insulation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 4 - Needles and Pins, Architectural Mouldings, Locomotives, Clothespins
    10.0/10(18 votes)

    #4 - Needles and Pins, Architectural Mouldings, Locomotives, Clothespins

    S16:E4

    Fine metal wire is straightened, cut, pointed and finished to manufacture needles and pins. Decorative profiles are reproduced as architectural mouldings, heavy structural and mechanical systems are assembled into working locomotives, and shaped wooden pieces are joined with metal springs to produce clothespins.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 5 - Filigree Glass, Fish Food, Motor Homes
    10.0/10(21 votes)

    #5 - Filigree Glass, Fish Food, Motor Homes

    S16:E5

    Fine strands and rods of coloured glass are heated, arranged and fused into the intricate patterns of filigree glass. Nutritional ingredients are ground, blended and formed into fish food, while a vehicle chassis receives insulated walls, utilities, furnishings and fitted interiors to become a self-contained motor home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 6 - Surgical Instruments, Ketchup, Double-Decker Buses, Walking Sticks
    10.0/10(21 votes)

    #6 - Surgical Instruments, Ketchup, Double-Decker Buses, Walking Sticks

    S16:E6

    Medical-grade steel is forged or machined, polished and inspected to create precise surgical instruments. Tomatoes are cooked, strained, seasoned and bottled as ketchup; large chassis and body sections are assembled into double-decker buses; and selected wood is straightened, shaped and finished into walking sticks.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 7 - Audio Vacuum Tubes, Light Bars, Wood Model Aircraft, Metal Snare Drums
    10.0/10(22 votes)

    #7 - Audio Vacuum Tubes, Light Bars, Wood Model Aircraft, Metal Snare Drums

    S16:E7

    Delicate electrodes and control grids are assembled inside glass envelopes that are evacuated and sealed to form audio vacuum tubes. Optical modules, wiring and housings are combined into emergency light bars; lightweight wooden pieces are cut and joined into model aircraft; and formed metal shells are fitted with heads, tensioning hardware and snare wires to create snare drums.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 8 - Kitchen Accessories, Central Vacuums, Papier-Mâché Animals, Hydraulic Cylinders
    10.0/10(22 votes)

    #8 - Kitchen Accessories, Central Vacuums, Papier-Mâché Animals, Hydraulic Cylinders

    S16:E8

    Metal, wood and plastic components are shaped and finished into practical kitchen accessories. Motors, filters and collection housings are assembled into central vacuum systems; layers of paper and adhesive are moulded, dried and painted as papier-mâché animals; and precision tubes, rods, pistons and seals are combined into hydraulic cylinders.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 9 - Clay Liquor Jugs, Poultry Deli Meats, NASCAR Engines
    10.0/10(19 votes)

    #9 - Clay Liquor Jugs, Poultry Deli Meats, NASCAR Engines

    S16:E9

    Clay is formed into traditional liquor jugs before the vessels are dried, glazed and fired. Poultry is prepared, seasoned, formed and cooked into uniform deli meats, while specially machined blocks, cylinder heads and internal components are assembled and tested as high-output NASCAR racing engines.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 10 - Digital Dentistry, Nail Clippers, Poster Restoration, Canola Oil
    10.0/10(18 votes)

    #10 - Digital Dentistry, Nail Clippers, Poster Restoration, Canola Oil

    S16:E10

    Digital scans and computer-guided equipment are used to design and manufacture precisely fitted dental restorations. Steel is stamped, hardened, sharpened and assembled into nail clippers; damaged posters are cleaned, flattened, repaired and reinforced; and canola seeds are cleaned, crushed and refined into cooking oil.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 11 - Dial Thermometers, Hummus, Spent Fuel Containers, Straw Sombreros
    10.0/10(22 votes)

    #11 - Dial Thermometers, Hummus, Spent Fuel Containers, Straw Sombreros

    S16:E11

    Temperature-sensitive mechanisms are connected to calibrated faces and protective housings to produce dial thermometers. Cooked chickpeas are blended with tahini, oil and seasonings to make hummus; heavy engineered components are fabricated into shielded containers for spent nuclear fuel; and straw is woven, shaped and trimmed into traditional sombreros.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 12 - Tequila, Waterbeds, Flip Flops, Silver
    10.0/10(19 votes)

    #12 - Tequila, Waterbeds, Flip Flops, Silver

    S16:E12

    Blue agave hearts are cooked, crushed, fermented and distilled to produce tequila. Sheets of flexible vinyl are cut, heat-sealed and fitted with valves to form waterbed mattresses; moulded soles and straps are assembled into flip-flops; and silver-bearing material is refined, melted and cast into usable forms.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. How It's Made Season 16 Episode 13 - Composite Propane Cylinders, Salsa, Water-Pumping Windmills, Dragsters
    10.0/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Composite Propane Cylinders, Salsa, Water-Pumping Windmills, Dragsters

    S16:E13

    Lightweight liners are wrapped with resin-impregnated fibres, cured and pressure-tested to create composite propane cylinders. Vegetables and seasonings are cleaned, chopped, blended and packaged as salsa; galvanized steel components are assembled into windmills that operate mechanical water pumps; and reinforced chassis, powerful engines and specialized drivetrains are combined into dragsters.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"Millefiori Glass Paperweights, Road Salt, Nutcrackers, Car Doors" is the best rated episode of "How It's Made" season 16. It scored 10/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/1/2010. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Straight Razors, Black Pudding, Steering Wheels, Inorganic Pigments".