How It's Made · SEASON 17

Speed Skates, Synthetic Rubber, Cocoa Beans, Bulk Chocolate

Episode 7 · 2011-05-13

★ 10.0

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Season 17Episode 7★ 10.0/10

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Episode overview

Supportive boots are fitted with long, carefully aligned blades to create speed skates. Chemical ingredients are polymerized and compounded into synthetic rubber, cocoa beans are fermented and dried after harvesting, and roasted beans are ground, refined and blended into bulk chocolate.

21 minutes

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5. Folding Kayaks, Piñatas, Garbage Trucks, Ceramic Composite Brake Discs2011-04-29

6. Rolled Wafers, Wood Pellets, Class & Championship Rings2011-05-06

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