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How It's Made
Season 18 · Episode 11
Pharmaceutical Blister Packs, Deli Slicers, Oysters, Weathervanes
10.021mNovember 22, 2011
Plastic film is heated and formed into individual cavities, filled with medication and sealed with foil to produce pharmaceutical blister packs. Stainless-steel blades, motors and adjustable carriages are assembled into deli slicers; oysters are cultivated, harvested and prepared for sale; and shaped metal ornaments are balanced on rotating mounts to make weathervanes.
Episodes
- Episode 1Patterned Glass Panels, Road Cases, Stop-Frame Animation
- Episode 2Industrial Wire Ropes, Living Walls, Large Format Cameras, Gemstones
- Episode 3Chocolate Coins, Floor Heating Systems, Pedal Cars, Latex Swords
- Episode 4Farmed Caviar, Intake Manifolds, Motorcycle Jackets, Shovels & Spades
- Episode 5Wax Figures, Awnings, Sandwich Crackers, Pewter Tankards
- Episode 6Pipe Cleaners, Blue Stilton Cheese, Smart Electric Meters, Telescopes
- Episode 7Fish Replicas, Siren Systems, Pre-Packaged Sandwiches, Candlesticks
- Episode 8Tapioca Pudding, Snow Ploughs, Paddle Boats, Fibre Cement Siding
- Episode 9Rally Cars, Pork Pies, Floating Fountains, Artificial Stone Ornaments
- Episode 10Cufflinks, Blueberry Turnovers, Dashboards, Earthenware Pottery
- Episode 11Pharmaceutical Blister Packs, Deli Slicers, Oysters, Weathervanes
- Episode 12Top & Bowler Hats, Solar Water Heaters, Sticky Buns, Electrostatic Speakers
- Episode 13Turntables, Steam Engines, Playground Equipment, Teflon Pans