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How It's Made
Season 27 · Episode 7
Mosquito Coils, Solar-Assist Tricycles, Palm Oil, Fiberglass Chopper Guns
10.021mApril 11, 2016
Insect-repellent ingredients are blended with combustible material, pressed into spirals and dried to make mosquito coils. Tricycle frames are fitted with photovoltaic panels, batteries and electric drive systems; harvested oil-palm fruit is sterilized, pressed and refined; and cutting mechanisms combine fibreglass strands with resin for spray application through chopper guns.
Episodes
- Episode 1CNC Assembly Machines, Lemon Tarts, Miniature War Figures
- Episode 2Chemical Tank Pressure Vents, Candy Wafers, Food Trucks, Traditional Ropes
- Episode 3Graphene, World's Smallest Car, Force Testers, Composite Cans
- Episode 4LED Tubes, Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars, Robotic Medication Dispensers
- Episode 5Commercial Drones, Aquarium Fish, Runway Cleaners, Shuttlecocks
- Episode 6Wooden Matches, Tillage Machines, Telescopic Gangways, Mabe Pearls
- Episode 7Mosquito Coils, Solar-Assist Tricycles, Palm Oil, Fiberglass Chopper Guns
- Episode 8Wood Toys, Retro Toasters, Laboratory Furnaces, Aerogel
- Episode 9Combination Squares, Farmed Shrimp, Ball Valves, String Trimmers
- Episode 10Chinese-Style Furniture, Electrical Switches, Thai Fish Sauce, Cappers
- Episode 11Mortars and Pestles, Bowling Lane Conditioners, Crematories, Wood Playsets
- Episode 12Race Car Oil Tanks, Plaster Mouldings, Lemongrass Oil, Fly Tying Vises
- Episode 13Coconut Shell Charcoal, Dial Indicators, Wet Downdraft Tables, Bassoon Reeds