Dec 23, 2008
22 how-they're-made videos (for all your extra time this holiday season)
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1. Crayons
2. Globes
3. Frozen Pizza
4. Pedal Steels
5. Hot Dogs
6. Chewing Gum
7. Balloons
8. Chocolate
9. Marbles
10. Plastic Bottles
11. Bacon
12. Toilet Paper
13. Tennis Balls
14. Coins
15. Pool Cues
16. Potato Chips
17. Guitar Strings
18. Snow White
19. Handcuffs
20. Toothpicks
21. Jelly Beans
22. Rubber Bands
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I got to tour a Crayola factory
once.
It was a colorful experience.
I’ve wondered about some of these and fake eyelashes.
hilarious!! My boys will be parked here for the afternoon….they love to learn how things are made!
I love how-to videos!!!! So fun for kids. So interesting for everyone! Merry Christmas to me!
Thanks for ruining my shameless enjoyment of hot dogs, I’m feeling a little queasy!
Also…when watching the “Snow White” video, notice that it is only “pretty girls” that work for Walt Disney company according to the narrator…aahhh, the good old days:-)
love the how to on the pedal steel guitar. thanks!
Did you see these on Mr. Rogers???
The crayon video was my favorite Sesame Street short as a kid. That totally made my day.
What fun! My daughter and I are really enjoying these!
Thanks a lot, and happy Christmas.
ED…
ditto, Amanda–
this post reunited me with the Sesame Street video that burned visual and emotional impressions into me as a kid.
I was so happy to see it posted here!
[one of my other kid favorites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBlsAKXvpd0 ]
My husband and I also had a blast looking at the clip on cymbals. In the process of sharing it with friends, we learned that Zildjian, the world’s largest cymbal-maker, was founded in Turkey by an Armenian man during the Ottoman empire. It’s been a business for almost 400 years!
I think we will watch all of these gradually through the day for Christmas tomorrow.
We have no family in town so we’re drawn Christmas out into a long day of family leisure, opening presents as we go, playing games, etc.
This will give us something else to pace ourselves.
I am guessing Molly said “no” in regards to posting the other tutorial you were watching?
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