How It's Made

Tril Bluejacket · Post by **Tril Bluejacket** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 9:40 am

In November, the Science Channel's "How It's Made" (episode 9) will show how bagpipes are made. I saw a short preview of the bagpipes segment on TV this morning and thought it looked good. (A week or so ago, I watched an episode showing how recorders are made, and it was very good.)

Anyone who's interested can go here for a link to the schedule (click TV Schedule):

http://science.discovery.com/fansites/h ... smade.html

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:37 pm

Does anyone else who had small children (or used to be one) remember watching the Mister Rogers segments which had names like "How people make pencils"?

I kind of liked those inside looks at what goes on in the manufacturing of somewhat mundane products (though he did saxophones once.) I would always be impressed by the respect shown by Fred to the factory workers as he commented on their functions, and at the same time amused by the bizarreness of his saying "see how carefully she inserts those red erasers."

amar · Post by **amar** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:11 pm

emmline wrote:Does anyone else who had small children (or used to be one) remember watching the Mister Rogers segments which had names like "How people make pencils"?

I kind of liked those inside looks at what goes on in the manufacturing of somewhat mundane products (though he did saxophones once.) I would always be impressed by the respect shown by Fred to the factory workers as he commented on their functions, and at the same time amused by the bizarreness of his saying "see how carefully she inserts those red erasers."

better than saying 'rubbers' no? I mean, it was a childrens' show.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:18 pm

amar wrote:I mean, it was a childrens' show.

Which raises the question as to why they'd show how bagpipes are made. Someone has a pretty twisted sense of the adage, "think of the children", if you ask me.

djm · Post by **djm** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:03 pm

emmline wrote:see how carefully she inserts those red erasers

It didn't help Eraserhead!

djm

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:00 pm

Oh, lookee lookee here! You can find out about wagons, plates, construction paper and fortune cookies! Mr. McFeeley narrates, and Mr. Rogers makes comments like, "that machine sure works fast!"

http://pbskids.org/rogers/R_house/picpic.htm

djm · Post by **djm** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:33 pm

Is he still alive? Didn't he die of AIDS or something. I know his buddy in Canada, Mr. Dressup, passed not too long ago.

djm

Walden · Post by **Walden** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:23 pm

djm wrote:Is he still alive? Didn't he die of AIDS or something. I know his buddy in Canada, Mr. Dressup, passed not too long ago.

djm

Rogers died of cancer.

Paul Reid · Post by **Paul Reid** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:16 pm

My wife and I along with a friend who was doing some voiceover work at the CBC, got to get inside the Mr. Dressup tickle trunk. It was just sitting on one of the sound stage side areas. We were quite tickled, I can tell you.

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:40 am

Paul Reid wrote:My wife and I along with a friend who was doing some voiceover work at the CBC, got to get inside the Mr. Dressup tickle trunk. It was just sitting on one of the sound stage side areas. We were quite tickled, I can tell you.

Mr. Dressup tickle trunk? OMG

Paul Reid · Post by **Paul Reid** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 7:30 am

It's a classic!

I.D.10-t · Post by **I.D.10-t** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:46 am

emmline wrote:Oh, lookee lookee here! You can find out about wagons, plates, construction paper and fortune cookies! Mr. McFeeley narrates, and Mr. Rogers makes comments like, "that machine sure works fast!"

http://pbskids.org/rogers/R_house/picpic.htm

I just want to see the Mr. Rogers episode where he talks to Otha Turner.