Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder

The Eye Wonder team investigates how plastics are recycled. D.V. starts by seeing how plastics are separted and compressed into bails, then follows their journey as they are processed and recycled into things like fibers and fiber fill to be made into things like couch filler or even clothing.

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Aircraft | Eye Wonder

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Aircraft | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team learns about manufacturing aircraft. D.V. goes to the Lockheed Martin Factory and teaches us all about the different parts of the plane while going down the assembly line.
Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder Automobile | Eye Wonder

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Automobile | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team takes a look at automobiles. D.V. visits an assembly line at an automobile factory, looks at each stage of the assembly process and how robots aid in building a car.
Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder Bar Code | Eye Wonder

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Bar Code | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team learns about the purpose and importance of bar codes. D.V. visits a company that generates bar codes and learns the significance behind each number and bar that comprises a bar...
Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder Baseball Bat | Eye Wonder

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Baseball Bat | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team explores how a baseball bat is made. D.V. visits the Louisville Slugger factory to learn how bats are made from billets with special tools.
Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder Boat | Eye Wonder

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Boat | Eye Wonder
Eye Wonder explores how a boat is made. D.V. goes to the Beneteau Factory where he learns about the four main parts of the boat that are molded: the deck, the deck liner, the hull and the hull liner...
Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder Brick | Eye Wonder

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Brick | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team learns how bricks are made.
Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder Flag | Eye Wonder

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Flag | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team explores how flags are made. D.V. visits a flag factory and learns about the sublimation printing process and sees flags being printed and sewn.
Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder Glass | Eye Wonder

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Glass | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team discovers how art glass is made. D.V. visits an art glass studio and watches a piece being made in real time. He learns that glass is made from silica, and there are many tools...
Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder Paper | Eye Wonder

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Paper | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team learns how paper is made.
Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder Pasta Factory | Eye Wonder

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Pasta Factory | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team finds out how pasta is made. D.V. visits a pasta factory where he learns how wheat is separated and purified to make pasta, and how a computer runs many factory operations.
Plastic Bottle Recycling | Eye Wonder School Bus Manufacturing | Eye Wonder

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School Bus Manufacturing | Eye Wonder
The Eye Wonder team visits a school bus manufacturing plant. D.V. looks at how each part is put together and how safety is always considered.