Fair warning: The videos we’re about to show you are incredibly addictive!
Introducing the “How Things Are Manufactured” Twitter page, an account where one little click sent us down a 45-minute rabbit hole we had no desire to leave. This page consists of videos mostly under a minute that show how everyday objects are made. We never even wondered how most of these items came to be, but now that we know, we’re fascinated!
1. Over 362,000 people follow this account on Twitter for videos like this one, which shows how chocolate is made from cocoa to consumption.
This is how to make chocolate from scratch pic.twitter.com/hWGTCZUdGZ
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) August 9, 2022
2. Check out this machine that somehow knows the difference between a good tomato and a bad one. How?!
This bad tomato rejecting machine. pic.twitter.com/zlZmwPVrQs
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) July 3, 2022
3. We never once thought about how they change the bulbs in those tall lights… but now we know!
A smart way to change bulbs of street lights. pic.twitter.com/W33LKKtff4
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) June 26, 2022
4. Some of these machines are positively mesmerizing to watch.
This is how protective coating is put on gloves pic.twitter.com/Y31TGya3Lx
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) August 9, 2022
5. Unless you’re a farmer yourself, you wouldn’t know how corn is harvested!
Corn harvesting.#engineering pic.twitter.com/GLAi0Tlvo0
— How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) June 30, 2022
6. Green screens may be old news in movie-making, but they’re still pretty magical to see in use.
Green screen in action (Dynamo Dream) pic.twitter.com/lWbuGDvcLx
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) June 19, 2022
7. It takes a complicated machine to make a simple item.
How wire hangers are made pic.twitter.com/D70VDAusZz
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) August 7, 2022
8. We didn’t even know this existed, let alone wondered how it worked.
This printer can print directly onto the wall. 💜â¤ï¸ðŸ˜ pic.twitter.com/dSRN33tdAI
— How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) June 27, 2022
9. Next time you see an old globe, you’ll picture this video in your head.
This is how handmade globes were made in the 1950s pic.twitter.com/6VNBvs8HMY
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) August 8, 2022
10. Sometimes handmade is the only way.
Traditional way of making noodles in Chongqing, China 🤤 pic.twitter.com/tWB0um3Z70
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) July 29, 2022
11. Even a simple chain link fence is anything but easy to make.
This is how hexagonal wiremesh is made pic.twitter.com/pU1Bgktytz
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) August 4, 2022
12. There’s something so satisfying about watching a machine make pasta.
How pasta is made pic.twitter.com/IbKJ6Knazh
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) August 6, 2022
13. How does any of the liquid stay in the can?
How soft drinks and beer are canned pic.twitter.com/eaGlq6hW0G
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) August 8, 2022
14. Oh so that’s how they moved around in those things!
To make it easier for the knight to move around, some armor consisted of several movable plates. pic.twitter.com/kQ5cBbd1hJ
— How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) May 28, 2022
15. We just love the way it pops at the end.
Suitcase making. This process is called thermoforming pic.twitter.com/uzXpaMMAy3
– How Things Are Manufactured (@fastworkers6) August 10, 2022
We learned so much from perusing this page! Human innovation truly is remarkable.
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