Cardboard box factory, Ive seen the episode but what I'm about to say probably applies to every factory. The don't show when things get fucked up, thats like half the reason the employees are there. They show machines running and making shit."Here, the operator berates the machine, calling it 'a filthy whore bastard' and demanding to know what the hell its fucking problem is. This eases the operator's rage and keeps production running smoothly.""First the operator presses the button that makes the machine make the first half of the part. Now he turns the part around and presses the button for the machine to make the other end of the part. Ooops. Seems like he's loaded the wrong program. That loud bang is going to cost $7500 to repair"
Honestly that's part of what made Dirty Jobs so good. Mike did the job but because he didn't have any experience he sucked at it. There were a few episodes where the person he was working with would just say something like "OK you're really TOO awful at this, you just watch now"Next, on How it's Fucked Again, we'll join Al and Sylvia in the box plant as they clear coarse paper fiber from an uncaring automaton in subhuman conditions they're lucky to enjoy!When people find out I'm a machine operator they think I'm super technical and I must be a genius, when in reality I babysit cranky robots all day and spank them when they misbehave.
When I watch the show, I like to fantasize about the things that could go wrong. Like a really really bad day at the pickle factory. There's no way there would be a small mess when things moving that quickly fuck up.Dam. I wish they did say that, it could be an entire new show."How it's Not Done". I'd love to watch factory malfunctions, but obviously companies don't want to show that part of production.Would phosphor really be considered hazardous enough to fall under those rules? While I know that some phosphor mixes are toxic, they are not particularly dangerous compared to other things that are shown on television.
In some of the later episodes they tell you what explosives they are using and why. Like when they were using anfo to try to split a tree in half they basically said "We are using anfo because it is an explosive with a slower explosion time and that will be more effective for trying to split this tree in half". They just used C4 a lot because as explosives go, it's very stable and relatively safe, as well as pretty much all purpose.But, when they were making their flamethrowers and a couple of other devices they did say "Yeah, we're not showing a development montage or telling you what this is made of, or too specifically how it works because WE DON'T WANT YOU TO DO THIS AT HOME".
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