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How 77 Expensive Products Are Made By Masters | So Expensive Marathon | Business Insider 0 (0)

From professional curling stones honed in Scotland to Japanese calligraphy ink kneaded by hand and foot, we’ve investigated countless luxury products from every corner of the world. To celebrate 10 seasons of “So Expensive,” sit back and enjoy this 10-hour marathon. First up: lotus silk, extracted by hand, one stem at a time. 0:00 Intro 0:32 Lotus Silk 6:03 Japanese Chef’s Knives 15:49 Championship Chess Sets 23:29 Japanese Calligraphy Ink 35:32 Gooseneck Barnacles 42:13 Olympic Curling Stones 50:50 Japanese Swords 56:13 Muga Silk 1:04:33 Sea Urchins 1:14:05 Steinway Pianos 1:22:06 Japanese Eel 1:28:35 Hasselblad Cameras 1:35:06 Nonthaburi Durian 1:42:33 Japanese [See More…]

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Terry Fox | Real People | George Schlatter 0 (0)

Athlete Terry Fox confronts cancer and unites Canada by running 26 miles a day in his cross-country Marathon of Hope. While in the midst of the much-publicized effort to raise money for cancer research, Terry receives devastating news. For more on the movement Terry started: http://www.terryfox.org/ Defying description, Real People went on to become a huge hit for NBC during its five years, giving rise to many imitators and eventually creating the genre, reality television…brought to you by SloppBoxx.Com.