TV Tonight: Ratchet Cachet

(TV Tonight, Friday, December 12th, 2008) A new How It’s Made looks at ratchets and the Jaws of Life, and Brink shows us some sort of firefighting hand grenade.
All times are central.
- Rock Solid: Stone Patio and Walkway (DIY, 5:30 pm)
- How It’s Made: CCD Semiconductors, Airline Meals, Paper Cups, Trumpets (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
- How Do They Do It?: Drink Cartons, Prefabricated Houses (Science, 6:00 pm)
- Ask This Old House (DIY, 6:30 pm)
- How It’s Made: Padlocks, Hair Clippers, Wooden Shoes, Synthetic Leather (Discovery, 6:30 pm)
- How Do They Do It?: Durable Jeans; Wine Glasses (Science, 6:30 pm)
- Cool Tools: Top to Bottom (DIY, 7:00 pm)
- Modern Marvels: Acid (History, 7:00 pm)
- Cool Tools: Lost and Found (DIY, 7:30 pm)
- How It’s Made: Jaws of Life, Artificial Christmas Trees, Soda Crackers, Ratchets (Science, 8:00 pm) NEW
- How It’s Made: Heated Skate Blades, Gliders, Hand Bells, Fire Hoses (Science, 8:30 pm)
- Brink: A grenade-like firefighting device (Science, 9:00 pm) NEW
- How It’s Made: Remix: Golf (Science, 9:30 pm)
Enjoy.