# Any Fans of the Old Secret Life of Machines?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** documentary-bio\
**Created:** [July 17, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-old-secret-life-of-machines/968114 "2022-07-17T20:42:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\
**Post date:** [July 17, 2022, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-old-secret-life-of-machines/968114/1 "2022-07-17T20:42:13Z")

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Good old Tim Hunken is Back!!

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MeJnwa-T-oQ/maxresdefault.jpg "LINKAGES & MECHANISMS -The Secret Life of Components, a series of guides for makers and designers 10") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeJnwa-T-oQ)

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-old-secret-life-of-machines/968114/2 "2022-07-18T11:16:50Z")

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Loved it. Wasn’t aware they brought it back

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**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2022, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-old-secret-life-of-machines/968114/3 "2022-07-18T15:52:56Z")

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A fantastic and interesting show. I think that I used to watch it on the Learning Channel, when that’s what it was actually good for. I think I also watched _Connections_ with James Burke on the same channel.

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**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-old-secret-life-of-machines/968114/4 "2022-07-19T01:22:45Z")

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It’s been decades since I saw some of the series, but I still remember the giant sewing machine replica they built (passing the bobbin back and forth by hand) and making a light bulb filament out of the graphite from a pencil.

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**Post date:** [July 19, 2022, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-fans-of-the-old-secret-life-of-machines/968114/5 "2022-07-19T02:32:48Z")

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> [@velomont](#):
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> I think I also watched _Connections_ with James Burke on the same channel.

I love the Secret Life of Machines, but “Connections” and “The day the Universe Changed” are right behind “Cosmos” in my favorite non-fiction TV series.

Even so, I’m happy this series has gotten a second life.