Volkswagen's transparent car factory

The Volkswagen Transparent Factory in Dresden is where they make Volkswagen's luxury sedan, the Phaeton. The Transparent Factory is situated in the city center of Dresden, Germany. The factory's walls are made almost completely of glass. Its floors are covered entirely in Canadian maple. Its visitor-friendly layout was designed to accommodate up to 500 tourists per day. There are no smokestacks, no loud noises, and no toxic byproducts. The floors are so clean, you can eat off it. LINK: Youtube

How Gourmet Country Ham Is Made

CURED from UM Media Documentary Projects on Vimeo.

(Video Link) Although it doesn’t produce a vast quantity, Benton’s Smoky Mountain Country Hams in Madisonville, Tennessee is famous for its quality. This video by Joe York tours the facility and talks to owner Allan Benton about his craft. It’s part of a project by the University of Mississippi to document traditional Southern cuisine. -Via: American Digest | Company Website | Via: Neatorama

Cocaine Factory - Lonely Planet Travel Video

In the jungle-clad mountains of the Sierra Nevada, Colombia, we visited a cocaine lab run by a coca farmer. How do you make cocaine? Take some coca leaves, a number of nasty substances, add some bullets, some scary para-military soldiers, a dash of guerrillas, some corrupt cops and a pinch of coca farmer, and you've got one of the world's deadliest drug cocktails.
Produced by Wanderlusts for LonelyPlanet.tv. LINK: Youtube

A Mini Donut Factory That Fits On Your Desk

This Mini Donut Factory will cost you $20, but how is that not worth it for all the tasty, fattening oh-so-heavenly treats you'll make? [Think Geek Via: Laughing Squid], Via: Gizmodo

'Pretty' Pollution Photos Show Depths of Minnesota Lake's Environmental Distress

Mary Taffe lake pollution hades photo
Lifelong Minnesota resident Mary Taffe turned to art to document the algae blooms (pictured above) and other pollution that has been increasingly prominent in nearby Big Stone Lake over the past four years -- changes she believes are caused by increased factory farming activity in the area.

"The first changes began four years ago, when we saw the algae bloom so early and thick, we couldn't use the lake. This was around the time a factory dairy in the watershed ramped up to approximately 13,000 cows," Taffe says.

"We haven't used the lake for four full summers, but last summer, the smell became nearly intolerable and lasted for two and a half months because the prevailing winds blew the goop to our side of the lake. It sat there and cooked." LINK

Exobotics

Rock the Robo Factory, build your bot, and then computate mad booty shake. LINK

A Tour of the Lego Factory

Have you ever wondered how Lego bricks are made? Gizmodo takes a tour of the factory in three videos.

While the storage areas are the most impressive part of the factory, I have to admit that nothing had prepared me for the scope and complexity that is required to make and pack 19 billion bricks every year. The scale of this factory, specially compared to the tiny bricks it produces, is absolutely breathtaking.

Some high quality video at this Link, Via: Neatorama