From handcrafted Steinway pianos in New York City and Copper River King salmon from Alaska, to hand-forged Damascus knives in New England and Cuban link chains from Miami, America is home to some of the world’s most expensive goods. We took a road trip from coast to coast to discover the stories behind them. Our first stop is the Stetson hat factory in Garland, Texas.
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:43 – Why Stetson Hats Are So Expensive
07:16 – Why Steinway Pianos Are So Expensive
15:19 – Why Damascus Knives Are So Expensive
25:09 – Why NASA Spacesuits Are So Expensive
35:41 – Why Cuban Link Chains Are So Expensive
42:58 – Why Copper River King Salmon Is So Expensive
55:16 – Why Survival Bunkers Are So Expensive
01:02:09 – Why Humanetics Crash Test Dummies Are So Expensive
01:29:31 – Why Stone Crabs Are So Expensive
01:15:37 – Why Manoomin Wild Rice Is So Expensive
01:30:26 – Why Benitoite Is So Expensive
Editor’s Note: A previous version of this video showed the incorrect NASA suit video was included in this compilation the correct episode of “Why NASA Space Suits Are So Expensive” has been included in the updated compilation. We regret this error.
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as far as knife making you didn't go into it But after the etch we often also coffee ecth to increase the contrast between the light and dark patterns. But you guys did a pretty good job going through most of the process well done.
These SOBs kill beavers? (Put every bad word you can think of here)
Indiana Jones never wore a Stetson, he wore a Classic Fedora.
They literally said this year has been the most abundant for the tribe and you’re telling us harvests have been dwindling and are under threat from pollution and climate change … come on now are you sure its not from some people attempting to harvest the grain who don’t know what they are doing ? You cannot completely control a crop in the wild… very distasteful comment,lacking awareness and knowledge especially after the man told you it was his best year although it varies due to thief’s
Thanks to the animals who donated the fur for the hats,
This video is giving me even more reasons to hate Stetson hats. The favorite choice of fake Cowboys, and even phonier politicians. It's also the choice of the pretentious 1%. Unless you're working on a ranch, or a rodeo, or something valid like that, a $5,000 Stetson is just a piece of pretentious garbage.
Rich-shaming-bait, if ever I saw it. Well, it worked. I hope all who buy them choke on them!
only Americans can pull a stone from the ground and proudly present it as "American made" xD
Don't Stetson get most of their hats from Akubra Australia.
My Grabdmother had a Steinway in her home in Trinidad. Whe she was 80 she came here to America to live with my mom. She died at 96. When we went back to her home in Trinidad after her death the termites had eaten the legs. It was in total disrepair.
You forgot about Billy Jack.
Hats, pianos, and knives, oh my.
Not altogether an accurate list.
The most expensive items produced in the US are :
•Nuclear power plants
•Weapons of war
a) Nuclear aircraft carriers
b)Nuclear ICBMs
c)F35 jet fighters
•Some works of art
•Luxury automobiles
….to name a few.
If you think you can survive after big bombs you are crazy, you will die from inhalation of bad air or starvation if you have no soil to plant
They need to sell the lake…
The process to create these things, and the people with the skills producing them making penny’s compared to their sales and management and white collar counterparts is just sickening. Stetson hats and Steinway pianos selling for thousands or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the people behind the products, who appear to be majority minorities, make 35k or less a year at Stetson, and 50k or less at Steinway, while the sales and marketing guys make double that or even sometimes six times the amount. Just terrible.
One pound of beaver fur, cost the beaver its life.
55:18 The rest of the world is laughing at how scared Americans are
Damascus isn't stronger. You're paying for how pretty it looks and how long it takes to make.
Maybe the US should concentrate on making things that everyone uses, like combs, flatware, tools, general consumer goods, machine tools etc, the garbage in this list is are produced in such small numbers it makes no difference to the GDP, and only the rich can afford.
News, Stetsons made of Fur blend, I'm vegan. Oh, my❕