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James May and the Dull Men

'But just maybe there isa real world problem that my lathe and I can fix.' There are 14...

'But just maybe there is
a real world problem that my lathe and I can fix.' There are 14 billion pencils produced every year on the planet
Earth, which means roughly two pencils per person

Full Transcript

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'But just maybe there is a real world problem
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that my lathe and I can fix.'
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There are 14 billion pencils
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produced every year on the planet Earth, which means roughly
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two pencils per person.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:49
Uploaded
Apr 06, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
reality-tv

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Movie Summary

Follows a presenter solving everyday conundrums to make sense of modern life's chaos, like why a washing machine can't also be a cooker.
S01 • E03 But even Nostradamus would struggle to predict - James May and the Dull Men 00:08
But even Nostradamus would struggle to predict
S01 • E05 And if you wanted it in some sort of strip. - James May and the Dull Men 00:05
And if you wanted it in some sort of strip.
S01 • E02 Finally, I hastened to the shed, - James May and the Dull Men 00:08
Finally, I hastened to the shed,
S01 • E06 Time to deploy some emergency, stage five. - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
Time to deploy some emergency, stage five.
S01 • E02 To me.To me. To me.To me. - James May and the Dull Men 00:05
To me.To me. To me.To me.
S01 • E06 Well, we're a bit busy filming, so, no. - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
Well, we're a bit busy filming, so, no.
S01 • E01 And of those 14 billion pencils, - James May and the Dull Men 00:10
And of those 14 billion pencils,
S01 • E05 But then I thought, what we have over here - James May and the Dull Men 00:09
But then I thought, what we have over here
S01 • E04 OK, and we're gonna have some pickle, - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
OK, and we're gonna have some pickle,
S01 • E02 I worked with Simmy for, I suppose, the best part of 20 years, - James May and the Dull Men 00:13
I worked with Simmy for, I suppose, the best part of 20 year...
S01 • E01 But why should that go to waste? It's a perfectly good pencil, - James May and the Dull Men 00:18
But why should that go to waste? It's a perfectly good ...
S01 • E06 You wanted 4 in off. I took about 2-1/2 to 3 in off - James May and the Dull Men 00:12
You wanted 4 in off. I took about 2-1/2 to 3 in off
S01 • E05 And I wondered, I've never tried this, - James May and the Dull Men 00:08
And I wondered, I've never tried this,
S01 • E03 Yes, I need a boring bloke who is creative with space. - James May and the Dull Men 00:05
Yes, I need a boring bloke who is creative with space.
S01 • E04 OK, Seb, help yourself to some cheese on a biscuit. - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
OK, Seb, help yourself to some cheese on a biscuit.
S01 • E04 OK. This knife's not very good. - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
OK. This knife's not very good.
S01 • E05 And make tagliatelle? Emergency tagliatelle, yes. - James May and the Dull Men 00:06
And make tagliatelle? Emergency tagliatelle, yes.
S01 • E04 He's making a right mess of it. This knife's not very sharp. - James May and the Dull Men 00:05
He's making a right mess of it. This knife's not v...
S01 • E03 Insert the filament guide here - James May and the Dull Men 00:07
Insert the filament guide here
S01 • E05 Apparently, the first paper shredder - James May and the Dull Men 00:08
Apparently, the first paper shredder