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Six Degrees with Mike Rowe

How is it that edwin drake,a former train conductor Who knew nothing aboutchemistry or...

How is it that edwin drake,
a former train conductor Who knew nothing about
chemistry or geology Or internal combustion,
could put him out of business?

Full Transcript

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How is it that edwin drake, a former train conductor
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Who knew nothing about chemistry or geology
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Or internal combustion, could put him out of business?
Duration
11 seconds
Views
31
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:55
Uploaded
May 25, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary, comedy, history
Production
School of Humans

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Movie Summary

Mike Rowe shows how many things in the world are connected. By using historical facts, Mike takes two seemingly unrelated things and shows an indirect connection.
S01 • E01 After shaving off a terrible beard, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:10
After shaving off a terrible beard,
S01 • E03 But look, that's not really why we're here today. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:04
But look, that's not really why we're here today.
S01 • E03 We're here today because if charles newbold doesn't invent - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:11
We're here today because if charles newbold doesn'...
S01 • E05 Surely a man of science like chesebrough - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:09
Surely a man of science like chesebrough
S01 • E02 He actually found oil, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:10
He actually found oil,
S01 • E04 Thomas Edison patented everything - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:09
Thomas Edison patented everything
S01 • E01 You'll be amazed as you watch us turn steers - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:08
You'll be amazed as you watch us turn steers
S01 • E06 It turned up at a yard sale in california - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:07
It turned up at a yard sale in california
S01 • E05 When he heard they struck oil here in titusville, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:10
When he heard they struck oil here in titusville,
S01 • E03 Consequently, he would have died at glenrowan along - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:09
Consequently, he would have died at glenrowan along
S01 • E02 Soon, seismic reflection will be used to discover - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:15
Soon, seismic reflection will be used to discover
S01 • E04 And thanks to Edison's fondness for all - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:18
And thanks to Edison's fondness for all
S01 • E01 And that is a big deal because up until this point, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:07
And that is a big deal because up until this point,
S01 • E06 And it's a good thing, too, because without this footage, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
And it's a good thing, too, because without this footag...
S01 • E05 The question is, how can he profit from it? - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:05
The question is, how can he profit from it?
S01 • E03 And if ned kelly doesn't become a legend, - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
And if ned kelly doesn't become a legend,
S01 • E01 Doing it in a half hour changes everything. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:04
Doing it in a half hour changes everything.
S01 • E05 Will he devise a new and exciting way - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:05
Will he devise a new and exciting way
S01 • E01 We're making pork chops. We're making christmas hams. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:05
We're making pork chops. We're making christmas ha...
S01 • E06 The point is, this footage truly is a miracle. - Six Degrees with Mike Rowe 00:06
The point is, this footage truly is a miracle.