Is this the American version of HIM? I heard they use a different narrator because of units of measurement between the US and Canada. This show is always awesome to watch.

That was a lot more complex than I expected! But no mention of where they're made... Not in North America for sure.

what could possibly considered secret about the manufacture of something as mundane as a baseball?

Costa Rica apparently.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/01/25/world/low-wage-costa-ricans-make-baseballs-for-millionaires.html

Comment hidden because you are ignoring dag.(show it anyway)

Add "baseball sewer" to the list of jobs I do not want.

I would guess it would be the machine efficiency part. They don't want competition seeing and copying the efficient design.

I am startled that so much hand labor goes into producing each baseball. I always thought they were slightly expensive to buy, but now I think they should cost more.

Also, I've probably watched 40 episodes of How It's Made, and it's almost always Canadian factories. I've never seen what might be called a "sweatshop". Maybe they're branching out.

I've always liked the Arnold-Schwarzenegger-quality puns.