Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Cotton appears in everything from footballs to denim to x-rays. Watch Australian farmers harvest this versatile crop and learn how they've managed to halve their water usage. Dr Karl's How Things Work – Stream now on ABC iview: ab.co/DrKarlHowThingsWork

00:00 Harvest Day in Emerald, Queensland
00:55 What Cotton Is Used For
01:20 Harvesting 6 Rows At Once
02:22 A Cotton Bale Weighs 2.5 Tonnes!
02:40 Australia Exports 99% Of Its Cotton
02:58 Cutting Water Use In Half

This is an excerpt from Dr Karl's How Things Work Series 2, Episode 2.

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