An animated question mark mono cycles outside Zoey’s house holding a flag with the logo of the show: a magnifying glass with a question mark inside.

In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.

Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.

(music plays)

Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.

The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW

Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.

The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.

The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS

On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.

The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH

As she plays the ukulele, animated musical notes jumps up and down the screen.
(WIND BLOWING)

Zoey appears in a snow storm and says BRRR. IT'S CHILLY HERE.

The image zooms out and shows Zoey in her attic with props to imitate a snow storm.

She says I'VE BEEN THINKING A LOT
ABOUT COLD TODAY,
BECAUSE I SAW A MOVIE
WHERE SCIENTISTS
FOUND A FROZEN CAVE MAN
AND BROUGHT HIM BACK TO LIFE.
IT MADE ME WONDER
THE SAME QUESTION AS JUSTIN.

Justin, a brown haired boy, pops up on the screen and says IS IT POSSIBLE TO FREEZE MYSELF
AND COME BACK TO LIFE?

Sitting in front of her laptop, Zoey says WOULDN'T THAT BE COOL?
BUT IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE.
MY FROZEN FISH STICKS AREN'T
COMING BACK TO LIFE, RIGHT?
BUT I STARTED CHECKING,
AND I FOUND SOMETHING SHOCKING.
THIS FROG WAS FROZEN SOLID
IN THE WINTER.
IT WAS SO FROZEN THAT,
IF YOU WERE TO MOVE ITS LEGS,
THEY WOULD SNAP OFF.
THERE'S NO WAY THIS FROG
COULD BE STILL ALIVE, RIGHT?
BUT IT WAS! WHEN IT THAWED OUT
IT WAS AS GOOD AS NEW!
(FROG CROAKS.)
WHAT!? THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
THEY WERE FROZEN SOLID.
THAT'S ALMOST AS CRAZY AS MY
FISH STICK COMING BACK TO LIFE.
(FISH STICK MAKES
SCREAMING NOISES.)
AGH!

The fish stick says WHAT'S ALL THE EXCITEMENT ABOUT?

Zoey says SOME THINGS THAT SEEM IMPOSSIBLE
ARE ACTUALLY TRUE.
I FOUND OUT THAT SOME FROGS,
BUGS, AND EVEN TURTLES
CAN SURVIVE BEING FROZEN.
BUT I DIDN'T FIND
ANY BIG ANIMALS OR PEOPLE
THAT CAN DO THAT.
SO I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER YET
TO JUSTIN'S QUESTION,
BUT I PROMISE I'LL FIND OUT
BY THE END OF THE SHOW.
MAYBE YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT COLD
WILL HELP ME.

A girl with glasses named Maya pops up on the screen and says WHY DO YOU GET A BRAIN FREEZE
WHEN YOU DRINK SOMETHING
VERY COLD?

Zoey says WELL, MAYA, I DON'T KNOW
IF I CAN FREEZE MY BODY,
BUT I KNOW I CAN
FREEZE MY BRAIN.

Zoey starts drinking a cold drink.

(SUCKING NOISE)
(ALARM GOING OFF)

A caption reads "Brain freeze."

Zoey says AGH! MAYBE THAT WASN'T WISE.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?

The drink says HEY! CHILL OUT.
I'LL SHOW YOU.
(RAP MUSIC)

Dressed as a giant slurpy, Zoey sings a song.

On the background appear augmented images of brain cells, arteries, and electric impulses.

The song goes YOU WANNA KNOW WHY
I CAUSE YOU PAIN
IN THE TOP OF YOUR MOUTH
THERE'S A TUBE TO YOUR BRAIN
IT TAKES THE RIDE UP
RIGHT UP TO YOUR BRAIN
THIS TUBE IS CALLED
AN "ARTERY"
IT'S REALLY VERY SMART-ERY
WHEN YOUR MOUTH IS TOO COLD,
IT YELLS, "COLD OVERLOAD!"
PUSHING WARM BLOOD
TO YOUR BRAIN
AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSES PAIN
SO DON'T YOU
DO IT AGAIN
NOW THAT YOU KNOW,
YOU SHOULD DRINK ME SLOWLY
YEAH
(SLURPING)
AH... !

A boy in a red T-shirt named Raphael pops up on the screen and says IS THERE SUCH THING
AS THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN?

Zoey says WELL, RAPHAEL, I KNOW A GIRL
WHO LIVES IN THE ARCTIC,
WHERE THERE'S A LOT OF SNOW.
LET'S ASK HER.
HI, KYLIE.
I'M JUST WONDERING: HAVE YOU
EVER SEEN AN ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN?

On the computer screen, a teenage girl named Kylie says OH, YEAH.
I'VE SEEN ONE BEFORE.

Zoey says YOU HAVE?
WHAT DID IT LOOK LIKE?

Kylie says IT WAS REALLY BIG.

Zoey says WOAH! WHEN DID YOU SEE IT?

Kylie says ON HALLOWEEN.

Zoey says HALLOWEEN?

Kylie says YEAH.

Zoey says AGH. KYLIE TRICKED ME.
BUT SOME PEOPLE
REALLY DO THINK THEY'VE SEEN
AN ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN.
IN THE HIMALAYA MOUNTAINS
IN ASIA, THEY CALL IT A YETI.

In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.

Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!

In a concession in the mountains, Mountain Zoey says I SAW THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
WITH MY OWN EYES.
BUY A TICKET
TO SEE FOR YOURSELF.
I'LL GUIDE YOU UP THE MOUNTAIN,
IF YOU DARE.
I EVEN TOOK A PICTURE
TO PROVE IT'S REAL.
OKAY. SO THE PICTURE DOESN'T
DO IT JUSTICE.
BUT, FOR JUST 5 DOLLARS,
YOU CAN SEE THE YETI
WITH YOUR OWN EYES.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)

Zoey says THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN
OR YETI,
WHATEVER YOU CALL IT -
IS JUST A MYTH.
PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY'VE SEEN
IT, PROBABLY JUST SAW BEARS.
BUT I FOUND ANOTHER EXPLANATION.
PEOPLE IN THE MOUNTAINS
SOMETIMES SEE SHADOWY FIGURES
AND THINK IT'S
THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN,
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY
AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.

She places a doll in front of a cardboard mountain background and hits it with a flash light from the front. The doll casts a large shadow on the background.

Zoey says WHEN YOU'RE HIGH UP
IN THE MOUNTAINS
AND THE SUN'S BEHIND YOU,
YOU CAN SEE YOUR OWN SHADOW
IN THE CLOUDS.
(GROWLING, SCREAMING)
(MORE GROWLING)

Mountain Zoey says YOU'RE SAYING I WAS SCARED
OF MY OWN SHADOW?
WELL, WHAT ABOUT THOSE
FOOTPRINTS I SAW? HUH?
WHAT DO YOU SAY
ABOUT THAT?
I NEED AN ANSWER.

Zoey says WOAH!
I'VE SEEN THAT SAME FOOTPRINT
RIGHT HERE IN THE ATTIC.

She puts her feet on the desk. She wears bear paw slippers.

Zoey holds a large footprint and says JUST KIDDING.
BUT SOME PEOPLE HAVE SEEN HUGE
FOOTPRINTS IN THE MOUNTAINS.
LIKE THIS ONE.
I WONDER
IF SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES A YETI
COULD HAVE MADE THEM.
MAXIME AND KEANA ARE GOING
TO HELP ME FIND OUT.

Maxime is around 12, with short brown hair and wears a blue T-shirt with a print on the front.

Keana is around 13, with long wavy brown hair and wears a blue tank top with white stripes.

Zoey says I PRINTED OUT SOME OTHER TRACKS
THAT WE DO KNOW:
A GRIZZLY BEAR'S
FRONT AND REAR PAWS,
A BLACK BEAR TRACK,
A WOLF TRACK,
AND A HUMAN BOOT TRACK.
LET'S SEE IF OUR DETECTIVES
CAN FIND A MATCH
AND SOLVE THE MYSTERY.

Mazime says SO THAT'S A YETI PAW.

Keana says I THINK WE SHOULD TRY ON SOME
OF THE TRACKS ON THE YETI PAW
TO SEE WHICH ONE'S
THE MOST SIMILAR.

Mazime says OKAY. LET'S TRY THAT ONE FIRST.

Zoey says THE GRIZZLY BEAR'S FRONT PAW.

Keana says THAT KIND OF LOOKS SIMILAR.
THERE'S STILL SOME DIFFERENCES.

Zoey says YEAH. IT'S NOT LONG ENOUGH,
THOUGH THE FRONT PART
SEEMS TO FIT.

Maxime says LET'S TRY THIS ONE.

Keana says OKAY.

Zoey says THE BLACK BEAR PAW...

Maxime says NO.

Keana says I DON'T THINK THAT FITS.

Zoey says WHAT ABOUT THE WOLF PAW?

Keana says NOPE.

Zoey says THE HUMAN BOOT?

They both say NO.

Zoey says NONE OF THOSE PRINTS LOOK
EXACTLY LIKE THE YETI PRINT.

Keana says MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT THIS
AND PUT ANOTHER BEAR PAW
JUST TO MAKE SURE.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT.

Zoey says SMART. THEY'RE USING
BOTH THE FRONT AND THE REAR
BEAR PAW TO MAKE IT FIT.

Maxime says YEAH, I THINK THIS IS IT.
IT'S BIG ENOUGH.

Keana says IT'S WIDER.

Maxime says I THINK IT'S GOOD.

Zoey says THAT MAKES SENSE.
IF A BEAR MAKES A PRINT
WITH HIS FRONT PAWS,
THEN STEPS JUST BEHIND IT
WITH HIS BACK PAWS,
THE COMBINATION LOOKS LIKE
A GIANT FOOTPRINT.
THAT'S PROBABLY
WHAT FOOLS PEOPLE.
THANKS, DETECTIVES.
SO, TO ANSWER THE QUESTION...

Raphael says IS THERE SUCH THING
AS THE ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN?

Zoey says WELL, FROM WHAT I CAN SEE,
THERE'S NO PROOF IT EXISTS.
AWWW...

Mountain Zoey says PSST. HEY, ZOEY.
YOU'RE RUINING
MY TICKET BUSINESS.
DON'T YOU HAVE ANOTHER
QUESTION TO ANSWER?
COME ON.

A boy named Tristan pops up on the screen and says DO INUIT REALLY LIVE IN IGLOOS?

Zoey says I CHECKED, AND INUIT NOW LIVE
IN MODERN HOUSES.
THEY ALSO USE MODERN SNOWMOBILES
TO GET AROUND.
BUT THE INUIT INVENTED
ALL KINDS OF THINGS
THAT MADE LIFE POSSIBLE
IN THE FAR NORTH.
THE INUIT INVENTED SNOW BOOTS.

A black haired girl named Kamik says THESE ARE KAMIKS, AND
THEY HELP KEEP OUR FEET WARM.
AND THEY HELP US KEEP UP
ON THE SNOW INSTEAD OF SINKING.

Zoey says HERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.

A boy says DID YOU KNOW THE INUIT
INVENTED THE KAYAK?

Zoey says THAT'S RIGHT.
THE INUIT INVENTED THE KAYAK,
A KIND OF BOAT THAT CAN TRAVEL
THROUGH ICY WATER.
THEY ALSO INVENTED GOGGLES.
AND THEY EVEN INVENTED
DOG SLEDS,
WHICH WERE THE FASTEST
AND FURRIEST WAY
TO GET AROUND THE ARCTIC,
BEFORE SNOWMOBILES.
(DOG PACK BARKING)
(DOG ON SNOWMOBILE
BARKS BACK)
BUT THE IGLOO WAS THE INUITS'
MOST FAMOUS INVENTION.
OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES CAN GET AS
LOW AS MINUS 45 DEGREES CELSIUS.
BUT INSIDE AN IGLOO IT CAN WARM
UP TO 16 DEGREES CELSIUS,
WITH JUST OUR BODY HEAT.

She moves a doll in front of a screen with an image of an igloo and says AGH! IT'S SO COLD.
I WANNA BE IN AN IGLOO.

Zoey says AN IGLOO IS A SMART WAY
TO STAY WARM.
I THINK I'M GONNA ASK MY FRIENDS
HOW THEY STAY WARM.

A caption pops up on the screen. It reads "Ask a friend."

A teenage girl says I WOULD MAKE A PILE OF SNOW,
AND THEN I WOULD MAKE
KIND OF LIKE A DENT INSIDE.
AND I WOULD PROBABLY
LAY IN IT.

A long haired girl says I'D PUT MANY LAYERS OF CLOTHES.
FIRST I PUT TIGHTS,
THEN I PUT MY NORMAL PANTS.
THEN I PUT A THIRD LAYER
OF SPLASH PANTS.

A boy with reddish hair says I WOULD KEEP MY BODY ACTIVE
SO I KEEP WARM.

A girl in a blue hoodie says BRING A BOWL OF SOUP WITH ME
OUTSIDE AND EAT IT,
BECAUSE SOUP IS HOT
SO IT COULD WARM YOU UP.

A brown haired boy says PUT ON A JACKET?

A girl with a yellow headband says LIKE... FOUR SWEATERS?

A girl with straight brown hair says I WOULD GO
INSIDE MY HOUSE.

Zoey says THOSE ARE ALL GREAT IDEAS, BUT I
THINK YOU NEED SOME EXPERT HELP.

She holds a toy ice block with a doll inside.

The toy says IT'S TOO LATE.

Zoey says NO, IT ISN'T.

She grabs the ukulele and starts singing a song that says SHE WORKS IN THE ARCTIC
WHERE IT'S COLD
AND DARK-TIC
AND THE SEALS LIKE
TO B-B-BARK-TIC
(BARKS LIKE A SEAL)
PLEASE WELCOME, FANTAST-ARCTIC,
MARIANNE FALARDEAU.

Marianna enters the attic carrying an orange snow suit. She’s in her thirties, with long wavy blond hair and wears brown trousers and a brown blouse.

She says HI, ZOEY.

Zoey says HI.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE
BRINGING A FRIEND.
NICE TO...
WHERE'S HIS HAND?
SO, DO YOU REALLY WORK
IN THE NORTH POLE?

Marianne says YEAH, I DO RESEARCH
IN THE ARCTIC TO UNDERSTAND
HOW CLIMATE IS CHANGING THE WAYS
ANIMALS AND PEOPLE LIVE
AND GET FOOD
IN THE EXTREME NORTH.

Zoey says WHAT'S THE COLDEST
YOU'VE EVER BEEN?

Marianne says I THINK IT WAS ABOUT
MINUS 30 DEGREES.
BUT IT WAS VERY,
VERY WINDY.
THAT'S WHY I WEAR
A SPECIAL SUIT
THAT'S EVEN WARMER
THAN A REGULAR COAT.
IT CAN GO ABOUT AT
MINUS 40 DEGREES, I THINK.

Zoey says YEAH, IT'S REALLY THICK.
IT MUST BE WARM.

Marianne says OH, YEAH.
IT'S REALLY WARM.
IT HAS A LOT OF INSULATION,
WHICH MEANS
THAT IT KEEPS THE WARMTH
OF YOUR BODY INSIDE THE COAT
AND KEEPS THE COLD AIR OUTSIDE.

Zoey says YEAH, I'D DEFINITELY WANNA
WEAR ONE OF THESE
IF I WAS IN
THE COLDEST PLACE.
BUT HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM CHELSEA.

On the screen, Chelsea says HOW DO ANIMALS STAY WARM
IN WINTER?

Zoey says YEAH. WHAT DO ANIMALS DO
IN THE COLD?
THEY CAN'T JUST BUY A COAT.

In animation, a wolf tries on a furry coat in a store and says I WONDER IF
IT COMES IN PINK.

Zoey says I CHECKED, AND
SOME ANIMALS OBVIOUSLY
HAVE BUILT IN FUR COATS.
AND SHEEP HAVE WOOL COATS
IN THE WINTER.
IN THE SUMMER, RANCHERS
SHAVE OFF THE WOOL
SO THE SHEEP DON'T GET
TOO HOT.
WE USE THE WOOL TO MAKE SWEATERS
AND BLANKETS TO KEEP US WARM.

An animated sheep says WOOHOO! WE WIN.

Zoey says BIRDS KEEP WARM WITH
THEIR FEATHERS AND FUZZY STUFF
CALLED "DOWN,"
WHICH WE SOMETIMES USE TO MAKE
COMFORTERS AND JACKETS.
BUT I NOTICED SOMETHING
ABOUT ANIMALS WHO LIVE
IN REALLY COLD PLACES.

A walrus says YEAH?
WHAT'S THAT?

Zoey says THEY HAVE A LOT
OF FAT ON THEM.
DOES FAT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO
WITH STAYING WARM?

Marianne says YES. WARM-BLOODED ANIMALS
HAVE TO KEEP THEIR BODIES
AT A CONSTANT TEMPERATURE.
SO MANY ARCTIC ANIMALS
HAVE WHAT'S CALLED "BLUBBER,"
A KIND OF FAT THAT
INSULATES THEIR CORE.
IT'S SORT OF LIKE WHAT
MY COLD WEATHER SUIT DOES.

Zoey says I'VE WORN A WOOL COAT
AND A DOWN COAT,
BUT I'VE NEVER WORN
A BLUBBER COAT.
THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA FOR...
(FANFARE)

In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.

A caption reads "My great challenge."

Zoey says MY CHALLENGERS TODAY ARE RUBY...

Ruby is around 12 and has long wavy brown braided hair. She wears a black and white printed dress with pink rims.

Ruby says HI.

Zoey says... AND JAEDON.

Jaedon is around 12, with very short brown hair and wears jeans and a black, white and gray T-shirt.

He says HI.

Zoey says ARE YOU READY FOR A VERY
ICY CHALLENGE?

Ruby says YEAH.

Jaedon says YEAH, I'M READY.

On a table in front of them sit two plastic containers: one with icy water and plastic fish inside and the other one with shortening.

Zoey says OKAY. IMAGINE YOU'RE SEALS
IN THE ARCTIC...... AND YOU'RE TRYING
TO CATCH FISH IN ICY WATER.
IT'S SO COLD I CAN BARELY
PUT MY HAND IN IT!
YOUR CHALLENGE IS TO REACH
INTO THE ICY WATER
AND GRAB AS MANY FISH
AS YOU CAN IN 60 SECONDS.
BUT DON'T WORRY, YOU'RE SEALS,
SO YOU HAVE A BLUBBER COAT.
MARIANNE WILL SHOW YOU HOW.

Marianne says SO FIRST YOU HAVE TO DIP
YOUR FOREARM
INTO THIS TUB OF SHORTENING.
(JAEDON LAUGHS.)

Zoey says THE SHORTENING ACTS LIKE
THE SEALS' BLUBBER.
PRETTY SQUISHY, HUH?

Jaedon says IT'S SO WEIRD.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)
IT FEELS SO, LIKE, SLIMY.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)

Marianne says AND NOW,
JUST LIKE SEALS,
YOU NEED SOME SKIN TO HOLD
THAT BLUBBER TOGETHER.
SO LET ME HELP YOU
PUT THAT ON.

Zoey says THAT GLOVE'S ALSO
FULL OF BLUBBER.

Marianne says THERE YOU GO.

Jaedon says WOAH.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)

Jaedon says THIS IS SO WEIRD.

Ruby says WOAH.

Marianne says OKAY.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)
NOW THE SKIN.
(ZOEY AND RUBY LAUGH.)

Zoey says IS IT SLIMY?

Ruby says YEAH.

Zoey says OKAY. TIME TO GO DIVING
IN THE ICY WATER.
REMEMBER, THE ONE WHO GETS
THE MOST FISH WINS.
ON YOUR MARK, GET SET...
FISH IT!

Counters for Jaedon and Ruby appear on the screen.

JAedon says THERE'S ONE.
COME ON.

Zoey says GO! FIND THEM.

Jaedon says THAT'S ICE.
ONE! THERE'S ANOTHER ONE!

Zoey says ONLY 12 SECONDS LEFT,
AND IT'S TIED UP AT THREE ALL.
FOUR TO THREE FOR RUBY.

Jaedon says ONE MORE!

Zoey says JAEDON TIES IT UP
WITH FIVE SECONDS LEFT.
RUBY GETS ONE!
JAEDON, REACHING FOR A FISH.
(ALARM BELL RINGS)
OKAY. TIME'S UP.
JAEDON, YOU HAVE ONE,
TWO, THREE AND FOUR.
RUBY, YOU HAVE ONE, TWO,
THREE, FOUR, FIVE.
OKAY, RUBY,
YOU'RE THE WINNER.

Ruby says WOO!

Zoey says OKAY, SO I WANT YOU BOTH
TO PUT YOUR OTHER HAND IN
AND TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE.
OKAY.

They say WOAH!

Ruby says OH MY GOSH!

Jadon says THAT'S WAY COLDER.
(ZOEY LAUGHS.)

Marianne says YEAH, THAT'S BECAUSE
ON THE RIGHT HAND
YOU HAVE THE BLUBBER,
LIKE A SEAL.
AND ON THE LEFT HAND,
YOU'RE A HUMAN.
YEAH. RIGHT.

Zoey says OKAY.
BECAUSE YOU GUYS WERE
SUCH GREAT SEALS,
YOU'RE REWARD IS YOU GET
TO KEEP THE FISH!

(JAEDON AND RUBY BARK
LIKE SEALS.)

Zoey says RAYAN HAD A QUESTION ABOUT
ANIMALS WITHOUT BLUBBER.

On the screen, Rayan says HOW DO FISH LIVE
UNDER THE ICE?
THEY MUST BE COLD THERE.

Zoey says YEAH, GOOD QUESTION.
FISH DON'T HAVE BLUBBER.
HOW CAN THEY NOT FREEZE
UNDER THE ICE?

Marianne says IN THE COLD, FISH CAN SLOW DOWN
THEIR BODY'S FUNCTIONS,
SO THEY USE LESS ENERGY.

Zoey says THAT'S LIKE A VIDEO I SAW
ABOUT FROGS AND HOW THEY FREEZE.

Marianne says YES, FROGS CAN DO THAT
BECAUSE THEY ARE WELL ADAPTED
TO THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
SO ARE ARCTIC ANIMALS.
WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT
MARINE MAMMALS
THAT HAVE A THICK
LAYER OF BLUBBER
SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE
IN THE ARCTIC.
AND THEN ARCTIC FISH CAN SURVIVE
IN EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES.

Zoey says OH! SO COULD WE HUMANS SLOW
OUR BODIES DOWN?
COULD I FREEZE MYSELF
IN THE WINTER
AND COME BACK LATER
LIKE A FROG?

Marianne says NO. HUMANS AREN'T ADAPTED
TO DO THAT.
YOU KNOW HOW YOU SHIVER
WHEN YOU'RE COLD?
IT'S YOUR BODY WORKING HARD
TO TRY TO STAY WARM.
IN REALLY COLD PLACES, YOUR BODY
TRIES TO KEEP ITS CORE WARM,
THEN YOUR FINGERS AND TOES ARE
EXTRA VULNERABLE TO FROSTBITE.
WE COULD DIE
IN EXTREME COLD.

Zoey says HMM... IT'S NOT LOOKING GOOD
FOR JUSTIN'S QUESTION
ABOUT HOW WE CAN
FREEZE OURSELVES
AND COME BACK IN THE FUTURE,
BUT I'LL KEEP CHECKING.
THANKS FOR HELPING ME FIND
STUFF OUT, MARIANNE.

Marianne says MY PLEASURE.

Zoey says MARIANNE SAID WE CAN'T FREEZE
OURSELVES IN THE SNOW
AND THAW OUT AGAIN
LIKE FROGS,
BUT WHAT IF WE HAD A SUPER-
TECHNO FREEZING MACHINE?
LET'S FIND OUT.

Zoey meets Don at a warehouse.

Don is in his late forties, clean-shaven and balding. He wears glasses, black trousers and a white shirt.

Zoey says HI, DON.

Don says HI, ZOEY.

Zoey says I'M HERE TO SEE YOUR HI-TECH
FREEZING MACHINE.

Don says OKAY. BUT WE'RE GONNA HAVE
TO GET DRESSED UP FIRST.

Zoey says OKAY.

Don says LET'S GO.

Zoey says I'M AT THE NATIONAL RESEARCH
COUNCIL'S CLIMATE CHAMBER,
WHERE THEY CAN MAKE IT
AS COLD AS ANTARCTICA.

Wearing snow clothing, they go inside the freezing machine.

Zoey says WOW! IT WAS SO HOT OUTSIDE,
BUT IT'S SO COLD IN HERE.

Don says THIS IS OUR CLIMATE CHAMBER.

Zoey says IT'S BASICALLY LIKE
A GIANT REFRIGERATOR.
WHAT DO YOU USE IT FOR?

Don says OH, WE USE IT FOR ALL
KINDS OF THINGS.
WE TEST TRUCKS
AND TRAINS AND TENTS
TO KEEP PEOPLE WARM
IN THE WINTER.
ANYTHING THAT'S OUTSIDE,
WE CAN TEST IT INSIDE.

Zoey says COOL.

Don says VERY COOL.

Zoey plays with the snow and says WOO! IT'S WINTER AGAIN. WOO!

She throws a snowball to Don.

Zoey says WHOOPS. SORRY.
I'M HAVING TOO MUCH FUN.
BUT HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM DARIO.

Dario says IS THE SOUTH POLE COLDER
THAN MY FREEZER?

Don says OH, THE SOUTH POLE IS MUCH
COLDER THAN YOUR FREEZER.
IT CAN GET AS LOW AS MINUS 89
DEGREES C AT THE SOUTH POLE.
YOUR FREEZER'S PROBABLY
ONLY MINUS 20.
SO IT'S VERY MUCH COLDER
AT THE SOUTH POLE.

Zoey says WELL, I GUESS,
AT THE SOUTH POLE,
A FREEZER WOULD BE
A GOOD PLACE TO WARM UP.
ON WEATHER REPORTS,
I SEE SOMETHING
CALLED THE "WIND CHILL."
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

Don says WHEN THE WIND IS BLOWING, IT
TAKES HEAT AWAY FROM YOUR BODY,
SO IT MAKES IT FEEL MUCH COLDER
THAN THE REAL TEMPERATURE.

Zoey says HOW BIG A DIFFERENCE IS IT?

Don says WE COULD FIND OUT
IF YOU LIKE.
WE HAVE A BIG FAN...

Zoey says I THINK YOU MEAN
A GINORMOUS FAN!

They stand in front of the fan.

Zoey says IT WAS SO COLD IN HERE BEFORE,
BUT NOW IT'S EVEN COLDER.
IT FEELS EVEN COLDER.

Don says IT DOES.

Zoey says I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER FELT
COLDER COLD THAN THAT.

Don says THAT FELT LIKE
MINUS 65 DEGREES C.
IT WAS ONLY REALLY
MINUS 30 DEGREES C,
SO THAT'S 35 DEGREES COLDER
WITH THE WIND.

Zoey says BRR. IT WAS LIKE WE REALLY WERE
AT THE SOUTH POLE.
I COULD REALLY USE
A HOT CHOCOLATE NOW. HEY!
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
IF YOU TOOK HOT CHOCOLATE
AND PUT IT IN
THE CLIMATE CHAMBER?
WOULD IT TURN INTO
INSTANT ICE CREAM?
SOME OF MY FRIENDS DID
AN EXPERIMENT LIKE THAT.
THEY LIVE IN NUNAVUT, WHERE IT'S
SERIOUSLY COLD IN THE WINTER.

A clip rolls.

A man says ONE, TWO, THREE, THROW!

Three kids throw hot chocolate outside on a very cold day.

They say WOAH!

Zoey says IT'S SO COLD THAT
IF YOU THROW HOT WATER,
IT FREEZES BEFORE
IT HITS THE GROUND.
PRETTY COOL, HUH? THINK WE CAN
TRY SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

Don says LET'S GO TRY IT.
READY, SET...

He throws a cup of water in the air and it immediately freezes.

Zoey says WOW!
THE WATER FROZE.
IN MID AIR.

Don says THAT'S PRETTY COOL,
ISN'T IT?

Zoey says THAT IS PRETTY COOL.
THAT WAS AWESOME.
BEING A SCIENTIST LOOKS LIKE
A REALLY COOL JOB.
BUT NOW, LET'S ANSWER MICHAEL'S
QUESTION ABOUT FREEZING STUFF.

Michael says HOW COLD WOULD IT HAVE TO BE
TO FREEZE A BALL OF IRON
ALL THE WAY THROUGH
SO THAT WHEN YOU DROP IT,
IT SHATTERS?

Zoey says OKAY. SO, GUMMY BEARS
AREN'T EXACTLY IRON.
BUT WE'RE GONNA SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN THEY GET FROZEN SOLID.

Don says FIRST LET SEE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN WE HIT ONE THAT'S
AT ROOM TEMPERATURE.

Don hits it with a stick.

Zoey says IT JUST GOT SQUISHIER.

Don says IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT DENTED.

Zoey says I WONDER OF THE FROZEN ONE
WILL BE DIFFERENT.

Don says LET'S TRY IT.

Zoey says YUP. THAT ONE'S FROZEN SOLID.

Don hits it with the stick and it shatters into pieces.

Zoey says IT SHATTERED INTO
A MILLION PIECES!

Don says SO, WHEN THE GUMMY GETS
REALLY COLD,
IT TURNS ALMOST INTO GLASS.
THE MOLECULES STICK TOGETHER
JUST LIKE THE MOLECULES
IN GLASS.
SO WHEN WE HIT IT,
IT BREAKS JUST LIKE GLASS.

Zoey says INTERESTING.
BUT COULD YOU FREEZE AN IRON
BALL SO COLD THAT IT SHATTERS?

Don says YOU COULD.
BUT IT'D BE PRETTY HARD.
IRON BALLS ARE MADE
TO BE STRONG.

In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.

A caption reads "Do try this at home."

Zoey says WANNA SEE FOR YOURSELF
HOW COLD CHANGES THINGS?
TAKE TWO IDENTICAL RUBBER BALLS
OR TENNIS BALLS.
PUT ONE IN THE FREEZER,
ONE SOMEPLACE WARM.
THE NEXT DAY, SEE
HOW DIFFERENTLY THEY BOUNCE.
CHECK THIS OUT.
THE FROZEN ONE HARDLY
BOUNCES AT ALL.
LET'S SEE THAT AGAIN
IN SLOW MOTION.
EXACT SAME KIND OF TENNIS BALL,
BUT WHEN IT'S FROZEN,
IT LOSES ITS BOUNCE.
BUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF
PEOPLE WERE FROZEN SOLID?
HAVE YOU EVER TESTED THAT?

Don says THAT WOULD BE
A VERY BAD IDEA.
WE DON'T HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY
FOR THAT JUST YET.
THE WATER IN THEIR CELLS WOULD
FREEZE - THAT WOULD KILL THEM.

Zoey says YIKES! WELL, THANKS FOR
HELPING ME FIND STUFF OUT.

Don says YOU'RE WELCOME.

Back in the attic, Zoey says AND THAT TAKES US BACK
TO JUSTIN'S QUESTION THAT
WARMED UP MY SHOW.

Justin says IT IS POSSIBLE TO FREEZE MYSELF
AND COME BACK TO LIFE?
THE BIG ANSWER IS...
NO. WE CAN'T FREEZE OURSELVES
FOR THE FUTURE JUST YET.
WE'D DIE FROM JUST
BEING FROZEN.
BUT MAYBE THAT'S WHY PEOPLE
HAVE INVENTED WAYS
TO STAY WARM AND
SURVIVE IN THE COLD.

Clips from the show roll.

Zoey says WE INVENTED CLOTHING THAT
KEEPS US WARM IN EXTREME COLD.
THE INUIT INVENTED
IGLOO SHELTERS
AND WAYS TO GET AROUND
IN COLD PLACES.
WE LEARNED TO BUILD
BIG BUILDINGS
THAT PROTECT US
FROM WINTER WEATHER.
WE EVEN HAVE CLIMATE CHAMBERS
TO TEST HOW OUR CARS AND
MACHINES WILL WORK IN THE COLD.
WE HUMANS ARE PRETTY SMART.
COLD MAY BE DANGEROUS FOR US,
BUT WE'VE INVENTED ALL SORTS
OF WAYS TO OUTSMART IT.

She grabs her icy drink and says I SHALL DEFEAT YOU!
(SLURPING)

He grabs her head and says OKAY.
MAYBE SOME THINGS THE HUMAN MIND
JUST CAN'T SOLVE YET.
OW!
OH, SEE YOU NEXT TIME
FOR MORE
FINDING STUFF OUT.
(RAP MUSIC)

Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert.

The end credits roll as the "Slurpy" song plays.

An Apartment 11 Productions.

Produced in association with TVO Kids.

Logo: TVO Kids.

Copyright 2016, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.

The song goes YOU WANNA KNOW
WHY I CAUSE YOU PAIN
IN THE TOP OF YOUR MOUTH
THERE'S A TUBE TO YOUR BRAIN
IT TAKES THE RIDE UP
RIGHT UP TO YOUR BRAIN

(music plays)
THIS TUBE IS CALLED
AN "ARTERY"
IT'S REALLY VERY SMART-ERY
WHEN YOUR MOUTH IS TOO COLD,
IT YELLS, "COLD OVERLOAD!"
PUSHING WARM BLOOD
TO YOUR BRAIN
AND THAT'S WHAT CAUSES PAIN
AH...!