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Transcript: Spheres
Hamza appears on screen in his studio wearing a white lab coat. He is in his twenties, has short, dark, curly hair, wears a blue shirt, and khaki pants.
Hamza says GET READY
FOR AN EXPLOSIVE MYSTERY:
WHY ARE BUBBLES
ALWAYS ROUND?
TO FIND OUT WE'LL THROW
WATER IN OUTER SPACE...
An ancient Greek walks through the studio door. He has long, curly gray hair and wears a white toga.
Eratosthenes says KALIMERA.
HELLO! HELLO!
Hamza says GET SCHOOLED BY AN
ANCIENT GREEK..
Eratosthenes says AH!
Hamza says GO CRAZY WITH STICKERS...
WOO!
Now kids run around in large transparent inflatable plastic tubes in a gym.
Hamza says AND TURN KIDS
INTO HUMAN SOCCER BALLS.
Back in the studio, Hamza puts something in a bottle and it starts to fizz.
Hamza says IT MIGHT GET A LITTLE
MESSY TODAY ON
LOOK...
DID YOU SEE THAT?...KOOL!
(THEME MUSIC)
The opening sequence appears on screen.
Hamza spins in a circle while standing in front of a cityscape in the background and puts on black sunglasses. He turns around and looks at the city behind him that transforms into colourful 3-D geometric shapes that fall onto the green grass and start to grow back into a new animated city. All the shapes unfold and the colourful geometric-shaped title rises and unfolds into the sky.
The title reads "Look Kool."
The opening sequence ends.
Hamza walks into his studio wearing a white lab coat.
Hamza says OH, HEY! YOU'RE JUST IN TIME
FOR THE EXPLOSION.
WAIT. YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING:
"WHAT EXPLOSION?"
IT ALL STARTED WHEN I HAD
A GLASS OF FIZZY WATER
AT LUNCH.
A flashback to lunch appears on screen with Hamza watching the carbonation in his fizzy water and says ROUNDED... ROUNDED...
ROUNDED, ROUNDED,
ROUNDED, ROUNDED.
ALL THESE BUBBLES ARE ROUNDED.
LOOK AT ALL THE SPHERE-SHAPED
ONES. THOSE ARE THE ONES
THAT ARE PERFECTLY ROUND
LIKE A BALL. SEE?
I WONDER IF BUBBLES
ARE ALWAYS SPHERE-SHAPED
OR IF THEY CAN BE POINTY-SHAPED
TOO, LIKE CONES OR CUBES?
SO I PUT IT TO THE TEST.
WHEN YOU BLOW A BUBBLE,
IT MAKES ROUNDED SHAPES.
(BALLOON FART)
THESE AIR BUBBLES ARE ROUNDED.
AND IF YOU MIX OIL WITH WATER......THE OIL BUBBLES
ARE ROUNDED TOO.
WHEN YOU ADD
Back in the studio, Hamza says THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF CANDY
TO THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF SODA,
IT EXPLODES INTO
A BAZILLION BUBBLES.
WILL EXPLOSION BUBBLES BE
THE SAME AS REGULAR BUBBLES?
LET'S FIND OUT.
ARE YOU READY?
Hamza puts the piece of candy into a bottle of dark soda.
Hamza says DID YOU SEE THAT?
BUT WHAT SHAPE ARE THE BUBBLES?
OH, THEY'RE ROUNDED TOO!
SO IT LOOKS LIKE BUBBLES
ARE NATURALLY ROUNDED. THERE
MUST BE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL
ABOUT SPHERES. THEY'RE
THE ROUNDEST OF THE ROUNDS!
A black and white animated film appears on screen with a title that reads "Spheres in Nature."
The narrator says WELCOME TO
SPHERES IN NATURE.
WHEN A GRAIN OF SAND GETS
STUCK INSIDE AN OYSTERS
SHELL...
GULP! UGH!...IT FORMS A PEARL.
THE OYSTER COATS
THE GRAIN OF SAND
WITH A SMOOTH SUBSTANCE
CALLED NACRE.
The pearl comes out of the oyster and says TADA! I'M BASICALLY MADE
OF OYSTER SPIT.
EW!
Now a slate of Kool Kat sitting on animated grass appears on screen with a title that reads "Deconstruct." Kool Kat breaks apart into several tiny shapes and comes back together.
Back in the studio, Hamza says HEY, KOOL KAT!
Kool Kat is a blue toaster cat with red roller wheels for feet. His eyes pop out and cross.
Hamza says CAREFUL! YOUR EYES ARE
GONNA GET STUCK THAT WAY!
Kool Kat runs away and says MEOW!
Hamza says COOL CAT'S RIGHT, THOUGH.
OUR EYEBALLS ARE SPHERES. THATS
WHY WE CALL THEM EYEBALLS!
AND CRYSTAL BALLS
ARE SPHERES TOO!
OH CRYSTAL BALL, SHOW ME
WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT SPHERES!
DECONSTRUCT.
The sphere transforms into a hologram.
Hamza says WHOA!
ARE YOU SEEING WHAT I'M SEEING?
A SPHERE IS LIKE
A ROTATED CIRCLE. HMM...
I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF
I KARATE CHOPPED THIS BAD BOY.
HIYA! HUH!
Hamza chops the sphere and it divides into yellow circular slices.
Hamza says LOOK! ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT,
YOU GET A PERFECT CIRCLE.
A SPHERE IS
A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CIRCLE.
AMAZING! AND WOW!
EVERY POINT ON THE SURFACE
OF THE SPHERE
IS THE SAME DISTANCE
FROM THE CENTRE OF THE SPHERE.
I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
IF THEY WERE
DIFFERENT DISTANCES?
HUH! WELL I GUESS THAT SHAPE
WOULDN'T BE A SPHERE ANYMORE.
HUH! THAT'S BETTER.
HEY, COOL CAT,
I THINK IT'S TIME
FOR AN INVESTIGATION.
Kool Kat nods his head and says MEOW!
Now Kool Kat appears on screen and looks through a magnifying glass at a title that reads "Investigation."
Back in the studio, Hamza walks over to a projection screen. Stefano and Han Ru appear on screen standing in front of an old house. Han Ru has shoulder-length, middle-parted, wavy black hair and Stefano has short, dark brown, feathery hair. They both wear white T-shirts with an eye in the middle with four arrows that point around it.
Hamza says HI, INVESTIGATORS!
Han Ru says HI!
Stefano says HEY, HAMZA!
Hamza says TODAY WE'RE LOOKING
FOR SPHERES. THREE-DIMENSIONAL
THINGS THAT ARE
PERFECTLY ROUND LIKE A BALL.
YOU'LL FIND THEM ALL AROUND.
GET IT - "ALL AROUND"?
Han Ru says YEAH!
Stefano says THAT'S FUNNY.
Hamza says WELL, GO FOR IT!
They both say OK!
Stefano and Han Ru walk around outside the house and say SPHERES...
Stefano says LOOK AT THESE.
Han Ru says ALL OF THIS JEWELRY.
Stefano says THEY'RE ALL SPHERES!
The computer says SPHERE IDENTIFIED!
Han Ru says HEY THAT'S A SPHERE!
Stefano says CATCH, HAN RU.
(ELECTRONIC BEEPS)
Han Ru says THE GOLF BALLS!
Stefano says THE GOLF BALLS!
Han Ru says FOUND IT!
Hamza says HEY! LET'S SEE WHAT
THE MIND'S EYE COMPUTER
HAS TO SAY ABOUT GOLF BALLS.
The computer says GOLF BALLS USED TO
HAVE A SMOOTH SURFACE
UNTIL GOLFERS REALIZED THAT
THEIR OLD GOLF BALLS WITH BUMPS
AND DENTS WERE BETTER.
NOW WE MAKE GOLF BALLS
WITH BUILT-IN BUMPS.
Stefano says LET'S GO CHECK INSIDE.
Han Ru says OK.
Stefano and Han Ru go inside the house.
Stefano says THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
Han Ru says OH, COOL!
Stefano says AND OF COURSE JUPITER GOT
KICKED OUT OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
Han Ru says ARE YOU SURE
THAT'S JUPITER?
Stefano says UM YEAH. I AM PRETTY SURE
'CAUSE IT IS THE BIGGEST ONE.
(ELECTRONIC BEEPS)
The computer says ALL THE PLANETS
AND STARS ARE SPHERES
BECAUSE OF GRAVITY. GRAVITY IS
THE FORCE THAT PULLS EVERYTHING
TO THE CENTRE
OF ANY PLANET OR STAR.
SINCE THE FORCE OF GRAVITY
IS THE SAME IN ALL DIRECTIONS,
EVERYTHING ON THE SURFACE
IS ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE
TO THE CENTRE,
MAKING IT A SPHERE.
Han Ru says OH. I FOUND ONE!
DISCO BALL!
Stefano says HEY, IT'S A MINI-DISCO BALL.
PARTY ON!
(ELECTRONIC BEEPS)
Han Ru says IS AN ORANGE A SPHERE?
Hamza says YEAH.
(ELECTRONIC BEEPS)
Stefano says WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT!
I HAVE CONTROL OF THE WORLD.
(CACKLING)
(ELECTRONIC BEEPS)
Stefano says EARTH IS ACTUALLY
NOT A PERFECT SPHERE.
ITS SHAPE IS CALLED
AN OBLATE SPHEROID.
IT IS SLIGHTLY
SQUASHED AT ITS POLES
AND A LITTLE SWOLLEN
IN THE MIDDLE AT THE EQUATOR.
SO IF YOU WANT TO WALK AROUND
THE WORLD GO THROUGH THE NORTH
AND SOUTH POLES - IT WILL
SAVE YOU 67 KILOMETERS.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU DRESS WARML.
Back in the studio, Hamza talks to a rollerblade and says I KNOW YOU'RE
IN THERE SOMEWHERE!
HA HA! I'M NOT JUST
TALKING TO AN INLINE SKATE.
SOME OF THE MOST USEFUL
SPHERES IN THE WORLD
ARE SPHERES WE NEVER GET TO SEE.
THEY'RE IN THESE THINGS CALLED
BALL BEARINGS WHICH HELP
MACHINE PARTS...MOVE SMOOTHLY.
INTERESTING SPHERES, HUH?
ENGINEERS USE THEM ALL THE TIME!
THESE BALL BEARING
SPHERES ARE LIKE:
THE SECRET AGENTS
OF ENGINEERING.
Now Hamza appears on screen walking down a dark alley wearing a black hat, sunglasses, and a black trench coat, white shirt, and a black tie.
Hamza sings and says SECRET AGENT SPHERE
YOU KNOW HE'S REALLY SMOOTH
SECRET AGENT SPHERE
BALL BEARINGS
HELP THINGS MOVE
CARS, CRANES,
BIKES AND MICROWAVES.
YOU DON'T SEE HIM,
BUT HE'S THERE.
GAME CONTROLLERS
AND CAMCORDERS -
THAT SECRET SPHERE
IS EVERYWHERE.
SECRET AGENT SPHERE
YOU KNOW HE'S REALLY SMOOTH
SECRET AGENT SPHERE
BALL BEARINGS
HELP THINGS MOVE
COMPUTER HARD DRIVES,
BLENDERS TOO.
INSIDE MACHINES,
HE ROLLS AROUND.
HOT TUBS, FANS,
AND SKYSCRAPERS.
HE HIDES IN STUFF ALL OVER TOWN!
SECRET AGENT SPHERE
YOU KNOW HE'S REALLY SMOOTH
SECRET AGENT SPHERE
HE'S GETTING IN THE GROOVE
YEAH!
Kool Kat and gold Kat appears roll up on their red wheels on a road and hit the finish line that reads "Challenge."
(BLOWING WHISTLE)
Hamza holds a soccer ball and stands in a gym between 5 members on both the yellow team and the blue team.
Hamza says I NEED YOU GUYS TO DO
A CHALLENGE IN THE NAME
OF MATH. WILL YOU HELP ME?
They all say YEAH!
Hamza says BALLS ARE PROBABLY THE MOST
COMMON SPHERES MADE BY MAN
AND SOCCER'S PROBABLY
THE MOST POPULAR SPORT ON EARTH.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA
MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.
I HAVE TWO TEAMS WITH ME.
TO MY LEFT I HAVE:
Lara says LARA.
Isaac says ISAAC.
Alexandra says ALEXANDRA.
Nicolas says NICOLAS.
Miranda says MIRANDA.
They all say GO TEAM BLUE!
Hamza says AND TO MY RIGHT I HAVE:
Tyler says TYLER.
Kaderna says KADERNA.
Mason says MASON.
Elizabeth says ELIZABETH.
Mirico says MIRICO.
They all say GO TEAM YELLOW!
Hamza says SO WHY DO YOU THINK WE USE
SPHERES IN SPORTS?
Alexandra says 'CAUSE THEY'RE SAFE.
Kaderna says 'CAUSE THEY ROLL.
Hamza says WE'RE GONNA PUSH THE LIMITS
OF SPHERES IN SPORTS TODAY,
'CAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE
SPHERES IN THIS GAME OF SOCCER!
TIME TO PUT ON
YOUR HUMAN BUBBLE SUITS.
Large bubble suits come out and the kids try and climb inside.
Elizabeth says HOW DO I GET IN?
Mirico says IT SMELLS LIKE PLASTIC.
Mason says COULD YOU HELP ME?
Nicolas says I CAN'T GET UP.
Hamza says NOT SO EASY, IS IT?
Kaderna says HELP!
Hamza says AH! YOU FOUND A TRICK.
TEAMS GO TO YOUR POSITIONS.
The two teams divide on the gym floor and Hamza puts the soccer ball in between them.
Hamza says WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK
TO CONTINUE THE
LOOK KOOL
SOCCER EXTRAVAGANZA.
A black and white animation appears on screen with a title that reads "Spheres in Nature."
The narrator says WELCOME BACK TO
SPHERES IN NATURE.
AS WE KNOW PLANETS ARE SPHERICL
BECAUSE THEIR GRAVITY PULLS
OBJECTS TOWARDS THEM
WITH THE SAME FORCE
IN EVERY DIRECTION.
A planet appears on screen with all the meteorites being pulled into his gravity and says I HAVE A MAGNETIC PERSONALITY.
UH-OH...
OW! POPULARITY HURTS.
(BIRD CHIRPING SOUNDS)
A square tessellation puzzle appears on screen and a title reads "Brain Bender."
Back in the studio, Hamza says I'VE GOT
A SUPER-TRICKY BRAIN BENDER.
IT'S AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ONE
OF THESE DOTS IS THE CENTRE
OF THE CIRCLE? LET'S SEE
IF ANDREW AND TAYA
CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
Taya and Andrew appear on screen standing inside their house with a white piece of paper with a large circle with slanted lines striped throughout it. In the middle of the circle are a blue dot and a red dot.
Andrew says I THINK IT'S THE BLUE ONE.
Taya says I THINK IT'S THE RED.
Hamza says WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS IT THE BLUE ONE
OR THE RED ONE?
WELL THE PROOF IS IN THE
MEASURING, GUYS. THE CENTRE
OF THE CIRCLE IS THE SAME
DISTANCE FROM EVERY POINT
ON THE OUTSIDE, SO YOU CAN
USE STRINGS TO MEASURE.
Taya says LET'S START IT THERE.
Hamza says NO IT'S TOO LONG!
Taya says I THINK YOU MAY BE RIGHT.
Hamza says AW, NOW IT'S TOO SHORT!
Andrew says HA!
Hamza says LET'S TRY MEASURING NOW
WITH A RULER. THE BLUE DOT
IS IN THE CENTRE.
THE RULER FITS
HOWEVER YOU TURN IT.
NOW MEASURE THE RED DOT
JUST TO BE SURE.
NOPE, IT'S DEFINITELY
NOT THE CENTRE.
Andrew says IT'S OFF.
Hamza says LOTS OF PEOPLE GET IT WRONG.
IF YOU FLIP THE PUZZLE OVER,
YOU'LL SEE WHY
THE RED DOT WAS WRONG.
Andrew says AH!
Hamza says CAN YOU TELL
WHICH DOT IS THE CENTRE NOW?
They both say THE BLUE ONE.
Hamza says SEE?
NOW YOU CAN TELL
JUST BY LOOKING!
WE GET FOOLED
BECAUSE THE WAVY LINES
CREATE AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
TAKE THOSE DISTRACTING LINES
OUT
AND IT'S CLEAR
THE BLUE DOT IS IN THE CENTRE.
Andrew says AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
Taya says YOUR BRAIN GETS FOOLED.
Hamza says GOOD JOB GUYS!
Back in the studio, Hamza says SPEAKING OF MEASURING -
TODAY'S GUEST FIGURED OUT
HOW TO MEASURE
THE DISTANCE AROUND THE EARTH
AND HE DIDN'T EVEN USE
A CALCULATOR! PLEASE WELCOME:
SIR CUMFERENCE.
(FAKE APPLAUSE)
The door doesn?t open.
Hamza says AHEM! HEY! THAT'S YOUR CUE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
SIR CUMFERENCE!
Eratosthenes opens the door and says KALIMERA!
HELLO, HELLO.
Hamza says HELLO,
KALIMERA
TO YOU
AS WELL, SIR CUMFERENCE!
PLEASE.
Eratosthenes says MY NAME IS NOT SIR CUMFERENCE.
IT'S ERATOSTHENES.
Hamza says SIR CUMFERENCE
COULDN'T MAKE IT?
Eratosthenes says THERE IS NO MAN
NAMED SIR CUMFERENCE.
"CIRCUMFERENCE" IS
A WORD THAT MEANS THE DISTANCE
AROUND A SPHERE OR A CIRCLE.
Hamza says WAS CIRCUMFERENCE DISCOVERED
BY SIR CUMFERENCE?
YOU KNOW I'M MESSING
WITH YOU RIGHT?
Eratosthenes says AH. YOU HAD ME GOING THERE.
Hamza says I ACTUALLY DO KNOW THAT
CIRCUMFERENCE MEANS
THE DISTANCE AROUND
A CIRCLE OR A SPHERE
AND YOU FIGURED OUT THE
CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE EARTH
ALL THE WAY BACK
IN ANCIENT GREECE?
Eratosthenes says RIGHT.
Hamza says HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
Eratosthenes says UH, DO YOU HAVE A TORCH?
Hamza says UH... NO, BUT I HAVE
A FLASHLIGHT.
Eratosthenes says CAN WE FADE
THE LIGHTS A LITTLE?
Hamza claps the lights fade.
Eratosthenes says PRETEND THIS FLASHLIGHT
IS THE SUN.
IT CREATES SHADOWS
THAT CHANGE LENGTH
DEPENDING ON WHERE THE SUN
APPEARS IN THE SKY.
Hamza says AH!
Eratosthenes says SO I......MEASURED THE SHADOWS
IN MY CITY
AND IN A CITY VERY FAR AWAY
AT THE EXACT SAME DAY
AND TIME OF THE YEAR.
Hamza says GOOD DEMO!
(CLAPPING)
The lights come back on.
Hamza says OK, BUT HOW DID THAT HELP YOU
FIGURE OUT THE CIRCUMFERENCE
OF THE EARTH?
Eratosthenes says LET'S SAY THE EARTH
IS A PIE. ONCE I HAD
MY SHADOW MEASUREMENTS,
I WAS ABLE TO USE GEOMETRY TO
CALCULATE THAT THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES WOULD BE
ONLY A CERTAIN-SIZE SLICE
OF THE ENTIRE PIE. I CAN DO THAT
BECAUSE THERE'S CERTAIN RULES
IN GEOMETRY THAT ALWAYS WORK
AND NO MATTER HOW LARGE A SPHERE
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THE MATH SHOWED
THAT THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES
WOULD BE JUST ONE SLICE
OUT OF A PIE
WITH 50 EQUAL SLICES.
SINCE I KNEW THE EXACT DISTANCE
BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES,
I WAS ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE
SIZE OF THE REST OF THE PIE -
WHICH WAS THE CIRCUMFERENCE
OF THE EARTH.
Hamza says WOW, YOU MUST HAVE STUDIED
SOME VERY ADVANCED MATH
IN UNIVERSITY!
Eratosthenes says YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHEN WE ANCIENT GREEKS
WERE INVENTING GEOMETRY,
WE DIDN'T START OUT WITH ANY
MORE MATH THAN WHAT KIDS
LEARN TODAY
IN GRADE SCHOOL. WE JUST HAD
TO FIGURE IT OUT FOR OURSELVES!
Hamza says DO YOU THINK KIDS THESE DAYS
COULD MAKE THEIR OWN DISCOVERIES
USING THE MATH
THEY ALREADY KNOW?
Eratosthenes says SOME PROBLEMS REQUIRE VERY
ADVANCED MATHEMATICS,
BUT I SEE NO REASON WHY
KIDS CAN'T START TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT THEIR OWN
QUESTIONS USING MATH.
Hamza says WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING, SIR CUMFERENCE.
Eratosthenes says DON'T START THAT AGAIN.
(LAUGHTER)
Eratosthenes leaves and Hamza walks over to the projection screen.
Now a slate appears with Kool Kat holding up a piece of toast and a title that reads "Hands-On."
Hamza says KATHY IS A GRADUATE
STUDENT IN PHYSICS.
SHE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT SPHERES,
AND ESPECIALLY ABOUT BALLOONS.
SHE ONCE GOT TO WORK
ON A NASA PROJECT
LAUNCHING RESEARCH BALLOONS
WAY UP IN THE SKY.
Kathy appears on screen with Han Ru and Stefano outside at a table. Kathy is in her twenties, has shoulder-length, straight brown hair, wears a gray shirt, and black pants.
Kathy says SO WHY DO YOU GUYS THINK
THAT A BUBBLE IS
SHAPED LIKE A SPHERE?
Stefano says PROBABLY 'CAUSE OF THE SHAPE
ON HOW IT COMES OUT.
Kathy says SO DO YOU THINK THAT
IF WE BLOW A BUBBLE
WITH A CIRCLE-SHAPED WAND,
WE'LL GET A SPHERE?
Han Ru says YEAH.
Kathy says YEAH? SHOULD WE TRY IT?
They both say YEAH.
Kathy says HERE, GO AHEAD.
Stefano says YUP!
Kathy says DEFINITELY. ALRIGHT.
NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GONNA
HAPPEN IF WE USE A TRIANGLE?
Stefano says WELL, I'M NOT SURE.
Han Ru says IT WOULD TURN INTO
A TRIANGLE MAYBE?
Kathy says WHY DON'T YOU TRY?
Stefano says LOOK AT THAT.
Han Ru says NO! IT STILL COMES OUT ROUND!
Stefano says OH, MY GOD!
Kathy says IT STILL
COMES OUT AS A SPHERE.
LET'S TRY THE RECTANGLE SHAPE.
Han Ru says STILL A SPHERE!
Stefano says LET'S TRY THE HEXAGON.
STILL ROUND!
Kathy says WHY DO YOU THINK THAT OCCURS?
Stefano says ALL I KNOW IS THAT
WHEN IT COMES OUT IT STARTS OFF
FROM ONE FORM BUT IT ALWAYS
ENDS UP, LIKE, CURVING
WHEN IT COMES OUT.
Kathy says EXACTLY.
IT TURNS INTO A SPHERE.
SO WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING
IS WHEN WE MIX THE SOAP
WITH THE WATER,
IT KIND OF TURNS THE WATER
INTO AN ELASTIC THICK SKIN.
AND SO WHEN WE BLOW AIR INTO IT,
THEN THE SKIN IS GOING TO WANT
TO FORM A SHAPE
AROUND THE AIR TO CONTAIN IT.
NATURE WANTS TO USE THE LEAST
AMOUNT OF ENERGY POSSIBLE
TO CONTAIN THAT AMOUNT OF AIR.
AND SO, IT ALWAYS USES
THE SHAPE THAT HAS THE LEAST
AMOUNT OF SURFACE AREA,
WHICH IS THE SHAPE OF A SPHERE.
LET'S GO IN A CIRCLE HERE
AND HOLD HANDS LIKE THIS.
NOW LET'S IMAGINE THAT WE ARE
A BUBBLE AND SOMEONE
IS BLOWING AIR INTO US.
Han Ru says OK.
Kathy says SO AS THE AIR GOES IN,
WE'RE GOING TO STRETCH
OUR ARMS OUT. THERE WE GO,
SOMEONE'S BLOWING US UP!
WE FORM A...
Stefano says CIRCLE!
Kathy says EXACTLY!
Stefano says AND THEN WE FLY AWAY!
Kathy says LET'S BLOW SOME MORE BUBBLES.
Stefano says STILL SPHERES.
Back in the studio, Hamza says HEY, INVESTIGATORS.
THAT LOOKS LIKE FUN!
WHAT DID YOU GUYS DISCOVER?
Han Ru says WE FOUND OUT THAT
NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE
THE WAND IS,
IT STILL ALWAYS
COMES OUT AS A SPHERE.
Hamza says THANKS FOR HELPING ME SOLVE
THE BUBBLE MYSTERY.
Hamza walks back over into the studio and Kool Kat?s eyes pop out and cross.
Kool Kat says MEOW.
Hamza says OH NO, NOT AGAIN! COOL CAT,
WHAT DID I TELL YOU!?
Kool Kat says MEOW!?
Hamza says HERE, LET ME HELP.
YEAH, IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES
UNTIL YOUR EYES FALL OUT.
Hamza fixes Kool Kat?s eyes.
Kool Kat says MEOW.
A black and white animation appears on screen with a title that reads "Spheres in Nature."
The narrator says WELCOME BACK
TO
SPHERES IN NATURE.
IF YOU USE
THE SAME AMOUNT OF STUFF
TO MAKE A BANANA SHAPE
AND A SPHERICAL ORANGE,
WOULD THEY NEED
THE SAME AMOUNT OF SKIN
TO COVER THEM?
NO. THE BANANA WOULD NEED
MORE SKIN COVERING.
THAT'S BECAUSE
SPHERES ARE NATURE'S
MOST GEOMETRICALLY
EFFICIENT SHAPE.
Back in the studio, Hamza says THIS SPHERE AND THIS CUBE HOLD
THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF WATER.
DOES THE SPHERE REALLY
HAVE LESS SURFACE AREA?
LET ME SEE HOW MANY STICKERS
IT TAKES TO COVER THE SURFACE
OF EACH OF THESE. I'M GOING TO
USE THIS SHEET OF STICKERS
FOR THE SPHERE AND THIS SHEET
OF STICKERS FOR THE CUBE.
HERE WE GO!
(SIGH)
The clip speeds up as Hamza puts on the stickers onto the ball.
Hamza says WOO! TIME FOR THE CUBE!
The clip speeds up as Hamza puts on the stickers onto the cube.
Now Hamza says HOW DID I GET MYSELF
INTO THIS STICKY SITUATION?
ALL DONE! LOOK!
IT TOOK ME LESS STICKERS
TO COVER THE SPHERE
THAN IT DID FOR THE CUBE WITH
THE SAME AMOUNT OF STUFF
INSIDE!
BUT HANG ON. I'M GONNA NEED
TO PUT ON MY NOODLE CAP
TO NOODLE SOMETHING.
Hamza puts on his multi-coloured noodle cap and says IF SPHERES ARE
SUCH AN EFFICIENT SHAPE,
WHY DO THEY PUT
EVERYTHING IN BOXES?
(ELECTRIC BUZZING)
I SEE WHY! LOOK AT HOW EASILY
CUBES STACK UP
AND THERE'S NO WASTED
SPACE BETWEEN THEM.
NOW CHECK OUT SPHERES;
LOTS OF WASTED SPACE
AND YOU HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAREFL
WHEN YOU STACK THEM UP.
An orange falls past Kool Kat and he says MEOW!
Hamza says SEE WHAT I MEAN?
Kool Kat says MEOW!
Kool Kat and gold Kat appears roll up on their red wheels on a road and hit the finish line that reads "Challenge."
Back in the gym, Hamza says ALRIGHT, TEAMS, BUBBLE SOCCER
IS JUST LIKE REGULAR SOCCER;
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS
YOU WEAR THESE GIANT BUBBLES
AND YOU CAN'T GET HURT WHEN
YOU RUN INTO THE OTHER PLAYERS.
IN FACT THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.
KNOCK INTO THE OTHER PLAYERS
TO GET CONTROL OF THE BALL.
ARE WE READY?
They all say YEAH!
Hamza says ALRIGHT, GAME ON!
They all start playing soccer and fall over as they kick the ball.
Hamza says OOPSY! AH, THAT LOOKS
LIKE FUN!
DID YOU SEE THAT? THEY'RE
FLIPPING, THEY'RE TURNING!
Nicolas says CAN YOU GET ME BACK UP?
Mirico says GO! HIT IT!
Hamza says THAT'S IT, GUYS! LET'S GO,
TEAM BLUE. OH! WHAT A SAVE!
Nicolas says TYLER, KICK IT!
Hamza says OH, AND TEAM BLUE
WITH THE FIRST GOAL.
THEY'RE LEADING ONE-NIL.
OH, LET'S SEE THAT GOAL AGAIN.
THE BALL BOUNCED OFF HIS BUBBLE!
OOH, WHAT A HIT!
Elizabeth says I NEED HELP! (CHUCKLE)
Hamza says THE ROGUE ROLLER IS TAKING
CONTROL OF THE BALL RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE A SIX-KID PILE UP!
GREAT PASS! WILL HE SCORE?
IT'S A YELLOW BREAKAWAY!
OH, THE APPLAUSE!
TEAM YELLOW SCORES!
IT'S TIED AT ONE-ONE.
HOHO! TAKE ANOTHER LOOK!
THE BALL JUST SNEAKS IN. WHAT
A ROLLOVER! IT ALL COMES DOWN
TO THIS NEXT GOAL.
(GRUNT)
Hamza blows the whistle and they play soccer.
Hamza says SO, WHY ARE SPHERES STRONG
AND PROTECTIVE SHAPES?
LET'S FIND OUT
USING MY MIND'S EYE GLASSES.
Hamza puts on his mind?s eyeglasses and the computer says ACTIVATION.
ON A SPHERE IMPACTS ARE
DISTRIBUTED EVENLY
INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING
AT ONE POINT.
WITH OTHER SHAPES IMPACTS
CAN WEAR DOWN THE SIDES
OR EVEN BREAK OFF
THEIR EDGES AND CORNERS.
Hamza says HUH! INTERESTING STUFF!
(WHISTLE BLOW)
STOP THE PLAY.
WE ARE MISSING A SHOE. WE HAVE
A SHOE INCIDENT ON THE FIELD.
FREE KICK AWARDED FOR LOSS
OF SHOE! ALRIGHT, PLAY ON!
Mason says PASS.
Hamza says HERE COMES THE PASS...
AH, DEFLECTED OFF THE FAR SIDE!
GREAT GOAL KEEPING!
WHO'S GONNA GET THE NEXT GOAL?
BREAK AWAY FOR TEAM YELLOW!
GREAT SAVE!
AH! THERE'S A GOAL
FOR TEAM YELLOW,
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
LET'S SEE THAT AGAIN!
THEY JUST WON THE
LOOK KOOL
SOCCER EXTRAVAGANZA.
The yellow team says YEAH!
Now everyone is out of their bubble suits and Hamza says TEAM YELLOW,
YOU ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE
LOOK KOOL
SOCCER EXTRAVAGANZA.
CONGRATULATIONS!
The yellow team says YEAH!
Hamza says YOU GUYS WERE ROLLING
AROUND A LOT OVER THERE,
FALLING DOWN, BUMPING INTO
EACH OTHER. NO ONE GOT HURT?
They all say NO!
Hamza says WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY
THEY USE BUBBLE WRAP - BECAUSE
THE SPHERES IN THE BUBBLE WRAP
DISTRIBUTE THE IMPACT EVENLY.
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY YOUR PRIZE:
BUBBLE WRAP! TAKE ONE
AND PASS IT ON.
BUBBLE WRAP'S WAY BETTER
THAN A TROPHY, RIGHT?
YOU GUYS ARE ALL
TERRIFIC SOCCER PLAYERS,
BUT I REALLY HAVE TO SAY THAT
IT DIDN'T LOOK ALL THAT HARD.
Elizabeth says WHY WON'T YOU TRY HAMZA?
Hamza says ALRIGHT, I'LL GIVE IT A TRY!
Nicolas says OK, FLIP HIM!
Hamza says WHOA, DIZZY! WHOA!
Back in the studio, Hamza says NOT ONLY ARE THEY STRONG,
BUT THEY'RE NATURE'S
MOST EFFICIENT SHAPE!
I GUESS THAT'S WHY THERE'S SO
MANY SPHERES IN NATURE.
LOOK! THIS DROP OF WATER
IN SLOW MOTION FORMS A SPHERE,
AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENS IN OUTER
SPACE? WHEN ASTRONAUTS TOSS
WATER IN THE AIR, THE DROPS FOM
ROUNDED, SPHERE-LIKE SHAPES.
MY CRYSTAL BALL IS A SPHERE TOO,
AND IT'S AMAZING!
IT CAN SEE INTO THE FUTURE.
DON'T BELIEVE ME?
JUST WATCH. OOH!
IT'S TELLING ME
SOMETHING. IT'S SAYING:
"I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME
FOR MORE
LOOK KOOL!"
OOH!
The credits roll.
Host, Hamza Haq.
Directors, Eric Savage, Jean-Louis Cot?, Fr?deric Cusson.
Written by, Lisa Hunter.
Editor, Sylvain Lalibert?.
An Apartment 11 Production developed in partnership with TVOKids and Produced in association with TVOKids, Copyright 2014 MWW Enterprises, Inc.
Eratosthenes says AAH!
YOU HAD ME GOING, THERE!
Hamza says GET READY
FOR AN EXPLOSIVE MYSTERY:
WHY ARE BUBBLES
ALWAYS ROUND?
TO FIND OUT WE'LL THROW
WATER IN OUTER SPACE...
An ancient Greek walks through the studio door. He has long, curly gray hair and wears a white toga.
Eratosthenes says KALIMERA.
HELLO! HELLO!
Hamza says GET SCHOOLED BY AN
ANCIENT GREEK..
Eratosthenes says AH!
Hamza says GO CRAZY WITH STICKERS...
WOO!
Now kids run around in large transparent inflatable plastic tubes in a gym.
Hamza says AND TURN KIDS
INTO HUMAN SOCCER BALLS.
Back in the studio, Hamza puts something in a bottle and it starts to fizz.
Hamza says IT MIGHT GET A LITTLE
MESSY TODAY ON
LOOK...
DID YOU SEE THAT?...KOOL!
(THEME MUSIC)
The opening sequence appears on screen.
Hamza spins in a circle while standing in front of a cityscape in the background and puts on black sunglasses. He turns around and looks at the city behind him that transforms into colourful 3-D geometric shapes that fall onto the green grass and start to grow back into a new animated city. All the shapes unfold and the colourful geometric-shaped title rises and unfolds into the sky.
The title reads "Look Kool."
The opening sequence ends.
Hamza walks into his studio wearing a white lab coat.
Hamza says OH, HEY! YOU'RE JUST IN TIME
FOR THE EXPLOSION.
WAIT. YOU'RE PROBABLY WONDERING:
"WHAT EXPLOSION?"
IT ALL STARTED WHEN I HAD
A GLASS OF FIZZY WATER
AT LUNCH.
A flashback to lunch appears on screen with Hamza watching the carbonation in his fizzy water and says ROUNDED... ROUNDED...
ROUNDED, ROUNDED,
ROUNDED, ROUNDED.
ALL THESE BUBBLES ARE ROUNDED.
LOOK AT ALL THE SPHERE-SHAPED
ONES. THOSE ARE THE ONES
THAT ARE PERFECTLY ROUND
LIKE A BALL. SEE?
I WONDER IF BUBBLES
ARE ALWAYS SPHERE-SHAPED
OR IF THEY CAN BE POINTY-SHAPED
TOO, LIKE CONES OR CUBES?
SO I PUT IT TO THE TEST.
WHEN YOU BLOW A BUBBLE,
IT MAKES ROUNDED SHAPES.
(BALLOON FART)
THESE AIR BUBBLES ARE ROUNDED.
AND IF YOU MIX OIL WITH WATER......THE OIL BUBBLES
ARE ROUNDED TOO.
WHEN YOU ADD
Back in the studio, Hamza says THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF CANDY
TO THIS PARTICULAR TYPE OF SODA,
IT EXPLODES INTO
A BAZILLION BUBBLES.
WILL EXPLOSION BUBBLES BE
THE SAME AS REGULAR BUBBLES?
LET'S FIND OUT.
ARE YOU READY?
Hamza puts the piece of candy into a bottle of dark soda.
Hamza says DID YOU SEE THAT?
BUT WHAT SHAPE ARE THE BUBBLES?
OH, THEY'RE ROUNDED TOO!
SO IT LOOKS LIKE BUBBLES
ARE NATURALLY ROUNDED. THERE
MUST BE SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL
ABOUT SPHERES. THEY'RE
THE ROUNDEST OF THE ROUNDS!
A black and white animated film appears on screen with a title that reads "Spheres in Nature."
The narrator says WELCOME TO
SPHERES IN NATURE.
WHEN A GRAIN OF SAND GETS
STUCK INSIDE AN OYSTERS
SHELL...
GULP! UGH!...IT FORMS A PEARL.
THE OYSTER COATS
THE GRAIN OF SAND
WITH A SMOOTH SUBSTANCE
CALLED NACRE.
The pearl comes out of the oyster and says TADA! I'M BASICALLY MADE
OF OYSTER SPIT.
EW!
Now a slate of Kool Kat sitting on animated grass appears on screen with a title that reads "Deconstruct." Kool Kat breaks apart into several tiny shapes and comes back together.
Back in the studio, Hamza says HEY, KOOL KAT!
Kool Kat is a blue toaster cat with red roller wheels for feet. His eyes pop out and cross.
Hamza says CAREFUL! YOUR EYES ARE
GONNA GET STUCK THAT WAY!
Kool Kat runs away and says MEOW!
Hamza says COOL CAT'S RIGHT, THOUGH.
OUR EYEBALLS ARE SPHERES. THATS
WHY WE CALL THEM EYEBALLS!
AND CRYSTAL BALLS
ARE SPHERES TOO!
OH CRYSTAL BALL, SHOW ME
WHAT'S SO SPECIAL ABOUT SPHERES!
DECONSTRUCT.
The sphere transforms into a hologram.
Hamza says WHOA!
ARE YOU SEEING WHAT I'M SEEING?
A SPHERE IS LIKE
A ROTATED CIRCLE. HMM...
I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF
I KARATE CHOPPED THIS BAD BOY.
HIYA! HUH!
Hamza chops the sphere and it divides into yellow circular slices.
Hamza says LOOK! ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT,
YOU GET A PERFECT CIRCLE.
A SPHERE IS
A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CIRCLE.
AMAZING! AND WOW!
EVERY POINT ON THE SURFACE
OF THE SPHERE
IS THE SAME DISTANCE
FROM THE CENTRE OF THE SPHERE.
I WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN
IF THEY WERE
DIFFERENT DISTANCES?
HUH! WELL I GUESS THAT SHAPE
WOULDN'T BE A SPHERE ANYMORE.
HUH! THAT'S BETTER.
HEY, COOL CAT,
I THINK IT'S TIME
FOR AN INVESTIGATION.
Kool Kat nods his head and says MEOW!
Now Kool Kat appears on screen and looks through a magnifying glass at a title that reads "Investigation."
Back in the studio, Hamza walks over to a projection screen. Stefano and Han Ru appear on screen standing in front of an old house. Han Ru has shoulder-length, middle-parted, wavy black hair and Stefano has short, dark brown, feathery hair. They both wear white T-shirts with an eye in the middle with four arrows that point around it.
Hamza says HI, INVESTIGATORS!
Han Ru says HI!
Stefano says HEY, HAMZA!
Hamza says TODAY WE'RE LOOKING
FOR SPHERES. THREE-DIMENSIONAL
THINGS THAT ARE
PERFECTLY ROUND LIKE A BALL.
YOU'LL FIND THEM ALL AROUND.
GET IT - "ALL AROUND"?
Han Ru says YEAH!
Stefano says THAT'S FUNNY.
Hamza says WELL, GO FOR IT!
They both say OK!
Stefano and Han Ru walk around outside the house and say SPHERES...
Stefano says LOOK AT THESE.
Han Ru says ALL OF THIS JEWELRY.
Stefano says THEY'RE ALL SPHERES!
The computer says SPHERE IDENTIFIED!
Han Ru says HEY THAT'S A SPHERE!
Stefano says CATCH, HAN RU.
(ELECTRONIC BEEPS)
Han Ru says THE GOLF BALLS!
Stefano says THE GOLF BALLS!
Han Ru says FOUND IT!
Hamza says HEY! LET'S SEE WHAT
THE MIND'S EYE COMPUTER
HAS TO SAY ABOUT GOLF BALLS.
The computer says GOLF BALLS USED TO
HAVE A SMOOTH SURFACE
UNTIL GOLFERS REALIZED THAT
THEIR OLD GOLF BALLS WITH BUMPS
AND DENTS WERE BETTER.
NOW WE MAKE GOLF BALLS
WITH BUILT-IN BUMPS.
Stefano says LET'S GO CHECK INSIDE.
Han Ru says OK.
Stefano and Han Ru go inside the house.
Stefano says THE SOLAR SYSTEM.
Han Ru says OH, COOL!
Stefano says AND OF COURSE JUPITER GOT
KICKED OUT OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
Han Ru says ARE YOU SURE
THAT'S JUPITER?
Stefano says UM YEAH. I AM PRETTY SURE
'CAUSE IT IS THE BIGGEST ONE.
(ELECTRONIC BEEPS)
The computer says ALL THE PLANETS
AND STARS ARE SPHERES
BECAUSE OF GRAVITY. GRAVITY IS
THE FORCE THAT PULLS EVERYTHING
TO THE CENTRE
OF ANY PLANET OR STAR.
SINCE THE FORCE OF GRAVITY
IS THE SAME IN ALL DIRECTIONS,
EVERYTHING ON THE SURFACE
IS ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE
TO THE CENTRE,
MAKING IT A SPHERE.
Han Ru says OH. I FOUND ONE!
DISCO BALL!
Stefano says HEY, IT'S A MINI-DISCO BALL.
PARTY ON!
(ELECTRONIC BEEPS)
Han Ru says IS AN ORANGE A SPHERE?
Hamza says YEAH.
(ELECTRONIC BEEPS)
Stefano says WILL YOU LOOK AT THAT!
I HAVE CONTROL OF THE WORLD.
(CACKLING)
(ELECTRONIC BEEPS)
Stefano says EARTH IS ACTUALLY
NOT A PERFECT SPHERE.
ITS SHAPE IS CALLED
AN OBLATE SPHEROID.
IT IS SLIGHTLY
SQUASHED AT ITS POLES
AND A LITTLE SWOLLEN
IN THE MIDDLE AT THE EQUATOR.
SO IF YOU WANT TO WALK AROUND
THE WORLD GO THROUGH THE NORTH
AND SOUTH POLES - IT WILL
SAVE YOU 67 KILOMETERS.
JUST MAKE SURE YOU DRESS WARML.
Back in the studio, Hamza talks to a rollerblade and says I KNOW YOU'RE
IN THERE SOMEWHERE!
HA HA! I'M NOT JUST
TALKING TO AN INLINE SKATE.
SOME OF THE MOST USEFUL
SPHERES IN THE WORLD
ARE SPHERES WE NEVER GET TO SEE.
THEY'RE IN THESE THINGS CALLED
BALL BEARINGS WHICH HELP
MACHINE PARTS...MOVE SMOOTHLY.
INTERESTING SPHERES, HUH?
ENGINEERS USE THEM ALL THE TIME!
THESE BALL BEARING
SPHERES ARE LIKE:
THE SECRET AGENTS
OF ENGINEERING.
Now Hamza appears on screen walking down a dark alley wearing a black hat, sunglasses, and a black trench coat, white shirt, and a black tie.
Hamza sings and says SECRET AGENT SPHERE
YOU KNOW HE'S REALLY SMOOTH
SECRET AGENT SPHERE
BALL BEARINGS
HELP THINGS MOVE
CARS, CRANES,
BIKES AND MICROWAVES.
YOU DON'T SEE HIM,
BUT HE'S THERE.
GAME CONTROLLERS
AND CAMCORDERS -
THAT SECRET SPHERE
IS EVERYWHERE.
SECRET AGENT SPHERE
YOU KNOW HE'S REALLY SMOOTH
SECRET AGENT SPHERE
BALL BEARINGS
HELP THINGS MOVE
COMPUTER HARD DRIVES,
BLENDERS TOO.
INSIDE MACHINES,
HE ROLLS AROUND.
HOT TUBS, FANS,
AND SKYSCRAPERS.
HE HIDES IN STUFF ALL OVER TOWN!
SECRET AGENT SPHERE
YOU KNOW HE'S REALLY SMOOTH
SECRET AGENT SPHERE
HE'S GETTING IN THE GROOVE
YEAH!
Kool Kat and gold Kat appears roll up on their red wheels on a road and hit the finish line that reads "Challenge."
(BLOWING WHISTLE)
Hamza holds a soccer ball and stands in a gym between 5 members on both the yellow team and the blue team.
Hamza says I NEED YOU GUYS TO DO
A CHALLENGE IN THE NAME
OF MATH. WILL YOU HELP ME?
They all say YEAH!
Hamza says BALLS ARE PROBABLY THE MOST
COMMON SPHERES MADE BY MAN
AND SOCCER'S PROBABLY
THE MOST POPULAR SPORT ON EARTH.
TODAY WE'RE GONNA
MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.
I HAVE TWO TEAMS WITH ME.
TO MY LEFT I HAVE:
Lara says LARA.
Isaac says ISAAC.
Alexandra says ALEXANDRA.
Nicolas says NICOLAS.
Miranda says MIRANDA.
They all say GO TEAM BLUE!
Hamza says AND TO MY RIGHT I HAVE:
Tyler says TYLER.
Kaderna says KADERNA.
Mason says MASON.
Elizabeth says ELIZABETH.
Mirico says MIRICO.
They all say GO TEAM YELLOW!
Hamza says SO WHY DO YOU THINK WE USE
SPHERES IN SPORTS?
Alexandra says 'CAUSE THEY'RE SAFE.
Kaderna says 'CAUSE THEY ROLL.
Hamza says WE'RE GONNA PUSH THE LIMITS
OF SPHERES IN SPORTS TODAY,
'CAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE
SPHERES IN THIS GAME OF SOCCER!
TIME TO PUT ON
YOUR HUMAN BUBBLE SUITS.
Large bubble suits come out and the kids try and climb inside.
Elizabeth says HOW DO I GET IN?
Mirico says IT SMELLS LIKE PLASTIC.
Mason says COULD YOU HELP ME?
Nicolas says I CAN'T GET UP.
Hamza says NOT SO EASY, IS IT?
Kaderna says HELP!
Hamza says AH! YOU FOUND A TRICK.
TEAMS GO TO YOUR POSITIONS.
The two teams divide on the gym floor and Hamza puts the soccer ball in between them.
Hamza says WE WILL BE RIGHT BACK
TO CONTINUE THE
LOOK KOOL
SOCCER EXTRAVAGANZA.
A black and white animation appears on screen with a title that reads "Spheres in Nature."
The narrator says WELCOME BACK TO
SPHERES IN NATURE.
AS WE KNOW PLANETS ARE SPHERICL
BECAUSE THEIR GRAVITY PULLS
OBJECTS TOWARDS THEM
WITH THE SAME FORCE
IN EVERY DIRECTION.
A planet appears on screen with all the meteorites being pulled into his gravity and says I HAVE A MAGNETIC PERSONALITY.
UH-OH...
OW! POPULARITY HURTS.
(BIRD CHIRPING SOUNDS)
A square tessellation puzzle appears on screen and a title reads "Brain Bender."
Back in the studio, Hamza says I'VE GOT
A SUPER-TRICKY BRAIN BENDER.
IT'S AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
CAN YOU GUESS WHICH ONE
OF THESE DOTS IS THE CENTRE
OF THE CIRCLE? LET'S SEE
IF ANDREW AND TAYA
CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
Taya and Andrew appear on screen standing inside their house with a white piece of paper with a large circle with slanted lines striped throughout it. In the middle of the circle are a blue dot and a red dot.
Andrew says I THINK IT'S THE BLUE ONE.
Taya says I THINK IT'S THE RED.
Hamza says WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IS IT THE BLUE ONE
OR THE RED ONE?
WELL THE PROOF IS IN THE
MEASURING, GUYS. THE CENTRE
OF THE CIRCLE IS THE SAME
DISTANCE FROM EVERY POINT
ON THE OUTSIDE, SO YOU CAN
USE STRINGS TO MEASURE.
Taya says LET'S START IT THERE.
Hamza says NO IT'S TOO LONG!
Taya says I THINK YOU MAY BE RIGHT.
Hamza says AW, NOW IT'S TOO SHORT!
Andrew says HA!
Hamza says LET'S TRY MEASURING NOW
WITH A RULER. THE BLUE DOT
IS IN THE CENTRE.
THE RULER FITS
HOWEVER YOU TURN IT.
NOW MEASURE THE RED DOT
JUST TO BE SURE.
NOPE, IT'S DEFINITELY
NOT THE CENTRE.
Andrew says IT'S OFF.
Hamza says LOTS OF PEOPLE GET IT WRONG.
IF YOU FLIP THE PUZZLE OVER,
YOU'LL SEE WHY
THE RED DOT WAS WRONG.
Andrew says AH!
Hamza says CAN YOU TELL
WHICH DOT IS THE CENTRE NOW?
They both say THE BLUE ONE.
Hamza says SEE?
NOW YOU CAN TELL
JUST BY LOOKING!
WE GET FOOLED
BECAUSE THE WAVY LINES
CREATE AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
TAKE THOSE DISTRACTING LINES
OUT
AND IT'S CLEAR
THE BLUE DOT IS IN THE CENTRE.
Andrew says AN OPTICAL ILLUSION.
Taya says YOUR BRAIN GETS FOOLED.
Hamza says GOOD JOB GUYS!
Back in the studio, Hamza says SPEAKING OF MEASURING -
TODAY'S GUEST FIGURED OUT
HOW TO MEASURE
THE DISTANCE AROUND THE EARTH
AND HE DIDN'T EVEN USE
A CALCULATOR! PLEASE WELCOME:
SIR CUMFERENCE.
(FAKE APPLAUSE)
The door doesn?t open.
Hamza says AHEM! HEY! THAT'S YOUR CUE.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
SIR CUMFERENCE!
Eratosthenes opens the door and says KALIMERA!
HELLO, HELLO.
Hamza says HELLO,
KALIMERA
TO YOU
AS WELL, SIR CUMFERENCE!
PLEASE.
Eratosthenes says MY NAME IS NOT SIR CUMFERENCE.
IT'S ERATOSTHENES.
Hamza says SIR CUMFERENCE
COULDN'T MAKE IT?
Eratosthenes says THERE IS NO MAN
NAMED SIR CUMFERENCE.
"CIRCUMFERENCE" IS
A WORD THAT MEANS THE DISTANCE
AROUND A SPHERE OR A CIRCLE.
Hamza says WAS CIRCUMFERENCE DISCOVERED
BY SIR CUMFERENCE?
YOU KNOW I'M MESSING
WITH YOU RIGHT?
Eratosthenes says AH. YOU HAD ME GOING THERE.
Hamza says I ACTUALLY DO KNOW THAT
CIRCUMFERENCE MEANS
THE DISTANCE AROUND
A CIRCLE OR A SPHERE
AND YOU FIGURED OUT THE
CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE EARTH
ALL THE WAY BACK
IN ANCIENT GREECE?
Eratosthenes says RIGHT.
Hamza says HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
Eratosthenes says UH, DO YOU HAVE A TORCH?
Hamza says UH... NO, BUT I HAVE
A FLASHLIGHT.
Eratosthenes says CAN WE FADE
THE LIGHTS A LITTLE?
Hamza claps the lights fade.
Eratosthenes says PRETEND THIS FLASHLIGHT
IS THE SUN.
IT CREATES SHADOWS
THAT CHANGE LENGTH
DEPENDING ON WHERE THE SUN
APPEARS IN THE SKY.
Hamza says AH!
Eratosthenes says SO I......MEASURED THE SHADOWS
IN MY CITY
AND IN A CITY VERY FAR AWAY
AT THE EXACT SAME DAY
AND TIME OF THE YEAR.
Hamza says GOOD DEMO!
(CLAPPING)
The lights come back on.
Hamza says OK, BUT HOW DID THAT HELP YOU
FIGURE OUT THE CIRCUMFERENCE
OF THE EARTH?
Eratosthenes says LET'S SAY THE EARTH
IS A PIE. ONCE I HAD
MY SHADOW MEASUREMENTS,
I WAS ABLE TO USE GEOMETRY TO
CALCULATE THAT THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES WOULD BE
ONLY A CERTAIN-SIZE SLICE
OF THE ENTIRE PIE. I CAN DO THAT
BECAUSE THERE'S CERTAIN RULES
IN GEOMETRY THAT ALWAYS WORK
AND NO MATTER HOW LARGE A SPHERE
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
THE MATH SHOWED
THAT THE DISTANCE
BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES
WOULD BE JUST ONE SLICE
OUT OF A PIE
WITH 50 EQUAL SLICES.
SINCE I KNEW THE EXACT DISTANCE
BETWEEN THE TWO CITIES,
I WAS ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE
SIZE OF THE REST OF THE PIE -
WHICH WAS THE CIRCUMFERENCE
OF THE EARTH.
Hamza says WOW, YOU MUST HAVE STUDIED
SOME VERY ADVANCED MATH
IN UNIVERSITY!
Eratosthenes says YOU KNOW WHAT?
WHEN WE ANCIENT GREEKS
WERE INVENTING GEOMETRY,
WE DIDN'T START OUT WITH ANY
MORE MATH THAN WHAT KIDS
LEARN TODAY
IN GRADE SCHOOL. WE JUST HAD
TO FIGURE IT OUT FOR OURSELVES!
Hamza says DO YOU THINK KIDS THESE DAYS
COULD MAKE THEIR OWN DISCOVERIES
USING THE MATH
THEY ALREADY KNOW?
Eratosthenes says SOME PROBLEMS REQUIRE VERY
ADVANCED MATHEMATICS,
BUT I SEE NO REASON WHY
KIDS CAN'T START TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT THEIR OWN
QUESTIONS USING MATH.
Hamza says WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING, SIR CUMFERENCE.
Eratosthenes says DON'T START THAT AGAIN.
(LAUGHTER)
Eratosthenes leaves and Hamza walks over to the projection screen.
Now a slate appears with Kool Kat holding up a piece of toast and a title that reads "Hands-On."
Hamza says KATHY IS A GRADUATE
STUDENT IN PHYSICS.
SHE KNOWS A LOT ABOUT SPHERES,
AND ESPECIALLY ABOUT BALLOONS.
SHE ONCE GOT TO WORK
ON A NASA PROJECT
LAUNCHING RESEARCH BALLOONS
WAY UP IN THE SKY.
Kathy appears on screen with Han Ru and Stefano outside at a table. Kathy is in her twenties, has shoulder-length, straight brown hair, wears a gray shirt, and black pants.
Kathy says SO WHY DO YOU GUYS THINK
THAT A BUBBLE IS
SHAPED LIKE A SPHERE?
Stefano says PROBABLY 'CAUSE OF THE SHAPE
ON HOW IT COMES OUT.
Kathy says SO DO YOU THINK THAT
IF WE BLOW A BUBBLE
WITH A CIRCLE-SHAPED WAND,
WE'LL GET A SPHERE?
Han Ru says YEAH.
Kathy says YEAH? SHOULD WE TRY IT?
They both say YEAH.
Kathy says HERE, GO AHEAD.
Stefano says YUP!
Kathy says DEFINITELY. ALRIGHT.
NOW, WHAT DO YOU THINK IS GONNA
HAPPEN IF WE USE A TRIANGLE?
Stefano says WELL, I'M NOT SURE.
Han Ru says IT WOULD TURN INTO
A TRIANGLE MAYBE?
Kathy says WHY DON'T YOU TRY?
Stefano says LOOK AT THAT.
Han Ru says NO! IT STILL COMES OUT ROUND!
Stefano says OH, MY GOD!
Kathy says IT STILL
COMES OUT AS A SPHERE.
LET'S TRY THE RECTANGLE SHAPE.
Han Ru says STILL A SPHERE!
Stefano says LET'S TRY THE HEXAGON.
STILL ROUND!
Kathy says WHY DO YOU THINK THAT OCCURS?
Stefano says ALL I KNOW IS THAT
WHEN IT COMES OUT IT STARTS OFF
FROM ONE FORM BUT IT ALWAYS
ENDS UP, LIKE, CURVING
WHEN IT COMES OUT.
Kathy says EXACTLY.
IT TURNS INTO A SPHERE.
SO WHAT'S ACTUALLY HAPPENING
IS WHEN WE MIX THE SOAP
WITH THE WATER,
IT KIND OF TURNS THE WATER
INTO AN ELASTIC THICK SKIN.
AND SO WHEN WE BLOW AIR INTO IT,
THEN THE SKIN IS GOING TO WANT
TO FORM A SHAPE
AROUND THE AIR TO CONTAIN IT.
NATURE WANTS TO USE THE LEAST
AMOUNT OF ENERGY POSSIBLE
TO CONTAIN THAT AMOUNT OF AIR.
AND SO, IT ALWAYS USES
THE SHAPE THAT HAS THE LEAST
AMOUNT OF SURFACE AREA,
WHICH IS THE SHAPE OF A SPHERE.
LET'S GO IN A CIRCLE HERE
AND HOLD HANDS LIKE THIS.
NOW LET'S IMAGINE THAT WE ARE
A BUBBLE AND SOMEONE
IS BLOWING AIR INTO US.
Han Ru says OK.
Kathy says SO AS THE AIR GOES IN,
WE'RE GOING TO STRETCH
OUR ARMS OUT. THERE WE GO,
SOMEONE'S BLOWING US UP!
WE FORM A...
Stefano says CIRCLE!
Kathy says EXACTLY!
Stefano says AND THEN WE FLY AWAY!
Kathy says LET'S BLOW SOME MORE BUBBLES.
Stefano says STILL SPHERES.
Back in the studio, Hamza says HEY, INVESTIGATORS.
THAT LOOKS LIKE FUN!
WHAT DID YOU GUYS DISCOVER?
Han Ru says WE FOUND OUT THAT
NO MATTER WHAT SHAPE
THE WAND IS,
IT STILL ALWAYS
COMES OUT AS A SPHERE.
Hamza says THANKS FOR HELPING ME SOLVE
THE BUBBLE MYSTERY.
Hamza walks back over into the studio and Kool Kat?s eyes pop out and cross.
Kool Kat says MEOW.
Hamza says OH NO, NOT AGAIN! COOL CAT,
WHAT DID I TELL YOU!?
Kool Kat says MEOW!?
Hamza says HERE, LET ME HELP.
YEAH, IT'S ALL FUN AND GAMES
UNTIL YOUR EYES FALL OUT.
Hamza fixes Kool Kat?s eyes.
Kool Kat says MEOW.
A black and white animation appears on screen with a title that reads "Spheres in Nature."
The narrator says WELCOME BACK
TO
SPHERES IN NATURE.
IF YOU USE
THE SAME AMOUNT OF STUFF
TO MAKE A BANANA SHAPE
AND A SPHERICAL ORANGE,
WOULD THEY NEED
THE SAME AMOUNT OF SKIN
TO COVER THEM?
NO. THE BANANA WOULD NEED
MORE SKIN COVERING.
THAT'S BECAUSE
SPHERES ARE NATURE'S
MOST GEOMETRICALLY
EFFICIENT SHAPE.
Back in the studio, Hamza says THIS SPHERE AND THIS CUBE HOLD
THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF WATER.
DOES THE SPHERE REALLY
HAVE LESS SURFACE AREA?
LET ME SEE HOW MANY STICKERS
IT TAKES TO COVER THE SURFACE
OF EACH OF THESE. I'M GOING TO
USE THIS SHEET OF STICKERS
FOR THE SPHERE AND THIS SHEET
OF STICKERS FOR THE CUBE.
HERE WE GO!
(SIGH)
The clip speeds up as Hamza puts on the stickers onto the ball.
Hamza says WOO! TIME FOR THE CUBE!
The clip speeds up as Hamza puts on the stickers onto the cube.
Now Hamza says HOW DID I GET MYSELF
INTO THIS STICKY SITUATION?
ALL DONE! LOOK!
IT TOOK ME LESS STICKERS
TO COVER THE SPHERE
THAN IT DID FOR THE CUBE WITH
THE SAME AMOUNT OF STUFF
INSIDE!
BUT HANG ON. I'M GONNA NEED
TO PUT ON MY NOODLE CAP
TO NOODLE SOMETHING.
Hamza puts on his multi-coloured noodle cap and says IF SPHERES ARE
SUCH AN EFFICIENT SHAPE,
WHY DO THEY PUT
EVERYTHING IN BOXES?
(ELECTRIC BUZZING)
I SEE WHY! LOOK AT HOW EASILY
CUBES STACK UP
AND THERE'S NO WASTED
SPACE BETWEEN THEM.
NOW CHECK OUT SPHERES;
LOTS OF WASTED SPACE
AND YOU HAVE TO BE EXTRA CAREFL
WHEN YOU STACK THEM UP.
An orange falls past Kool Kat and he says MEOW!
Hamza says SEE WHAT I MEAN?
Kool Kat says MEOW!
Kool Kat and gold Kat appears roll up on their red wheels on a road and hit the finish line that reads "Challenge."
Back in the gym, Hamza says ALRIGHT, TEAMS, BUBBLE SOCCER
IS JUST LIKE REGULAR SOCCER;
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS
YOU WEAR THESE GIANT BUBBLES
AND YOU CAN'T GET HURT WHEN
YOU RUN INTO THE OTHER PLAYERS.
IN FACT THAT'S THE WHOLE POINT.
KNOCK INTO THE OTHER PLAYERS
TO GET CONTROL OF THE BALL.
ARE WE READY?
They all say YEAH!
Hamza says ALRIGHT, GAME ON!
They all start playing soccer and fall over as they kick the ball.
Hamza says OOPSY! AH, THAT LOOKS
LIKE FUN!
DID YOU SEE THAT? THEY'RE
FLIPPING, THEY'RE TURNING!
Nicolas says CAN YOU GET ME BACK UP?
Mirico says GO! HIT IT!
Hamza says THAT'S IT, GUYS! LET'S GO,
TEAM BLUE. OH! WHAT A SAVE!
Nicolas says TYLER, KICK IT!
Hamza says OH, AND TEAM BLUE
WITH THE FIRST GOAL.
THEY'RE LEADING ONE-NIL.
OH, LET'S SEE THAT GOAL AGAIN.
THE BALL BOUNCED OFF HIS BUBBLE!
OOH, WHAT A HIT!
Elizabeth says I NEED HELP! (CHUCKLE)
Hamza says THE ROGUE ROLLER IS TAKING
CONTROL OF THE BALL RIGHT NOW.
WE HAVE A SIX-KID PILE UP!
GREAT PASS! WILL HE SCORE?
IT'S A YELLOW BREAKAWAY!
OH, THE APPLAUSE!
TEAM YELLOW SCORES!
IT'S TIED AT ONE-ONE.
HOHO! TAKE ANOTHER LOOK!
THE BALL JUST SNEAKS IN. WHAT
A ROLLOVER! IT ALL COMES DOWN
TO THIS NEXT GOAL.
(GRUNT)
Hamza blows the whistle and they play soccer.
Hamza says SO, WHY ARE SPHERES STRONG
AND PROTECTIVE SHAPES?
LET'S FIND OUT
USING MY MIND'S EYE GLASSES.
Hamza puts on his mind?s eyeglasses and the computer says ACTIVATION.
ON A SPHERE IMPACTS ARE
DISTRIBUTED EVENLY
INSTEAD OF CONCENTRATING
AT ONE POINT.
WITH OTHER SHAPES IMPACTS
CAN WEAR DOWN THE SIDES
OR EVEN BREAK OFF
THEIR EDGES AND CORNERS.
Hamza says HUH! INTERESTING STUFF!
(WHISTLE BLOW)
STOP THE PLAY.
WE ARE MISSING A SHOE. WE HAVE
A SHOE INCIDENT ON THE FIELD.
FREE KICK AWARDED FOR LOSS
OF SHOE! ALRIGHT, PLAY ON!
Mason says PASS.
Hamza says HERE COMES THE PASS...
AH, DEFLECTED OFF THE FAR SIDE!
GREAT GOAL KEEPING!
WHO'S GONNA GET THE NEXT GOAL?
BREAK AWAY FOR TEAM YELLOW!
GREAT SAVE!
AH! THERE'S A GOAL
FOR TEAM YELLOW,
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
LET'S SEE THAT AGAIN!
THEY JUST WON THE
LOOK KOOL
SOCCER EXTRAVAGANZA.
The yellow team says YEAH!
Now everyone is out of their bubble suits and Hamza says TEAM YELLOW,
YOU ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE
LOOK KOOL
SOCCER EXTRAVAGANZA.
CONGRATULATIONS!
The yellow team says YEAH!
Hamza says YOU GUYS WERE ROLLING
AROUND A LOT OVER THERE,
FALLING DOWN, BUMPING INTO
EACH OTHER. NO ONE GOT HURT?
They all say NO!
Hamza says WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY
THEY USE BUBBLE WRAP - BECAUSE
THE SPHERES IN THE BUBBLE WRAP
DISTRIBUTE THE IMPACT EVENLY.
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY YOUR PRIZE:
BUBBLE WRAP! TAKE ONE
AND PASS IT ON.
BUBBLE WRAP'S WAY BETTER
THAN A TROPHY, RIGHT?
YOU GUYS ARE ALL
TERRIFIC SOCCER PLAYERS,
BUT I REALLY HAVE TO SAY THAT
IT DIDN'T LOOK ALL THAT HARD.
Elizabeth says WHY WON'T YOU TRY HAMZA?
Hamza says ALRIGHT, I'LL GIVE IT A TRY!
Nicolas says OK, FLIP HIM!
Hamza says WHOA, DIZZY! WHOA!
Back in the studio, Hamza says NOT ONLY ARE THEY STRONG,
BUT THEY'RE NATURE'S
MOST EFFICIENT SHAPE!
I GUESS THAT'S WHY THERE'S SO
MANY SPHERES IN NATURE.
LOOK! THIS DROP OF WATER
IN SLOW MOTION FORMS A SPHERE,
AND GUESS WHAT HAPPENS IN OUTER
SPACE? WHEN ASTRONAUTS TOSS
WATER IN THE AIR, THE DROPS FOM
ROUNDED, SPHERE-LIKE SHAPES.
MY CRYSTAL BALL IS A SPHERE TOO,
AND IT'S AMAZING!
IT CAN SEE INTO THE FUTURE.
DON'T BELIEVE ME?
JUST WATCH. OOH!
IT'S TELLING ME
SOMETHING. IT'S SAYING:
"I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME
FOR MORE
LOOK KOOL!"
OOH!
The credits roll.
Host, Hamza Haq.
Directors, Eric Savage, Jean-Louis Cot?, Fr?deric Cusson.
Written by, Lisa Hunter.
Editor, Sylvain Lalibert?.
An Apartment 11 Production developed in partnership with TVOKids and Produced in association with TVOKids, Copyright 2014 MWW Enterprises, Inc.
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