A group of young men appear doing a series of science experiments.

Phil is in her twenties, clean-shaven and with short curly dark blond hair. He wears gray trousers, a blue T-shirt and a yellow lab coat.

Phil says HAVE YOU EVER
DONE A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
AND WONDERED IT WOULD BE
LIKE IF YOU DID IT BIG?
I HAVE.
MY NAME IS PHIL
AND I TAKE YOUR EVERYDAY
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
AND DO THEM BIG.

Phil appears under the water, in a skydiving chamber and on a trolley.

Phil says THIS IS SCIENCE MAX!
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.

The logo of the show appears. It’s a black and yellow triangle with an exploding element inside and a blue sign across that reads "Experiments at Large."

Voices shout SCIENCE MAX!

(music plays)

Clips from today’s show roll.

Phil appears building a giant house of cards with another scientist.

He says MY NAME IS PHIL,
AND I TAKE YOUR EVERY DAY
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS,
AND DO THEM BIG.
THIS IS SCIENCE MAX,
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.
SCIENCE MAX!
THIS EPISODE OF SCIENCE
MAX IS ALL ABOUT
BUILDING THINGS STRONG.
TWO.

A female scientist says LET'S DO THREE.

Phil says AN ARCHED BRIDGE,
GIANT HOUSE OF CARDS,
MAGICAL STACKING BOOKS,
AND MORE!

He stands on a wooden platform with eggs underneath. The eggs break.


Phil says OH, I THOUGHT THEY
WERE GONNA DO IT.
ALL ON THIS EPISODE
OF SCIENCE MAX!
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.

At the lab, Phil makes some coffee and says OH HELLO, SCIENCE MAXIMITES,
WE'VE GOT A LOT OF WORK TODAY
SO I WAS JUST GETTING PREPARED.
YOU KNOW, TAKING SOMETHING
FLIMSY AND MAKING IT STRONG,
THAT'S WHAT SCIENTISTS AND
ENGINEERS DO EVERY DAY.
AND IT'S ALSO PRETTY FUN.
YOU TAKE SOMETHING
THAT'S NOT THAT STRONG,
AND BY THE WAY YOU BUILD
IT OR PUT IT TOGETHER
OR CHANGE ITS SHAPE,
IT SUDDENLY BECOMES
A LOT STRONGER THAN
YOU THINK IT WAS.

As he speaks, he puts several sugar cubes in his mug.

Phil says SO I THOUGHT, THAT'S
WHAT WE SHOULD DO TODAY
ON SCIENCE MAX,
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.
WE SHOULD BUILD SOMETHING.
SO WE'RE GONNA
BUILD AN ARCH BRIDGE
AND WE'RE GONNA BUILD IT
OUT OF SUGAR CUBES. (LAUGHS)
HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED,
YOU NEED SOME SUGAR CUBES,
YOU NEED SOME SAND PAPER,
AND YOU NEED SOME MODELING CLAY.
FIRST, YOU WANT TO
MAKE SOME ABUTMENTS
OUT OF YOUR MODELING CLAY.
WHAT IS AN ABUTMENT, YOU ASK?
IT IS THIS.

He takes out a piece of cardboard with two trapezoid shapes made of clay, one on each corner.

Phil says THEY DISTRIBUTE
THE FORCE LATERALLY
FROM ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER.
I LIKE TO USE THIS.
THIS IS HALF A
ROLL OF DUCT TAPE,
SO IT FITS IN JUST LIKE THAT,
AND YOU SEE IT'S A PERFECT ARCH.

He places the arch between the trapezoid shaped clay pieces.

Phil says IF YOU JUST TAKE SUGAR CUBES
AND YOU TRY TO STACK THEM
INTO AN ARCH, IT'S
NOT GOING TO WORK,
BECAUSE THE SUGAR CUBES MAY
NOT EVEN FIT ALL TOGETHER,
AND YOU CAN SEE ONLY THE
BOTTOMS ARE TOUCHING.
I TAKE UP THE GUIDE AND
IT ALL FALLS APART.
HERE'S WHAT YOU DO.
YOU TAKE YOUR SANDPAPER
AND YOU CHANGE THE SQUARES
INTO TRAPEZOIDS, AND YOU START
SANDING DOWN YOUR SUGAR CUBES
INTO TRAPEZOIDS.
BASICALLY, YOU
WANT ONE SMALL SIDE,
AND ONE LONG SIDE.
THIN AT THE TOP,
WIDE AT THE BOTTOM,
OR WIDE AT THE TOP,
THIN AT THE BOTTOM.
IT'S A TRAPEZOID, NO MATTER
WHICH WAY YOU HOLD IT.
PUT IT ON THE BRIDGE AND SEE.
AS YOU GO, YOU WILL SEE
IF YOU'RE DOING IT RIGHT,
THERE'LL BE NO GAPS.
IF YOU GO TO THE
SCIENCE MAX WEBSITE,
THERE WILL BE A GUIDE
THAT YOU CAN USE
TO HELP YOU MAKE THE
SUGAR CUBE BRIDGE,
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
SPEND AS LONG AS I DID
MAKING THIS ONE.

A caption reads "tvokids.com/sciencemax."

He says THEN THE MOST IMPORTANT
PART IS THE KEYSTONE.
THAT'S THE ONE THAT FITS
IN RIGHT AT THE TOP,
JUST LIKE THAT.
WHEN IT DOES,
YOU CAN TAKE AWAY THE
GUIDE, AND IT STAYS UP.
ISN'T THAT COOL?
IT STAYS UP WITHOUT ANY GLUE,
WITHOUT ANY MORTAR,
ALL BASED ON THE SHAPE
OF THESE SUGAR CUBES.
THE COOL THING IS, IT'LL HOLD
THE WEIGHT OF A WHOLE CAR,
PROVIDED YOU HAVE A
VERY, VERY SMALL CAR.

He places a toy car on the sugar cube arch.

Phil says THE REASON WHY IT WORKS
IS BECAUSE THE WEIGHT IS
DISTRIBUTED ALONG THE ARCH
INTO THE ABUTMENTS AND
DOWN INTO THE GROUND.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES AN
ARCH BRIDGE SO STRONG.
THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
GONNA DO TODAY.
WE'RE GONNA MAX
OUT AN ARCH BRIDGE.
SO I THINK I'M GONNA NEED
SOME HELP, THOUGH.
MAYBE SOYNIA FROM THE
ONTARIO SCIENCE CENTRE,
SHE REALLY KNOWS HER STUFF.
YEAH, I'LL GO THERE AND
I'LL SEE IF SHE'S BUSY.
ALRIGHT, COME ON, LET'S GO.

He presses a code on the portal and appears at the Ontario Science Center.

(PORTAL SWOOSHING)

He says HEY, SOYNIA.

The caption "Soynia" appears.

Sonya is in her twenties, with shoulder-length straight brown hair. She wears black jeans, a white top and a white lab coat.

She says HEY, PHIL, HOW'S IT GOING?

Phil says IT'S GOING GOOD.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU
COULD GIVE ME A HAND
WITH SOMETHING.

Soynia says OKAY, WHAT'S UP?

Phil says I'M BUILDING A...
IT'S ACTUALLY EASIER
IF I SHOW YOU.

Soynia says ALRIGHT.

Phil says DO YOU MIND COMING BACK
TO SCIENCE MAX HEADQUARTERS?
WE COULD TAKE THE PORTAL.

Soynia says BUT THAT THING
DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK.

Phil says OH, IT IS FINE.

He makes Soynia disappear.

Phil says WELL, I MEAN, THAT
WORKED JUST FINE.
UH OH, IT USUALLY MAKES A
BEEPING WHEN I DO, OH...
IT'S OUT OF BATTERIES.
I TOLD MYSELF,
PHIL, CHARGE THE REMOTE
BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE LAB
AND THEN I...
(HEAVY BREATHING)

Phil starts running across the meadows.

A caption reads "Some time later…."

He arrives at the lab and Soynia says WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
BREATHE, BREATHE, BREATHE.

Phil says THE REMOTE RAN
OUT OF BATTERIES,
SO I HAD TO RUN THE
LAST THREE KILOMETRES.

Soynia says SORRY. YOU MADE IT.

Phil says LONG STORY.
THE SUGAR CUBE BRIDGE,
YOU HAD A CHANCE
TO LOOK AT IT, RIGHT?
THIS WORKS ON ANY SCALE,
RIGHT?
IT SHOULD, NO MATTER
WHAT SIZE ARCH,
IT SHOULD BE THE SAME, RIGHT?

Soynia says DEFINITELY.

Phil says GOOD.
BECAUSE WHAT I WANNA DO
IS USE THESE ABUTMENTS
BUT GO TO THESE ABUTMENTS.

The abutments are larger and made out of painted wood.

Soynia says OH.

Phil says WE'RE GONNA START
THE BRIDGE HERE,
AND I'VE ALREADY CREATED
A THING THAT WE CAN USE
TO PUT THE SUGAR
CUBES ON AS WE GO UP,
SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE
THAT IT BECOMES AN ARCH.

He takes out a stick on a wooden base that holds a cardboard arch on top.

Soynia says NOW, PHIL?
DO WE HAVE ENOUGH
SUGAR FOR THIS?

Phil takes out a plastic crate full of sugar cubes and says YEP.
I GOT TONS OF SUGAR.

Soynia says WHOA!

Phil says I THINK WE'RE
GONNA NEED SOME GLUE,
BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BE REALLY
HARD TO GET THESE TO STAY.

Soynia says YEP.

Phil says TO STAY RIGHT THERE
WITHOUT A LITTLE BIT OF GLUE.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE A GIANT
ARCH, MAYBE SOME WALLS,
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
LET'S DO IT.

The logo of the show appears under a magnifying glass with the caption "Mini Max!"

A voice says MINI MAX!

Phil drops an egg and says OOPS.
AN EGG.
YOU MIGHT THINK OF
EGGS AS KIND OF FLIMSY,
AND THEY DO BREAK PRETTY EASILY,
BUT EGGS ARE, WHOA,

He slips on the crushed egg.

He holds another egg and says EGGS ARE ACTUALLY
STRONGER THAN YOU THINK.
IT'S BECAUSE THEY'RE,
WELL, EGG SHAPED.
YOU SEE, THE TOP OF THE EGG IS
LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF AN ARCH,
AND THE BOTTOM OF THE
EGG IS ALSO LIKE AN ARCH
AND ARCHES DISTRIBUTE
THE WEIGHT,
JUST LIKE THEY DO IN A BRIDGE.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN EXPERIMENT
WITH HOW STRONG EGGS ARE.
FIRST, YOU WANNA
GET A PAIR OF GLOVES
TO PROTECT YOUR HANDS
FROM THE SHELLS,
JUST IN CASE
ANYTHING GOES WRONG.
YOU SHOULD ALSO TELL AN ADULT
THAT YOU'RE DOING
THIS EXPERIMENT.
BECAUSE IF IT DOES GO WRONG,
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
SOME MESS TO EXPLAIN.
ALSO, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY
PUT ON SOME SAFETY GLASSES.

He puts on the gloves and the glasses.

He says HERE'S WHAT YOU DO.
TAKE YOUR EGG AND CAREFULLY
PUT IT IN YOUR PALM,
JUST LIKE THAT.

He holds the eggs with both palms.

He says PUT IT AGAINST YOUR OTHER PALM
AND YOU'RE GONNA PUSH IN
DIRECTLY ON EITHER
SIDE OF THE EGG.
START PUSHING
HARDER, AND HARDER.
YOU CAN EVEN LACE YOUR FINGERS
AND PRESS EVEN HARDER.
IF YOU DO IT RIGHT,
THE EGG WON'T BREAK.
PRETTY AMAZING, RIGHT?
SO JUST HOW MUCH WEIGHT
DOES AN EGG HOLD?
CAN ONE EGGS SUPPORT
MY ENTIRE WEIGHT?
LET'S FIND OUT.
I'M GONNA LIFT MY
WEIGHT UP LIKE THIS,
AND LOWER MYSELF DOWN...

He stands on a platform over an egg held by two caps and the egg breaks.

He says AND, NO.
CANNOT HOLD MY WEIGHT.
CAN MY WEIGHT BE
SUPPORTED BY TWO EGGS?

The eggs break.

He says OH, NOPE!
PHIL'S WEIGHT, FOUR EGGS.
OH, I THOUGHT THEY
WERE GONNA DO IT.

The eggs break again.

Phil says NOPE!
MY WEIGHT ON EIGHT EGGS.
(LAUGHTER)
MY WEIGHT CAN BE SUPPORTED
BY JUST EIGHT EGGS.
SCIENCE!
WHOA, CAREFUL.

The logo of the show appears.

Phil says SOYNIA AND I ARE
ON A QUEST TO MAKE
A MAXED OUT SUGAR CUBE BRIDGE.
THE REASON WHY AN
ARCH WORKS IS BECAUSE
THE WEIGHT, OR THE LOAD,
OF WHATEVER IS ON
TOP OF THE BRIDGE,
IS CARRIED OUTWARD ALONG
THE CURVE OF THE ARCH
TO THE ABUTMENTS AT EACH END,
WHICH CARRY THE LOAD AND
KEEP THE ENDS OF THE BRIDGE
FROM SPREADING OUT.
NO MATTER WHAT YOU BUILD
YOUR BRIDGE OUT OF,
SUGAR OR STONE, THE
SCIENCE STAYS THE SAME.

An animation shows the process son a white board.

Phil says SOYNIA AND I ARE BUILDING
A MUCH LARGER BRIDGE
OUT OF SUGAR CUBES.
WE'RE USING GLUE TO HELP THE
SUGAR CUBES STAY TOGETHER,
JUST LIKE STONE
BRIDGES USE MORTAR.
AND, BY THE TIME WE FINISHED,
IT LOOKED PRETTY IMPRESSIVE.
A MASSIVE SUGAR
CUBE BRIDGE, RIGHT?
HIGH FIVES FOR THAT.
THE MOMENT OF TRUTH COMES WHEN
WE TAKE UP THE SUPPORT AND...
YES!

Soynia says AWESOME.

Phil says VERY NICE.
GIANT SUGAR CUBE BRIDGE,
SO DO YOU THINK IT
WILL HOLD SOME WEIGHT?

Soynia says I THINK IT DEFINITELY SHOULD,
BECAUSE RIGHT NOW
WE HAVE AN ARCH,
A PERFECT ARCH, AND THE
WEIGHT IS BEING DISTRIBUTED
TO THE SIDES OF THE BASE.

Phil says THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR, RIGHT?
WE CAN PUT WEIGHT ON THERE?

Soynia says WE CAN DEFINITELY
PUT SOME WEIGHT.

Phil says ONE TO START?

Soynia says LET'S START OFF WITH ONE.
LET'S SEE HOW IT GOES.
ALRIGHT.

Soynia says HERE WE GO.

Soynia places a book in the middle of the bridge.

Phil says YEAH, ONE BOOK!
SUGAR CUBE BRIDGE, TWO BOOKS.

Sonya puts another book on top of the first.

Soynia says MAKING ME NERVOUS.

Phil says YEAH!
SUGAR CUBE BRIDGE, THREE BOOKS.

She puts the third book and the bridge collapses.

Phil says OH!
THAT WAS GREAT.
IT HELD UP THREE BOOKS.
WELL, TECHNICALLY,
IT HELD UP TWO BOOKS
AND BROKE ON THE THIRD.
IT'S KIND OF STILL FAR FROM
HOW MUCH WEIGHT WE WANT TO HOLD
BECAUSE WE WANT TO CROSS IT.

Soynia says WE DEFINITELY
WANT TO CROSS IT,
SO THAT MEANS WE NEED
SOMETHING BIGGER AND STRONGER.
THE CUBE WORKS.

Phil says THE CUBES ARE GREAT,
BECAUSE THAT KEEPS
THE SCIENCE THE SAME.

Soynia says YEP.

Phil says SOMETHING CUBULAR,
THE MILK CRATE?
REALLY?

Soynia says DEFINITELY, I THINK
WE SHOULD USE THOSE.
IT'S A CUBE.

Phil says IT IS A CUBE.
A WHOLE BUNCH OF MILK CRATES,
AND WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.

Soynia says I THINK
THAT SOUNDS GREAT.

Phil says AWESOME.

Now the logo of the show appears with the caption "Max Fax!"

Now Phil is alone. He carries a cart full of tools.

He says WHOA.
THIS IS A PRINCE RUPERT'S DROP.
IT'S A PIECE OF GLASS
THAT HAS A LONG SNAKY TAIL
AND A BULB AT ONE END.
WHAT'S SO INTERESTING
ABOUT A GLASS TADPOLE?
I'LL SHOW YOU.

He takes a hammer, puts on an eye safety shield and bangs the glass repeatedly.

He says REMEMBER, THIS IS JUST GLASS.
(HAMMERING GLASS)

The glass doesn’t break.

He says OH, PRINCE RUBERT'S
DROPS ARE VERY STRONG,
ALMOST AS STRONG AS STEEL.
IT'S ALL IN HOW THEY'RE MADE.
MOLTEN GLASS IS DROPPED
INTO COLD WATER.
WHAT HAPPENS IS THE OUTER PART
OF THE DROP COOLS OFF FIRST,
LEAVING THE INNER
PART STILL HOT.
WHEN THE INNER PART
EVENTUALLY COOLS,
IT CONTRACTS, PULLING EVERYTHING
IN TIGHTER AND TIGHTER,
KEEPING IT UNDER
A LOT OF TENSION,
AND BECAUSE IT'S ROUND,
THE FORCE YOU PUT ON IT
IS DISTRIBUTED ALL
THE WAY AROUND,
JUST LIKE THE FORCE
IS DISTRIBUTED
ON AN ARCHED BRIDGE,

An animation illustrates the description.

He says UNTIL YOU GET TO THE TAIL.
JUST THE TINIEST BREAK
IN THE TAIL, AND...

He breaks the tale with pliers and the glass explodes.

(SNAPPING GLASS)

He says IT EXPLODES.
ALL THAT ENERGY IS RELEASED
IN A CHAIN REACTION.
WHY IT'S SO STRONG YOU
CAN HAMMER ON ONE END,
BUT EXPLODES WHEN
YOU BREAK THE OTHER,
PUZZLED SCIENTISTS
FOR CENTURIES.
NOW WE KNOW IT'S ALL
IN HOW IT'S MADE.

A caption reads "The Wizard Academy."

A voice says THE WIZARD ACADEMY
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS
DEMONSTRATE TRUE MAGIC
AND YOU WILL BE GRANTED ENTRY.

The wizard says SEND IN THE NEXT APPLICANT.

Overwhelmo crawls in and says THEY WILL NEVER
SEE ME (LAUGHS).
SHH, SHH, OKAY,
MAGIC SMOKE.
HERE WE GO, BIG ENTRANCE, AND,
BEHOLD IT IS I, OVERWHELMO!

The wizard says YOU AGAIN.

Overwhelmo says I ONLY HAVE TO
DEMONSTRATE MAGIC ONE TIME
AND YOU HAVE TO LET ME
IN TO THE WIZARD ACADEMY
AND LAST TIME DOES NOT COUNT.
SO PREPARE FOR YOUR
MIND TO BE BOGGLED
AND YOUR EYES TO ALSO
BE BOGGLED
BECAUSE I SHALL DO A TRICK.
I WILL JUST GET TO IT.
HERE IS A BOOK, BEHOLD.
NOW, FEAST YOURS TO PERFECTION,
AS I PRODUCE ANOTHER
BOOK. (LAUGHS)
THEN TWO OR THREE
MORE TIMES, BEHOLD.
THAT'S GOOD.
BEHOLD!
NOW LOOK UPON THE WONDERMENT,
AS I STACK THESE BOOKS ON
TOP OF EACH OTHER LIKE THIS.
NOW, FEAST MORE STUPIFACTION,
AS I CLEVERLY MOVE THE
BOOKS OFF THE TABLE.

The books stand in a stairway shape, leaning out of the table.

Overwhelmo says NOW COMES THE MAGIC PART.
NOW, I SAY THE MAGIC WORD,
THE MAGIC WORD!
BEHOLD, THE BOOK IS LEVITATING.
IT IS COMPLETELY OFF THE TABLE.
I HAVE DONE IT, MAGIC.

The wizard says NO.

Overwhelmo says NO?

The wizard says NOT MAGIC, THAT'S SCIENCE.

Overwhelmo says BUT THE BOOK IF LEVITATING.

The wizard says NO.

Overwhelmo says LOOK, IT'S NOT EVEN
TOUCHING THE TABLE.

The wizard says NO, IT'S BEING SUPPORTED
BY THE BOOKS BELOW,
BECAUSE OF THE CENTRE OF MASS.

Overwhelmo says PREPOSTEROUS.

The wizard says I'M AFRAID IT'S
VERY POSTEROUS.

He shakes his magic wand to show the center of mass in each book.

The wizard says EACH BOOK IS BALANCED
ON THE ONE BELOW
IN A WAY THAT THE CENTER OF MASS
IS BEHIND THE EDGE
OF THE BOOK BELOW.
THE ENTIRE STACK'S
CENTRE OF MASS
IS BEHIND THE EDGE OF THE TABLE.
SO IT MAY LOOK LIKE MAGIC,
BUT IT'S SCIENCE.

Overwhelmo says SO,
I CAN'T GET INTO
THE WIZARD ACADEMY?

The wizard says NO, I'M AFRAID NOT.
(
MUTTERS)

Overwhelmo says ALAKAZAM!
YOU WILL RUE THE DAY
THAT OVERWHELMO DID NOT
I WILL RETURN.

He hides under the table and grabs the books.

All the books fall and Overwhelmo says THEN YOU WILL SEE, OH, OUCH.

A slate shows a flask breaking. The logo of the show appears.

Phil says SOYNIA AND
I MADE A LARGE BRIDGE
OUT OF SUGAR CUBES
AND IT DIDN'T HOLD MUCH WEIGHT.
BUT NOW WE'RE GONNA TRY
MAKING ANOTHER ARCH BRIDGE.
BUT INSTEAD OF SUGAR CUBES,
WE'RE GONNA USE MILK CRATES.
HERE WE GO.
I'VE MADE SOME ABUTMENTS
OUT OF GIANT CRATES.
THIS IS WHERE WE'RE
GONNA START OUR BRIDGE.
IT STARTS THERE AND
IT GOES IN A BIG ARCH.
BUT WE'RE GONNA BE USING...

Soynia says I BROUGHT MILK CRATES.
MILK CRATES.

Phil says HIGH FIVES, HIGH FIVES.
WE START OUR BRIDGE.

They pile up some crates.

Phil says THIS IS A STRAIGHT LINE,
IT'S NOT AN ARCH.

Soynia says IT'S NOT AN ARCH.

Phil says BUT IT'S CLEAR
WE HAVE A PROBLEM.

They make two straight piles that converge in the middle.

Phil says OKAY, READY.

They let go of the crates and they all fall down.

(CRATES CRASHING)

Soynia says THAT DIDN'T WORK, PHIL.

Phil says IT'S LIKE WE'RE BACK
TO THE BEGINNING AGAIN.
THIS IS LIKE TWO STRAIGHT LINES.

Soynia says WE HAVE
TWO STRAIGHT LINES.

Phil says IT'S LIKE A TRIANGLE.

Soynia says WE NEED AN ARCH.
SO WE'RE GONNA NEED A SUPPORT.

Phil says SOYNIA AND
I BUILT A SUPPORT
TO HELP US MAKE A CURVE
THE MILK CRATES CAN FOLLOW.

They made a support with a wood sheet slightly curved on top. They start stacking the crates along the arch.

Phil says BUT AFTER WE FINISHED STACKING,
THERE WAS A PROBLEM.

Soynia says THAT DOESN'T LOOK VERY SOLID.

Phil says YEAH, IT DOESN'T DOES IT?
OH YEAH.
THERE'S A GAP AT THE
TOP OF ALL OF THEM.
THAT ONE, THERE'S A GAP.
THERE'S A GAP THERE.

Soynia says THERE'S
A BIG ONE HERE.
IT'S NOT MAKING OUR
BRIDGE VERY SOLID.

Phil says THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT FOR SURE.

Soynia says WE CAN TRY.

Phil says IS TO PULL THIS OUT
AND SEE IF IT STANDS UP.

Soynia says LET'S DO IT.

Phil says OKAY.

Phil takes the supporting arch and all the bridge collapse.

Phil says SO, DIDN'T STAY UP.

Soynia says IT DIDN'T STAY UP.
THAT'S ALRIGHT, THOUGH.

Phil says I'M NOT SURE WHY
IT ISN'T STAYING UP.
THE SUGAR CUBES WERE CUBES.

Soynia says THAT'S A CUBE.

Phil says MILK CRATES ARE CUBES.

Soynia says BUT WE DID CHANGE
THE SHAPE OF THE CUBE.

Phil says OH, YEAH!
IF YOU REMEMBER,
WHEN I FIRST BUILT
MY SUGAR CUBE BRIDGE
IT DIDN'T WORK WITH CUBES.
YOU HAVE TO SAND THE CUBES DOWN
TO MAKE THEM INTO TRAPEZOIDS.
YOU CAN'T BUILD A PERFECT
ARCH OUT OF CUBES.
THEY WERE TALL, WIDER HERE,
AND THEN NARROWER THERE,
SO THAT THEY HAD, OH...
SO THAT'S THE PROBLEM.

Soynia says YEP.

Phil says I COULD, LIKE, CUT IT?
I COULD CUT IT.

Soynia says YOU COULD, YOU COULD.
BUT THAT'S GONNA TAKE
A LONG TIME, THOUGH.

Phil says IF WE CUT THE MILK
CRATES INTO RHOMBOIDS,
EVERYTHING WOULD WORK, RIGHT?
WE TAKE A MILK CRATE AND,
WITH THE RIGHT SAFETY GEAR,
WE CUT IT SO WE CAN RESHAPE
IT INTO A TRAPEZOID.
IT WORKS, BUT...
IT'S GONNA TAKE A
LONG TIME, ISN'T IT?

Soynia says DEFINITELY.
HOW ABOUT THIS, I HAVE AN IDEA.
REMEMBER WHEN WE
DID THE EXPERIMENTS
AND WE HAD LOTS OF V GAPS?

Phil says YEAH.

Soynia says HOW ABOUT WE
PUT SOME WOODEN WEDGES
INTO THOSE GAPS, TO MAKE
IT ONE SECURE STRUCTURE?

Phil says IT WAS SITTING LIKE THIS.

He holds two crates so there’s a triangular gap between them.

Soynia says EXACTLY.
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS
INSERT WOODEN PIECES
RIGHT HERE, SO WE'LL
FILL THOSE GAPS.
WE'LL MAKE IT ONE
SECURE STRUCTURE.

Phil says AH, INSTEAD OF CUTTING
ALL OF OUR MILK CRATES,
WE CAN KEEP THE MILK CRATES.

Soynia says YEP.

Phil says THEY CAN BE SOLID,
AND WE JUST ADD TO IT,
RATHER THAN TAKING AWAY.

Soynia says EXACTLY.

Phil says THAT IS A SMART IDEA, OKAY.
LET'S MAKE SOME WEDGES.

Soynia says ALRIGHT.

Music plays as a neon science appears with the caption "Sal’s Science Shop."

Sal is in his twenties, clean-shaven and with short side parted dark blond hair. He wears glasses, jeans, an orange shirt and a green blazer.

Sal says OH, HEY, HOW YOU DOIN?
LET ME GUESS, YOU WANNA
BUILD A STRONG STRUCTURE,
SOMETHING THAT'LL
STAND THE TEST OF TIME.
WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA
USE THE RIGHT KIND OF SHAPES.
LOOK AT THIS, A SQUARE.

A square frame made out of wood lies on the shop’s floor.

Sal says NOW, SQUARES HAVE
GOTTA BE STRONG, RIGHT?
WELL, MAYBE.
MAYBE IF YOU PRESS
STRAIGHT DOWN ON IT.
BUT WATCH AS I PUSH TO THE SIDE.
OH, NO! THE THING
THAT I HAVE BUILT
IS NOW COLLAPSING
BECAUSE SQUARES
AREN'T, IN FACT,
STRONG AFTER ALL.
IF ONLY I HAD LISTENED
TO SAL'S SAGE ADVICE.
YEAH, SQUARES
AREN'T GONNA CUT IT.
FORTUNATELY, THERE'S
A SHAPE THAT'S STRONG
IN ALL KINDS OF WAYS.
A TRIANGLE.
OKAY, SO YOU HEARD OF
TRIANGLES BEFORE, GOOD FOR YOU.
BUT LOOK AT THIS.
YOU CAN PUSH DOWN FROM THE
TOP, AND IT DOESN'T MOVE.
OR YOU CAN PUSH FROM THE
SIDE, AND IT DOESN'T MOVE.
TRIANGLES ARE AWFULLY POINTY.
HOW DO I BUILD WITH THEM?
OBSERVE. (LAUGHS)

He places two triangles one next to the other and puts a lumber on top.

HE says TRIANGLE HERE, TRIANGLE
THERE, PLATFORM ON TOP.
WATCH.
NO MATTER HOW I TRY TO SHIFT IT,
IT STAYS SOLID.
AND CHECK THIS OUT!
TRIANGLE HERE, SECOND
TRIANGLE THERE,
AND A THIRD TRIANGLE SHAPE HERE.

He points at the triangular gap in between the two triangles.

Sal says THAT'S LIKE THREE TRIANGLES
FOR THE PRICE OF TWO.
THAT'S A GOOD DEAL.
SO THERE YOU HAVE
IT, THE TRIANGLE.
ONE OF THE GREATEST
SHAPES TO BUILD.

Now the logo of the show appears under a magnifying glass with the caption "Mini Max!"

A voice says MINI MAX!

Phil says THIS IS A HOUSE OF CARDS.
IF YOU'VE NEVER BUILT
A HOUSE OF CARDS,
YOU SHOULD DEFINITELY TRY.
TRY, BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASY.
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO, IS YOU NEED
TO MAKE TRIANGLES
WITH THE CARDS.
IF YOU DO IT JUST
RIGHT (LAUGHS),
THEY'LL STAY UP.
THEN YOU TAKE ANOTHER
PAIR OF CARDS, LIKE THAT,
THEN YOU TAKE ANOTHER CARD,
AND YOU PUT IT ON TOP, AH!
AND IT STAYS UP.
GO ON BUILDING BY
MAKING TRIANGLES
AND PUTTING ANOTHER CARD
ACROSS THE TOP, LIKE A ROOF.
THEN, WHEN YOU'RE READY,
YOU CAN START TO
MAKE A SECOND LAYER.
IT TAKES A LOT OF PATIENCE
TO MAKE A HOUSE OF CARDS.
BUT WITH ENOUGH PATIENCE,
AND REALLY STEADY HANDS, YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE TO FINISH IT.
THERE WE GO, HAHA!
A HOUSE OF CARDS.
NOW LET'S MAX IT OUT.
SHH!
BACK AWAY SLOWLY.
BACK AWAY SLOWLY.
TO BUILD OUR MAXED
OUR CARD HOUSE,
THE SCIENCE MAX BUILD TEAM AND I
USED LARGE PIECES
OF FOAM INSULATION,
WHICH WERE SUPER LIGHT
AND EASY TO WORK WITH.
ONCE WE SET UP THE FIRST LAYER,
WE NEEDED TO BRING
IN A SCISSOR LIFT,
SO WE COULD KEEP
BUILDING THE NEXT LAYERS.
BY THE TIME WE GOT TO THE
TOP OF OUR CARD HOUSE,
IT WAS 10 METRES TALL.
YEAH, GIANT HOUSE OF CARDS!
NOW THAT I'VE BUILT
A GIANT HOUSE OF CARDS,
WHAT DO I DO WITH IT?
I KNOCK IT DOWN.

He pulls out the two pieces in the middle and the house collapses.

(CARDS CRASHING)

He says WOOHOO, SCIENCE!
I'M GONNA BUILD IT AGAIN.

Now a late shows the logo of the show exploding.

Phil says SOYNIA AND I ARE REBUILDING
OUR MILK CRATE BRIDGE.
SINCE CUBES DON'T WORK, IF
YOU'RE TRYING TO MAKE AN ARCH,
AND CHANGING THE SHAPE
OF EACH MILK CRATE
WOULD TAKE TOO LONG,
WE'RE USING WOODEN
WEDGES TO FILL THE GAPS
AT THE TOP OF THE MILK CRATES.
ONCE WE GET THE WEDGES IN,
THE MILK CRATES HAVE
SUPPORT AT THEIR TOPS
AND THEY MAKE A PERFECT ARCH.
ARE YOU READY?

Soynia says I'M READY.

Phil says ALL WE HAVE TO DO IS
PULL THE WOODEN THING OUT,
AND IF IT HOLDS UP ON ITS OWN,
WE'VE DONE IT.
WE PULL OUT THE SUPPORT, AND...

Soynia says IT STANDS!

Phil says IT WORKS.
THE BRIDGE SUPPORTS ITSELF.
NOW IT'S TIME FOR
THE FINAL TEST.

Soynia says WE SHOULD TRY
WALKING ON THIS BRIDGE.

Phil says WE SPENT
SOME TIME MAKING SURE
OUR BRIDGE WAS SAFE.
WE ADDED A CRASH MAT, AND
WE BUILT A SECOND ARCH.

Soynia says WE SURE DID.

Phil says SO THAT IT'S A
LITTLE BIT WIDER,
AND IT FEELS VERY SOLID.
THE ONLY THING TO DO
NOW IS TO TEST IT.

Soynia says TEST IT OUT!

Phil says YOU GONNA DO IT?

Soynia says I ABSOLUTELY WILL.

Phil says ALRIGHT.

Phil says SOYNIA PUTS ON A HELMET
AND GIVES IT A TRY.
AND, SURE ENOUGH, IT WORKS!

Soynia stands in the middle of the bridge.

They both say YEAH!

Phil says MILK CRATE BRIDGE!
MILK CRATE BRIDGE!
MILK CRATE BRIDGE!

Now Phil stands on the arch and cheers.

He says MILK CRATE BRIDGE!
MILK CRATE BRIDGE!
WOOHOO!
SCIENCE MAX,
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE!
MILK CRATE BRIDGE!

Soynia says YAY FOR SCIENCE!
HIGH FIVE, HIGH FIVE.

Now the end credits roll as gag reels from the show play.

Phil says NOT GOING GREAT, SO FAR.

Overwhelmo says BEHOLD!

Phil says BEGINNING STEPS,
I SEE A PROBLEM.

Phil grabs a milk crate and says LOOK I CAN SPIN IT ON MY FINGER.
OW.

Sal says I WAS WONDERING IF I
COULD ASK YOU A QUESTION?
YEAH, GO AHEAD.
WHY DO YOU DO YOUR
HAIR LIKE THAT?
YOU DON'T LIKE MY HAIR?
WELL, IT'S OKAY.
BUT YOU KNOW, WHAT IF YOU
PARTED IT TO THE OTHER SIDE?
HUH, NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT.
MAYBE I SHOULD TRY THAT.

Phil plays with a car toy on the sugar cube arch and says WELL, I'LL SAY, ANDREW,
THAT BRIDGE IS SURE SUGARY.

Producer, Phil McCordic.

Directed by, Chris Chilco.

Canada Media Fund.

Rocket Fund.

With the participation of the Government of Ontario.

With the participation of The Canadian Film and Video Tax Credit.

Produced in association with TVO Kids.

Breakthrough.

Maximite 2 Productions Incorporated, copyrights 2016.