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!

Clops from today’s show roll.

Phil says THIS EPISODE OF SCIENCE
MAX: EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE
IS ALL ABOUT LIGHT, AND
BENDING LIGHT TO YOUR WILL.

Sal holds an X ray of a hand and says HUH, HUH, RIGHT, RIGHT?

Phil says ANN CHALLENGES ME TO
A EVER MORE TRICKY GAME
OF LIGHT MANIPULATION,
PLUS, LASERS,
PERISCOPES, AND WHAT DOES
THIS HAVE TO DO WITH LIGHT?

Phil stands against a blue screen and someone throws tennis balls at him.

Phil says CUT TO ANIMATION!
FIND OUT ON SCIENCE MAX:
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.

In the lab, Phil says GREETINGS, SCIENCE MAXIMITES.
I'M PHIL, AND TODAY, ON SCIENCE
MAX: EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE,
WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT LIGHT.

He clicks a remote and turns off the lights. He crashes against a sign.

(CRASH)

Phil says OKAY...
STAY.
THAT WASN'T SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN.
I WAS SUPPOSED TO
PRESS THAT BUTTON
AND THERE WAS SUPPOSED
TO BE ALL THESE LASERS
AND SPECIAL EFFECTS,
BUT IT DIDN'T.
WELL TODAY ON SCIENCE
MAX: EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE,
WE'RE NOT GONNA BE
DOING ONE EXPERIMENT,
WE'RE GONNA BE DOING A
NUMBER OF SMALL EXPERIMENTS
BECAUSE WE ARE GOING TO DO
A LIGHT MANIPULATION CHALLENGE.
I'M GONNA GET AN
EXPERT, AND SHE'S
GOING TO CHALLENGE ME TO A
GAME OF LIGHT MANIPULATION
BECAUSE I AM
THE MASTER OF LIGHT!

He fixes the remote and the light turns green.

(SIGH)

Phil says WELL, AT LEAST
THE GREEN LIGHTS ARE WORKING.
AND, OKAY, OKAY, FORGET IT.
I'M JUST GONNA TURN
IT BACK TO NORMAL.

He clicks on the remote repeatedly.

Phil says COME ON, PUT IT BACK TO
I'M GONNA WORK ON THAT LATER.
I'M GONNA NEED AN EXPERT
TO HELP ME, THOUGH.
OH, I KNOW!
ANN WOULD BE
REALLY GOOD AT THIS.
IT REALLY DOES LOOK KINDA
WEIRD IN HERE, DOESN'T IT?
AND OH WELL.

He puts on his lab coat and presses a code on the portal.

Phil says NA, NA, NA, NA, HAH!

He enters the portal and appears in Ann’s lab with his coat over his head.

Ann is in her twenties, with mid-length straight brown hair. She wears jeans and a blue T-shirt.

Phil bums into a container full of balls.

Ann says YOU OKAY?

Phil says HI, ANN.

Ann says HI PHIL.

Phil says YEAH, I DIDN'T, I
DIDN'T, I COULDN'T
SEE WHAT I WAS DOING.
HERE'S YOUR LAB COAT.
THANK YOU FOR COMING.

Ann says GREAT.

Phil says NOW, YOU'RE FROM LET'S
TALK SCIENCE, RIGHT?

Ann says YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

Phil says ALL ABOUT SCIENCE
EDUCATION, JUST LIKE US.
NOW, YOU'RE GONNA
CHALLENGE ME TO A
LIGHT MANIPULATION GAME?

Ann says A LIGHT MANIPULATION GAME.
I'VE BEEN WORKING ON
A SERIES OF CHALLENGES
SINCE LAST TIME WE
TALKED, EACH A LITTLE MORE
DIFFICULT THAN THE LAST.

Phil says WELL, THIS IS GONNA BE GREAT,
'CAUSE I AM THE
LIGHT MANIPULATION MASTER.

Ann says OKAY, WELL WE'LL
SEE ABOUT THAT.

A caption reads "Challenge number one."

Ann says TAKE A SEAT.

Phil says WELL, THAT'S EASY ENOUGH.

Ann says I HAVE WRITTEN SOMETHING
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS BALL,
AND I'M GONNA CHALLENGE
YOU TO READ IT.

Phil says OKAY, WELL I'M READY.
I MIGHT BE ABLE TO READ
IT FROM HERE, LET'S SEE.

Ann says ALRIGHT.

Ann moves far away from Phil.

Phil says OKAY, I SEE SOMETHING'S
WRITTEN ON IT,
BUT I CAN'T READ WHAT IT SAYS.

Ann says WHAT IF YOU SQUINT?

Phil says IT LOOKS LIKE A
COUPLE LINES MAYBE?
I CAN'T QUITE TELL.

Ann says ANY IDEAS HOW TO
SOLVE THIS CHALLENGE, PHIL?

Phil says UM, AND I HAVE TO
BE IN THIS CHAIR?

Ann says WELL, YOU CAN GET
OUT OF THE CHAIR
TO SET UP YOUR SOLUTION,
BUT WHEN YOU READ
WHAT I'VE WRITTEN ON THE BALL,
YOU HAVE TO BE
SITTING IN THE CHAIR.

Phil says WELL IT'S
LIGHT MANIPULATION, RIGHT?
SO I, WAIT A MINUTE,
I'VE GOT FLASHLIGHTS IN
CASE THE POWER GOES OUT,
SO MAYBE I CAN USE A FLASHLIGHT.
HAHA! OKAY, READY?
(MIMICKING LASERS BEAM FIRING)
UM, HUH.
DOESN'T SEEM TO MAKE
IT ANY EASIER TO READ.
YEAH, I GOT NOTHING.

Ann says DO YOU GIVE UP ALREADY?

Phil says NO, OF COURSE I WON'T GIVE UP.

Ann says I TOLD YOU THESE WERE
GONNA BE CHALLENGING.

Phil says THIS IS NOTHING, I
WILL FIGURE THIS OUT.

Ann says UM, I DON'T KNOW YET.
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE
TO GET CREATIVE.

Phil says I DON'T KNOW YET, BUT I
WILL THINK OF SOMETHING.

Ann says OKAY.

Phil says OKAY, I'LL BE BACK.
HOLD THE FLASHLIGHT.
NOT LOOKING.

Ann says I'M GONNA GO THIS WAY.
I'M GONNA WAIT RIGHT HERE.
OKAY.

The logo of the show appears with the caption "Max Fax."

(BUBBLING SOUND)

Phil stands against a blue screen holding a large spoon.

He says HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED
WHY YOU END UP UPSIDE DOWN
WHEN YOU LOOK AT
YOURSELF IN A SPOON?
IT'S BECAUSE OF
LIGHT REFLECTION.
LIGHT IS MADE OF PHOTONS.
LET'S SAY THAT
THESE TENNIS BALLS
BOUNCING OFF THIS WALL
ARE PHOTONS OF LIGHT.
NOW, WHEN THE SURFACE IS FLAT,
LIKE A MIRROR, THE PHOTONS,
THEY BOUNCE IN,
AND STRAIGHT BACK OUT AGAIN.
BUT, WHEN THE SURFACE IS CURVED,
THE PHOTONS DON'T
GO STRAIGHT OUT,

Two assistants bend the screen.

He says THEY GET REFLECTED, SO NOW,
THIS PHOTON IS GOING OVER THERE,
AND IF WE HAD
PHOTONS ON THIS SIDE,
THEY WOULD,
I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE
THOSE ONES ARE COMING FROM.
THEN, OKAY, SO WE GOT,
WE GOT PHOTONS ON THIS SIDE
THAT ARE GOING THAT WAY,
AND PHOTONS ON THAT SIDE
THAT ARE GOING THIS WAY, SO,
THE TOP BECOMES THE BOTTOM,
AND THE BOTTOM BECOMES THE TOP,
AND THAT'S WHY YOU
LOOK UPSIDE DOWN
WHEN YOU LOOK AT
YOURSELF IN A SPOON.
OKAY, CUT TO ANIMATION,
CUT TO ANIMATION!
A LENS WORKS BY CHANGING
THE DIRECTION OF LIGHT TOO.
LENSES ARE MADE OUT OF
CURVED PIECES OF GLASS.
WHEN THE PHOTONS OF LIGHT
PASS THROUGH THE GLASS,
THE CURVED SURFACE MAKES
THEIR PATHS CHANGE.
WHAT WAS ONLY THIS BIG BEFORE
BECOMES THIS BIG
WHEN YOU SEE IT.

An animation shows a small image of Phil next to a curved lens. Once the light hits the lens, the image of Phil becomes much bigger on the other side.

Phil says LENSES ARE USED IN
MICROSCOPES TO SEE THINGS
THAT ARE REALLY SMALL,
OR IN TELESCOPES,
TO SEE THINGS THAT
ARE VERY FAR AWAY.
BOTH TIMES, THEY'RE
MAKING SOMETHING SMALL
APPEAR LARGE.
ANN HAS CHALLENGED
ME TO FIGURE OUT
HOW TO SEE A SMALL
OBJECT FROM FAR AWAY,

A picture of a planet appears.

He says AND USING A LENS IS MY SOLUTION.

He carries a big magnifying glass and says CHECK IT OUT, IT'S A
GIANT MAGNIFYING LENS,
AND I'M GONNA USE IT
TO MAGNIFY THE BALL
SO THAT I CAN SEE IT.

Ann says SOUNDS GREAT.

Phil says ALRIGHT.
I SET THE LENS IN
FRONT OF THE BALL,
WHICH ANN HAS TURNED SO
I CAN'T SEE WHAT'S ON IT,
I ADD A LIGHT,
I'M GONNA SHINE IT
ON THE BALL SO THAT IT,
IT'S A LITTLE BIT
BETTER ILLUMINATED.
AND THEN SIT IN THE
CHAIR AND ASK ANN
TO MOVE IT SO IT'S ALIGNED.
ALRIGHT, SO, BRING
IT TO YOUR LEFT.
YEAH, KEEP GOING, KEEP GOING,
KEEP GOING, RIGHT ABOUT THERE.
TRY BRINGING IT
CLOSER TO THE BALL.
OKAY, WAIT, THAT MAKES IT,
THAT MAKES IT SMALLER.
TRY GOING, BRING THE
LENS AWAY FROM THE BALL.
OOH, WAIT.
TRY A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
(LAUGH)

Ann says YOU READY FOR ME TO
SPIN THE BALL AROUND?

Phil says YEP.

Ann says OKAY.

Phil says IT SAYS 71!

Ann says NICELY DONE.

Phil says EASY, SOLVED.

Ann says WAIT, WAIT.
THAT WAS JUST THE WARMUP.

Phil says OH YEAH?

Ann says YEP, YOU READY FOR
CHALLENGE NUMBER TWO?

A voice says CHALLENGE NUMBER TWO!

Ann says I'VE GOT ANOTHER BALL
WITH SOMETHING
ELSE WRITTEN ON IT.

Phil says WAIT, ARE
YOU COMING BACK?

Ann says NOPE.

Phil says HUH, BUT I CAN'T
EVEN SEE YOU FROM HERE.
LIKE, LIKE HOW AM I... HUH.

Ann says YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
MANIPULATE THE LIGHT.

Phil says I HAVE TO SEE AROUND A CORNER?
I HAVE TO SEE AROUND A CORNER.
ALRIGHT, I'LL
THINK OF SOMETHING.

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

A voice says MINI MAX!

Phil says SO YOU REMEMBER THE TENNIS
BALLS AND THE WALL, RIGHT?
OKAY, SO THE TENNIS
BALLS ARE PHOTONS,
WHAT LIGHT IS MADE OUT OF,
AND THE WALL IS A MIRROR.
NOW RIGHT NOW, THE PHOTONS
ARE HITTING THE MIRROR
AND BOUNCING DIRECTLY BACK.
BUT, WHAT HAPPENS IF
THEY COME IN AT AN ANGLE?
LIKE THIS?
AHHA!
THOSE PHOTONS ARE
REFLECTING OFF THE MIRROR
AND GOING THAT WAY, WHICH
MEANS IF I WANTED TO SEE
WHAT'S EMITTING THOSE PHOTONS,
I
CAN SEE IT FROM HERE.
THE
SAME THING HAPPENS
WHEN YOU LOOK IN A MIRROR.

A mirror hands in the middle of the screen.

Phil says WHOOPS, OKAY, MIRROR.
THE MIRROR REFLECTS
THE PHOTONS OVER HERE.
I CAN SEE THE TENNIS BALL
LAUNCHER IN THE MIRROR,
WHICH MEANS,
IF THERE WAS A BARRIER, WHOA,
BETWEEN ME AND THE
TENNIS BALL LAUNCHER,

He puts a sign next to the ball launcher.

He says I CAN STILL USE A MIRROR
AND THE PHOTONS WOULD
REFLECT OFF THE MIRROR AND
WOULD COME STRAIGHT
TO ME, WHICH IS HOW
YOU CAN USE A MIRROR
TO SEE AROUND A CORNER.
IN FACT, PERISCOPES
WORK THE SAME WAY.
LET'S MAKE A
PERISCOPE RIGHT NOW.

He moves to the lab. On the table lies a tank.

He says HEY, IT'S DARK IN HERE.
OH, RIGHT, 'CAUSE I'M
GONNA SHOW YOU MY LASER!

He puts on protective glasses and directs a laser to a mirror inside the tank.

Phil says SO THE LIGHT FROM MY LASER
BOUNCES OFF THIS MIRROR
IN A STRAIGHT LINE, HAHA!
REFLECTION.
WE CAN USE THE
POWER OF REFLECTION
TO MAKE THE LIGHT GO
WHERE WE WANT IT TO.
WE'RE GONNA...

He turns the lights on. Then he hits a button and the table moves to the side.

Phil says WE'RE GONNA BUILD A PERISCOPE.
SUBMARINES USE
PERISCOPES BECAUSE
IT'S HARD TO SEE WHEN
YOU'RE UNDERWATER.
A SUBMARINE WILL
EXTEND A PERISCOPE
UP ABOVE THE WATER.
THE IMAGE UP HERE
GETS TRANSMITTED
DOWN HERE, SO SOMEONE LOOKING
THROUGH THE PERISCOPE UNDERWATER
CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON
UP ON THE SURFACE.

An animation shows how the periscope works.

He says AND HERE'S WHAT YOU NEED
TO BUILD IT.

He takes another table close to him.

Phil says TWO CARTONS OF MILK,
TWO SMALL HAND MIRRORS,
SCISSORS OR A CRAFT KNIFE,
A PENCIL,
AND SCIENCE TAPE,
WHICH IS THE SAME
AS REGULAR TAPE
EXCEPT YOU USE IT FOR SCIENCE.
AND REMEMBER, IF I GO TOO FAST,
YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND THESE
INSTRUCTIONS ON OUR WEBSITE.

A caption reads "tvokids.com/sciencemax."

He says STEP ONE
CUT THE TOPS OFF
YOUR MILK CARTONS.
TAKE YOUR MIRROR AND
TRACE OUT A RECTANGLE
AS WIDE AS THE MIRROR,
THEN CUT IT OUT.
PUT SOME SCIENCE
TAPE ON YOUR MIRROR
AND STICK IT INTO THE
CARTON AT AN ANGLE.
THEN, PUT A PIECE OF
TAPE ON THE INSIDE.
THEN, GET THE OTHER MILK CARTON
AND DO THE SAME THING.
PUT A MIRROR ON THE INSIDE
AND THEN STACK THE
MILK CARTONS TOGETHER.
BUT, DON'T STACK THEM WITH
THE HOLES ON THE SAME SIDE.
MAKE SURE YOU STACK
THEM WITH THE HOLES
ON OPPOSITE SIDES.
AND HERE IS WHAT'S
GOING ON INSIDE.

An animation shows how the light hits one mirror, then the other and it and the direction of the beam deviates.

Phil says YOU'VE GOT YOUR TWO MIRRORS,
AND ONE IS ANGLED LIKE THAT,
AND THE OTHER ONE
IS ANGLED LIKE THIS.
LIGHT FROM WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING AT
COMES IN, HITS
THAT FIRST MIRROR,
GOES DOWN TO THAT SECOND MIRROR,
AND GOES TO YOUR EYE.
YOU CAN USE IT TO SPY ON PEOPLE
FROM BELOW THE TABLE.
(MIMICKING A ROBOT,
LAUGHING)
OR, FROM AROUND CORNERS.
(MIMICKING A ROBOT)
SO THERE YOU GO,
YOUR VERY OWN PERISCOPE
USING LIGHT REFLECTION.

(music plays)

A voice says MINI MAX!

Phil says DID YOU KNOW
THAT YOUR TV REMOTE
CAN BE A FLASHLIGHT?
IT'S TRUE.
IF YOU HAVE THE
KIND OF TV REMOTE
WITH A LITTLE BULB
ON THE END OF IT,
THEN WHEN YOU PRESS THE BUTTONS,
THE BULB LIGHTS UP.
YEAH, I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING.
YOU'RE THINKING,
"PHIL, WAIT A MINUTE.
"THE BULB DID NOT LIGHT UP
AND I'VE NEVER SEEN THE BULB
"OF MY TV REMOTE LIGHT UP
WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTONS."
WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE
YOUR TV REMOTE
WORKS ON INFRARED,
WHICH IS A KIND OF LIGHT
YOU CAN'T SEE, BUT
YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO SEE IT WITH A CAMERA.
IF YOU HAVE A DIGITAL CAMERA,
OR A CAMERA ON YOUR PHONE,
AH, NOW YOU CAN SEE, SEE?
IT LIGHTS UP.
AND BECAUSE INFRARED LIGHT
WORKS THE SAME WAY
AS VISIBLE LIGHT,
IN THAT IT WILL
BOUNCE OFF A MIRROR,
HERE'S AN EXPERIMENT
YOU CAN DO AT HOME.
BOUNCE THE LIGHT
OFF YOUR TV REMOTE
OFF A MIRROR
AND TURN ON AND OFF
YOUR TELEVISION.
CHECK THIS OUT.
YOU GET A MIRROR,
SET IT UP JUST RIGHT,
AND THEN AIM THE REMOTE
AT THE MIRROR AND...
IT TURNS OFF THE TELEVISION.
PRETTY COOL, RIGHT?
BUT NOW, LET'S MAX IT OUT.
I'VE GOT A COMPLEX
SERIES OF MIRRORS
SET UP HERE, AND I'M
GONNA BOUNCE THE LIGHT
FROM THE REMOTE
ALL OVER THE ROOM,
AND HERE'S WHAT THAT
PATTERN LOOKS LIKE.
THE LIGHT FROM THE
REMOTE HITS THIS MIRROR,
WHICH REFLECTS OFF THIS MIRROR,
WHICH REFLECTS TO THIS MIRROR,
AND THEN THIS MIRROR,
AND THEN THIS MIRROR,
AND THEN FINALLY
TO THE TELEVISION.
ISN'T THAT COOL?
THERE YOU GO.
MAXED OUT REMOTE LIGHT
BOUNCING INFRARED FLASHLIGHT...
I GOTTA COME UP WITH
A BETTER NAME,
BUT STILL,
IT'S PRETTY COOL.
RIGHT, TURN OFF THE TELEVISION
WHEN YOU LEAVE THE ROOM.

A flask crushes as the logo of the show appears.

(GLASS SHATTERS)

Phil says I SOLVED ANN'S FIRST
LIGHT CHALLENGE,
SEEING SOMETHING FAR
AWAY WITH A LENS.
IT SAYS 71!
BUT NOW SHE'S MOVED THE
BALL AROUND A CORNER,
AND NOW I HAVE THE SOLUTION.
MIRROR!
A MIRROR WILL LET ME SEE
AROUND THE CORNER, RIGHT?

Ann says CLEVER.Phil says OKAY, SO, ALL I GOTTA
DO IS PUT THE MIRROR
INTO POSITION SORTA
LIKE THAT, I GUESS,
AND THEN I GOTTA
SIT IN THE CHAIR,
IF YOU CAN HELP ME
ADJUST THAT MIRROR.
KEEP GOING THAT WAY.
KEEP GOING, KEEP
GOING, YES, STOP.
NICE, OKAY, GO AHEAD
AND FLIP THE BALL AROUND
AND I WILL READ THE MESSAGE
IT IS
TOO SMALL.
I CAN'T, OKAY, I'VE
SOLVED THIS PROBLEM.
OKAY, FLIP IT AROUND.
THE LENS, I NEED THE LENS.
SO WE USE A MIRROR AND THE LENS.
GOOD, YEAH, YEAH, OKAY.

Ann puts the ball behinds the lens.

Phil says I'M GONNA SIT IN THE CHAIR.
HERE IN THE CHAIR.
IT IS...
BACKWARDS.
OH, YEAH, A MIRROR
INVERTS THE IMAGE, DOESN'T IT?
THAT'S OKAY, THAT'S OKAY.
I CAN SOLVE THIS.
ALL I NEED...
(ROAR)
OTHER MIRROR IS ALL I NEED
TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, SO,
IF I TAKE THIS MIRROR
AND I PUT IT HERE...
LET'S SEE.
THERE IT IS.
IT SAYS 42.

Ann says NICELY DONE.

Phil laughs.

They high-five.

Ann says NICELY DONE.

Phil says I AM READY FOR ANYTHING.
WHAT DO YOU GOT PLANNED
FOR THE HARDEST CHALLENGE?

Ann says ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE
READY FOR THIS?

Phil says TOTALLY!
CHALLENGE NUMBER THREE!

Ann says CHALLENGE NUMBER THREE
STARTS NOW.

She switches the power off.

Phil says WHAT?

Phil says WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
NO, NO.
THIS IS A LIGHT CHALLENGE.
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO
DO A LIGHT CHALLENGE
IF IT'S DARK?

Ann says YOU HAVE
TO GET CREATIVE.

Phil says BUT IT'S DARK.
BUT OKAY, NO PROBLEM.
I WILL THINK OF SOMETHING.
I WILL BE BACK.

Ann says OKAY.

Phil says OKAY, CAREFUL.
I'LL BE WAITING.
(CRASH)
CAREFUL!

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

(BUBBLING SOUND)

Phil now stands next to the table with the tank.

Phil says SO YOU ALREADY KNOW
ABOUT REFLECTION, RIGHT?
THAT'S WHEN,
THE BEAM OF LIGHT,
SAY FROM MY LASER,
REFLECTS OFF THIS MIRROR
AND BOUNCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE.
BUT CHECK THIS OUT.
IF I DON'T USE THE MIRROR,
AND I SHINE THE LASER AGAINST
THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WATER,
IT ALSO REFLECTS,
JUST LIKE THE MIRROR.
THIS IS CALLED
INTERNAL REFLECTION.

He puts a perforated plastic container fill with water on top of the tank.

Phil says IF I... (GRUNT)
HAVE A STREAM OF WATER
AND I...
PUT MY LASER BEAM
INTO THE STREAM,
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE LASER
BOUNCES AROUND INSIDE
THE STREAM OF WATER.
IT'S BEING INTERNALLY REFLECTED,
AND THE LASER ISN'T
GOING STRAIGHT ANYMORE,
IT'S FOLLOWING THE
STREAM OF WATER
DOWN WHERE THE WATER GOES.
INTERNAL REFLECTION.
NOW, I KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE THINKING.
YOU'RE THINKING,
"PHIL,
"HOW DOES THIS EFFECT
ME IN MY EVERYDAY LIFE?
"INTERNAL REFLECTION,
WHO CARES?"
WELL I CAN TELL YOU WHY YOU
SHOULD CARE IN TWO WORDS...
FIBER OPTIC WIRES.
THREE WORDS
FIBER OPTIC WIRES.
YOU SEE, FIBER OPTICS CARRY
INFORMATION ALL OVER THE PLANET.
THE INTERNET, MAYBE
EVEN YOUR TELEVISION,
TRAVELS THROUGH
FIBER OPTIC WIRES.
THE GOOD THING IS, BECAUSE
OF INTERNAL REFLECTION,
YOU CAN BEND FIBER OPTIC WIRES
ANY WHICH WAY OR AROUND CORNERS
AND THE BEAMS OF LIGHT
CONTINUE TO GO STRAIGHT DOWN
INSIDE THE WIRES AND
GET OUT THE OTHER END,
MAKING IT GO WHERE
YOU WANT IT TO GO.
INTERNAL REFLECTION,
SCIENCE.

The logo of the show now crashes a formula on the screen.

Phil says BACK TO OUR LIGHT CHALLENGE.
I'VE SEEN SOMETHING
SMALL FROM FAR AWAY,
SEEN AROUND CORNERS, BUT NOW,
ANN HAS TURNED OFF THE
LIGHTS.
BUT I HAVE A SOLUTION.
ANN, ANN?

Ann says CAREFUL.

Phil says OKAY, OKAY, SORRY,
I FORGOT HOW DARK
IT WAS IN HERE.
OKAY, I FIGURED IT OUT.

Ann says OKAY.

Phil says I HAVE A FLASHLIGHT.
ALL I NEED TO DO

Ann says NO, HOLD ON.
HOLD ON.

Phil says WHAT?

Ann says THERE'S ONE MORE RULE
I DIDN'T TELL YOU.

Phil says WHAT'S THE RULE?

Ann says YOU CAN'T USE VISIBLE LIGHT.

Phil says HOW IN THE WORLD
AM I GONNA DO THIS
IF I CAN'T USE VISIBLE LIGHT?

Ann says IT'S A CHALLENGE.

Phil says UH, WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT A MINUTE, OKAY, HERE, HOLD
MY FLASHLIGHT FOR A SECOND.
I'M GONNA MAKE A PHONE CALL.
I THINK I KNOW WHAT TO DO.
I'LL BE BACK.

Ann says OKAY.
OH, CAREFUL!
(CRASH)

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, GOOD TO SEE YA.
SPEAKING OF SEEING THINGS,
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE RAINBOW.
ALL THE COLORS OF THE SPECTRUM
ORGANIZE IN A BEAUTIFUL PATTERN,
BUT WHAT ARE THE
DIFFERENT COLORS?
I MEAN, WHAT MAKES
THEM DIFFERENT?
WELL, IT ALL HAS TO DO
WITH THE ELECTROMAGNETIC
SPECTRUM.

He holds a poster with the colours of the rainbow and a wavy line across with the caption "Visible light."

Sal says THIS IS VISIBLE LIGHT
ALL THE COLORS OF THE RAINBOW,
AND TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT LITTLE BLACK LINE
THAT GOES UP AND DOWN THERE.
THAT'S THE FREQUENCY
OF THE LIGHT.
LIGHT IS A WAVE.
YOU SEE THE WAVELENGTH
IS A LITTLE WIDER OUT
HERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE
AND IT'S A LITTLE
CLOSER TOGETHER
HERE ON THE VIOLET SIDE?
THAT'S BECAUSE
EVERY COLOR OF LIGHT
HAS A DIFFERENT LENGTH OF WAVE,
OR WAVELENGTH, AND THAT
IS WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT
WHEN WE LOOK AT THEM.
BUT IF YOU THINK
THAT'S ALL THERE IS
TO THE ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM,
THEN YOU'RE MISTAKEN.
SO WHAT HAPPENS OVER
HERE ON THE RED SIDE?

He unrolls the poster and shows a colourless portion of the poster with a wavy line and the captions "Infrared," "Microwaves" and "Radiowaves."

He says DOES IT KEEP GOING?
YEAH, IT DOES.
WHAT?
LOOK, WE GOT INFRARED HERE,
AND THEN, WE GOT MICROWAVES.
THESE ARE THE SAME KINDA
WAVES YOU USE IN YOUR OVEN,
AND THEN WE GOT RADIO WAVES,
WHICH ARE THE SAME KIND OF WAVES
YOU USE IN YOUR RADIO.
THEY'RE ALL PART OF THE SAME
THING AS VISIBLE LIGHT, HUH.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT THE OTHER END.
REMEMBER THESE SHORT WAVELENGTHS
OVER HERE BESIDE VIOLET?
WELL, DOES THAT KEEP GOING?
YEAH, IF THEY KEEP
GETTING SHORTER,
YOU GET ULTRAVIOLET,
AND THEN XRAYS,
AND THEN GAMMA RAYS, HUH.
PRETTY AMAZING.
AND LOOK, IT'S ALL CONNECTED.
FROM RADIO WAVES TO GAMMA RAYS
TO VISIBLE LIGHT IN BETWEEN,
IT'S ALL FREQUENCIES OF
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION.
(DORKY LAUGHTER)
HOW IS IT STAYING UP?

The poster falls to the floor.

He says SO EVERYTHING OUTSIDE
OF THE VISIBLE SPECTRUM
IS INVISIBLE, RIGHT?
WRONG.
(WEIRD LAUGHTER)
BAM, HUH.

He holds an X Ray of a hand and says THAT IS AN XRAY,
A PICTURE WE CAN TAKE USING
THIS PART OF THE SPECTRUM.

An arrow points at the ultraviolet portion of the poster.

He says WE CAN USE SPECIAL
CAMERAS TO SEE
OUTSIDE OF THE VISIBLE SPECTRUM.
HUH, HUH, RIGHT?
(WEIRD LAUGHTER)
YEAH, YOU GET, OKAY YOU GOT IT.
HUH, AND, LOOK AT THESE.
THESE ARE NIGHT VISION GOGGLES.
THEY HELP YOU SEE IN THE DARK.
THEY USE PART OF THE SPECTRUM
CALLED INFRARED.
FOR THOSE OF YOU KEEPING SCORE,
THAT'S THIS PART OF THE
SPECTRUM RIGHT HERE.

An arrow points at the infrared portion of the poster.

He says PRETTY NEAT, RIGHT?
I WOULD SELL YOU THESE,
BUT THEY'RE ALREADY SPOKEN FOR.
OH, HERE HE COMES NOW.

Phil appears and says HEY, SAL.

Sal says HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

Phil says YOU GOT THOSE
GOGGLES I ORDERED?

Sal says YEAH, GO AHEAD, HELP YOURSELF.
THANKS FOR PUTTING THEM ASIDE.

Phil says CAN I PUT THEM ON MY TAB?

Sal says YEAH, NO PROBLEM.

Phil says ALRIGHT, THANKS SAL!

Sal says OKAY, SEE YOU LATER.
NICE KID, HE'S ALWAYS
IN A RUSH THOUGH.
(BLENDER)

Ann holds a flashlight in the dark.

Ann says PHIL, IS THAT YOU?

Phil says YEAH.

Ann says DO YOU NEED THE FLASHLIGHT?

Phil says I DON'T. TURN IT OFF.
I CAN TOTALLY MAKE MY WAY
OVER TO YOU.
(LAUGH)

Ann says I CAN HEAR YOU.

Phil says YEAH, I'M RIGHT HERE.

Ann says HI.

Phil says BECAUSE I HAVE
NIGHT VISION GOGGLES.
CHECK IT OUT.

Ann says OH, COOL.

Phil says PRETTY COOL, RIGHT?

Ann says THAT'S AWESOME.

Phil says SO HERE'S
THE SPECTRUM AGAIN,
AND HERE'S VISIBLE LIGHT.
MY NIGHT VISION
GOGGLES USE INFRARED,
THIS PART OF THE SPECTRUM HERE
WITH WAVELENGTHS
JUST A BIT LONGER
THAN THE RED WE CAN SEE
OUTSIDE OF THE VISIBLE
LIGHT SPECTRUM.

An animation shows the light spectrum.

Ann says ALRIGHT, I WOULD
SAY THAT'S ALLOWED.

Phil says NO VISIBLE LIGHT,
AND I WILL SEE THE NEXT BALL.
HAVE YOU GOT IT SET UP?

Ann says I SET IT UP
WHILE YOU WERE OUT.

Phil says OKAY, GOOD.
I'M GONNA SIT IN THE CHAIR
AND SEE IF I CAN SEE IT.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
OH WOW, I CAN TOTALLY
SEE EVERYTHING.
CAN YOU TELL ME
WHAT THE BALL SAYS?
IT SAYS,
IT SAYS YOU WIN.

Ann says NICELY DONE.

Phil laughs.

Phil says SO LET'S RECAP.
THIS CHALLENGE IS THE SAME
AS THE LAST CHALLENGE.
THE LIGHT FROM THE
BALL WAS MAGNIFIED
BY THE LENS, SENT
AROUND A CORNER
BY REFLECTING IT OFF A MIRROR,
AND FLIPPED BACK AROUND
BY USING ANOTHER MIRROR,
BUT THIS TIME, IT'S
DARK,
SO USING INFRARED LIGHT, THANKS
TO MY NIGHT VISION GOGGLES,
I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE BALL
AND WIN THE GAME.
THE LIGHT MANIPULATION
CHALLENGE IS DONE.
SCIENCE MAX:
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.
TIME TO TURN THE LIGHTS BACK UP.

Ann says YEP, ABSOLUTELY.
WHAT DID YOU DO BACK THERE?

Phil turns the switch but it remains dark.

Phil says I GUESS WE BLEW
A FUSE OR SOMETHING.

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

Sal says THESE ARE NIGHT
VISION GOGGLES.
THEY USE SOME OF THE
(BABBLING)
THEY USE SOME THINGS
THAT I CAN NOT PRONOUNCE.

Phil says ...HAVE THIS
CONTAINER OF WATER.

The container of water almost falls inside the tank.

Phil says WAH!
AND I THINK EXTREME....

Phil juggles with tennis balls and a spoon.

Phil says BUT INSTEAD OF GOING
STRAIGHT BACK, THEY'RE GOING

The power goes off.

Phil is finally out of the suit and says HAHAHA! FREE!

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.