Transcript: Black Hole Day: Thursday November 7
Lucas is in his twenties, with short puffy brown hair and wears jeans and an orange T-shirt.
Laura is in her twenties, with above the shoulders straight brown hair with bangs and wears jeans and a purple T-shirt.
As a song plays, Lucas and Laura walk in the woods, cross a bridge, balance on a fallen tree trunk, cross a stream, run across the city and in a park full of geese.
The song says PACK UP YOUR BAGS
KISS YOUR TURTLE GOODBYE
COME UP AND CLIMB
WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY
SO MUCH TO SEE
SO MUCH TO DO
IN OUR TREE FORT
WE GOT A SHOW FOR
THAT TVOKIDS, THAT TVOKIDS
THAT TVOKIDS
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
Laura says PASSWORD PLEASE.
[FWEET!]
Lucas whispers something in Laura's ear as a caption reads "Gravity."
In animation, a dialogue bubbles pop out of a map with a caption "That TVO Kids Show."
The song continues LA, LA, LA, DO, DO, DO,
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW!
Laura travels through time looking at her hands.
Laura says WHOA!
WHERE AM I?
ONE MINUTE I'M TAKING OUT THE
TRASH AND NEXT I'M HERE?
OKAY, IT'S ALL DARK AND SMELLY
AND TIME FEELS ALL WARPED AND...
I KNOW!
I MUST HAVE FALLEN INTO A BLACK
HOLE!
NO WAY.
THIS IS SO COOL!
LITTLE OLD LAURA, THE FIRST
HUMAN TO EVER SEE THE INSIDE OF
A BLACK HOLE!
THAT'S AWESOME!
THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE ARE
UNRAVELING BEFORE ME!
WAIT A SECOND, PO?
[raccoon noise]
A puppet raccoon appears over her shoulder.
She continues WAIT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE
WITH ME AT THE NEXUS OF TIME AND
SPACE?
WAIT, SO I'M NOT IN A BLACK
HOLE?
OH, MAN!
WHAT A BUMMER!
OKAY, BUT WAIT, WAIT, IF I'M NOT
IN A BLACK HOLE, WHERE AM I?
She yells WHOA!
At the tree fort, Laura takes her head out of a garbage can and says WAIT A SECOND, THIS ISN'T A
BLACK HOLE, THIS IS JUST A
GARBAGE CAN!
OH, MAN!
PO!
ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT WASN'T A
BLACK HOLE AT ALL?
SERIOUSLY?
ARE YOU SURE THERE'S NOT A BLACK
HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS
GARBAGE CAN?
PROMISE?
OKAY.
WELL, TVOKIDS, WE'RE STILL GONNA
TALK ABOUT BLACK HOLES TODAY
BECAUSE THEY'RE PRETTY COOL.
DID YOU GUESS THE PASSWORD FOR
THE FORT?
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
A web page reads "Guess the pixelated image to solve the password to the fort! Gravity, Variety, Try it. Vote!" A mouse cursor clicks and the results appear.
She continues IF YOU UNSCRAMBLED THESE
LETTERS, YOU WOULD HAVE FIND
THAT IT SAYS GRAVITY.
THAT IS THE PASSWORD.
PO, SAY THE PASSWORD NOW THAT
YOU'RE IN THE FORT, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
EXCELLENT.
OKAY, PO, WHY SHOULDN'T I GO
INTO A BLACK HOLE?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
LIKE, YOU MEAN I SHOULD NEVER,
EVER GO INTO A BLACK HOLE?
[raccoon noise]
Po shakes its head.
Laura continues BUT WHY NOT?
OH, YOU THINK I SHOULD WATCH
THIS NASA VIDEO TO FIGURE OUT
WHY?
OKAY, ALL RIGHT, LET'S CHECK IT
OUT.
A Male Narrator says WHO WOULD WANT TO VISIT A
BLACK HOLE?
YOU PACKED YOUR BAGS, UPDATED A
PASSPORT AND BASICALLY READY TO
BLAST OFF.
An animation shows an alien boarding a space ship.
He continues BEFORE YOU DO THAT, I HAVE JUST
ONE PIECE OF ADVICE: DON'T.
OKAY.
IF YOU REALLY MUST GO, I SUPPOSE
YOU SHOULD AT LEAST KNOW A FEW
THINGS ABOUT BLACK HOLES BEFORE
YOU LEAVE.
FIRST, YOU SHOULD KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT A BLACK HOLE IS.
A BLACK HOLE IS A PHYSICAL
OBJECT IN SPACE, JUST LIKE
EVERYTHING ELSE.
IT'S MADE UP OF A TINY BUT
MASSIVE POINT WHERE GRAVITY AND
DENSITY ARE INFINITE, A LINE
BEYOND WHICH EVERYTHING,
INCLUDING LIGHT, CAN ONLY FALL
INTO THAT TINY POINT AND
SOMETIMES... AND MAYBE SOME
RADIATION.
Key concepts pop up around a sad black hole.
He continues SO BASICALLY HERE IS KIND OF
BAD.
HERE IS REALLY BAD.
AND HERE IS FATAL.
ALSO BLACK HOLES MOSTLY COME IN
TWO SIZES.
DON'T ASK ME WHY.
WE STILL AREN'T SURE.
HOWEVER, A BLACK HOLE IS ALSO
NOT A LOT OF THINGS.
IT IS NOT A HOLE, A COSMIC
VACUUM CLEANER, A PORTAL TO
ANOTHER DIMENSION POPULATED BY
UNICORNS AND SPACE INVADERS AND
ABSOLUTELY NOT A GOOD PLACE TO
VACATION.
OKAY, FINE, I GUESS NEXT YOU'LL
NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIND A BLACK
HOLE.
THOUGH TECHNICALLY BLACK HOLES
COULD JUST SNEAK UP BEHIND YOU,
THEY LIKELY WON'T.
THE NEAREST KNOWN ONE IS 3,000
LIGHT YEARS AWAY ANYWAY.
HOWEVER, IF YOU WERE TO GO
LOOKING FOR ONE, THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF GOOD WAYS TO FIND
THEM.
FIRST, BLACK HOLES TEND TO MESS
WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
YOU CAN SOMETIMES USE
INTERESTING CLUES, SUCH AS A
BUNCH OF STUFF OPENING WHAT
APPEARS TO BE NOTHING.
AND SECOND AS WE MENTIONED
BEFORE, THERE'S OFTEN GLOWING
STUFF ORBITING AROUND THEM
CAUSED BY, WELL, WHEN THINGS GET
TOO CLOSE.
SO NOW THAT YOU FOUND A BLACK
HOLE AND REALLY AREN'T LISTENING
TO ME SAYING NOT TO GO, IT'S
TIME FOR A FEW IMPORTANT SAFETY
CONSIDERATIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT AS LONG AS YOU STAY FAR
AWAY, BLACK HOLES ARE NOT THAT
BAD.
HOWEVER, AS YOU GET CLOSER, YOU
NEED TO KEEP A FEW THINGS IN
MIND.
THE RADIATION BETWEEN THE BLACK
HOLE CAN BE EXTREMELY DEADLY.
THE CHANCES OF ESCAPE GET
SLIMMER THE CLOSER YOU GET, AND
IF YOU GET CLOSE ENOUGH, YOU NOW
HAVE TO BE WORRIED ABOUT BEING
STRETCHED INTO A GIANT NOODLE
AND TIME GETTING REALLY WEIRD.
SO UNLESS YOU HAVE GREAT
RADIATION SHIELDS OR YOU'RE
COMPLETELY INDESTRUCTIBLE, YOU
SHOULD PROBABLY JUST STAY AWAY.
WELL, THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP
BLACK HOLES, AT LEAST BEFORE
THINGS START GETTING REALLY
COMPLICATED.
BUT BEFORE YOU GO FOR REAL,
PLEASE REFER TO THE HANDY
BROCHURE IN YOUR SPACE SUIT
POCKET SINCE THERE'S QUITE A BIT
TO REMEMBER.
NOW THEN REMEMBER YOUR TICKET,
ENJOY YOUR TRIP AND PLEASE BE
CAREFUL.
Excited, the alien gets ready to travel to meet the black hole.
The animation ends.
Laura says WOW.
OKAY, THERE IS A LOT TO KNOW
ABOUT BLACK HOLES.
LUCKILY I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL
GUEST TODAY WHO'S GONNA TEACH ME
EVEN MORE.
GIVE IT UP FOR MATT THE
ASTROPHYSICIST!
HEY, MATT!
OKAY, WHAT'S THE PASSWORD FOR
THE FORT TODAY?
Matt says PASSWORD IS GRAVITY.
Laura says YES!
They high-five. Matt is in his mid-twenties, with a black beard and curly black hair. He wears blue jeans and a black jacket.
Laura says WELCOME TO THE TREE FORT, MATT.
OKAY, YOU'RE AN ASTROPHYSICIST,
WHICH I THINK IS SO COOL,
BECAUSE I LOVE SPACE.
COULD YOU TELL THE TVOKIDS WHAT
THAT MEANS?
Matt says SURE.
AN ASTROPHYSICIST STUDIES THINGS
HAPPENING IN SPACE, SO THAT
MEANS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN THE
ENTIRE UNIVERSE, INCLUDING THE
UNIVERSE ITSELF.
Laura says WOW.
OKAY, HERE'S A QUESTION.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN
ASTROPHYSICIST AND ASTRONOMER?
Matt says ASTRONOMERS TYPICALLY USE
TELESCOPES AND GET DATA FROM
SPACE, AND ASTROPHYSICISTS USE
MATH AND COMPUTERS TO
UNDERSTAND.
Laura says SO YOU CAN WORK TOGETHER.
Matt says WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER.
Laura says COOL.
MATT, WE ALSO RECEIVE AN EMAIL
WHICH MEANS IT'S TIME FOR . . .
A loud voice shakes the studio and says WE NEED TO KNOW!
Laura says TAKE COVER!
OKAY, AMAZING.
LET'S CHECK OUT WHERE THIS EMAIL
IS FROM.
CHECK IT OUT.
WE HAVE AN e-mail FROM SAMIR AGE
10, AND SAMIR NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT
IS A BLACK HOLE.
MATT, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Matt says WELL, A BLACK HOLE IS JUST A
REGION OF SPACE WHERE GRAVITY IS
SO STRONG THAT NOTHING CAN
ESCAPE, NOT EVEN LIGHT.
Laura says WOW.
NOT EVEN LIGHT?
Matt says NO, BECAUSE GRAVITY IS JUST
SO STRONG BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF
MASS, LIKE A HUGE STAR THAT WAS
COLLAPSED INTO A VERY SMALL
SPACE.
Laura says SO LIKE KIND OF LIKE A
CRUNCHY BALL OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT?
Matt says KIND OF.
They chuckle.
Laura says I'M NOT EXPLAINING IT RIGHT.
BUT THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.
OKAY, WHAT ABOUT IF YOU WERE TO
FALL INTO A BLACK HOLE?
WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE?
Matt says WELL, YOU DON'T WANT TO.
Laura says OKAY.
Matt says BUT IF YOU DID, SAY YOU
JUMPED INTO A BLACK HOLE FEET
FIRST, THE GRAVITY OF YOUR FEET
IS SO MUCH STRONGER THAN YOUR
HEAD THAT IT WOULD JUST STRETCH
YOU INTO A LONG PIECE OF
SPAGHETTI.
Laura says OKAY, SO I WOULD TURN INTO A
PIECE OF SPAGHETTI, FOR REAL?
Matt says YOU'D BE SPAGHETTIFIED.
Laura says I LOVE THAT NEW WORD.
I'M GOING TO USE IT ALL THE
TIME.
MATT, WHAT DOES A BLACK HOLE
LOOK LIKE?
DO WE KNOW?
Matt says ACTUALLY WE DO.
Laura says REALLY.
Matt says EARLIER THIS YEAR ASTRONOMERS
WERE ABLE TO CREATE THE
FIRST-EVER PICTURE OF A BLACK
HOLE.
Laura says WOW, THIS IS IT?
A picture shows a black circle inside a yellow and red area.
Matt says YEAH, YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY SEE
THE BLACK HOLE ITSELF BECAUSE
LIGHT CAN'T ESCAPE IT, BUT IN
THIS CASE THERE'S A WHOLE DISK
OF MATERIAL SPIRALLING THE BLACK
HOLE, KIND OF LIKE WATER DOWN A
DRAIN, AND THAT GIVES OFF LIGHT
THAT WE CAN SEE.
Laura says WOW, OKAY, I THINK IT LOOKS
LIKE AN EYE.
YOU THOUGHT IT LOOKED LIKE A
DOUGHNUT, RIGHT?
Matt says YEAH, I'M GETTING HUNGRY.
Laura says TVOKIDS, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT
LOOKS LIKE?
BUT WE ALSO WANT TO KNOW, WOULD
YOU EVER WANT TO TRAVEL TO
SPACE?
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
In off, Laura says DO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL TO
SPACE?
A girl with a ponytail says I WOULD LIKE TO TRAVEL TO
SPACE BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE,
LIKE, THE OUTSIDE OF THE EARTH
AND I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN TRY
AND FIND A SHOOTING STAR TO MAKE
A WISH.
A blond boy says I WOULD NOT WANT TO TRAVEL TO
SPACE BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE DARK
PLACES.
A girl with brown hair says YOU EITHER MIGHT MAKE IT AND
BE A HERO OR ELSE YOU WILL DIE
IN THE PROCESS.
A boy with curly hair says TO GO TO SPACE.
A girl with glasses says I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO GO ON
THE PLANET OF THE MOON AND GET A
MOON ROCK AND THEN COME BACK TO
EARTH AND SHOW IT OFF TO
EVERYONE.
A girl with a blue shirt says I WANT TO SEE THE MOON.
A girl with long hair says I WANT TO DO THE LITERAL MOON
WALK.
The girl with a blue shirt says AND ALSO WANT TO SEE THE
ALIENS AND THE SPACE.
A girl with a pink jacket says IT'S MY DREAM.
OF COURSE!
I WANT TO GO TO MARS AND I ALSO
WANT TO GO TO A PLANET WITH
ALIENS BECAUSE I'LL BE THE FIRST
ONE TO DO ANY OF THEM.
AND IF YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE,
THEN YOU'RE GONNA GET PUT DOWN
IN HISTORY.
A girl with black hair says AND IF I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH, I
COULD ACTUALLY DISCOVER A NEW
PLANET.
AND I WOULD BE FAMOUS AND RICH.
A girl with a black shirt says THERE'S 8.1 BILLION PLANETS
OUT THERE, LIKE EARTH, WHICH IS
REALLY INTERESTING, BECAUSE THAT
MEANS THERE COULD BE ALIENS OUT
THERE.
A girl with short black hair says I WOULD NOT WANT TO TRAVEL TO
SPACE BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO
GET LOST IN A DIFFERENT GALAXY
AND NEVER BE ABLE TO COME HOME
TO MY FISH AND MY HAMBURGERS.
A boy with a white T-shirt says IF I WAS OLDER THEN 50, I
WOULD ACTUALLY GO IN SPACE,
BECAUSE THEN AFTER THAT I WOULD
HAVE BEEN, LIKE, DOWN WITH ALL
MY LIFE STUFF.
DONE EVERYTHING, SO WILLING TO
RISK IT.
Laura says MATT, WOULD YOU EVER WANT TO
GO TO SPACE?
Matt says I PROBABLY WANT TO GO TO
SPACE MAYBE JUST IN THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, NOT
AS FAR AWAY AS A BLACK HOLE.
Laura says RIGHT, LIKE SOMEWHERE SAFE
AND CONTAINED WHERE YOU WOULDN'T
TURN INTO SPAGHETTI.
Matt says EXACTLY.
Laura says FAIR ENOUGH.
I ALSO WANT TO KNOW WHAT MADE
YOU WANT TO BECOME AN
ASTROPHYSICIST?
Matt says WHEN I WAS REALLY YOUNG I HAD
A TELESCOPE AND GOT TO SEE
THINGS THROUGH THE TELESCOPE,
AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT
IF YOU EVER SEE THOSE THINGS
YOU'LL PROBABLY WANT TO BE AN
ASTROPHYSICIST.
Laura says THAT'S AWESOME.
SO FROM YOUR OWN TELESCOPE AT
HOME YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE THE
SATURNS RINGS?
Matt says THAT'S RIGHT.
A SMALL-SIZED ONE IS ENOUGH TO
SEE SOME AMAZING THINGS
HAPPENING IN SPACE.
Laura says THAT'S SO COOL.
YOU ALSO WANTED TO SHOW ME THIS
LITTLE EXPERIMENT THAT KIND OF
GIVES YOU ANOTHER IDEA OF WHAT
IT LOOKS LIKE IN A BLACK HOLE,
RIGHT?
Matt says RIGHT.
Laura says OKAY, SO WHAT'S GOING ON
HERE?
They look at a picture of the Big Top Academy cast that sits on a table.
MATT says SO IMAGINE YOU TOOK THE
ENTIRE EARTH AND YOU COULD CRUSH
IT DOWN SMALL ENOUGH SO IT TURNS
INTO A BLACK HOLE.
Laura says OKAY.
Matt says IT WOULD BE ABOUT A
CENTIMETRE ACROSS.
Matt says WOW.
Laura says AND IMAGINE THAT FLEW IN
FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS IN THE BIG
TOP ACADEMY.
Laura says OKAY, SO THIS IS WHAT THE
EARTH BECOMES WHEN IT'S CRUNCHED
INTO A BLACK HOLE.
Matt says THAT'S RIGHT.
Laura grabs a type of glass with a black hole in it and moves it across the picture.
Laura says OKAY, SO IT'S FLYING OVER THE
BIG TOP ACADEMY, KIDS.
AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE WARPING
THEM A BIT.
Matt says THAT'S RIGHT.
THE GRAVITY IS SO STRONG IT
BENDS LIGHT, JUST LIKE YOUR
EYEGLASSES BEND LIGHT.
Laura says WOW, OKAY.
YEAH, IT REALLY IS BENDING THEIR
FACES A BIT.
OKAY, THERE'S ONE OTHER THING I
WANT TO TRY THIS ON.
CHECK IT OUT.
THIS IS MY DOG LOLA.
LOLA IS FAMOUS IN MY LIFE AS MY
DOG.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT SHE WOULD
LOOK LIKE NEAR A BLACK HOLE.
WHOA!
SHE LOOKS PRETTY SILLY.
OKAY, LOLA IS HILARIOUS.
SHE MAKES ME LAUGH.
I THINK I COULD USE SOME MORE
LAUGHS.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY CHECK OUT
SOME TVOKIDS JOKES.
A shiny slate says RANDOM KID JOKES.
In off, Laura says YOU SEND 'EM, WE SAY 'EM.
Different characters open and close colourful doors as they pop up.
A Chicken says I WAS HANGING OUT WITH MY
MATH BOOK LAST NIGHT, AND IT
COULDN'T STOP CRYING.
A Corn says OH, HEY, THAT'S TOO BAD.
WHY WAS IT SO SAD?
The Chicken says WELL, IT WAS FULL OF
PROBLEMS.
[laughter]
A Penguin says WELL, I WANTED TO GO CYCLING
ON MY BIKE YESTERDAY.
BUT I DIDN'T.
A Wizard says OH, THAT'S TOO BAD.
WAS IT BROKEN?
The Penguin says NO, IT WAS JUST TOO TIRED.
[LAUGHTER]
TOO TIRED?
The Wizard says TOO TIRED!
HAH, HAH.
A Mermaid says IF THERE'S ONE THING I'VE
LEARNED, IT'S THAT YOU SHOULD
NEVER TRUST AN ATOM.
THEY MAKE UP EVERYTHING!
[laughter]
Back in the fort, Laura says OKAY, AMAZING.
MATT, WE'VE GOT SOME TVOKIDS
CALLERS WHO WANT TO ASK YOU A
COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU
KNOW AS AN ASTROPHYSICIST.
SO FIRST OFF WE'VE GOT LEAH ON
THE LINE.
HEY, LEAH, ARE YOU THERE?
Leah says YES.
Laura says HI, LEAH.
OKAY.
Leah says HI.
Laura says WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION FOR
MATT?
A caption reads "Leah. Age 11."
Leah says UMM, HOW BIG IS A BLACK HOLE?
Laura says HOW BIG IS A BLACK HOLE?
GREAT QUESTION.
Matt says WELL, THEY COME IN DIFFERENT
SIZES, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE
ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SMALL CITY.
IF YOU TAKE A BIG STAR, CRUSH IT
DOWN YOU WILL GET A TYPICAL
BLACK HOLE, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE
BILLIONS OF TIMES BIGGER, LIKE
THE ONE WE SAW THE IMAGE OF
EARLIER.
Laura says WOW.
GREAT QUESTION, LEAH.
SO HOW CAN YOU MEASURE THAT?
IS IT SEEING IT IN A TELESCOPE
OR...
Matt says WELL, WE CAN'T SEE THEM
DIRECTLY, BUT IF WE CAN TELL HOW
MUCH MASS THEY HAVE, THAT TELLS
US HOW BIG THEY HAVE TO BE.
THE ONES THAT HAVE MORE MASS ARE
BIGGER.
Laura says ALL RIGHT, AMAZING.
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER TVOKID CALLER.
SAMEEHA IS ON THE LINE.
The caption changes to "Sameeha. Age 10."
Sameeha says HI.
Laura says HI.
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR MATT
THE ASTROPHYSICIST?
Sameeha says YEAH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
HOW DOES A BLACK HOLE WORK?
Laura says HOW DOES A BLACK HOLE WORK?
AWESOME.
Matt says OKAY, WELL, USUALLY BLACK
HOLES JUST KIND OF SIT THERE.
AND IT'S ONLY DANGEROUS IF YOU
GOT REALLY, REALLY CLOSE.
SO SOMETIMES A STAR MIGHT COME
IN REALLY CLOSE TO A BLACK HOLE
AND IT MIGHT FALL RIGHT IN OR
GET SHREDDED INTO PIECES, BUT
THAT'S HOW THEY WORK.
Laura says SO THEY BASICALLY JUST SIT
AROUND AND THEY DON'T DO MUCH?
Matt says THEY JUST SIT AROUND KIND OF
WAITING FOR THINGS TO FALL INTO
THEM.
Laura says JUST LIKE MY DOG LOLA.
LOLA IS A BLACK HOLE.
THIS IS WHAT I'M LEARNING TODAY.
THAT'S AMAZING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ANY
TVOKIDS WHO MIGHT WANT TO BECOME
AN ASTROPHYSICIST ONE DAY?
Matt says YEAH, THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING YOU NEED IS TO BE CURIOUS.
BEING AN ASTROPHYSICIST IS ALL
ABOUT LEARNING NEW THINGS ABOUT
THE UNIVERSE AND THE WAY TO DO
THAT IS TO FIND OUT THINGS WE
DON'T UNDERSTAND YET AND IT'S
YOUR JOB TO FIGURE OUT THE
ANSWERS.
Laura says THAT IS SO COOL.
AMAZING, MATTHEW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING
ME TODAY AND TEACHING ME ABOUT
BLACK HOLES!
They high five.
Laura continues I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO KEEP
LEARNING ABOUT SPACE.
Matt says THANK YOU.
Laura says I'M GOING TO GO FIND PO AND
TELL HIM ABOUT BLACK HOLES.
BYE, MATT!
Matt leaves.
Laura grabs her Ukele and says WOW, TVOKIDS, THAT IS SO COOL.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT
THE UNIVERSE, AND LIKE MATTHEW
SAID, IT'S SO BIG THAT WE'LL
NEVER RUN OUT OF THINGS TO LEARN
ABOUT, WHICH IS AWESOME.
NOW, TVOKIDS, TOMORROW IS A
REALLY FUN DAY AS WELL.
IT'S STEAM DAY.
LUCAS AND I ARE GONNA HAVE A
BLAST.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO JOIN US,
BUT I SHOULD PROBABLY SAY
GOOD-BYE.
She plays the Ukele and sings SO LONG
SEE YA LATER
I BET TOMORROW WILL EVEN BE
GREATER
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY
GOOD-BYE TO YOU
SO LONG
SAYONARA
She says IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD IS THE
PASSWORD FOR TOMORROW.
She waves and smiles.
(music plays)
A caption reads "Copyright 2019, The Ontario Educational Communications Authority."
Laura is in her twenties, with above the shoulders straight brown hair with bangs and wears jeans and a purple T-shirt.
As a song plays, Lucas and Laura walk in the woods, cross a bridge, balance on a fallen tree trunk, cross a stream, run across the city and in a park full of geese.
The song says PACK UP YOUR BAGS
KISS YOUR TURTLE GOODBYE
COME UP AND CLIMB
WHERE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY
SO MUCH TO SEE
SO MUCH TO DO
IN OUR TREE FORT
WE GOT A SHOW FOR
THAT TVOKIDS, THAT TVOKIDS
THAT TVOKIDS
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW
Laura says PASSWORD PLEASE.
[FWEET!]
Lucas whispers something in Laura's ear as a caption reads "Gravity."
In animation, a dialogue bubbles pop out of a map with a caption "That TVO Kids Show."
The song continues LA, LA, LA, DO, DO, DO,
BLAH, BLAH, BLAH
THAT TVOKIDS SHOW!
Laura travels through time looking at her hands.
Laura says WHOA!
WHERE AM I?
ONE MINUTE I'M TAKING OUT THE
TRASH AND NEXT I'M HERE?
OKAY, IT'S ALL DARK AND SMELLY
AND TIME FEELS ALL WARPED AND...
I KNOW!
I MUST HAVE FALLEN INTO A BLACK
HOLE!
NO WAY.
THIS IS SO COOL!
LITTLE OLD LAURA, THE FIRST
HUMAN TO EVER SEE THE INSIDE OF
A BLACK HOLE!
THAT'S AWESOME!
THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE ARE
UNRAVELING BEFORE ME!
WAIT A SECOND, PO?
[raccoon noise]
A puppet raccoon appears over her shoulder.
She continues WAIT, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE
WITH ME AT THE NEXUS OF TIME AND
SPACE?
WAIT, SO I'M NOT IN A BLACK
HOLE?
OH, MAN!
WHAT A BUMMER!
OKAY, BUT WAIT, WAIT, IF I'M NOT
IN A BLACK HOLE, WHERE AM I?
She yells WHOA!
At the tree fort, Laura takes her head out of a garbage can and says WAIT A SECOND, THIS ISN'T A
BLACK HOLE, THIS IS JUST A
GARBAGE CAN!
OH, MAN!
PO!
ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT WASN'T A
BLACK HOLE AT ALL?
SERIOUSLY?
ARE YOU SURE THERE'S NOT A BLACK
HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS
GARBAGE CAN?
PROMISE?
OKAY.
WELL, TVOKIDS, WE'RE STILL GONNA
TALK ABOUT BLACK HOLES TODAY
BECAUSE THEY'RE PRETTY COOL.
DID YOU GUESS THE PASSWORD FOR
THE FORT?
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.
A web page reads "Guess the pixelated image to solve the password to the fort! Gravity, Variety, Try it. Vote!" A mouse cursor clicks and the results appear.
She continues IF YOU UNSCRAMBLED THESE
LETTERS, YOU WOULD HAVE FIND
THAT IT SAYS GRAVITY.
THAT IS THE PASSWORD.
PO, SAY THE PASSWORD NOW THAT
YOU'RE IN THE FORT, PLEASE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
EXCELLENT.
OKAY, PO, WHY SHOULDN'T I GO
INTO A BLACK HOLE?
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
LIKE, YOU MEAN I SHOULD NEVER,
EVER GO INTO A BLACK HOLE?
[raccoon noise]
Po shakes its head.
Laura continues BUT WHY NOT?
OH, YOU THINK I SHOULD WATCH
THIS NASA VIDEO TO FIGURE OUT
WHY?
OKAY, ALL RIGHT, LET'S CHECK IT
OUT.
A Male Narrator says WHO WOULD WANT TO VISIT A
BLACK HOLE?
YOU PACKED YOUR BAGS, UPDATED A
PASSPORT AND BASICALLY READY TO
BLAST OFF.
An animation shows an alien boarding a space ship.
He continues BEFORE YOU DO THAT, I HAVE JUST
ONE PIECE OF ADVICE: DON'T.
OKAY.
IF YOU REALLY MUST GO, I SUPPOSE
YOU SHOULD AT LEAST KNOW A FEW
THINGS ABOUT BLACK HOLES BEFORE
YOU LEAVE.
FIRST, YOU SHOULD KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT A BLACK HOLE IS.
A BLACK HOLE IS A PHYSICAL
OBJECT IN SPACE, JUST LIKE
EVERYTHING ELSE.
IT'S MADE UP OF A TINY BUT
MASSIVE POINT WHERE GRAVITY AND
DENSITY ARE INFINITE, A LINE
BEYOND WHICH EVERYTHING,
INCLUDING LIGHT, CAN ONLY FALL
INTO THAT TINY POINT AND
SOMETIMES... AND MAYBE SOME
RADIATION.
Key concepts pop up around a sad black hole.
He continues SO BASICALLY HERE IS KIND OF
BAD.
HERE IS REALLY BAD.
AND HERE IS FATAL.
ALSO BLACK HOLES MOSTLY COME IN
TWO SIZES.
DON'T ASK ME WHY.
WE STILL AREN'T SURE.
HOWEVER, A BLACK HOLE IS ALSO
NOT A LOT OF THINGS.
IT IS NOT A HOLE, A COSMIC
VACUUM CLEANER, A PORTAL TO
ANOTHER DIMENSION POPULATED BY
UNICORNS AND SPACE INVADERS AND
ABSOLUTELY NOT A GOOD PLACE TO
VACATION.
OKAY, FINE, I GUESS NEXT YOU'LL
NEED TO KNOW HOW TO FIND A BLACK
HOLE.
THOUGH TECHNICALLY BLACK HOLES
COULD JUST SNEAK UP BEHIND YOU,
THEY LIKELY WON'T.
THE NEAREST KNOWN ONE IS 3,000
LIGHT YEARS AWAY ANYWAY.
HOWEVER, IF YOU WERE TO GO
LOOKING FOR ONE, THERE ARE A
COUPLE OF GOOD WAYS TO FIND
THEM.
FIRST, BLACK HOLES TEND TO MESS
WITH THEIR ENVIRONMENT.
YOU CAN SOMETIMES USE
INTERESTING CLUES, SUCH AS A
BUNCH OF STUFF OPENING WHAT
APPEARS TO BE NOTHING.
AND SECOND AS WE MENTIONED
BEFORE, THERE'S OFTEN GLOWING
STUFF ORBITING AROUND THEM
CAUSED BY, WELL, WHEN THINGS GET
TOO CLOSE.
SO NOW THAT YOU FOUND A BLACK
HOLE AND REALLY AREN'T LISTENING
TO ME SAYING NOT TO GO, IT'S
TIME FOR A FEW IMPORTANT SAFETY
CONSIDERATIONS.
FIRST OF ALL, THE GOOD NEWS IS
THAT AS LONG AS YOU STAY FAR
AWAY, BLACK HOLES ARE NOT THAT
BAD.
HOWEVER, AS YOU GET CLOSER, YOU
NEED TO KEEP A FEW THINGS IN
MIND.
THE RADIATION BETWEEN THE BLACK
HOLE CAN BE EXTREMELY DEADLY.
THE CHANCES OF ESCAPE GET
SLIMMER THE CLOSER YOU GET, AND
IF YOU GET CLOSE ENOUGH, YOU NOW
HAVE TO BE WORRIED ABOUT BEING
STRETCHED INTO A GIANT NOODLE
AND TIME GETTING REALLY WEIRD.
SO UNLESS YOU HAVE GREAT
RADIATION SHIELDS OR YOU'RE
COMPLETELY INDESTRUCTIBLE, YOU
SHOULD PROBABLY JUST STAY AWAY.
WELL, THAT PRETTY MUCH SUMS UP
BLACK HOLES, AT LEAST BEFORE
THINGS START GETTING REALLY
COMPLICATED.
BUT BEFORE YOU GO FOR REAL,
PLEASE REFER TO THE HANDY
BROCHURE IN YOUR SPACE SUIT
POCKET SINCE THERE'S QUITE A BIT
TO REMEMBER.
NOW THEN REMEMBER YOUR TICKET,
ENJOY YOUR TRIP AND PLEASE BE
CAREFUL.
Excited, the alien gets ready to travel to meet the black hole.
The animation ends.
Laura says WOW.
OKAY, THERE IS A LOT TO KNOW
ABOUT BLACK HOLES.
LUCKILY I HAVE A VERY SPECIAL
GUEST TODAY WHO'S GONNA TEACH ME
EVEN MORE.
GIVE IT UP FOR MATT THE
ASTROPHYSICIST!
HEY, MATT!
OKAY, WHAT'S THE PASSWORD FOR
THE FORT TODAY?
Matt says PASSWORD IS GRAVITY.
Laura says YES!
They high-five. Matt is in his mid-twenties, with a black beard and curly black hair. He wears blue jeans and a black jacket.
Laura says WELCOME TO THE TREE FORT, MATT.
OKAY, YOU'RE AN ASTROPHYSICIST,
WHICH I THINK IS SO COOL,
BECAUSE I LOVE SPACE.
COULD YOU TELL THE TVOKIDS WHAT
THAT MEANS?
Matt says SURE.
AN ASTROPHYSICIST STUDIES THINGS
HAPPENING IN SPACE, SO THAT
MEANS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND
EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN THE
ENTIRE UNIVERSE, INCLUDING THE
UNIVERSE ITSELF.
Laura says WOW.
OKAY, HERE'S A QUESTION.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN
ASTROPHYSICIST AND ASTRONOMER?
Matt says ASTRONOMERS TYPICALLY USE
TELESCOPES AND GET DATA FROM
SPACE, AND ASTROPHYSICISTS USE
MATH AND COMPUTERS TO
UNDERSTAND.
Laura says SO YOU CAN WORK TOGETHER.
Matt says WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER.
Laura says COOL.
MATT, WE ALSO RECEIVE AN EMAIL
WHICH MEANS IT'S TIME FOR . . .
A loud voice shakes the studio and says WE NEED TO KNOW!
Laura says TAKE COVER!
OKAY, AMAZING.
LET'S CHECK OUT WHERE THIS EMAIL
IS FROM.
CHECK IT OUT.
WE HAVE AN e-mail FROM SAMIR AGE
10, AND SAMIR NEEDS TO KNOW WHAT
IS A BLACK HOLE.
MATT, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Matt says WELL, A BLACK HOLE IS JUST A
REGION OF SPACE WHERE GRAVITY IS
SO STRONG THAT NOTHING CAN
ESCAPE, NOT EVEN LIGHT.
Laura says WOW.
NOT EVEN LIGHT?
Matt says NO, BECAUSE GRAVITY IS JUST
SO STRONG BECAUSE IT'S A LOT OF
MASS, LIKE A HUGE STAR THAT WAS
COLLAPSED INTO A VERY SMALL
SPACE.
Laura says SO LIKE KIND OF LIKE A
CRUNCHY BALL OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT?
Matt says KIND OF.
They chuckle.
Laura says I'M NOT EXPLAINING IT RIGHT.
BUT THAT'S WHY YOU'RE HERE.
OKAY, WHAT ABOUT IF YOU WERE TO
FALL INTO A BLACK HOLE?
WHAT WOULD THAT LOOK LIKE?
Matt says WELL, YOU DON'T WANT TO.
Laura says OKAY.
Matt says BUT IF YOU DID, SAY YOU
JUMPED INTO A BLACK HOLE FEET
FIRST, THE GRAVITY OF YOUR FEET
IS SO MUCH STRONGER THAN YOUR
HEAD THAT IT WOULD JUST STRETCH
YOU INTO A LONG PIECE OF
SPAGHETTI.
Laura says OKAY, SO I WOULD TURN INTO A
PIECE OF SPAGHETTI, FOR REAL?
Matt says YOU'D BE SPAGHETTIFIED.
Laura says I LOVE THAT NEW WORD.
I'M GOING TO USE IT ALL THE
TIME.
MATT, WHAT DOES A BLACK HOLE
LOOK LIKE?
DO WE KNOW?
Matt says ACTUALLY WE DO.
Laura says REALLY.
Matt says EARLIER THIS YEAR ASTRONOMERS
WERE ABLE TO CREATE THE
FIRST-EVER PICTURE OF A BLACK
HOLE.
Laura says WOW, THIS IS IT?
A picture shows a black circle inside a yellow and red area.
Matt says YEAH, YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY SEE
THE BLACK HOLE ITSELF BECAUSE
LIGHT CAN'T ESCAPE IT, BUT IN
THIS CASE THERE'S A WHOLE DISK
OF MATERIAL SPIRALLING THE BLACK
HOLE, KIND OF LIKE WATER DOWN A
DRAIN, AND THAT GIVES OFF LIGHT
THAT WE CAN SEE.
Laura says WOW, OKAY, I THINK IT LOOKS
LIKE AN EYE.
YOU THOUGHT IT LOOKED LIKE A
DOUGHNUT, RIGHT?
Matt says YEAH, I'M GETTING HUNGRY.
Laura says TVOKIDS, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT
LOOKS LIKE?
BUT WE ALSO WANT TO KNOW, WOULD
YOU EVER WANT TO TRAVEL TO
SPACE?
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
In off, Laura says DO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL TO
SPACE?
A girl with a ponytail says I WOULD LIKE TO TRAVEL TO
SPACE BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE,
LIKE, THE OUTSIDE OF THE EARTH
AND I WANT TO SEE IF I CAN TRY
AND FIND A SHOOTING STAR TO MAKE
A WISH.
A blond boy says I WOULD NOT WANT TO TRAVEL TO
SPACE BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE DARK
PLACES.
A girl with brown hair says YOU EITHER MIGHT MAKE IT AND
BE A HERO OR ELSE YOU WILL DIE
IN THE PROCESS.
A boy with curly hair says TO GO TO SPACE.
A girl with glasses says I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO GO ON
THE PLANET OF THE MOON AND GET A
MOON ROCK AND THEN COME BACK TO
EARTH AND SHOW IT OFF TO
EVERYONE.
A girl with a blue shirt says I WANT TO SEE THE MOON.
A girl with long hair says I WANT TO DO THE LITERAL MOON
WALK.
The girl with a blue shirt says AND ALSO WANT TO SEE THE
ALIENS AND THE SPACE.
A girl with a pink jacket says IT'S MY DREAM.
OF COURSE!
I WANT TO GO TO MARS AND I ALSO
WANT TO GO TO A PLANET WITH
ALIENS BECAUSE I'LL BE THE FIRST
ONE TO DO ANY OF THEM.
AND IF YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE,
THEN YOU'RE GONNA GET PUT DOWN
IN HISTORY.
A girl with black hair says AND IF I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH, I
COULD ACTUALLY DISCOVER A NEW
PLANET.
AND I WOULD BE FAMOUS AND RICH.
A girl with a black shirt says THERE'S 8.1 BILLION PLANETS
OUT THERE, LIKE EARTH, WHICH IS
REALLY INTERESTING, BECAUSE THAT
MEANS THERE COULD BE ALIENS OUT
THERE.
A girl with short black hair says I WOULD NOT WANT TO TRAVEL TO
SPACE BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO
GET LOST IN A DIFFERENT GALAXY
AND NEVER BE ABLE TO COME HOME
TO MY FISH AND MY HAMBURGERS.
A boy with a white T-shirt says IF I WAS OLDER THEN 50, I
WOULD ACTUALLY GO IN SPACE,
BECAUSE THEN AFTER THAT I WOULD
HAVE BEEN, LIKE, DOWN WITH ALL
MY LIFE STUFF.
DONE EVERYTHING, SO WILLING TO
RISK IT.
Laura says MATT, WOULD YOU EVER WANT TO
GO TO SPACE?
Matt says I PROBABLY WANT TO GO TO
SPACE MAYBE JUST IN THE
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, NOT
AS FAR AWAY AS A BLACK HOLE.
Laura says RIGHT, LIKE SOMEWHERE SAFE
AND CONTAINED WHERE YOU WOULDN'T
TURN INTO SPAGHETTI.
Matt says EXACTLY.
Laura says FAIR ENOUGH.
I ALSO WANT TO KNOW WHAT MADE
YOU WANT TO BECOME AN
ASTROPHYSICIST?
Matt says WHEN I WAS REALLY YOUNG I HAD
A TELESCOPE AND GOT TO SEE
THINGS THROUGH THE TELESCOPE,
AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT
IF YOU EVER SEE THOSE THINGS
YOU'LL PROBABLY WANT TO BE AN
ASTROPHYSICIST.
Laura says THAT'S AWESOME.
SO FROM YOUR OWN TELESCOPE AT
HOME YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE THE
SATURNS RINGS?
Matt says THAT'S RIGHT.
A SMALL-SIZED ONE IS ENOUGH TO
SEE SOME AMAZING THINGS
HAPPENING IN SPACE.
Laura says THAT'S SO COOL.
YOU ALSO WANTED TO SHOW ME THIS
LITTLE EXPERIMENT THAT KIND OF
GIVES YOU ANOTHER IDEA OF WHAT
IT LOOKS LIKE IN A BLACK HOLE,
RIGHT?
Matt says RIGHT.
Laura says OKAY, SO WHAT'S GOING ON
HERE?
They look at a picture of the Big Top Academy cast that sits on a table.
MATT says SO IMAGINE YOU TOOK THE
ENTIRE EARTH AND YOU COULD CRUSH
IT DOWN SMALL ENOUGH SO IT TURNS
INTO A BLACK HOLE.
Laura says OKAY.
Matt says IT WOULD BE ABOUT A
CENTIMETRE ACROSS.
Matt says WOW.
Laura says AND IMAGINE THAT FLEW IN
FRONT OF YOUR FRIENDS IN THE BIG
TOP ACADEMY.
Laura says OKAY, SO THIS IS WHAT THE
EARTH BECOMES WHEN IT'S CRUNCHED
INTO A BLACK HOLE.
Matt says THAT'S RIGHT.
Laura grabs a type of glass with a black hole in it and moves it across the picture.
Laura says OKAY, SO IT'S FLYING OVER THE
BIG TOP ACADEMY, KIDS.
AND IT'S KIND OF LIKE WARPING
THEM A BIT.
Matt says THAT'S RIGHT.
THE GRAVITY IS SO STRONG IT
BENDS LIGHT, JUST LIKE YOUR
EYEGLASSES BEND LIGHT.
Laura says WOW, OKAY.
YEAH, IT REALLY IS BENDING THEIR
FACES A BIT.
OKAY, THERE'S ONE OTHER THING I
WANT TO TRY THIS ON.
CHECK IT OUT.
THIS IS MY DOG LOLA.
LOLA IS FAMOUS IN MY LIFE AS MY
DOG.
I WANT TO SEE WHAT SHE WOULD
LOOK LIKE NEAR A BLACK HOLE.
WHOA!
SHE LOOKS PRETTY SILLY.
OKAY, LOLA IS HILARIOUS.
SHE MAKES ME LAUGH.
I THINK I COULD USE SOME MORE
LAUGHS.
WE SHOULD PROBABLY CHECK OUT
SOME TVOKIDS JOKES.
A shiny slate says RANDOM KID JOKES.
In off, Laura says YOU SEND 'EM, WE SAY 'EM.
Different characters open and close colourful doors as they pop up.
A Chicken says I WAS HANGING OUT WITH MY
MATH BOOK LAST NIGHT, AND IT
COULDN'T STOP CRYING.
A Corn says OH, HEY, THAT'S TOO BAD.
WHY WAS IT SO SAD?
The Chicken says WELL, IT WAS FULL OF
PROBLEMS.
[laughter]
A Penguin says WELL, I WANTED TO GO CYCLING
ON MY BIKE YESTERDAY.
BUT I DIDN'T.
A Wizard says OH, THAT'S TOO BAD.
WAS IT BROKEN?
The Penguin says NO, IT WAS JUST TOO TIRED.
[LAUGHTER]
TOO TIRED?
The Wizard says TOO TIRED!
HAH, HAH.
A Mermaid says IF THERE'S ONE THING I'VE
LEARNED, IT'S THAT YOU SHOULD
NEVER TRUST AN ATOM.
THEY MAKE UP EVERYTHING!
[laughter]
Back in the fort, Laura says OKAY, AMAZING.
MATT, WE'VE GOT SOME TVOKIDS
CALLERS WHO WANT TO ASK YOU A
COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT YOU
KNOW AS AN ASTROPHYSICIST.
SO FIRST OFF WE'VE GOT LEAH ON
THE LINE.
HEY, LEAH, ARE YOU THERE?
Leah says YES.
Laura says HI, LEAH.
OKAY.
Leah says HI.
Laura says WHAT'S YOUR QUESTION FOR
MATT?
A caption reads "Leah. Age 11."
Leah says UMM, HOW BIG IS A BLACK HOLE?
Laura says HOW BIG IS A BLACK HOLE?
GREAT QUESTION.
Matt says WELL, THEY COME IN DIFFERENT
SIZES, BUT MOST OF THEM ARE
ABOUT THE SIZE OF A SMALL CITY.
IF YOU TAKE A BIG STAR, CRUSH IT
DOWN YOU WILL GET A TYPICAL
BLACK HOLE, BUT SOME OF THEM ARE
BILLIONS OF TIMES BIGGER, LIKE
THE ONE WE SAW THE IMAGE OF
EARLIER.
Laura says WOW.
GREAT QUESTION, LEAH.
SO HOW CAN YOU MEASURE THAT?
IS IT SEEING IT IN A TELESCOPE
OR...
Matt says WELL, WE CAN'T SEE THEM
DIRECTLY, BUT IF WE CAN TELL HOW
MUCH MASS THEY HAVE, THAT TELLS
US HOW BIG THEY HAVE TO BE.
THE ONES THAT HAVE MORE MASS ARE
BIGGER.
Laura says ALL RIGHT, AMAZING.
WE'VE GOT ANOTHER TVOKID CALLER.
SAMEEHA IS ON THE LINE.
The caption changes to "Sameeha. Age 10."
Sameeha says HI.
Laura says HI.
DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR MATT
THE ASTROPHYSICIST?
Sameeha says YEAH, I DO HAVE A QUESTION.
HOW DOES A BLACK HOLE WORK?
Laura says HOW DOES A BLACK HOLE WORK?
AWESOME.
Matt says OKAY, WELL, USUALLY BLACK
HOLES JUST KIND OF SIT THERE.
AND IT'S ONLY DANGEROUS IF YOU
GOT REALLY, REALLY CLOSE.
SO SOMETIMES A STAR MIGHT COME
IN REALLY CLOSE TO A BLACK HOLE
AND IT MIGHT FALL RIGHT IN OR
GET SHREDDED INTO PIECES, BUT
THAT'S HOW THEY WORK.
Laura says SO THEY BASICALLY JUST SIT
AROUND AND THEY DON'T DO MUCH?
Matt says THEY JUST SIT AROUND KIND OF
WAITING FOR THINGS TO FALL INTO
THEM.
Laura says JUST LIKE MY DOG LOLA.
LOLA IS A BLACK HOLE.
THIS IS WHAT I'M LEARNING TODAY.
THAT'S AMAZING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR ANY
TVOKIDS WHO MIGHT WANT TO BECOME
AN ASTROPHYSICIST ONE DAY?
Matt says YEAH, THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING YOU NEED IS TO BE CURIOUS.
BEING AN ASTROPHYSICIST IS ALL
ABOUT LEARNING NEW THINGS ABOUT
THE UNIVERSE AND THE WAY TO DO
THAT IS TO FIND OUT THINGS WE
DON'T UNDERSTAND YET AND IT'S
YOUR JOB TO FIGURE OUT THE
ANSWERS.
Laura says THAT IS SO COOL.
AMAZING, MATTHEW.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR JOINING
ME TODAY AND TEACHING ME ABOUT
BLACK HOLES!
They high five.
Laura continues I'M SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO KEEP
LEARNING ABOUT SPACE.
Matt says THANK YOU.
Laura says I'M GOING TO GO FIND PO AND
TELL HIM ABOUT BLACK HOLES.
BYE, MATT!
Matt leaves.
Laura grabs her Ukele and says WOW, TVOKIDS, THAT IS SO COOL.
THERE'S SO MUCH TO LEARN ABOUT
THE UNIVERSE, AND LIKE MATTHEW
SAID, IT'S SO BIG THAT WE'LL
NEVER RUN OUT OF THINGS TO LEARN
ABOUT, WHICH IS AWESOME.
NOW, TVOKIDS, TOMORROW IS A
REALLY FUN DAY AS WELL.
IT'S STEAM DAY.
LUCAS AND I ARE GONNA HAVE A
BLAST.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR YOU TO JOIN US,
BUT I SHOULD PROBABLY SAY
GOOD-BYE.
She plays the Ukele and sings SO LONG
SEE YA LATER
I BET TOMORROW WILL EVEN BE
GREATER
BUT NOW IT'S TIME TO SAY
GOOD-BYE TO YOU
SO LONG
SAYONARA
She says IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD IS THE
PASSWORD FOR TOMORROW.
She waves and smiles.
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