[Upbeat music plays]

Two brains navigate a maze, chomping a variety things including a stack of books, tire and baseball. The brains meet in the centre of the maze and form one large brain. A banner wraps around the brain. A person announces the title that appears on the banner.

They say, HUNGRY BRAIN!

[Soft music plays]

A person draws an airplane on a whiteboard. Red text reads, Warning.

A narrator says, THIS IS YOUR CAPTAIN SPEAKING.
WE'RE CRUISING AT AN ALTITUDE
OF 35,000 FEET,
AND IF YOU LOOK OUT OF THE LEFT
SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT,
YOU'LL SEE LOTS OF WEIRD
FACTS ABOUT PLANES.

The whiteboard artist draws people on an airplane.

The narrator says, DON'T SAY I DIDN'T
WARN YOU.
HERE'S THE TOP ON THE UNKNOWN
PARTS OF AIRPLANES.

A title reads, The Top Of The Unknown Parts Of Airplanes.

The narrator says, NUMBER THREE,
THE GYROSCOPE.

A blue number 3 is on the whiteboard.

The narrator says, "WHAT IS A GYROSCOPE?"
I HEAR YOU CRY.

The artist draws a person who looks confused.

The narrator says, YOU KNOW WHEN YOU'RE
USING A SMARTPHONE OR TABLET,
IT SEEMS TO KNOW WHICH
WAY UP YOU'RE HOLDING IT,
AND ADAPTS THE ORIENTATION
OF THE SCREEN?

The drawing of the confused person shows them holding a tablet.

The narrator says, WELL, A LITTLE GYROSCOPE
DOES THAT.

The confused looking person now smiles.

The narrator says, ON AN AIRCRAFT,
A MUCH LARGER GYROSCOPE
IS CONNECTED TO THE DIALS
ON BOARD IN THE COCKPIT,
GIVING IMPORTANT INFORMATION
TO THE PILOT ON
THE AIRCRAFT'S POSITION.

A gyroscope has replaced the drawing of a person.

The narrator says, AND DESPITE
THE CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY
ON A MODERN AIRCRAFT,
THE GYROSCOPE IS STILL
AN ESSENTIAL TOOL,
EVEN THOUGH IT WAS INVENTED
MORE THAN 200 YEARS AGO!

The whiteboard artist erases the drawings on the board.

The narrator says, NUMBER TWO.

The artist draws a pink number 2.

The narrator says, THE TOILET?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
YOU ALREADY KNEW THAT ONE?

The whiteboard artist draws a bathroom door.

The narrator says, OKAY, SMARTY-PANTS, YOU MAY
KNOW THERE'S A TOILET ON BOARD,
BUT CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME
HOW IT WORKS?

The artist adjusts a drawing of a person opening the bathroom door.

The narrator says, I DIDN'T THINK SO.

The person opening the door looks confused.

The narrator says, IT'S A LOT LIKE THE ONE
YOU USE AT HOME.
RATHER THAN USING WATER TO
FLUSH THE CONTENTS OF THE BOWL,
INSTEAD, THE AIRCRAFT RELIES ON
THE DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE
BETWEEN THE CABIN
AND THE OUTSIDE.

A drawing shows an airplane in the sky.

The narrator says, AT 10,000 METRES
ABOVE THE GROUND,
THERE'S MUCH LESS AIR.

[Wind blowing]

The narrator continues, IT'S ALMOST LIKE A VOID.
THE DIFFERENCE IN PRESSURE
BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND OUT
CREATES A POWERFUL SUCTION
EFFECT THAT ALLOWS THE TOILET
TO EMPTY INTO
A SEPARATE TANK.

The whiteboard artist draws a toilet connected to a tank.

The narrator says, IN AN AIRBUS 380,
THE SPEED BETWEEN THE BOWL
AND THE TANK CAN REACH UP TO
216 KILOMETRES PER HOUR.

An orange arrow points from the toilet to the tank with text that reads, 216km/h.

The narrator says, IT'S LIKE A GIANT
VACUUM CLEANER,
SUPER-POWERED BY
LOW AIR PRESSURE.

[Vacuum sucking]

The narrator says, THAT CERTAINLY
DOESN'T SUCK.

Plus signs are around the toilet drawing. Minus signs are around the tank drawing.
The whiteboard artist erases the drawing. They draw a black number 1.

The narrator says, NUMBER ONE,
THE BLACK BOX.

The whiteboard artist draws a box with their black marker.

The narrator says, NEWSFLASH :
IT'S NOT ACTUALLY BLACK.
SOMETIMES IT'S RED,
SOMETIMES IT'S ORANGE.

The artist colours the box orange.

The narrator says, THE BLACK BOX
NEVER TRAVELS ALONE.

The artist draws a second black box.

The narrator says, MOST OF THE TIME,
THERE ARE TWO ABOARD.
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH,
THE BOXES CONTAIN INFORMATION
THAT COULD BE USED
TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE.

[Airplane crashing]

The narrator continues, THIS IS THE PREVENT THE SAME
INCIDENTS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN.

A drawing shows an airplane nose first in the ground, and a pilot holding a black box.

The narrator says, ONE OF THE BOXES RECORDS
THE CONVERSATION BETWEEN
THE CREW AND
THE CONTROL TOWER.

[Indiscernible chatter]

The narrator continues, AND THE OTHER RECORDS
FLIGHT DATA SUCH AS SPEED,
COURSE, ALTITUDE,
OR ORIENTATION OF THE AIRCRAFT.

[Airplane hum]

The narrator says, THE INFORMATION STORED IN
THE BLACK BOXES IS VERY USEFUL,
SO THESE BOXES MUST BE
EXTREMELY DURABLE.

A drawing shows a crashed airplane. The whiteboard artist magnifies a black box in the plane.

The narrator says, THERE ARE THREE LAYERS
OF TOUGH MATERIALS
TO PROTECT THEM FROM SHOCK,
FIRE, AND WATER.

The whiteboard artist draws a hammer, fire and water on and around the black box.

The narrator asks, SO WHY ARE THEY
RED OR ORANGE?

The whiteboard artist adds an orange black box in a crashed plane.

The narrator says, SIMPLE, BECAUSE IT MAKES THEM
A LOT EASIER TO FIND.

A drawing shows a person pointing to the black box.

The narrator says, OVER AND OUT!

[Upbeat music plays]

End Credits.

Narration, Ian O’Connor.

Trio Orange. Member of The Association Québécoise de la Production Médiatieuqe.

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