Hamza stands in the studio.

Hamza says ARE YOU READY TO GET CRAZY?
TODAY'S SHOW IS ALL ABOUT
TILING. WHOA! COOL.

Green, blue and red animated geometrical shapes cover the screen. Then, Hamza appears in the center.

Hamza says WHY DO SOME
SHAPES FIT TOGETHER BETTER THAN
OTHERS? TO FIND OUT WE'LL MEET
SOME ANGRY BEES. GO ON A
CRAFTING RAMPAGE. HA! NAILED IT.
HA HA HA HA! MAKE COOL CAT GO
BERSERK. HEADS ARE EXPLODING
EVERYWHERE! IT'S ALL NEXT ON
LOOK...
BAPADAPA!

The Blue Team says WOO!

Hamza says KOOL.

The theme music plays.

Hamza spins and puts on a pair of glasses. Through his glasses, we can see colourful 3D objects falling to an open field.

Cool Cat says MEOW!

A multicolored city builds up. The title of the show unfolds next to fireworks in the sky. It reads "Look Kook."

Hamza says LOOK!

Kids say KOOL!

Hamza sits reading.

Hamza says HA HA HA!
THERE REALLY IS NOTHING BETTER
ON A COLD STORMY DAY THAN...
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
HANG ON A SEC.

Hamza bangs the window.
(INTERFERENCE AND THUNDER)

Hamza says NOTHING BETTER TO DO ON A COLD
STORMY DAY THAN TO GET UNDER A
QUILT AND READ A GOOD BOOK.
(THUNDER)

Through the window, a witch says HA HA HA.

Cool Cat shivers and says MEOW.

Hamza says YEAH. DEFINITELY A STAY
INDOORS KINDA DAY. YOU KNOW WHAT
ELSE I LOVE TO DO ON DAYS LIKE
TODAY? CRAFTS! I WAS JUST
LOOKING AT THIS COOL PATTERN
HERE AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF:
THIS CAN'T BE THAT HARD!
I'M GONNA MAKE ONE JUST LIKE IT.
YEAH, THIS'LL BE A SNAP.

A fast-motion clip shows Hamza create patterns using colourful handkerchiefs.

Hamza says HA! NAILED IT! HA HA HA HA!
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT!
OK, I GUESS IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
I MEAN, HOW DO THEY DO THAT?
LOOK, THESE SHAPES FIT PERFECTLY
ALL THE WAY FROM ONE SIDE TO THE
OTHER AND THERE'S NO GAPS! I
JUST CHECKED INTO IT AND THERE
ACTUALLY IS A NAME FOR SHAPES
THAT FIT TOGETHER TO COVER A
SURFACE. IT'S CALLED "TILING."
JUST LIKE SHOWER TILES IN A
BATHROOM. CHECK THIS OUT.

A slate shows Cool Cat breaking into pieces and coming into one again. The slate reads "Deconstruct."

Hamza says DECONSTRUCT! JUST LIKE THE
QUILT, THE TILES ON THESE WALLS
HAVE PATTERNS THAT REPEAT OVER
AND OVER AND OVER. THIS COOL
PATTERN IS MADE UP OF JUST THREE
SHAPES. DECONSTRUCT! WHOA! COOL!
SO, BATHROOMS CAN HAVE TILINGS
AND I WONDER WHAT OTHER EXAMPLES
THERE ARE OUT THERE IN THE REAL
WORLD. WE BETTER GET OUR
INVESTIGATORS ON THE CASE.
INVESTIGATION.

A slate shows a magnifying glass coming out of Cool Cat. The slate reads "Investigation."

Han Ru and Stefano appear on a large screen in front of Hamza.
Han Ru and Stefano say HEY, HAMZA.

Hamza says HEY, GUYS. STEFANO, HAN RU,
I NEED YOUR HELP.

Stefano says OK. WHAT DO YOU NEED?

Hamza says I'M TRYING TO FIND TILING.
TILING MEANS SHAPES THAT FIT
TOGETHER PERFECTLY TO COVER
A SURFACE WITHOUT ANY GAPS
OR OVERLAPS.

Stefano says SO... LIKE... THE BRICK WALL?

Hamza says YES, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I
MEAN. CAN YOU CHECK OUT AROUND
THE HOUSE TO FIND MORE EXAMPLES?

They say OK!

Stefano says HEY LOOK. THIS ENTIRE PATH.

Han Ru says YEAH.

Stefano says I THINK THAT'S COVERED
IN BRICK HERE. SO LET'S TAKE
A PICTURE.

The Computer says TILES IDENTIFIED.

The computer screen shows a blue tick next to Stefano.

Hamza says HEY! LET'S SEE WHAT
THE MIND'S EYE COMPUTER
HAS TO SAY ABOUT THESE TILES.

The Computer says PEOPLE PUT TILES ON THE GROUND
BUT LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN SEE FROM
THE SKY. WHEN HUMANS DIVIDE UP
LAND FOR THINGS LIKE FARMING,
CITIES AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
WE'RE ACTUALLY TILING THE LAND.
SURVEILLERS
ARE PEOPLE WHO USE
MATH TO DETERMINE WHERE THE
LINES SHOULD BE BETWEEN
PEOPLE'S PROPERTIES.

Han Ru says WHAT ABOUT THE SOCCER BALL?
LIKE THE RED PARTS ARE
PENTAGON BUT THE WHITE PARTS
ARE HEXAGONS SO...

Stefano says THEY ALL FORM THE SURFACE
ON THE
SOCCER BALL.

Han Ru says YEAH. SO, I GUESS
IT WOULD COUNT.

Stefano says IT WOULD COUNT.
HEY, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE
A PICTURE WITH THIS VASE?

Han Ru says OH YEAH! AND NEXT TO IT,
IT'S A DISCO BALL.

Stefano says AW, LUCKY YOU, YOU GOT TO TAKE
THE PICTURE WITH THE DISCO BALL.

The Computer says PEOPLE HAVE BEEN MAKING TILES
FOR MORE THAN 3000 YEARS. YOU
CAN FIND THEM EVERYWHERE IN THE
WORLD. COUNTRIES LIKE TURKEY,
IRAN, MEXICO AND HOLLAND ARE
FAMOUS FOR THEIR BEAUTIFUL
PAINTED TILES. COOL CAT MAKES
REALLY NICE TILES TOO. MEEOW!

Pictures of colourful tiles flash by.

Han Ru says NOT THIS BECAUSE IT
DOESN'T COVER.

Stefano says HEY. HOW ABOUT THE BIKE?
THESE TINY, LIKE, BUMPS?

Han Ru says OH YEAH!

They continue taking pictures of the objects found.

The Computer says THE DESIGN ON A TIRE IS CALLED
A TREAD PATTERN. WATER OR SNOW
GETS PUSHED INTO THE GROOVES SO
THE REST OF THE TIRE DOESN'T
SLIP ON THE ROAD. TREAD PATTERNS
ARE DIFFERENT FOR DIFFERENT
SURFACES AND DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Hamza says YOU'VE GOTTA SEE THIS.
THESE SHAPES FIT TOGETHER OVER
THE ENTIRE SURFACE OF THIS
PINEAPPLE LIKE THE SHAPES THAT
FIT OVER THAT QUILT. BUT WAIT A
SECOND. THERE'S A PATTERN IN
THESE HONEY COMBS. THE SHAPES
FIT TOGETHER PERFECTLY AND LOOK
AT THIS TURTLE! ANOTHER SHAPE
THAT FITS PERFECTLY TOGETHER! DO
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!? IT
MEANS THAT THIS QUILT IS MADE
OUT OF PINEAPPLES, HONEY COMBS
AND TURTLES OH MY.

Cool Cat says MEOW.

Cool Cat shakes his head.

Hamza says NO, THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
NO, NO, NO. I'VE GOT IT. IT
MEANS THAT PATTERNS ARE NOT
JUST MADE BY HUMANS. THEY HAPPEN
IN NATURE TOO.

An animation shows two bees building a structure using pentagons.

The working bee says DO-DEE-DO-DEE-DO!

The leader bee says ZZ? ZZ-ZZ!

The working bee says DO-DEE-DO-DO-DO. HEY!

Angry, the leader bee points to a document that shows a hexagon.

The leader bee says ZZ-ZZ-ZZ! ZZ-ZZ-ZZ!
ZZ-ZZ-ZZ! ZZ-ZZ-ZZ!
ZZ-ZZ-ZZ!!

The working bees blame each other and fly away.

Hamza says BRAIN BENDER.

A slate shows a puzzle of Cool Cat. Then, gears appear inside the black shape of a cat head. The slate reads "Brain Bender."

Hamza says THE OBJECT OF TODAY'S BRAIN
BENDER IS TO SEE HOW MANY
SQUARES ARE IN THIS PATTERN.
ANDREW AND CHARLES ARE READY
TO TAKE IT ON.

The boy say WOO!

Andrew says YEAH, WHAT'S UP?

Hamza says HOW MANY SQUARES DO YOU SEE
HERE IN THIS TILING PATTERN? YOU
CAN TRY THIS OUT A HOME.

Charles says WELL, THIS IS PRETTY EASY.

Andrew says ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.

They say FIVE.

Hamza says LOOK CAREFULLY. THERE'S MORE.

Charles says OH. WE CAN LIKE CUT THIS IN
HALF AND MAKE ANOTHER ONE.

Hamza says NO, NO. YOU CAN'T DRAW NEW
SQUARES, JUST COUNT THE ONES
THAT ARE ALREADY THERE.

Charles says OH! YEAH! YOU CAN PUT FOUR
LITTLE SQUARES TO MAKE A BIG
ONE.

Andrew says SO WE GOT... SIX.

They both say SEVEN. EIGHT.

Charles says NINE... TEN. OH AND WE CAN DO
ONE BIG ONE.

Andrew says ELEVEN!
ELEVEN.

Hamza says WELL THAT'S IT.

Andrew says WOOHOO! FIST BUMP!

Hamza says LET'S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK.
THERE ARE ALL THESE LITTLE
SQUARES HERE AND A BUNCH OF
RECTANGLE AND SQUARE
COMBINATIONS. THAT'S ELEVEN
SQUARES ALL TOGETHER.

The squares highlight as Hamza counts them.

Hamza says THERE'S
NO DENYING IT, OUR BRAIN BENDERS
SOLVED THAT FAIR AND SQUARE.
GET IT?

The animated leader bee says ZZ-ZZ-ZZ..!

Hamza says LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THESE.
CHECK THIS OUT. THE SAME SHAPES
REPEAT OVER AND OVER TO MAKE
PATTERNS WITHOUT ANY GAPS OR
OVERLAPS.

Black and white isosceles triangles cover the screen.

Hamza says MATHEMATICIANS CALL
THAT TESSELLATION, BUT IT'S
REALLY JUST ANOTHER NAME FOR
TILING. TESSELLATIONS? SOUNDS
LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF
A SCI-FI MOVIE.

(ALARM SIGNAL)

Hamza says WE HAVE A BREACH IN
ENGINEERING. THE CORE STABILIZER
IS OFF LINE AND REACTOR
TESSELLATIONS HAVE REACHED POINT
EIGHT SEVEN AND RISING.
THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT KINDS
OF TESSELLATIONS. CHECK THIS
OUT. THESE THREE PATTERNS ARE
CALLED REGULAR TESSELLATIONS.
THERE ABOUT AS SIMPLE AS YOU CAN
GET USING ONLY TRIANGLES,
SQUARES OR HEXAGONS. BUT LET'S
MAKE THIS INTERESTING. DO I
DARE? UH-HUH.
I'M GONNA MIX THE TRIANGLES
TOGETHER WITH THE SQUARES.
OH NO, YOU DIDN'T? YES I DID.
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GONNA
DO NEXT. I'M CRAZY LIKE THAT.
SHAZAM! IT'S A NEW TILING
PATTERN THAT WORKS USING
TRIANGLES AND SQUARES. SEE?
NO GAPS OR OVERLAPS.

Yellow and blue triangles and squares create a circular pattern.

Hamza continues NOW, I'M
REALLY GONNA BLOW YOUR MIND.
I'M GONNA MIX TRIANGLES, SQUARES
AND HEXAGONS TOGETHER. YES!
IT WORKS USING ALL THREE SHAPES.
IS YOUR MIND COMPLETELY BLOWN
YET? COOL CAT, RUN FOR COVER!

Cool Cat says MEOW.

Hamza says HEADS ARE
EXPLODING EVERYWHERE.

Animated shapes made up of triangles, squares and hexagons pop up in the studio.

Cool Cat says MEOW!

A slate shows two Cool Cats running a race. The slate reads "Challenge."

Hamza says CHALLENGE!

Now, Hamza stands in a court.

Hamza says CAW! WELCOME TO TODAY'S LOOK
KOOL CHALLENGE. ON MY LEFT,
I HAVE SOPHIE AND LUCA;
TEAM YELLOW.

The Yellow Team says GO, GO, YELLOW.

Hamza says AND TO MY RIGHT, CHANELLE AND
MICHAEL; TEAM BLUE.

The Blue Team says BLUE, BLUE, BLUE.
GO BLUE!

Hamza says TODAY'S CHALLENGE IS A TILING
CHALLENGE. YOUR PRIZE FOR
HELPING ME OUT IS. BABABABA!

A girl says A PIECE OF CAKE.

Hamza shows them a round yellow cake with blue squares on the top.

Hamza says A PIECE OF CAKE. YOU'LL HAVE
TO RECREATE THE PATTERN ON THE
CAKE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. ON
THIS MAT OVER HERE AND ON THAT
MAT OVER THERE. YOU CAN'T HAVE
ANY GAPS OR OVERLAPS. WHO WILL
BE THE FIRST TO FINISH THE
TILING CHALLENGE AND EAT
YOUR CAKE?

Chanelle says US.

Sophie says US.

Hamza says WELL, THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY
TO FIND OUT: START TILING!

Sophie says OK, GO, GO, GO, GO!
LET'S DO THE CONTOUR FIRST.

Chanelle says I'LL DO THIS SIDE, YOU DO
THAT SIDE.

Sophie says PUT THE TRIANGLES. MAKE SURE
THERE'S NO OVERLAPS.

Luca says YEAH.

Chanelle says FAST, COME ON, WE CAN DO IT,
WE'RE TEAM BLUE; WE'RE FAST.

Sophie says HERE'S A TRIANGLE.

Hamza says YELLOW TEAM'S STARTING WITH
THE CENTER OF THE CAKE. BLUE
TEAM HAS A DIFFERENT STRATEGY
STARTING ON THE EDGE.

The teams and the cake appear on split screens.

Sophie says HERE. I THINK THE SQUARES GO
LIKE THIS.

Chanelle says OH, WAIT, THEN IT GOES
LIKE THIS.

Sophie says THE SAME THING HERE. FAST
AND STEADY WINS THE RACE.

Hamza says OH, AND BLUE'S COMING REALLY,
REALLY CLOSE, BUT I DO SEE SOME
GAPS AND I DO SEE SOME OVERLAPS.
LET'S COME BACK A LITTLE LATER
TO SEE WHICH TEAM WINS THE LOOK
KOOL TILING CHALLENGE.

Sophie says HURRY UP, THEY'RE ALMOST DONE.

Hamza says IT'S GETTING SO CLOSE!

Back at the studio, Hamza says AH!
THIS GAME IS SO TOUGH, HAVE YOU
PLAYED IT?

As he speaks, the Tetris game appears on the screen.

Hamza says IT'S A KIND OF TILING
GAME. YOU HAVE TO FIT THE SHAPES
TOGETHER LEAVING NO SPACES IN
BETWEEN. NO. OH NO. NO-NO-NO-NO!
MAYDAY! MAYDAY! MAYDAY! AH! HUH.
HOW ABOUT A JIGSAW PUZZLE?
THAT'S TILING TOO. AND THERE'S
LOTS OF OTHER GAMES THAT USE
TILES, LIKE MAH-JONG, DOMINOES
AND SCRABBLE. CAN YOU HAVE TILED
STUFF WITH NO PATTERNS IN IT?
LET'S SEE. OK, THIS IS
DEFINITELY TILING BECAUSE ITS
SURFACE IS COVERED IN SHAPES
THAT FIT TOGETHER, BUT THERE'S
NO PARTICULAR PATTERN IN IT.
IT'S ALL ARTISTIC AND FREEFORM.
HUH. LOOKS LIKE TILING DOESN'T
ALWAYS HAVE TO HAVE A REGULAR
PATTERN AFTER ALL.

A close-up shot shows a multi-coloured wall with ceramic art.

Hamza says TODAY, WE HAVE ONE OF THE
WORLD'S BIGGEST PATTERN FANATICS
IN OVER THREE HUNDRED YEARS.
REAL HISTORICAL CHARACTER
SÉBASTIEN TRUCHET.
HELLO, MR. TRUCHET.

Hamza appears as Sébastien on a small screen. He’s wearing a brown robe.

Speaking with a French accent, Sébastien says HELLO. YOU CAN
CALL ME SÉBASTIEN.

Hamza says WELL, OK, SÉBASTIEN. I HEAR
YOU'RE A TILING EXPERT AND
I WANTED TO ASK YOU
A LITTLE ABOUT...

Sébastien says AH, I AM, BUT I CANNOT BE
MERELY DEFINED BY ONE SINGLE
INTEREST. THERE ARE SO MANY
CAPTIVATING THINGS YOU CAN PAY
ATTENTION TO, DON'T YOU AGREE?

Hamza says I AGREE. YOU'RE A MAN
OF MANY TALENTS.

Sébastien says TALENTS. MAYBE TALENTS. I LIKE
TO DABBLE MORE BUT I REALLY LIKE
TO DABBLE IN A LOT OF THINGS
LIKE HOW YOU CAN MOVE LIQUID
THROUGH PIPES TO CREATE A
MECHANICAL FORCE.

Hamza says OK, WELL, HOW ABOUT...

Sébastien says AND I LIKE MEASURING THINGS. I
LOVE MATHEMATICS AND PATTERNS.
DID YOU KNOW I SPENT A
RIDICULOUSLY LONG TIME FIGURING
OUT HOW MANY POSSIBLE PATTERNS
YOU CAN MAKE WITH THESE FOUR
SIMPLE TILES?

Hamza says OH CAN WE SEE...

Sébastien says HERE'S ONE.
ANOTHER.
IT REALLY IS AMAZING HOW MANY
WAYS YOU CAN ORGANIZE THESE
SHAPES BY USING COMBINATIONS OF
THESE THREE TRANSFORMATIONS.
ROTATION; TURN. TRANSLATION;
SLIDE. REFLECTION; FLIP. VOILÀ!
SO MANY POSSIBILITIES. ANYWAY,
LET ME DEMONSTRATE TO YOU MY
FAVORITE KIND: GLIDE REFLECTION
SYMMETRY. WATCH THIS. HOP! HOP!
BEAUTIFUL. LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S
REFLECTION SYMMETRY THERE.

Sébastien steps on the sand to leave his footprints.

Sébastien continues ONE FOOT IS DIRECTLY ACROSS
FROM AND A MIRROR IMAGE OF
THE LINE OF SYMMETRY.

Hamza says OK, I GET THAT THAT'S
REFLECTION SYMMETRY, BUT WHERE
DOES THE GLIDE PART COME IN...

Sébastien says BUT IF I WALK LIKE THIS.

Sébastien steps his left foot first and then the right one.

Sébastien says YOU SEE MY FOOT PRINTS, THEY ARE
STILL SYMMETRICAL BUT SINCE ONE
FOOT HAS GLIDED ALONG, IT'S
NO LONGER DIRECTLY ACROSS
FROM THE OTHER. THAT'S GLIDE
REFLECTION SYMMETRY.

Hamza says WOW, THAT'S SO COOL.
THANKS FOR SHOWING US...

Sébastien says OH YES! OUI-OUI! YES!
I JUST THOUGHT OF A PATTERN
THAT I NEVER TRIED BEFORE.
I NEVER THOUGHT TO PUT MY
TRIANGLES BACK TO BACK
SO IF I START AT THE TOP LEFT
CORNER AND GO FROM THERE...

Hamza says UH, HELLO. SÉBASTIEN.
UH, YOO-HOO!? WELL, THAT
WAS QUITE A CONVERSATION.

The animated bees appear.

The working bee turns a yellow pentagon upside down and says OOH.

The leader bee says AH...

A bee with black hair approaches them. She cuts the pentagon and turns it into a hexagon.

The leader bee celebrates and says AH!

The working bees say OOH...
WHOA...

A crowd of bees gathers for the opening. The bee with black hair uses scissors to cut a red ribbon.
(BEEPS AND BOOPS)

Hamza says HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR
INVESTIGATORS HAVE FINISHED
THEIR TILING INVESTIGATION.
HEY, STEFANO AND HAN RU!

The investigators say HEY, HAMZA.

Hamza says GIVE ME ALL YOUR PICTURES.
WOW, WHO KNEW SO MANY THINGS
HAD TILING? DID YOU KNOW THERE
WAS THIS MUCH TILING RIGHT UNDER
YOUR NOSE THIS WHOLE TIME?

The investigators say NO, ACTUALLY.

Hamza says YOU KNOW WHAT'S ALSO COOL?
SOME OF THESE THINGS HAVE
REPEATING PATTERNS AND SOME
HAVE NO REGULAR PATTERNS AT ALL.
WHAT ABOUT THAT TILED VASE
AND THAT DISCO BALL?

Han Ru says WELL THEY HAVE GAPS RIGHT HERE
SO, I THINK, YEAH.

Stefano says EXACTLY. EVEN AT THE BOTTOM OF
THE DISCO BALL. RIGHT HERE,
THERE ARE WHITE GAPS. YOU CAN
TELL THAT THEY'RE NOT ALL STUCK
TOGETHER AND ALSO, IT'S NOT
A FLAT SURFACE. SO THERE MUST
BE GAPS.

Han Ru says YEAH, EXACTLY.

Hamza says YOU'RE BOTH RIGHT. NOW, I
WONDER WHO WAS THE FIRST PERSON
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MAKE
A TESSELLATING PATTERN LIKE
THIS?
LET'S DO A HANDS-ON TO FIND OUT.

The investigators say OK, SURE.

A slate shows a toast popping out of Cool Cat. The toast reads "Hands-on" and has dog footprints on it.

Hamza says HANDS-ON!
THIS IS DECLAN. HE STUDIED
PHYSICS AT UNIVERSITY AND
IS NOW A BEE KEEPER. HE LEARNED
A LOT ABOUT TILING FROM WORKING
WITH BEES.

Han Ru and Stefano stand next to Declan in a living room. Declan has curly blond hair and a beard.

Declan says DID YOU KNOW THAT THE FIRST
PEOPLE TO DO A TESSELLATION
PATTERN WEREN'T PEOPLE AT ALL?
THEY WERE INSECTS. AND BEES ARE
EXPERTS AT TESSELLATION PATTERNS
AND I BROUGHT WITH ME AN EXAMPLE
OF HONEY COMB.

Stefano says WHOA!

Declan says HAVE A LOOK AT HOW PERFECT ALL
THESE HEXAGONS ARE.

Stefano says WHOA. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
AS PERFECT AS THAT.

Declan says YOU CAN JUST STICK YOUR FINGER
IN LIKE THIS.

Han Ru says CAN WE LICK IT?

Declan says GO FOR IT.

Stefano says WOW, THIS IS THE SWEETEST
HONEY I'VE EVER HAD.

Han Ru says IT'S GOOD.

Declan says MM-HM! AND SO THEY CAN FIT A
LOT OF HONEY ONTO ONE FRAME.
IT'S PRETTY HEAVY.

Stefano says WOW, THIS IS PRETTY HEAVY.

Declan says SO TODAY, THE CHALLENGE I HAVE
FOR YOU IS TO DO WHAT THE BEES
DO AND PRODUCE A TESSELLATION
PATTERN OUT OF THE SHAPES THAT
ARE HERE IN FRONT OF US.

Han Ru says SO, START WITH THE TRIANGLE.

Declan says YEAH.

Han Ru says OK, I'M REALLY NOT SURE.
OH YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I HAVE
TO DO. HERE.

Stefano says THERE.

Declan says SEE, IT FILLS UP ALL THE
SPACES. LET'S MOVE ON TO
THE NEXT ONE.

Stefano says PENTAGON.

Han Ru says LIKE, IT ONLY WORKS IF WE DO
THIS, BUT IF WE DO THIS THERE'S
GONNA BE A GAP HERE AND IF YOU
WANT TO FILL IT IT'S JUST
A TRIANGLE.

Declan says SO I GUESS IT DOESN'T WORK.

Han Ru says LET'S TRY THE HEXAGON. IT IS
THE LAST SHAPE.

Stefano says YEAH, THIS FITS PRETTY WELL!

Han Ru says AND IT'S KIND OF FAMILIAR.

Stefano says YEAH, THAT'S TRUE.

Han Ru says THAT'S THE SHAPE ON OUR
HONEY COMB.

Declan says SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE
TRIANGLE AND THE HEXAGON, WHICH
ONE DO YOU THINK MAXIMIZES
THE AREA PER PERIMETER?

The Computer says THE PERIMETER IS THE DISTANCE
AROUND A TWO DIMENSIONAL SHAPE.

An animation shows red dotted lines around a triangle and a pentagon.

Stefano says UH, WELL, OBVIOUSLY THE ONE
THAT IS BIGGER, IN THIS CASE,
IS PRETTY OBVIOUS.

Han Ru says THE HEXAGON.

The Computer says THAT IS CORRECT.

Declan says A BIG ISSUE WITH BEES IS THEY
DON'T WANT TO USE A LOT OF WAX
BECAUSE IT TAKES UP A LOT OF
ENERGY TO PRODUCE WAX. SO BY
USING HEXAGON SHAPES, THEY FIT
THE MOST AREA PER PERIMETER
WHEREAS WITH A TRIANGLE, YOU
HAVE WAY MORE PERIMETER PER AREA
SO THEY'D HAVE TO BUILD MUCH
MORE WAX. THERE'S ONLY THREE
SHAPES THAT CAN FIT INTO
TESSELLATION PATTERNS. WE'VE
SEEN TWO RIGHT HERE: THERE'S THE
TRIANGLE AND THE HEXAGON. CAN
YOU GUESS WHAT THE THIRD ONE IS?

Han Ru says THE CIRCLE?

Stefano says THE SQUARE.

Declan says THE SQUARE.

Hamza says OH, RIGHT. IMPRESSIVE
WORK, INVESTIGATORS.

Han Ru says YEAH AND WE GOT TO TASTE
THE HONEY. IT WAS INCREDIBLE.

Hamza says WHO KNEW MATH COULD BE
SO DELICIOUS? THANKS,
INVESTIGATORS.

They all say BYE!

Hamza says CHALLENGE!
WE'RE BACK AT THE LOOK KOOL
CHALLENGE TODAY. AS WE CAN SEE,
TEAM BLUE AND TEAM YELLOW ARE
RACING AWAY TO FINISH THEIR
TILING PATTERNS. LEAVING NO GAPS
BETWEEN THE TILES. THEY'RE
CREATING THIS PATTERN TO COVER
THE AREAS ON THEIR PLAYING MATS.
I'M GONNA SEE HOW THE TEAMS
ARE DOING USING MY
MIND'S EYEGLASSES.

Hamza puts on his special glasses.

The Computer says ACTIVATION. THIS TILING
PATTERN HAS TRANSLATIONAL,
ROTATIONAL, REFLECTION SYMMETRY.
EACH CORNER WHERE THE SHAPES
MEET IS CALLED A VERTEX.
THE PATTERN OF SHAPES AT EACH
VERTEX IS THE SAME.
WARNING: PATTERN GAP DETECTED.

Hamza says UH, TEAM BLUE, I SEE A LITTLE
BIT OF GAPS OVER THERE. YOU HAVE
TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING
FITS TOGETHER REALLY WELL.

Chanelle says TRY TO FIX IT PIECE BY PIECE.

Hamza says WATCH YOUR STEP GUYS. LOOK,
YOU'RE MAKING NEW GAPS.

Sophie says I'VE GOTTA PUSH. WE'RE GETTING
THERE, WE'RE GETTING THERE.
OK, WE'RE GETTING IT,
WE'RE GETTING IT.
PUSH IT IN REALLY GOOD. SEE,
PUSH IT IN HERE. HERE WE HAVE
A LITTLE GAP.

Hamza says WHOA! TEAM BLUE'S
ALREADY DONE!

The Blue Team says WOO!

SOPHIE WHO WANTS CAKE?

All the players say ME! I DO. I WANT CAKE.

Hamza says YEAH. YOU DO? YOU? YOU WANT
CAKE? YOU ALL GET A PIECE
OF CAKE.

All the players say YAY!

Hamza says YOU GET A CAKE
AND YOU GET A CAKE.

Sophie says HA HA HA! YUM!

Hamza says THIS CAKE LOOKS REALLY GOOD.
I WANNA TRY SOME. MMM.
OH, IT'S DELICIOUS.

Chanelle says AND MESSY.

Hamza says I NEED A GLASS OF MILK.
BYE, EVERYBODY.

Chanelle says BYE!

Sophie says GOODBYE!

Wearing a black suit, Hamza stands on a stage holding a microphone.

Hamza says I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR
WATCHING THIS MUSIC VIDEO ABOUT
TILING. AND REMEMBER, TILING IS
EVERYWHERE. IT'S IN NATURE, IT'S
IN YOUR HOUSE, IT'S ON THE
STREET. I LOVE TILING. YOU DO. I
DO. EVERY PERSON. EVERY NATION.

He sings EVERY NATION
LOVES TESSELLATION
SHAPES IN ROTATION
OR IN TRANSLATION
PATTERNS WE LOVE

He dances on a house roof.

Hamza continues signing PATTERNS WE LOVE
THEY FIT LIKE A GLOVE
FIT LIKE A GLOVE
NO SHAPES ARE A MISS
IT'S NEVER LIKE THIS
TILING'S COOL COOL COOL
TILING'S COOL COOL COOL
TILING'S COOL COOL COOL
SHAPES FIT TOGETHER
COOL COOL COOL
NO GAPS AT ALL

Hamza says SOMETIMES I SEE,
I SEE A SURFACE WITH NO TILES.
IT'S JUST SITTING THERE BARREN.
COVER IT WITH SHAPES THAT FIT
AND THAT'LL
MAKE ME SMILE BECAUSE...

As he sings, clips show colourful tile patterns spinning and moving.

He sings TILING'S COOL COOL COOL
TILING'S COOL COOL COOL
IN THE SHOWER!
COOL COOL COOL
ON THE WALKWAY
COOL COOL COOL
TILING'S COOL
YEAH!

Now, Hamza sits on the couch next to the window.

Hamza says HEY, LOOKS LIKE IT'S CLEARING UP
A BIT.

Cool Cat says MEOW!

Hamza says I'LL LET YOU OUT IN A LITTLE
WHILE, COOL CAT.

Cool Cat says MEOW!

Holding the quilt, Hamza says YOU KNOW, I WANTED TO KNOW
HOW THEY FIT ALL THESE SHAPES
FROM ONE EDGE ALL THE WAY TO
THE OTHER SO PERFECTLY, BUT
I NEVER THOUGHT YOU COULD DO IT
IN SO MANY CREATIVE WAYS. YOU
CAN HAVE GEOMETRIC SHAPES THAT
CREATE SYMMETRICAL PATTERNS...
OR NO PATTERNS AT ALL. AND IT
CAN COVER LOTS OF DIFFERENT
SHAPES OF SURFACES TOO, NOT JUST
FLAT ONES. AND IT'S IN NATURE
TOO. LIKE THIS TURTLE SHELL.
TILING'S TOTALLY COOL.
UNTIL NEXT TIME, EVERYBODY,
KEEP
LOOKING KOOL.

The theme music plays.

The end credits roll next to shots of the show.

Sébastien says I REALLY LIKE TO DABBLE
IN A LOT OF THINGS.

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