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Transcript: Vibrobot
(music plays)
The show opens with Phil doing all types of crazy experiments in a lab and outdoors.
Phil is in his thirties, with short brown hair and clean-shaven. He wears a blue T-shirt and light green trousers.
Phil says HAVE YOU EVER
DONE A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
AND WONDERED IT WOULD BE
LIKE IF YOU DID IT BIG?
I HAVE.
After watching a plane go up in the air, Phil says YEAH!
Phil says MY NAME IS PHIL
AND I TAKE YOUR EVERYDAY
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
AND DO THEM BIG.
THIS IS SCIENCE MAX!
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.
SCIENCE MAX!
Against a blue background, a black triangle sign reads "Experiments at Large. Science Max!"
Phil says THIS EPISODE OF SCIENCE MAX
IS ALL ABOUT VIBRATION
AND FREQUENCY.
FREQUENCY AND VIBRATION.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
WE BUILD A MAXEDOUT VIBROBOT,
SPIN A GIANT DISC,
SUSPEND WATER,
AND PLAY WITH LASERS...
ALL ON THIS EPISODE OF SCIENCE,
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.
In a colourful laboratory, Phil says GREETING SCIENCE
MAXIMITES, AND WELCOME
TO SCIENCE MAX
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE-
MY NAME IS PHIL, AND
TODAY ON SCIENCE MAX
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE,
WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING
AT VIBRATION!
He repeatedly swings to the left and to the right.
He continues VIBRATION IS WHEN THINGS
GO BACK AND FORTH...
BACK AND FORTH
AND BACK AND FORTH.
He laughs and says ALL KINDS OF THINGS VIBRATE,
LIKE PENDULUMS.
PENDULUM.
WAIT, WAIT.
AND PENDULUM.
He pushes a black pendulums and continues PENDULUMS ARE DESIGNED TO SWING
BACK AND FORTH.
STOP THAT.
ALSO, METRONOMES.
MEH, OH.
(grunts)
He stretches to reach a metronome as he swings back and forth.
He continues METRONOMES ARE USED BY PEOPLE
WHEN THEY'RE PRACTICING MUSIC
TO KEEP ACCURATE TIME.
YEAH, HEH...
OKAY, PUTTING IT BACK.
AND, OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA BE BUILDING...
WHOA, OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA BE BUILDING...
He manages to grab a yellow table towards him and show a small vibrorobot made with a red plastic cap, four markets and two eyes taped to two straws.
He continues THIS LITTLE GUY.
THIS IS A VIBROBOT,
AND HE VIBRATES
AND HE SKITTERS
AROUND ON THE PAPER.
AND IF WE TAKE THE
CAPS OFF THE MARKERS,
HE MAKES INTERESTING
PATTERNS ON THE PAPER.
YEAH.
OKAY, SO LET'S GET STARTED.
LET'S BUILD A VIBROBOT.
OKAY, YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
MAYBE IT'S TIME TO TAKE
OFF THE SKI BOOTS, HUH?
THERE WE GO, THAT'S BETTER.
SO TODAY, LIKE I SAID,
WE'RE GONNA BE
MAKING A VIBROBOT,
AND HERE ARE THE MATERIALS
YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR OWN.
He puts on a yellow apron and continues
PLASTIC CUP,
THREE MARKERS,
AN ELECTRIC MOTOR
JUST MAKE SURE YOU
ASK AN ADULT FIRST
A BATTERY,
A PLASTIC DRINK BOTTLE CAP,
A TOOTHPICK,
SCISSORS,
AND THIS KIND OF TAPE
IS CALLED ELECTRICAL TAPE...
SCIENCE TAPE, WHICH IS
THE SAME AS INVISIBLE TAPE
BUT OF COURSE I USE THIS TAPE
ONLY FOR SCIENCE
AND SOME MODELLING CLAY,
AND THESE ARE
TWO BENDY STRAWS THAT
I'VE TAPED GOOGLY EYES TO.
THESE ARE NOT NECESSARY, I
JUST LIKE THEM FOR DECORATION.
NOW, REMEMBER,
IF I'M GOING TOO FAST HERE,
WHICH I PROBABLY WILL BE,
YOU CAN GET ALL OF
THE STEPS ON HOW TO
MAKE YOUR VERY OWN VIBROBOT
ON OUR WEBSITE.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "tvokids.com/sciencemax."
He continues OKAY, SO HERE'S HOW
YOU GET STARTED.
FIRST YOU'RE GONNA MAKE THE FEET
FOR YOUR VIBROBOT.
ATTACH SOME SCIENCE
TAPE TO THE MARKERS,
AND THEN I PUT THE MARKER
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP,
AND THEN I DO THAT AGAIN
TO THE NEXT MARKER,
AND THEN THE THIRD,
BALANCE IT, YEAH.
THERE.
The cup stands on the four markers.
He continues NEXT THING YOU WANNA DO IS TAKE
YOUR PLASTIC DRINK BOTTLE CAP
AND MAKE A HOLE
WITH THE TOOTHPICK.
YOU WANNA MAKE IT
OFF TO THE SIDE,
RIGHT ABOUT THERE,
JUST LIKE THAT.
THAT'S SO WHEN IT TURNS
IT WILL BE OFF CENTER.
THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA
GIVE US OUR VIBRATION.
SO ONCE YOU'VE MADE THAT HOLE,
TAKE SOME MODELLING CLAY
AND STICK IT IN THE CAP.
GIVE IT SOME WEIGHT.
WHEN YOU'VE DONE
THAT, STICK IT ONTO
THE SHAFT OF YOUR
MOTOR LIKE THIS.
SEE HOW IT'S OFFCENTER THERE?
NOW WE JUST NEED TO
ATTACH IT TO THE VIBROBOT.
I JUST PUT IT RIGHT
HERE ON THE TOP,
AND I LIKE TO ATTACH THE BATTERY
TO THE BACK OF THE
CUP, AND NOW FINALLY
WE'RE GOING TO ATTACH THE EYES.
TAKE SOME SCIENCE TAPE, AND
WE PUT THE STRAWS OVER HERE.
I AM VIBROBOT, I
AM HERE TO VIBRATE.
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER.
SO THEN YOU ATTACH
THE TAPE WITH THE WIRE
AND TOP OF THE BATTERY THERE,
AND THE OTHER WIRE AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE BATTERY.
JUST LIKE THAT, AND
LET YOUR VIBROBOT
MAKE SOME ART.
He laughs as the vibrobot draws circle patters on a lilac cardboard.
He continues NOW, IF THE BATTERY
IS NEW, YOUR VIBROBOT
MIGHT BE JUMPING UP
AND DOWN QUITE A BIT,
SO YOU CAN DO WHAT I LIKE TO DO
AND ADD SOME MORE
WEIGHT, AND THEN
YOU MAKE BETTER LINES
WITH YOUR VIBROBOT.
AND YOUR VIBROBOT MAKES ART!
HOW LONG WILL HE LAST?
PROBABLY 'TIL LUNCH.
AND THERE YOU GO.
VIBROBOT ART!
ART MADE BY A ROBOT!
HOW COOL IT THAT?
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
GONNA DO TODAY.
I'M GONNA MEET CHRIS
FROM LOGICS ACADEMY,
AND HE'S GONNA HELP ME
MAX OUT THE VIBROBOT.
PLUS, WE'RE GONNA
LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT VIBRATION.
COME ON.
(guitar music plays)
Phil opens a magic door that beams up him into a workshop.
Then, after a yellow explosion, Phil appears.
Phil says OH, HEY CHRIS.
Chris says OH.
OH HEY, PHIL.
The caption changes to "Chris." Chris is in his late twenties, clean-shaven with short black hair. He wears a blue T-shirt.
Phil says THANKS FOR COMING.
Chris says MY PLEASURE.
Phil says OKAY, HERE'S YOUR
SCIENCE MAX LAB COAT.
Chris says THANK YOU.
Phil says SO YOU GUYS AT LOGICS ACADEMY,
YOU ALSO BUILT A
VIBROBOT, RIGHT?
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT, WE DO.
Phil says THIS IS MINE,
AND IT WORKS PRETTY WELL.
Chris says THAT'S AWESOME.
Phil says SO I WANNA MAX THIS OUT.
Chris says COOL.
Phil says SO I THOUGHT WE
WOULD START WITH,
INSTEAD OF THIS MOTOR WE
WOULD START WITH THIS MOTOR.
Phil grabs a larger motor.
Chris says WOW.
Phil continues IT USED TO BE A ROUND CIRCLE,
BUT I CUT IT OFF SO
THAT IT'S OFFCENTER.
Chris says PERFECT.
Phil says I'VE ALSO GOT
THIS IS OUR BATTERY.
Chris says FANTASTIC.
Phil says THAT'S AS FAR AS
I'VE GOTTEN SO FAR.
Chris says WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
WE NEED A FRAME NEXT.
Phil says RIGHT, SOMETHING
TO BE THE CUP.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
Phil says SO WE JUST NEED SOME
SORT OF A LARGER CUP.
Chris says HOW ABOUT THAT
METAL SHELF OVER THERE?
Phil says THIS THING?
Chris says YEAH.
Phil says THIS IS JUST SOMETHING
I KEEP MY PARTS ON.
Chris says IT'S PERFECT.
Phil says REALLY?
Chris says YEP, THE SHELVES WILL HOUSE
EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'LL BE STRONG ENOUGH
TO HOLD EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
Phil says NOW, THE VIBROBOT HAD MARKERS
ON THE BOTTOM OF IT
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
Phil says...TO MAKE A LITTLE PATTERN.
SHOULD WE TRY THAT WITH THIS?
Chris says BECAUSE WE'RE GOING BIGGER,
WHAT IF WE USED PAINT AND
PAINT BRUSHES INSTEAD?
Phil says OKAY, SURE.
WE COULD ATTACH
PAINTBRUSHES TO THE LEGS.
ALRIGHT,
SO NOW ALL WE NEED TO DO
IS GET SOME PAINT
AND SOME PAPER.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
Phil says AND WE CAN FIRE IT UP.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE IT
OVER THIS WAY.
An aerial view of a city and urban traffic appear on split screens. A neon sign reads "Sals’ Science Shop" and shows a green laboratory flask.
Sals stands behind a counter in an antique shop. He wears glasses, a salmon shirt and checked jacket.
Holding an old radio with an attached motor, Sals says VIBRATION!
AND FREQUENCY!
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
THEY'RE ALL CONNECTED.
TAHDAH!
Sals places the radio on the counter and it falls.
Sals says NOW...
(groan)
He rushes to catch the radio but it crashes down.
He continues VIBRATION IS THINGS GOING
BACK AND FORTH...
As he appears and disappears, he says BACK AND FORTH...
AND BACK AND FORTH.
IT'S A CYCLE!
Holding a bicycle, he says CYCLE, 25 BUCKS.
OH YEAH, IT'S THE WRONG
KIND OF CYCLE.
NEVER MIND.
WELL, IF THAT'S VIBRATION,
THEN WHAT'S FREQUENCY?
WELL, FREQUENCY IS A MEASURE
OF HOW FAST OR SLOW
HOW FREQUENT
THOSE VIBRATIONS HAPPEN.
LOOK AT THIS BOWLING BALL.
A pendulum swings past him.
Sals continues WHOA!
IT IS SWINGING
BACK AND FORTH,
BUT NOT VERY FAST.
YOU COULD SAY IT HAS
A LOW FREQUENCY.
WE MEASURE ALL KINDS OF THINGS
BY THEIR FREQUENCY.
THIS THING IS TERRIFYING.
Holding a black radio, he says WHEN YOU TURN THE
DIAL ON YOUR RADIO,
YOU'RE TUNING IN TO
DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES
OF RADIO WAVES.
The pendulum pushes the radio away.
Sals says HEY.
LOOK AT THIS PUNCHING BALLOON.
IT'S GOING VERY FAST.
YOU COULD SAY IT HAS
A HIGH FREQUENCY.
(LAUGHING)
SO NOW YOU KNOW,
VIBRATION IS SOMETHING
GOING BACK AND
FORTH, AND FREQUENCY
IS HOW QUICKLY IT DOES IT.
GAH!
RAMONA, THE BOWLING BALL IS
COMING THROUGH EVERYTHING!
HOW DO YOU TURN IT OFF?
The Science Max logo appears on a blue screen.
Phil says OKAY, BACK TO OUR
MAIN EXPERIMENT.
CHRIS AND I ARE
TAKING A VIBROBOT
AND MAXING IT OUT.
WE HAVE A LARGE
MOTOR AND A BATTERY,
AND WE'RE TAPING IT
ALL TO SOME SHELVING.
JUST LIKE OUR SMALL
VIBROBOT, OUR MOTOR
NEEDS SOMETHING TO
MAKE IT UNBALANCED
WHEN IT SPINS.
THAT'S WHAT WILL
CAUSE THE VIBRATIONS.
IT'S JUST TAPED.
I HAVEN'T ATTACHED
IT IN ANY OTHER WAY,
DO YOU THINK THAT'S OKAY.
Chris says I THINK HERE I'D PUT
YOUR FAITH IN DUCT TAPE.
Phil says OKAY, WELL THAT'S
GOOD TO KNOW.
WE'RE ALSO ADDING
AN ON/OFF SWITCH,
AND SOME PAINTBRUSHES TO
THE BOTTOMS OF THE LEGS
SO OUR MAXED OUT
VIBROBOT CAN MAKE ART,
JUST LIKE THE SMALL ONE.
THE FINAL STEP,
DIPPING THE BRUSHES
IN PAINT AND SETTING IT
ON A BIG PIECE OF PAPER.
WE FIRE IT UP,
AND IT IMMEDIATELY
SHAKES EVERYTHING
OFF THE SHELVES.
Phil places the robot on big piece of paper on the floor.
They say OH!
Chris laughs.
Phil says IT TOTALLY SPILLED ALL
THE STUFF OFF THE SHELVES!
THE MOTOR SHAKES
THE VIBROBOT A LOT,
BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM.
ALL THAT SHAKING IS STARTING TO
TAKE ITS TOLL ON THE SHELVES.
THE WHEELS COME OFF,
THE SCREWS COME OUT,
AND FINALLY...
The shelves collapse.
Chris says WHOA!
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
Phil says IT TOTALLY SHOOK ITSELF APART!
Chris says DESTROYED ITSELF.
Phil says THE SHELVING UNIT JUST
COMPLETELY FALLS APART
WHEN IT'S BEING SHAKEN.
Chris says VIBRATION IS REALLY HARD
ON THE STRUCTURE OF AN OBJECT.
WE NEED SOMETHING MORE STURDY,
SOMETHING THAT CAN TAKE WEIGHT.
Phil says STEPS MAYBE?
Chris says YEAH.
Phil says OKAY, HOLD ON.
Chris says OKAY.
Phil takes out two metallic steps joined together from under a structure.
Chris says YEAH, THIS
LOOKS MUCH BETTER.
Phil says OKAY GREAT, SO WE BUILD
A NEW VIBROBOT OUT OF THIS.
SO MORE PAINTBRUSHES.
Chris says BIGGER MOTOR,
MORE PAINT.
Phil says MORE EVERYTHING.
Chris says MORE EVERYTHING.
ALRIGHT, GOOD.
In another room, Phil says THIS IS A PENDULUM.
IT'S JUST A WEIGHT
SUSPENDED ON A LINE
AND ANCHORED FROM ABOVE.
PRETTY SIMPLE.
PENDULUMS WERE USED
FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS
FOR ALL KINDS OF REASONS,
BUT MOST FAMOUSLY,
IN CLOCKS.
WHY WERE PENDULUMS
USED IN CLOCKS?
WELL HERE'S WHY.
LET'S MARK EVERY
TIME THE PENDULUM
HITS THE BOTTOM OF
THE SWING, RIGHT HERE.
OKAY, WATCH.
(beeping)
ALL RIGHT, NOW
HERE'S THE QUESTION.
HOW FAST WILL THE
BEEPS BE IF I SWING IT
FROM MUCH HIGHER UP?
LET'S FIND OUT.
(beeping)
NO MATTER HOW HIGH
A PENDULUM SWINGS,
IT KEEPS THE SAME FREQUENCY.
THAT'S WHY THEY
WERE USED IN CLOCKS,
BECAUSE IT COULD
SWING A LONG TIME
AND EVEN THOUGH IT
WOULD LOSE ENERGY,
IT WOULD STILL
KEEP PERFECT TIME.
The pendulum swinging on front of Phil appears in three splits screens.
Phil continues THE FREQUENCY OF A
PENDULUM DOESN'T CHANGE
NO MATTER HOW HIGH IT
SWINGS OR HOW MUCH WEIGHT
IS ON THE BOTTOM.
THE FREQUENCY COMES FROM
HOW LONG THE LINE IS.
NOW THIS IS A PENDULUM WAVE.
Eight pendulums hang from a wooden structure. Phil removes a bar that holds them together and the pendulums start to swing.
He continues BECAUSE EACH BOWLING
BALL HAS A LINE
THAT IS A DIFFERENT
LENGTH, THEY EACH
HAVE A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT FREQUENCY.
THEY START OUT
SWINGING TOGETHER,
BUT SOON THEY START TO
MAKE INTERESTING PATTERNS.
REMEMBER, EACH
PENDULUM IS KEEPING
ITS OWN PERFECT TIME, EVEN
IF IT IS SLOWING DOWN.
IT'S ONLY THE LENGTH OF THE LINE
THAT GIVES EACH PENDULUM
A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY.
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA MAX IT OUT
WITH, WITH UM, WELL
I GUESS THESE ARE
ALREADY BOWLING BALLS,
SO THIS IS ALREADY
PRETTY MAXED OUT.
He places the bar on the floor and says I'M GONNA PUT THAT THERE.
Next, Phil says
THESE ARE BALLOONS,
THIS IS A LASER,
AND THESE ARE AWESOME LASER
SAFETY GLASSES.
NOW, LASERS ARE MADE OF LIGHT,
AND LIGHT HAS A FREQUENCY.
IN FACT, EACH COLOR LIGHT
HAS A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY.
THIS IS A RED
LASER, CHECK IT OUT.
(imitates laser sounds)
YEAH, COOL.
THIS IS ALSO A VERY
POWERFUL LASER.
He points the laser to a balloon and the balloon pops.
He says WHOA!
I CAN POP THE BLUE
BALLOON WITH THE RED LASER
BECAUSE THE BLUE ABSORBED
THE RED LIGHT FORM THE LASER
AND THEN IT HEATED UP,
AND THE BALLOON POPPED.
BUT HERE'S THE COOL THING.
I CANNOT POP A RED BALLOON
WITH A RED LASER
BECAUSE THE RED BALLOON
REFLECTS THE RED LIGHT
FROM THE RED LASER,
AND I CAN'T POP IT.
IF I WANTED TO POP A
BALLOON WITH A RED LASER,
I'D NEED TO USE
A DARKER BALLOON,
ONE THAT ABSORBS
THE RED LIGHT, LIKE...
The black balloon explodes when he points the laser to it.
He continues ...LIKE THE BLACK BALLOON.
(LAUGH)
SO THERE YOU GO.
LASERS,
FREQUENCIES OF LIGHT.
I'M GONNA
I'M GONNA KEEP THIS RED BALLOON,
BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS
NICE TO HAVE A BALLOON.
(laugh)
Then, Phil says CHRIS AND I HAVE TRIED
TO MAX OUT A VIBROBOT,
BUT IT ENDED UP
SHAKING ITSELF APART.
NOW THE PLAN IS TO START
WITH SOMETHING MORE SOLID
AND TRY AGAIN.
WE FOUND SOME
REALLY SOLID STEPS,
AND ADDED AN EVEN BIGGER MOTOR,
AN EVEN BIGGER
BATTERY, AND ATTACHED
A HALFCIRCLE WHEEL
TO MAKE THE VIBRATIONS
WHEN THE MOTOR SPINS.
WE ADDED SOME PAINT BRUSHES,
AND FIRED IT UP.
Chris says HERE WE GO!
COME ON!
Phil says GO VIBROBOT!
IS IT MOVING AT ALL?
The vibrobot barely moves.
Chris says HMM.
Phil says SO IT'S STILL NOT
WORKING, IT'S SORT OF
GETTING CAUGHT IN THE PAPER,
AND IT'S ON THE PAINTBRUSHES.
Chris says THE PAINTBRUSHES SEEM TO BE
ABSORBING TOO MUCH VIBRATION,
AND THEN THE PAPER'S STOPPING IT
AS WELL.
WHY DON'T WE REMOVE
THE PAINT BRUSHES?
Chris says YEAH.
Phil says AND WE MIGHT AS
WELL REMOVE THE PAPER
IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY
MORE PAINT BRUSHES.
Chris says YES.
Phil says AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
OKAY, NO PAINTBRUSHES,
NO PAPER.
NOT LET'S TRY IT.
THREE, TWO, ONE, GO!
Chris says YEAH!
AH HAH!
IT'S MOVING.
NOT BAD.
Phil turns off the robot and says THE SHAKING IS
GOOD, BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF THE SHAKING IS ENOUGH.
SO WHAT DO WE DO?
Chris says WELL, WE COULD
ADD ANOTHER BATTERY.
Phil says ANOTHER BATTERY, WHICH
WOULD GIVE IT MORE POWER?
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
Phil says OKAY, LET'S TRY THAT.
OKAY, SO IT WASN'T
WORKING BEFORE.
Chris says NO.
Phil says NOT ENOUGH POWER.
SO NOW WE'VE GOT A
SECOND BATTERY HERE.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'VE WIRED THEM UP
SO THAT ONE POWER
FEEDS INTO THE
OTHER, SO WE'VE GOT
TWICE AS MUCH JUICE.
Phil says SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF
FLIPPING THIS ONTO THERE.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
Phil says HOLD ON.
SAFETY GLASSES,
'CAUSE NOW WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN ANYMORE.
READY?
THREE, TWO, ONE, GO!
THE EXTRA BATTERY
MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
THE NEW VIBROBOT SHAKES AROUND
AND DOESN'T SHAKE ITSELF APART.
Phil turns off the robot and says ALL RIGHT!
WHOA!
THAT WAS AMAZING!
They high-five.
Phil says OKAY, SO ALL WE NEEDED
WAS MORE POWER.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
I THINK IT DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH POWER
TO VIBRATE UP AND
DOWN, AND THAT'S WHY
IT WASN'T MOVING EVERY
TIME IT HIT THE GROUND.
Phil says SO I THINK IF WE'RE
GONNA USE THIS MUCH POWER,
I THINK WE NEED
TO BUILD IT AGAIN.
Chris says OKAY.
Phil says BUILD IT EVEN STRONGER,
AND WITH A BIGGER MOTOR.
Phil says YEAH?
Chris says AND MORE POWER.
AND THEN MAYBE I RIDE IT.
DO YOU THINK WE CAN BUILD THAT?
Chris says OF COURSE.
Phil says OF COURSE. OKAY, LET'S DO IT!
Next, Phil looks at water running from a black container.
Phil says YOU WANNA SEE SOMETHING COOL?
I CAN MAKE THIS WATER LEVITATE.
DEFY GRAVITY USING
THE POWER OF SCIENCE.
YOU WANNA SEE?
BEHOLD!
He moves his hands as doing a magic trick and the water creates a wave pattern in the air.
He cackles and says GRAVITYDEFYING WATER!
I CAN EVEN MAKE THE
WATER GO VERY SLOWLY,
OR I CAN MAKE THE
WATER GO BACK UP
INTO THE HOSE!
OR I CAN MAKE THE WATER
COMPLETELY STOP!
(cackle)
YOU KNOW WHAT'S INTERESTING?
THE WATER DOES NOT SEEM
TO BE STOPPED FOR ME.
YOU SEE STOPPED WATER
BECAUSE YOU ARE
LOOKING AT IT
THROUGH A TV CAMERA.
SEE?
REAL LIFE.
TV CAMERA.
An animated yellow arrow points to a camera filming Phil and another one points to him next to the running water.
He continues REAL LIFE.
TV CAMERA.
YOU SEE, MOVIE
CAMERAS AND TV CAMERAS
TAKE A WHOLE BUNCH
OF STILL PHOTOS
AND RUN THEM TOGETHER
REALLY, REALLY FAST.
24 TIMES A SECOND
FOR OUR TV CAMERAS.
I HAVE CREATED A
DEVICE THAT DROPS WATER
AT 24 TIMES A SECOND,
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS
EVERYTHING LINES UP,
SO IT LOOKS LIKE
THE WATER DROPS AREN'T MOVING.
BUT WATCH THIS.
I GRAB THE HOSE AND IT'S FINE.
BUT I LET IT GO AND
THE HOSE IS VIBRATING
BACK AND FORTH AT
EXACTLY THE SAME TIME
THE CAMERA SHUTTER IS
GOING BACK AND FORTH,
AND EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE
IT'S STOPPED.
THE POWER OF FREQUENCY
HAS DEFIED GRAVITY!
OKAY, SO NOT REALLY.
IT'S KIND OF A CAMERA TRICK.
BUT I PREFER TO CALL IT SCIENCE!
The Science Max logo breaks into pieces.
Phil says HERE'S A FUN WAY TO PLAY WITH
THINGS GOING BACK AND FORTH.
THIS IS EULER'S DISC,
AND IT'S DESIGNED
TO SPIN LIKE THIS...
WHAT'S GOING ON IS
FRICTION AND GRAVITY
ARE SLOWING THAT
DOWN AND PULLING IT
TOWARDS THE EARTH.
NOW, YOU DON'T NEED A
FANCY DISC LIKE THIS
TO DO THIS AT HOME, ALL YOU NEED
IS A POT LID.
CHECK IT OUT.
He spins the pot lid and continues
WHEN THE POT LID SPINS,
FRICTION AND GRAVITY
START TO SLOW IT
DOWN, WHICH MEANS
EACH SPIN GETS LOWER AND LOWER,
AND THE FREQUENCY
GETS HIGHER AND HIGHER.
BUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A POT LID AN EULER'S DISC,
IS EULER'S DISC IS MADE TO
GO FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
THE HEAVY PUCK HAS A
SLIGHTLY ROUNDED EDGE,
AND IT SITS ON A GLASS SURFACE
THAT IS SLIGHTLY
CONCAVE, LIKE A BOWL.
ALL OF THIS IS DESIGNED
TO MAKE EULER'S DISC
LAST AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
WHICH IS...
WHICH IS...
IT'S QUITE A WHILE.
BUT EVENTUALLY
FRICTION AND GRAVITY
PULL THE DISC DOWN,
AND IT FINALLY STOPS.
PRETTY AMAZING, RIGHT?
WELL, WAIT 'TIL WE MAX IT OUT.
Now, Phil stands next to Trevor in a warehouse. Trevor is in his thirties, with a short pigtail. He wears black trousers and a yellow apron.
Phil says THIS IS TREVOR,
HEAD OF THE SCIENCE MAX
BUILD TEAM.
Trevor says HEY.
Phil says THANKS FOR SETTING
THIS UP, TREVOR.
SO WHAT IS THIS?
Trevor says THIS IS A GIANT SIDE OF
A SPOOL A HYDROSPOOL.
Phil says OKAY, SO THIS IS
THE LARGEST DISC
THAT WE COULD TOTALLY
FIND, AND WE'VE GOT IT
ALL HOOKED UP HERE.
WE LIFT IT UP AND
WE SPIN IT, AND THEN
YOU PULL THE THING
AND IT WILL DROP DOWN
AND SPIN LIKE A COIN,
BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY WAY
WE CAN DO THAT WITH
SOMETHING THIS HEAVY.
Trevor says YEAH.
Phil says READY?
Trevor says I'M READY.
Phil says OKAY.
TREVOR AND I LIFT IT UP AND GET
IT SUSPENDED ABOVE THE GROUND.
AND THEN I START TO WIND IT UP.
WHEN IT'S GOING FAST ENOUGH.
AND GO TREVOR!
TREVOR PULLS THE RELEASE AND
A 200KILOGRAM SPINNING DISC.
IT WORKS EXACTLY THE SAME!
AS IT SPINS AND ROLLS,
GRAVITY AND FRICTION
WORK ON IT, AND THE
FREQUENCY SPEEDS UP
AS IT GETS CLOSER TO THE GROUND,
UNTIL IT STOPS.
Phil and Trevor jump onto the wooden disk.
Phil says GIANT EULER'S DISC!
NICELY DONE, TREVOR!
They high-five.
Trevor says THAT WAS AWESOME.
Phil says THAT'S GREAT,
LET'S DO IT AGAIN!
Trevor says ALRIGHT.
Then, Phil says OUR VIBROBOT WAS WORKING WELL,
SO THAT MEANS IT'S TIME
TO MAKE IT WAY BIGGER!
WE STARTED WITH
A BIG METAL TABLE
AND ADDED A HUGE MOTOR,
ONE 20 TIMES
AS POWERFUL AS THE LAST ONE.
INSTEAD OF BATTERIES GIVING US
12 VOLTS OF POWER,
WE'RE GOING TO USE A PLUG,
WHICH IS TEN TIMES MORE POWER!
WE'VE ADDED AN OFFCENTER
WHEEL FOR VIBRATION,
BOLTED THE MOTOR TO THE FRAME,
AND ADDED A PROTECTIVE
CAGE ALL THE WAY AROUND
TO PREVENT ANYTHING
FROM FLYING OFF.
IT EVEN HAS A SEAT
FOR ME TO RIDE.
Phil sits on the table.
Chris says OKAY.
Phil says OKAY?
Chris says YOU READY?
Phil says READY!
WE FIRE IT UP,
AND IT'S VERY SHAKY.
(both laughing)
Phil says AHHHH!
OK STOP, STOP,
STOP.
OH WOW!
WOW!
THAT WAS REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE!
IT WAS LIKE VERY BANGY.
EVEN WITH THE SEAT.
Chris says YEAH.
Phil says I'M GONNA TRY STANDING ON IT.
Chris says ALRIGHT.
Chris turns the robot back on.
Phil says WHOA!
WHEN I TRIED STANDING ON IT,
THE VIBROBOT LIVES
UP TO ITS NAME.
IT VIBRATES ALL AROUND THE LAB.
VIBROBOT!
(cheering)
WHOA!
OK, SHUT IT DOWN.
STOP.
OKAY.
OH!
WOW.
MY LEGS ARE NUMB TO THE KNEE.
Chris says I'M NOT SURPRISED.
Phil laughs and says VIBROBOT!
Chris says ALRIGHT!
Phil says YEAH, THAT WORKED REALLY WELL!
Chris says THAT WAS AWESOME.
Phil says I REALLY CAN'T FEEL
MY FEET RIGHT NOW.
AND IT HELD TOGETHER,
WHICH IS IMPRESSIVE.
Chris says RIGHT, THE MORE POWER AND
THE STRONGER STRUCTURE PAID OFF.
Phil says YEAH, THE ONLY THING I REGRET
IS NOT GETTING A CHANCE TO,
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A
MINUTE, COME WITH ME!
OKAY, SO I ACHIEVED MY DREAM
OF RIDING THE VIBROBOT.
Chris says YOU DID.
Phil says BUT WE NEVER GOT A
CHANCE TO MAKE ART.
SO WE'VE DIPPED A WHOLE
BUNCH OF NUTS AND BOLTS
AND HEAVY THINGS IN PAINT.
Chris says YEP.
Phil says AND NOW WE'RE GONNA
TURN ON THE VIBROBOT
AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE SOME ART.
(upbeat music plays)
Phil says LET'S SEE HOW IT LOOKS.
Chris says OH WOW.
Phil says TAHDAH!
VIBROBOT ART.
VIBROBOT HAS BEEN
A HUGE SUCCESS,
AND WE GOT SOME ART TO KEEP.
HIGH FIVES.
WELL DONE, SCIENCE MAX
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.
WHO GETS TO KEEP THE ART?
Chris says ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS?
Phil says OKAY.
ONE, TWO, THREE...
Chris says OKAY, TIE.
Phil says ONE, TWO, THREE...
Chris says TIE.
Phil says ONE, TWO, THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
WOW.
ONE, TWO, THREE!
OH.
ONE, TWO, THREE!
MAN!
Extras of the show play as the end credits roll.
Presenting the weather, Phil says THERE'S GONNA
BE A RED BALLOON,
BUT THOSE RED BALLOONS ARE
GONNA BE PUSHING THIS WAY,
AND THEN THIS AFTERNOON
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THIS BLUE BALLOON,
WHICH IS QUITE NICE.
OVER TO YOU, KATHY.
Sals appears disoriented.
Phil says THANKS KATHY.
SCIENCE!
I FIGURED WE WOULD HAVE
MAYBE A BIGGER MOTOR.
Chris says YES.
Phil says OR A BIGGER, NO, I'M
GONNA TRY THAT AGAIN.
ALL THRUSTERS AHEAD.
WHOA!
(laughs)
BALLOONS!
SCIENCE!
Copyright 2016, Maximite 2 Productions Inc.
The show opens with Phil doing all types of crazy experiments in a lab and outdoors.
Phil is in his thirties, with short brown hair and clean-shaven. He wears a blue T-shirt and light green trousers.
Phil says HAVE YOU EVER
DONE A SCIENCE EXPERIMENT
AND WONDERED IT WOULD BE
LIKE IF YOU DID IT BIG?
I HAVE.
After watching a plane go up in the air, Phil says YEAH!
Phil says MY NAME IS PHIL
AND I TAKE YOUR EVERYDAY
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
AND DO THEM BIG.
THIS IS SCIENCE MAX!
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.
SCIENCE MAX!
Against a blue background, a black triangle sign reads "Experiments at Large. Science Max!"
Phil says THIS EPISODE OF SCIENCE MAX
IS ALL ABOUT VIBRATION
AND FREQUENCY.
FREQUENCY AND VIBRATION.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
WE BUILD A MAXEDOUT VIBROBOT,
SPIN A GIANT DISC,
SUSPEND WATER,
AND PLAY WITH LASERS...
ALL ON THIS EPISODE OF SCIENCE,
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.
In a colourful laboratory, Phil says GREETING SCIENCE
MAXIMITES, AND WELCOME
TO SCIENCE MAX
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE-
MY NAME IS PHIL, AND
TODAY ON SCIENCE MAX
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE,
WE'RE GONNA BE LOOKING
AT VIBRATION!
He repeatedly swings to the left and to the right.
He continues VIBRATION IS WHEN THINGS
GO BACK AND FORTH...
BACK AND FORTH
AND BACK AND FORTH.
He laughs and says ALL KINDS OF THINGS VIBRATE,
LIKE PENDULUMS.
PENDULUM.
WAIT, WAIT.
AND PENDULUM.
He pushes a black pendulums and continues PENDULUMS ARE DESIGNED TO SWING
BACK AND FORTH.
STOP THAT.
ALSO, METRONOMES.
MEH, OH.
(grunts)
He stretches to reach a metronome as he swings back and forth.
He continues METRONOMES ARE USED BY PEOPLE
WHEN THEY'RE PRACTICING MUSIC
TO KEEP ACCURATE TIME.
YEAH, HEH...
OKAY, PUTTING IT BACK.
AND, OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA BE BUILDING...
WHOA, OKAY.
WE'RE GONNA BE BUILDING...
He manages to grab a yellow table towards him and show a small vibrorobot made with a red plastic cap, four markets and two eyes taped to two straws.
He continues THIS LITTLE GUY.
THIS IS A VIBROBOT,
AND HE VIBRATES
AND HE SKITTERS
AROUND ON THE PAPER.
AND IF WE TAKE THE
CAPS OFF THE MARKERS,
HE MAKES INTERESTING
PATTERNS ON THE PAPER.
YEAH.
OKAY, SO LET'S GET STARTED.
LET'S BUILD A VIBROBOT.
OKAY, YEAH, YOU KNOW WHAT?
MAYBE IT'S TIME TO TAKE
OFF THE SKI BOOTS, HUH?
THERE WE GO, THAT'S BETTER.
SO TODAY, LIKE I SAID,
WE'RE GONNA BE
MAKING A VIBROBOT,
AND HERE ARE THE MATERIALS
YOU NEED TO MAKE YOUR OWN.
He puts on a yellow apron and continues
PLASTIC CUP,
THREE MARKERS,
AN ELECTRIC MOTOR
JUST MAKE SURE YOU
ASK AN ADULT FIRST
A BATTERY,
A PLASTIC DRINK BOTTLE CAP,
A TOOTHPICK,
SCISSORS,
AND THIS KIND OF TAPE
IS CALLED ELECTRICAL TAPE...
SCIENCE TAPE, WHICH IS
THE SAME AS INVISIBLE TAPE
BUT OF COURSE I USE THIS TAPE
ONLY FOR SCIENCE
AND SOME MODELLING CLAY,
AND THESE ARE
TWO BENDY STRAWS THAT
I'VE TAPED GOOGLY EYES TO.
THESE ARE NOT NECESSARY, I
JUST LIKE THEM FOR DECORATION.
NOW, REMEMBER,
IF I'M GOING TOO FAST HERE,
WHICH I PROBABLY WILL BE,
YOU CAN GET ALL OF
THE STEPS ON HOW TO
MAKE YOUR VERY OWN VIBROBOT
ON OUR WEBSITE.
A caption appears on screen. It reads "tvokids.com/sciencemax."
He continues OKAY, SO HERE'S HOW
YOU GET STARTED.
FIRST YOU'RE GONNA MAKE THE FEET
FOR YOUR VIBROBOT.
ATTACH SOME SCIENCE
TAPE TO THE MARKERS,
AND THEN I PUT THE MARKER
ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CUP,
AND THEN I DO THAT AGAIN
TO THE NEXT MARKER,
AND THEN THE THIRD,
BALANCE IT, YEAH.
THERE.
The cup stands on the four markers.
He continues NEXT THING YOU WANNA DO IS TAKE
YOUR PLASTIC DRINK BOTTLE CAP
AND MAKE A HOLE
WITH THE TOOTHPICK.
YOU WANNA MAKE IT
OFF TO THE SIDE,
RIGHT ABOUT THERE,
JUST LIKE THAT.
THAT'S SO WHEN IT TURNS
IT WILL BE OFF CENTER.
THAT'S WHAT'S GONNA
GIVE US OUR VIBRATION.
SO ONCE YOU'VE MADE THAT HOLE,
TAKE SOME MODELLING CLAY
AND STICK IT IN THE CAP.
GIVE IT SOME WEIGHT.
WHEN YOU'VE DONE
THAT, STICK IT ONTO
THE SHAFT OF YOUR
MOTOR LIKE THIS.
SEE HOW IT'S OFFCENTER THERE?
NOW WE JUST NEED TO
ATTACH IT TO THE VIBROBOT.
I JUST PUT IT RIGHT
HERE ON THE TOP,
AND I LIKE TO ATTACH THE BATTERY
TO THE BACK OF THE
CUP, AND NOW FINALLY
WE'RE GOING TO ATTACH THE EYES.
TAKE SOME SCIENCE TAPE, AND
WE PUT THE STRAWS OVER HERE.
I AM VIBROBOT, I
AM HERE TO VIBRATE.
TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER.
SO THEN YOU ATTACH
THE TAPE WITH THE WIRE
AND TOP OF THE BATTERY THERE,
AND THE OTHER WIRE AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE BATTERY.
JUST LIKE THAT, AND
LET YOUR VIBROBOT
MAKE SOME ART.
He laughs as the vibrobot draws circle patters on a lilac cardboard.
He continues NOW, IF THE BATTERY
IS NEW, YOUR VIBROBOT
MIGHT BE JUMPING UP
AND DOWN QUITE A BIT,
SO YOU CAN DO WHAT I LIKE TO DO
AND ADD SOME MORE
WEIGHT, AND THEN
YOU MAKE BETTER LINES
WITH YOUR VIBROBOT.
AND YOUR VIBROBOT MAKES ART!
HOW LONG WILL HE LAST?
PROBABLY 'TIL LUNCH.
AND THERE YOU GO.
VIBROBOT ART!
ART MADE BY A ROBOT!
HOW COOL IT THAT?
SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE
GONNA DO TODAY.
I'M GONNA MEET CHRIS
FROM LOGICS ACADEMY,
AND HE'S GONNA HELP ME
MAX OUT THE VIBROBOT.
PLUS, WE'RE GONNA
LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE
ABOUT VIBRATION.
COME ON.
(guitar music plays)
Phil opens a magic door that beams up him into a workshop.
Then, after a yellow explosion, Phil appears.
Phil says OH, HEY CHRIS.
Chris says OH.
OH HEY, PHIL.
The caption changes to "Chris." Chris is in his late twenties, clean-shaven with short black hair. He wears a blue T-shirt.
Phil says THANKS FOR COMING.
Chris says MY PLEASURE.
Phil says OKAY, HERE'S YOUR
SCIENCE MAX LAB COAT.
Chris says THANK YOU.
Phil says SO YOU GUYS AT LOGICS ACADEMY,
YOU ALSO BUILT A
VIBROBOT, RIGHT?
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT, WE DO.
Phil says THIS IS MINE,
AND IT WORKS PRETTY WELL.
Chris says THAT'S AWESOME.
Phil says SO I WANNA MAX THIS OUT.
Chris says COOL.
Phil says SO I THOUGHT WE
WOULD START WITH,
INSTEAD OF THIS MOTOR WE
WOULD START WITH THIS MOTOR.
Phil grabs a larger motor.
Chris says WOW.
Phil continues IT USED TO BE A ROUND CIRCLE,
BUT I CUT IT OFF SO
THAT IT'S OFFCENTER.
Chris says PERFECT.
Phil says I'VE ALSO GOT
THIS IS OUR BATTERY.
Chris says FANTASTIC.
Phil says THAT'S AS FAR AS
I'VE GOTTEN SO FAR.
Chris says WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE
WE NEED A FRAME NEXT.
Phil says RIGHT, SOMETHING
TO BE THE CUP.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
Phil says SO WE JUST NEED SOME
SORT OF A LARGER CUP.
Chris says HOW ABOUT THAT
METAL SHELF OVER THERE?
Phil says THIS THING?
Chris says YEAH.
Phil says THIS IS JUST SOMETHING
I KEEP MY PARTS ON.
Chris says IT'S PERFECT.
Phil says REALLY?
Chris says YEP, THE SHELVES WILL HOUSE
EVERYTHING THAT WE NEED,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'LL BE STRONG ENOUGH
TO HOLD EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
Phil says NOW, THE VIBROBOT HAD MARKERS
ON THE BOTTOM OF IT
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
Phil says...TO MAKE A LITTLE PATTERN.
SHOULD WE TRY THAT WITH THIS?
Chris says BECAUSE WE'RE GOING BIGGER,
WHAT IF WE USED PAINT AND
PAINT BRUSHES INSTEAD?
Phil says OKAY, SURE.
WE COULD ATTACH
PAINTBRUSHES TO THE LEGS.
ALRIGHT,
SO NOW ALL WE NEED TO DO
IS GET SOME PAINT
AND SOME PAPER.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
Phil says AND WE CAN FIRE IT UP.
OKAY, LET'S MOVE IT
OVER THIS WAY.
An aerial view of a city and urban traffic appear on split screens. A neon sign reads "Sals’ Science Shop" and shows a green laboratory flask.
Sals stands behind a counter in an antique shop. He wears glasses, a salmon shirt and checked jacket.
Holding an old radio with an attached motor, Sals says VIBRATION!
AND FREQUENCY!
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
THEY'RE ALL CONNECTED.
TAHDAH!
Sals places the radio on the counter and it falls.
Sals says NOW...
(groan)
He rushes to catch the radio but it crashes down.
He continues VIBRATION IS THINGS GOING
BACK AND FORTH...
As he appears and disappears, he says BACK AND FORTH...
AND BACK AND FORTH.
IT'S A CYCLE!
Holding a bicycle, he says CYCLE, 25 BUCKS.
OH YEAH, IT'S THE WRONG
KIND OF CYCLE.
NEVER MIND.
WELL, IF THAT'S VIBRATION,
THEN WHAT'S FREQUENCY?
WELL, FREQUENCY IS A MEASURE
OF HOW FAST OR SLOW
HOW FREQUENT
THOSE VIBRATIONS HAPPEN.
LOOK AT THIS BOWLING BALL.
A pendulum swings past him.
Sals continues WHOA!
IT IS SWINGING
BACK AND FORTH,
BUT NOT VERY FAST.
YOU COULD SAY IT HAS
A LOW FREQUENCY.
WE MEASURE ALL KINDS OF THINGS
BY THEIR FREQUENCY.
THIS THING IS TERRIFYING.
Holding a black radio, he says WHEN YOU TURN THE
DIAL ON YOUR RADIO,
YOU'RE TUNING IN TO
DIFFERENT FREQUENCIES
OF RADIO WAVES.
The pendulum pushes the radio away.
Sals says HEY.
LOOK AT THIS PUNCHING BALLOON.
IT'S GOING VERY FAST.
YOU COULD SAY IT HAS
A HIGH FREQUENCY.
(LAUGHING)
SO NOW YOU KNOW,
VIBRATION IS SOMETHING
GOING BACK AND
FORTH, AND FREQUENCY
IS HOW QUICKLY IT DOES IT.
GAH!
RAMONA, THE BOWLING BALL IS
COMING THROUGH EVERYTHING!
HOW DO YOU TURN IT OFF?
The Science Max logo appears on a blue screen.
Phil says OKAY, BACK TO OUR
MAIN EXPERIMENT.
CHRIS AND I ARE
TAKING A VIBROBOT
AND MAXING IT OUT.
WE HAVE A LARGE
MOTOR AND A BATTERY,
AND WE'RE TAPING IT
ALL TO SOME SHELVING.
JUST LIKE OUR SMALL
VIBROBOT, OUR MOTOR
NEEDS SOMETHING TO
MAKE IT UNBALANCED
WHEN IT SPINS.
THAT'S WHAT WILL
CAUSE THE VIBRATIONS.
IT'S JUST TAPED.
I HAVEN'T ATTACHED
IT IN ANY OTHER WAY,
DO YOU THINK THAT'S OKAY.
Chris says I THINK HERE I'D PUT
YOUR FAITH IN DUCT TAPE.
Phil says OKAY, WELL THAT'S
GOOD TO KNOW.
WE'RE ALSO ADDING
AN ON/OFF SWITCH,
AND SOME PAINTBRUSHES TO
THE BOTTOMS OF THE LEGS
SO OUR MAXED OUT
VIBROBOT CAN MAKE ART,
JUST LIKE THE SMALL ONE.
THE FINAL STEP,
DIPPING THE BRUSHES
IN PAINT AND SETTING IT
ON A BIG PIECE OF PAPER.
WE FIRE IT UP,
AND IT IMMEDIATELY
SHAKES EVERYTHING
OFF THE SHELVES.
Phil places the robot on big piece of paper on the floor.
They say OH!
Chris laughs.
Phil says IT TOTALLY SPILLED ALL
THE STUFF OFF THE SHELVES!
THE MOTOR SHAKES
THE VIBROBOT A LOT,
BUT THERE'S A PROBLEM.
ALL THAT SHAKING IS STARTING TO
TAKE ITS TOLL ON THE SHELVES.
THE WHEELS COME OFF,
THE SCREWS COME OUT,
AND FINALLY...
The shelves collapse.
Chris says WHOA!
WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.
Phil says IT TOTALLY SHOOK ITSELF APART!
Chris says DESTROYED ITSELF.
Phil says THE SHELVING UNIT JUST
COMPLETELY FALLS APART
WHEN IT'S BEING SHAKEN.
Chris says VIBRATION IS REALLY HARD
ON THE STRUCTURE OF AN OBJECT.
WE NEED SOMETHING MORE STURDY,
SOMETHING THAT CAN TAKE WEIGHT.
Phil says STEPS MAYBE?
Chris says YEAH.
Phil says OKAY, HOLD ON.
Chris says OKAY.
Phil takes out two metallic steps joined together from under a structure.
Chris says YEAH, THIS
LOOKS MUCH BETTER.
Phil says OKAY GREAT, SO WE BUILD
A NEW VIBROBOT OUT OF THIS.
SO MORE PAINTBRUSHES.
Chris says BIGGER MOTOR,
MORE PAINT.
Phil says MORE EVERYTHING.
Chris says MORE EVERYTHING.
ALRIGHT, GOOD.
In another room, Phil says THIS IS A PENDULUM.
IT'S JUST A WEIGHT
SUSPENDED ON A LINE
AND ANCHORED FROM ABOVE.
PRETTY SIMPLE.
PENDULUMS WERE USED
FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS
FOR ALL KINDS OF REASONS,
BUT MOST FAMOUSLY,
IN CLOCKS.
WHY WERE PENDULUMS
USED IN CLOCKS?
WELL HERE'S WHY.
LET'S MARK EVERY
TIME THE PENDULUM
HITS THE BOTTOM OF
THE SWING, RIGHT HERE.
OKAY, WATCH.
(beeping)
ALL RIGHT, NOW
HERE'S THE QUESTION.
HOW FAST WILL THE
BEEPS BE IF I SWING IT
FROM MUCH HIGHER UP?
LET'S FIND OUT.
(beeping)
NO MATTER HOW HIGH
A PENDULUM SWINGS,
IT KEEPS THE SAME FREQUENCY.
THAT'S WHY THEY
WERE USED IN CLOCKS,
BECAUSE IT COULD
SWING A LONG TIME
AND EVEN THOUGH IT
WOULD LOSE ENERGY,
IT WOULD STILL
KEEP PERFECT TIME.
The pendulum swinging on front of Phil appears in three splits screens.
Phil continues THE FREQUENCY OF A
PENDULUM DOESN'T CHANGE
NO MATTER HOW HIGH IT
SWINGS OR HOW MUCH WEIGHT
IS ON THE BOTTOM.
THE FREQUENCY COMES FROM
HOW LONG THE LINE IS.
NOW THIS IS A PENDULUM WAVE.
Eight pendulums hang from a wooden structure. Phil removes a bar that holds them together and the pendulums start to swing.
He continues BECAUSE EACH BOWLING
BALL HAS A LINE
THAT IS A DIFFERENT
LENGTH, THEY EACH
HAVE A SLIGHTLY
DIFFERENT FREQUENCY.
THEY START OUT
SWINGING TOGETHER,
BUT SOON THEY START TO
MAKE INTERESTING PATTERNS.
REMEMBER, EACH
PENDULUM IS KEEPING
ITS OWN PERFECT TIME, EVEN
IF IT IS SLOWING DOWN.
IT'S ONLY THE LENGTH OF THE LINE
THAT GIVES EACH PENDULUM
A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY.
AND NOW WE'RE GONNA MAX IT OUT
WITH, WITH UM, WELL
I GUESS THESE ARE
ALREADY BOWLING BALLS,
SO THIS IS ALREADY
PRETTY MAXED OUT.
He places the bar on the floor and says I'M GONNA PUT THAT THERE.
Next, Phil says
THESE ARE BALLOONS,
THIS IS A LASER,
AND THESE ARE AWESOME LASER
SAFETY GLASSES.
NOW, LASERS ARE MADE OF LIGHT,
AND LIGHT HAS A FREQUENCY.
IN FACT, EACH COLOR LIGHT
HAS A DIFFERENT FREQUENCY.
THIS IS A RED
LASER, CHECK IT OUT.
(imitates laser sounds)
YEAH, COOL.
THIS IS ALSO A VERY
POWERFUL LASER.
He points the laser to a balloon and the balloon pops.
He says WHOA!
I CAN POP THE BLUE
BALLOON WITH THE RED LASER
BECAUSE THE BLUE ABSORBED
THE RED LIGHT FORM THE LASER
AND THEN IT HEATED UP,
AND THE BALLOON POPPED.
BUT HERE'S THE COOL THING.
I CANNOT POP A RED BALLOON
WITH A RED LASER
BECAUSE THE RED BALLOON
REFLECTS THE RED LIGHT
FROM THE RED LASER,
AND I CAN'T POP IT.
IF I WANTED TO POP A
BALLOON WITH A RED LASER,
I'D NEED TO USE
A DARKER BALLOON,
ONE THAT ABSORBS
THE RED LIGHT, LIKE...
The black balloon explodes when he points the laser to it.
He continues ...LIKE THE BLACK BALLOON.
(LAUGH)
SO THERE YOU GO.
LASERS,
FREQUENCIES OF LIGHT.
I'M GONNA
I'M GONNA KEEP THIS RED BALLOON,
BECAUSE IT'S ALWAYS
NICE TO HAVE A BALLOON.
(laugh)
Then, Phil says CHRIS AND I HAVE TRIED
TO MAX OUT A VIBROBOT,
BUT IT ENDED UP
SHAKING ITSELF APART.
NOW THE PLAN IS TO START
WITH SOMETHING MORE SOLID
AND TRY AGAIN.
WE FOUND SOME
REALLY SOLID STEPS,
AND ADDED AN EVEN BIGGER MOTOR,
AN EVEN BIGGER
BATTERY, AND ATTACHED
A HALFCIRCLE WHEEL
TO MAKE THE VIBRATIONS
WHEN THE MOTOR SPINS.
WE ADDED SOME PAINT BRUSHES,
AND FIRED IT UP.
Chris says HERE WE GO!
COME ON!
Phil says GO VIBROBOT!
IS IT MOVING AT ALL?
The vibrobot barely moves.
Chris says HMM.
Phil says SO IT'S STILL NOT
WORKING, IT'S SORT OF
GETTING CAUGHT IN THE PAPER,
AND IT'S ON THE PAINTBRUSHES.
Chris says THE PAINTBRUSHES SEEM TO BE
ABSORBING TOO MUCH VIBRATION,
AND THEN THE PAPER'S STOPPING IT
AS WELL.
WHY DON'T WE REMOVE
THE PAINT BRUSHES?
Chris says YEAH.
Phil says AND WE MIGHT AS
WELL REMOVE THE PAPER
IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY
MORE PAINT BRUSHES.
Chris says YES.
Phil says AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
OKAY, NO PAINTBRUSHES,
NO PAPER.
NOT LET'S TRY IT.
THREE, TWO, ONE, GO!
Chris says YEAH!
AH HAH!
IT'S MOVING.
NOT BAD.
Phil turns off the robot and says THE SHAKING IS
GOOD, BUT I DON'T KNOW
IF THE SHAKING IS ENOUGH.
SO WHAT DO WE DO?
Chris says WELL, WE COULD
ADD ANOTHER BATTERY.
Phil says ANOTHER BATTERY, WHICH
WOULD GIVE IT MORE POWER?
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
Phil says OKAY, LET'S TRY THAT.
OKAY, SO IT WASN'T
WORKING BEFORE.
Chris says NO.
Phil says NOT ENOUGH POWER.
SO NOW WE'VE GOT A
SECOND BATTERY HERE.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'VE WIRED THEM UP
SO THAT ONE POWER
FEEDS INTO THE
OTHER, SO WE'VE GOT
TWICE AS MUCH JUICE.
Phil says SO IT'S JUST A MATTER OF
FLIPPING THIS ONTO THERE.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
Phil says HOLD ON.
SAFETY GLASSES,
'CAUSE NOW WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN ANYMORE.
READY?
THREE, TWO, ONE, GO!
THE EXTRA BATTERY
MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
THE NEW VIBROBOT SHAKES AROUND
AND DOESN'T SHAKE ITSELF APART.
Phil turns off the robot and says ALL RIGHT!
WHOA!
THAT WAS AMAZING!
They high-five.
Phil says OKAY, SO ALL WE NEEDED
WAS MORE POWER.
Chris says THAT'S RIGHT.
I THINK IT DIDN'T
HAVE ENOUGH POWER
TO VIBRATE UP AND
DOWN, AND THAT'S WHY
IT WASN'T MOVING EVERY
TIME IT HIT THE GROUND.
Phil says SO I THINK IF WE'RE
GONNA USE THIS MUCH POWER,
I THINK WE NEED
TO BUILD IT AGAIN.
Chris says OKAY.
Phil says BUILD IT EVEN STRONGER,
AND WITH A BIGGER MOTOR.
Phil says YEAH?
Chris says AND MORE POWER.
AND THEN MAYBE I RIDE IT.
DO YOU THINK WE CAN BUILD THAT?
Chris says OF COURSE.
Phil says OF COURSE. OKAY, LET'S DO IT!
Next, Phil looks at water running from a black container.
Phil says YOU WANNA SEE SOMETHING COOL?
I CAN MAKE THIS WATER LEVITATE.
DEFY GRAVITY USING
THE POWER OF SCIENCE.
YOU WANNA SEE?
BEHOLD!
He moves his hands as doing a magic trick and the water creates a wave pattern in the air.
He cackles and says GRAVITYDEFYING WATER!
I CAN EVEN MAKE THE
WATER GO VERY SLOWLY,
OR I CAN MAKE THE
WATER GO BACK UP
INTO THE HOSE!
OR I CAN MAKE THE WATER
COMPLETELY STOP!
(cackle)
YOU KNOW WHAT'S INTERESTING?
THE WATER DOES NOT SEEM
TO BE STOPPED FOR ME.
YOU SEE STOPPED WATER
BECAUSE YOU ARE
LOOKING AT IT
THROUGH A TV CAMERA.
SEE?
REAL LIFE.
TV CAMERA.
An animated yellow arrow points to a camera filming Phil and another one points to him next to the running water.
He continues REAL LIFE.
TV CAMERA.
YOU SEE, MOVIE
CAMERAS AND TV CAMERAS
TAKE A WHOLE BUNCH
OF STILL PHOTOS
AND RUN THEM TOGETHER
REALLY, REALLY FAST.
24 TIMES A SECOND
FOR OUR TV CAMERAS.
I HAVE CREATED A
DEVICE THAT DROPS WATER
AT 24 TIMES A SECOND,
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS
EVERYTHING LINES UP,
SO IT LOOKS LIKE
THE WATER DROPS AREN'T MOVING.
BUT WATCH THIS.
I GRAB THE HOSE AND IT'S FINE.
BUT I LET IT GO AND
THE HOSE IS VIBRATING
BACK AND FORTH AT
EXACTLY THE SAME TIME
THE CAMERA SHUTTER IS
GOING BACK AND FORTH,
AND EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE
IT'S STOPPED.
THE POWER OF FREQUENCY
HAS DEFIED GRAVITY!
OKAY, SO NOT REALLY.
IT'S KIND OF A CAMERA TRICK.
BUT I PREFER TO CALL IT SCIENCE!
The Science Max logo breaks into pieces.
Phil says HERE'S A FUN WAY TO PLAY WITH
THINGS GOING BACK AND FORTH.
THIS IS EULER'S DISC,
AND IT'S DESIGNED
TO SPIN LIKE THIS...
WHAT'S GOING ON IS
FRICTION AND GRAVITY
ARE SLOWING THAT
DOWN AND PULLING IT
TOWARDS THE EARTH.
NOW, YOU DON'T NEED A
FANCY DISC LIKE THIS
TO DO THIS AT HOME, ALL YOU NEED
IS A POT LID.
CHECK IT OUT.
He spins the pot lid and continues
WHEN THE POT LID SPINS,
FRICTION AND GRAVITY
START TO SLOW IT
DOWN, WHICH MEANS
EACH SPIN GETS LOWER AND LOWER,
AND THE FREQUENCY
GETS HIGHER AND HIGHER.
BUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
A POT LID AN EULER'S DISC,
IS EULER'S DISC IS MADE TO
GO FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
THE HEAVY PUCK HAS A
SLIGHTLY ROUNDED EDGE,
AND IT SITS ON A GLASS SURFACE
THAT IS SLIGHTLY
CONCAVE, LIKE A BOWL.
ALL OF THIS IS DESIGNED
TO MAKE EULER'S DISC
LAST AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
WHICH IS...
WHICH IS...
IT'S QUITE A WHILE.
BUT EVENTUALLY
FRICTION AND GRAVITY
PULL THE DISC DOWN,
AND IT FINALLY STOPS.
PRETTY AMAZING, RIGHT?
WELL, WAIT 'TIL WE MAX IT OUT.
Now, Phil stands next to Trevor in a warehouse. Trevor is in his thirties, with a short pigtail. He wears black trousers and a yellow apron.
Phil says THIS IS TREVOR,
HEAD OF THE SCIENCE MAX
BUILD TEAM.
Trevor says HEY.
Phil says THANKS FOR SETTING
THIS UP, TREVOR.
SO WHAT IS THIS?
Trevor says THIS IS A GIANT SIDE OF
A SPOOL A HYDROSPOOL.
Phil says OKAY, SO THIS IS
THE LARGEST DISC
THAT WE COULD TOTALLY
FIND, AND WE'VE GOT IT
ALL HOOKED UP HERE.
WE LIFT IT UP AND
WE SPIN IT, AND THEN
YOU PULL THE THING
AND IT WILL DROP DOWN
AND SPIN LIKE A COIN,
BECAUSE IT'S THE ONLY WAY
WE CAN DO THAT WITH
SOMETHING THIS HEAVY.
Trevor says YEAH.
Phil says READY?
Trevor says I'M READY.
Phil says OKAY.
TREVOR AND I LIFT IT UP AND GET
IT SUSPENDED ABOVE THE GROUND.
AND THEN I START TO WIND IT UP.
WHEN IT'S GOING FAST ENOUGH.
AND GO TREVOR!
TREVOR PULLS THE RELEASE AND
A 200KILOGRAM SPINNING DISC.
IT WORKS EXACTLY THE SAME!
AS IT SPINS AND ROLLS,
GRAVITY AND FRICTION
WORK ON IT, AND THE
FREQUENCY SPEEDS UP
AS IT GETS CLOSER TO THE GROUND,
UNTIL IT STOPS.
Phil and Trevor jump onto the wooden disk.
Phil says GIANT EULER'S DISC!
NICELY DONE, TREVOR!
They high-five.
Trevor says THAT WAS AWESOME.
Phil says THAT'S GREAT,
LET'S DO IT AGAIN!
Trevor says ALRIGHT.
Then, Phil says OUR VIBROBOT WAS WORKING WELL,
SO THAT MEANS IT'S TIME
TO MAKE IT WAY BIGGER!
WE STARTED WITH
A BIG METAL TABLE
AND ADDED A HUGE MOTOR,
ONE 20 TIMES
AS POWERFUL AS THE LAST ONE.
INSTEAD OF BATTERIES GIVING US
12 VOLTS OF POWER,
WE'RE GOING TO USE A PLUG,
WHICH IS TEN TIMES MORE POWER!
WE'VE ADDED AN OFFCENTER
WHEEL FOR VIBRATION,
BOLTED THE MOTOR TO THE FRAME,
AND ADDED A PROTECTIVE
CAGE ALL THE WAY AROUND
TO PREVENT ANYTHING
FROM FLYING OFF.
IT EVEN HAS A SEAT
FOR ME TO RIDE.
Phil sits on the table.
Chris says OKAY.
Phil says OKAY?
Chris says YOU READY?
Phil says READY!
WE FIRE IT UP,
AND IT'S VERY SHAKY.
(both laughing)
Phil says AHHHH!
OK STOP, STOP,
STOP.
OH WOW!
WOW!
THAT WAS REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE!
IT WAS LIKE VERY BANGY.
EVEN WITH THE SEAT.
Chris says YEAH.
Phil says I'M GONNA TRY STANDING ON IT.
Chris says ALRIGHT.
Chris turns the robot back on.
Phil says WHOA!
WHEN I TRIED STANDING ON IT,
THE VIBROBOT LIVES
UP TO ITS NAME.
IT VIBRATES ALL AROUND THE LAB.
VIBROBOT!
(cheering)
WHOA!
OK, SHUT IT DOWN.
STOP.
OKAY.
OH!
WOW.
MY LEGS ARE NUMB TO THE KNEE.
Chris says I'M NOT SURPRISED.
Phil laughs and says VIBROBOT!
Chris says ALRIGHT!
Phil says YEAH, THAT WORKED REALLY WELL!
Chris says THAT WAS AWESOME.
Phil says I REALLY CAN'T FEEL
MY FEET RIGHT NOW.
AND IT HELD TOGETHER,
WHICH IS IMPRESSIVE.
Chris says RIGHT, THE MORE POWER AND
THE STRONGER STRUCTURE PAID OFF.
Phil says YEAH, THE ONLY THING I REGRET
IS NOT GETTING A CHANCE TO,
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A
MINUTE, COME WITH ME!
OKAY, SO I ACHIEVED MY DREAM
OF RIDING THE VIBROBOT.
Chris says YOU DID.
Phil says BUT WE NEVER GOT A
CHANCE TO MAKE ART.
SO WE'VE DIPPED A WHOLE
BUNCH OF NUTS AND BOLTS
AND HEAVY THINGS IN PAINT.
Chris says YEP.
Phil says AND NOW WE'RE GONNA
TURN ON THE VIBROBOT
AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE SOME ART.
(upbeat music plays)
Phil says LET'S SEE HOW IT LOOKS.
Chris says OH WOW.
Phil says TAHDAH!
VIBROBOT ART.
VIBROBOT HAS BEEN
A HUGE SUCCESS,
AND WE GOT SOME ART TO KEEP.
HIGH FIVES.
WELL DONE, SCIENCE MAX
EXPERIMENTS AT LARGE.
WHO GETS TO KEEP THE ART?
Chris says ROCK, PAPER, SCISSORS?
Phil says OKAY.
ONE, TWO, THREE...
Chris says OKAY, TIE.
Phil says ONE, TWO, THREE...
Chris says TIE.
Phil says ONE, TWO, THREE.
ONE, TWO, THREE.
WOW.
ONE, TWO, THREE!
OH.
ONE, TWO, THREE!
MAN!
Extras of the show play as the end credits roll.
Presenting the weather, Phil says THERE'S GONNA
BE A RED BALLOON,
BUT THOSE RED BALLOONS ARE
GONNA BE PUSHING THIS WAY,
AND THEN THIS AFTERNOON
WE'RE GONNA HAVE
THIS BLUE BALLOON,
WHICH IS QUITE NICE.
OVER TO YOU, KATHY.
Sals appears disoriented.
Phil says THANKS KATHY.
SCIENCE!
I FIGURED WE WOULD HAVE
MAYBE A BIGGER MOTOR.
Chris says YES.
Phil says OR A BIGGER, NO, I'M
GONNA TRY THAT AGAIN.
ALL THRUSTERS AHEAD.
WHOA!
(laughs)
BALLOONS!
SCIENCE!
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