Transcript: The Power of the Power of Two
(Music plays)
An animated clip shows a big orange X on a blue background. It explodes and letters and numbers come out of it in all directions and float around.
Mathemagician Eric appears on screen. He’s in his mid-twenties. He has short dark brown hair and a beard. He wears a red T-shirt with the show’s logo, blue jeans and red Tennis shoes.
The screen turns red and the logo of the show appears next. It reads "MathXplosion." Meanwhile, cones, cubes and dices float around it.
Kids voices sing a song with lyrics that go
WHAT A HIT
IT'S NOT A TRICK
IT'S MATHXPLOSION
JUST FOR YOU
COOL AND NEW
MATHXPLOSION!
The episode starts with Eric standing in a workroom, in front of a black board with the drawing of a trunk filled with coins and holding a single coin himself.
Eric says DID YOU KNOW THAT
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
CAN MAKE YOU RICH BEYOND
YOUR WILDEST DREAMS?
THIS COIN DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE MUCH NOW,
BUT JUST WAIT UNTIL WE
USE THE POWER OF 2 ON IT.
AND I'M GOING
TO SHOW YOU HOW.
(music plays)
He stands on a gridded surface. Next, he pretends to sneeze and coins come out of his nose.
He says HA HA!
AND IT'S DEFINITELY
NOT THAT WAY.
HEH HEH HEH.
(music plays)
Next, he holds a blue bucket full of coins.
He says SO, I'M GOING TO OFFER
YOU A GIFT OF COINS.
BUT FIRST, YOU MUST
MAKE A CHOICE.
YOU CAN EITHER HAVE 500
GOLDEN COINS RIGHT NOW,
OR I GIVE YOU GOLDEN COINS
EVERY DAY FOR ONE MONTH.
BUT YOU HAVE TO START
WITH JUST ONE COIN
ON THE
FIRST DAY.
THEN, EACH DAY FOR THE
REST OF THE MONTH,
YOU WILL RECEIVE TWICE
AS MANY GOLDEN COINS
AS THE DAY BEFORE.
THAT MEANS ONE COIN
ON THE FIRST DAY.
(music plays)
The gridded surface is actually a calendar. He adds coins to the days, progressively.
He says 2 COINS ON THE
SECOND DAY.
4 COINS ON THE
THIRD DAY.
DOUBLE THAT, 8 COINS
ON THE FOURTH DAY.
16 COINS ON
THE FIFTH DAY.
32 COINS ON
THE SIXTH DAY.
64 COINS ON
THE SEVENTH DAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS
GETTING OUT OF HAND.
LET'S MOVE
UP HERE.
(music plays)
He moves now next to the blackboard that magically turns into a screen with a dynamic calendar.
Eric says ON DAY 8,
128 COINS.
DAY 9: 256.
DAY 10: 512.
WHOA!
(music plays)
The screen adds the coins as he speaks and comes up to a total of 1048576 coins. Eric looks impressed.
He says WHOA!
SO, MY APPRENTICES,
WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
5OO COINS NOW, OR
COINS EVERY DAY
STARTING WITH ONE
FOR ONE MONTH?
WHICH GIFT IS
MORE GENEROUS?
WELL, HERE'S HOW
THE NUMBERS ADD UP.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO
START WITH ONE COIN,
AND THEN DOUBLE THE
NUMBER OF COINS EACH DAY
FOR ONE MONTH, ON DAY
31 YOU WOULD RECEIVE...
DRUM ROLL,
PLEASE...
(Drum roll plays)
The screen shows now a massive collection of coins and the total number of 1073741824.
Eric exclaims
HA!
WOW, THAT'S A WHOLE
LOT OF TREASURE.
I DON'T NEED TO
FLIP A COIN TO KNOW
WHICH OPTION
I'D CHOOSE.
(music plays)
Eric draws a circle and colours it inside. He taps on it and a new clip plays. In it, the Earth appears first. The screen lands in India with a girl standing in a village.
Eric says PEOPLE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT
THE POWER OF DOUBLING
FOR A LONG TIME.
IN ONE CLASSIC
STORY FROM INDIA,
A CLEVER GIRL SAVES HER
VILLAGE FROM STARVATION.
Next, the clio shows the girl talking to the king.
Eric continues
THE GIRL CONVINCES THE RAJA
ANOTHER NAME FOR KING -
TO GIVE HER GRAINS
OF RICE EVERY DAY
FOR ONLY ONE MONTH,
STARTING WITH
JUST ONE GRAIN ON
THE FIRST DAY.
Next, the king gives the girl a coin.
Eric continues
THE CATCH IS, THE NUMBER
OF GRAINS WOULD DOUBLE
EVERY DAY.
OF COURSE, THAT FIRST
GRAIN TURNS INTO MORE THAN
1 BILLION GRAINS OF RICE.
AND THE VILLAGE
IS SAVED.
Next, the girl stands in front of a huge pile of grains and then the village cheers and celebrates.
Eric appears now holding coins with both arms.
He says YOU TOO CAN TEST
THE POWER OF 2, TOO.
TRY IT AT HOME OR
WITH YOUR FRIENDS
USING MARBLES, BEADS -
WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
AS LONG AS IT'S SOMETHING
YOU LIKE A LOT.
YOU HAVE TO USE
THE POWER OF 2.
IT'S NOT MAGIC;
IT'S MATH.
A big explosion brings the show’s logo back on the screen.
(music plays)
The end credits roll.
Produced by GAPC Entertainment in association with TVOKids.
Copyright GAPC Entertainment (MathPlosion) Incorporated, 2016.
An animated clip shows a big orange X on a blue background. It explodes and letters and numbers come out of it in all directions and float around.
Mathemagician Eric appears on screen. He’s in his mid-twenties. He has short dark brown hair and a beard. He wears a red T-shirt with the show’s logo, blue jeans and red Tennis shoes.
The screen turns red and the logo of the show appears next. It reads "MathXplosion." Meanwhile, cones, cubes and dices float around it.
Kids voices sing a song with lyrics that go
WHAT A HIT
IT'S NOT A TRICK
IT'S MATHXPLOSION
JUST FOR YOU
COOL AND NEW
MATHXPLOSION!
The episode starts with Eric standing in a workroom, in front of a black board with the drawing of a trunk filled with coins and holding a single coin himself.
Eric says DID YOU KNOW THAT
EXPONENTIAL GROWTH
CAN MAKE YOU RICH BEYOND
YOUR WILDEST DREAMS?
THIS COIN DOESN'T
LOOK LIKE MUCH NOW,
BUT JUST WAIT UNTIL WE
USE THE POWER OF 2 ON IT.
AND I'M GOING
TO SHOW YOU HOW.
(music plays)
He stands on a gridded surface. Next, he pretends to sneeze and coins come out of his nose.
He says HA HA!
AND IT'S DEFINITELY
NOT THAT WAY.
HEH HEH HEH.
(music plays)
Next, he holds a blue bucket full of coins.
He says SO, I'M GOING TO OFFER
YOU A GIFT OF COINS.
BUT FIRST, YOU MUST
MAKE A CHOICE.
YOU CAN EITHER HAVE 500
GOLDEN COINS RIGHT NOW,
OR I GIVE YOU GOLDEN COINS
EVERY DAY FOR ONE MONTH.
BUT YOU HAVE TO START
WITH JUST ONE COIN
ON THE
FIRST DAY.
THEN, EACH DAY FOR THE
REST OF THE MONTH,
YOU WILL RECEIVE TWICE
AS MANY GOLDEN COINS
AS THE DAY BEFORE.
THAT MEANS ONE COIN
ON THE FIRST DAY.
(music plays)
The gridded surface is actually a calendar. He adds coins to the days, progressively.
He says 2 COINS ON THE
SECOND DAY.
4 COINS ON THE
THIRD DAY.
DOUBLE THAT, 8 COINS
ON THE FOURTH DAY.
16 COINS ON
THE FIFTH DAY.
32 COINS ON
THE SIXTH DAY.
64 COINS ON
THE SEVENTH DAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS
GETTING OUT OF HAND.
LET'S MOVE
UP HERE.
(music plays)
He moves now next to the blackboard that magically turns into a screen with a dynamic calendar.
Eric says ON DAY 8,
128 COINS.
DAY 9: 256.
DAY 10: 512.
WHOA!
(music plays)
The screen adds the coins as he speaks and comes up to a total of 1048576 coins. Eric looks impressed.
He says WHOA!
SO, MY APPRENTICES,
WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
5OO COINS NOW, OR
COINS EVERY DAY
STARTING WITH ONE
FOR ONE MONTH?
WHICH GIFT IS
MORE GENEROUS?
WELL, HERE'S HOW
THE NUMBERS ADD UP.
IF YOU CHOOSE TO
START WITH ONE COIN,
AND THEN DOUBLE THE
NUMBER OF COINS EACH DAY
FOR ONE MONTH, ON DAY
31 YOU WOULD RECEIVE...
DRUM ROLL,
PLEASE...
(Drum roll plays)
The screen shows now a massive collection of coins and the total number of 1073741824.
Eric exclaims
HA!
WOW, THAT'S A WHOLE
LOT OF TREASURE.
I DON'T NEED TO
FLIP A COIN TO KNOW
WHICH OPTION
I'D CHOOSE.
(music plays)
Eric draws a circle and colours it inside. He taps on it and a new clip plays. In it, the Earth appears first. The screen lands in India with a girl standing in a village.
Eric says PEOPLE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT
THE POWER OF DOUBLING
FOR A LONG TIME.
IN ONE CLASSIC
STORY FROM INDIA,
A CLEVER GIRL SAVES HER
VILLAGE FROM STARVATION.
Next, the clio shows the girl talking to the king.
Eric continues
THE GIRL CONVINCES THE RAJA
ANOTHER NAME FOR KING -
TO GIVE HER GRAINS
OF RICE EVERY DAY
FOR ONLY ONE MONTH,
STARTING WITH
JUST ONE GRAIN ON
THE FIRST DAY.
Next, the king gives the girl a coin.
Eric continues
THE CATCH IS, THE NUMBER
OF GRAINS WOULD DOUBLE
EVERY DAY.
OF COURSE, THAT FIRST
GRAIN TURNS INTO MORE THAN
1 BILLION GRAINS OF RICE.
AND THE VILLAGE
IS SAVED.
Next, the girl stands in front of a huge pile of grains and then the village cheers and celebrates.
Eric appears now holding coins with both arms.
He says YOU TOO CAN TEST
THE POWER OF 2, TOO.
TRY IT AT HOME OR
WITH YOUR FRIENDS
USING MARBLES, BEADS -
WHATEVER YOU LIKE.
AS LONG AS IT'S SOMETHING
YOU LIKE A LOT.
YOU HAVE TO USE
THE POWER OF 2.
IT'S NOT MAGIC;
IT'S MATH.
A big explosion brings the show’s logo back on the screen.
(music plays)
The end credits roll.
Produced by GAPC Entertainment in association with TVOKids.
Copyright GAPC Entertainment (MathPlosion) Incorporated, 2016.
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