(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, he holds a butterfly and a triangular kite.

Eric says WELL, HELLO THERE.
DID YOU KNOW THAT
IN ORDER TO BE STABLE
A KITE SHOULD BE AS
SYMMETRICAL AS POSSIBLE?
MM-HMM.
SYMMETRICAL MEANS THAT
ONE SIDE BECOMES EXACTLY
THE SAME AS THE OTHER SIDE
IF YOU FLIP, TURN OR SLIDE IT.

As he speaks, the top of the screen shows a dynamic graphic of a kite that folds in two symmetrical parts and goes back to its original position.

Eric continues
YOU MIGHT THINK ALL
KITES ARE THE SAME,
BUT A SYMMETRICAL KITE
WILL FLY WAY BETTER
AND BE SO MUCH EASIER
CONTROL THAN ONE THAT'S
NOT SYMMETRICAL.
OR AS WE SAY IN THE MATH
WORLD... ASYMMETRICAL.
ASYMMETRICAL...

He drops the butterfly kite and stays with the traditional one. Next, he magically makes it float in the air.

He says THAT'S A SYMMETRICAL KITE.
FOLLOW ME, I'LL SHOW
YOU HOW KITES REALLY WORK.

(music plays)

Eric appears in a park and is ready to start a new project. This time, he holds an actual kite, in a normal size.

He says THIS KITE IS SYMMETRICAL.
NOTICE HOW THIS SIDE OF THE
SPINE, THIS VERTICAL LINE
IN THE CENTRE, IS THE
SAME AS THAT SIDE.
THE SHAPE HERE IS EXACTLY
THE SAME AS OVER THERE.
THE TWO SIDES ARE MIRROR
IMAGES OF EACH OTHER.
THEREFORE, THE
KITE IS BALANCED.

He changes the regular kite for a butterfly-shaped kite.

He says THIS KITE IS ASYMMETRICAL.
NOTICE HOW THE SIZE AND
SHAPE OF THE WING HERE IS
DIFFERENT FROM OVER THERE.
IT WON'T BALANCE.
EVEN THOUGH IT DOES
GET UP IN THE AIR,
IT WON'T STAY THERE
FOR VERY LONG.
LET'S TRY IT.

(music plays)


Fast clips show Eric trying to make the butterfly kite fly. It looks like he can’t make it happen.

He says THERE ARE LOTS
OF KITE SHAPES.
THE CLASSIC DIAMOND,
THE DELTA OR VAT SHAPED,
EVEN PRISMS, AND DRAGONS,
AND BUTTERFLIES.

As he speaks, the screen shows graphics of the different kites.

Eric says BUT IT'S MORE IMPORTANT
FOR A KITE TO BE SYMMETRICAL
SO ONE SIDE IS EXACTLY THE
SAME AS THE OTHER SIDE.

The kites fold in half and they fit perfectly.

Next, Eric runs with his flying kite.

He shouts
WOO!
OH, YEAH!
OH, YEAH!
WOO!
TOO EASY.
REMEMBER, SYMMETRY
HELPS KITES FLY.

(music plays)

Eric draws a circle and colours it inside. He taps on it and a new clip plays. The video shows an airplane and other symmetrical flying objects and insects. Next, a red cube and some fruits appear.

Eric says THIS IS COOL.
SYMMETRY HELPS
THINGS FLY.
THE BODY AND WINGS OF
AIRPLANES ARE SYMMETRICAL.
BIRDS AND INSECTS THAT
FLY ARE ALSO SYMMETRICAL.
BUT DON'T BE FOOLED.
NOT ALL SYMMETRICAL
THINGS CAN FLY.
CUBES ARE SYMMETRICAL.
ORANGES AND LIMES AND
KIWI FRUIT ARE ALL
SYMMETRICAL, TOO.
BUT THEY DON'T FLY.
YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN
SYMMETRICAL KITE.

Eric is back in the workroom and he says HEY, MAKE AN ASYMMETRICAL
ONE, TOO, AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
FLYING A KITE... 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.