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Transcript: The Magic Number
(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, next to a table with a box on it.
Eric says OH, HI THERE!
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE
MYSTERIOUS SUBTRACTION
TRICK CALLED
A caption on screen reads "Kaprekar’s constant."
He continues
NO?
WELL, YOU CAN USE ALMOST
ANY FOUR-DIGIT NUMBER
AND ALWAYS GET
THE SAME RESULT.
COME SEE THIS MYSTERIOUS
NUMBER IN ACTION.
(music plays)
He puts his hand inside the box and magically pulls out a large pencil that’s taller than him.
He says NICE!
(music plays)
Now Eric is ready to start a new project.
He says OKAY, SO IT'S
PREDICTION TIME.
I'M GOING TO WRITE DOWN
A MYSTERIOUS NUMBER.
YOU DON'T GET TO
SEE IT JUST YET.
GREAT.
I'LL GIVE THE PAPER TO
MY FRIEND MISTER RABBIT
OVER HERE FOR
SAFE KEEPING.
THERE YOU GO, SIR.
He writes down a number and folds the paper sheet. He puts it under a bunny bear on the table.
Next, he says WHAT?
NO!
HOW CAN I HIDE ANYTHING
IN MY SLEEVES?
THEY'RE SHORT SLEEVES!
SHEESH!
NOW, LET ME SHOW YOU
SOMETHING REALLY AMAZING.
I'D LIKE YOU TO WRITE
DOWN A FOUR-DIGIT NUMBER.
THE ONLY RULE IS THAT
ALL FOUR DIGITS CAN'T BE
THE SAME.
SO, AT LEAST ONE DIGIT
HAS TO BE DIFFERENT
FROM THE OTHERS.
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU
CAN'T WRITE 1111.
OR 2222.
OR 3333.
YOU GET THE
PICTURE, YEAH?
OKAY, GREAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO
DO IT, TOO.
(music plays)
Eric moves to a wider space in the workroom with his giant calculator.
He says OKAY, I GOT
MY NUMBER.
(music plays)
He writes on the floor using a chalk. The number appears as a caption that reads "5678."
Eric continues
NOW, WE WRITE
DOWN THE DIGITS
FROM LARGEST
TO SMALLEST.
(music plays)
He writes again and the caption changes to "8765, 5678." Next, it changes to "8765 minus 5678 equals 3087."
Eric says DIRECTLY BELOW, PUT
THE SAME NUMBERS FROM
SMALLEST TO LARGEST.
NEXT, WE WILL SUBTRACT
THE BOTTOM NUMBER
FROM THE
TOP NUMBER.
USE A CALCULATOR
TO HELP.
GOT YOUR ANSWER?
TAKE THE NEW NUMBER AND
DO THE SAME THING AGAIN.
REARRANGE THE DIGITS
FROM LARGEST TO
SMALLEST AND
SMALLEST TO LARGEST.
Next, it changes to "8730 minus 0378 equals 8352."
Eric says SUBTRACT THE
BOTTOM NUMBER
FROM THE TOP.
IF YOU GET A
THREE-DIGIT NUMBER,
JUST PUT A ZERO IN FRONT OF
IT SO IT HAS FOUR DIGITS.
REPEAT UNTIL THE NUMBER -
CALLED THE DIFFERENCE - IS:
IF IT TAKES MORE
THAN SEVEN TRIES,
YOU'VE MADE A MISTAKE
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY.
WATCH THIS.
(Drum rolls play)
He deepens his voice and says MISTER RABBIT, CAN WE HAVE
THE PREDICTION, PLEASE?
THANK YOU, SIR.
6174.
The number matches the one written before.
He says HA!
YOU ALWAYS GET
THIS ANSWER: 6174!
(music plays)
Eric draws a circle and colours it inside. He taps on it and a new clip plays. The video shows a caption that reads "X equals Y plus 5." Next, a man points out a board with the number 6174 on it.
Eric says A CONSTANT IN MATH IS A
NUMBER THAT DOESN'T CHANGE.
THE NUMBER 6,174 IS
CALLED KAPREKAR'S CONSTANT.
IT'S NAMED AFTER THE
MATHEMATICIAN FROM INDIA
WHO FIGURED OUT
HOW IT WORKS:
D.R. KAPREKAR.
Eric appears back in the workroom.
He says WELL, THERE
YOU HAVE IT.
I'VE SHOWN YOU YET
ANOTHER AMAZING
CALCULATION SECRET.
ASTOUND YOUR FRIENDS
BY PREDICTING THAT
THE NUMBER YOU HAVE ON
YOUR SECRET PAPER IS
THE SAME AS THEIRS.
KAPREKAR'S CONSTANT.
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, next to a table with a box on it.
Eric says OH, HI THERE!
DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE
MYSTERIOUS SUBTRACTION
TRICK CALLED
A caption on screen reads "Kaprekar’s constant."
He continues
NO?
WELL, YOU CAN USE ALMOST
ANY FOUR-DIGIT NUMBER
AND ALWAYS GET
THE SAME RESULT.
COME SEE THIS MYSTERIOUS
NUMBER IN ACTION.
(music plays)
He puts his hand inside the box and magically pulls out a large pencil that’s taller than him.
He says NICE!
(music plays)
Now Eric is ready to start a new project.
He says OKAY, SO IT'S
PREDICTION TIME.
I'M GOING TO WRITE DOWN
A MYSTERIOUS NUMBER.
YOU DON'T GET TO
SEE IT JUST YET.
GREAT.
I'LL GIVE THE PAPER TO
MY FRIEND MISTER RABBIT
OVER HERE FOR
SAFE KEEPING.
THERE YOU GO, SIR.
He writes down a number and folds the paper sheet. He puts it under a bunny bear on the table.
Next, he says WHAT?
NO!
HOW CAN I HIDE ANYTHING
IN MY SLEEVES?
THEY'RE SHORT SLEEVES!
SHEESH!
NOW, LET ME SHOW YOU
SOMETHING REALLY AMAZING.
I'D LIKE YOU TO WRITE
DOWN A FOUR-DIGIT NUMBER.
THE ONLY RULE IS THAT
ALL FOUR DIGITS CAN'T BE
THE SAME.
SO, AT LEAST ONE DIGIT
HAS TO BE DIFFERENT
FROM THE OTHERS.
IN OTHER WORDS, YOU
CAN'T WRITE 1111.
OR 2222.
OR 3333.
YOU GET THE
PICTURE, YEAH?
OKAY, GREAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M GOING TO
DO IT, TOO.
(music plays)
Eric moves to a wider space in the workroom with his giant calculator.
He says OKAY, I GOT
MY NUMBER.
(music plays)
He writes on the floor using a chalk. The number appears as a caption that reads "5678."
Eric continues
NOW, WE WRITE
DOWN THE DIGITS
FROM LARGEST
TO SMALLEST.
(music plays)
He writes again and the caption changes to "8765, 5678." Next, it changes to "8765 minus 5678 equals 3087."
Eric says DIRECTLY BELOW, PUT
THE SAME NUMBERS FROM
SMALLEST TO LARGEST.
NEXT, WE WILL SUBTRACT
THE BOTTOM NUMBER
FROM THE
TOP NUMBER.
USE A CALCULATOR
TO HELP.
GOT YOUR ANSWER?
TAKE THE NEW NUMBER AND
DO THE SAME THING AGAIN.
REARRANGE THE DIGITS
FROM LARGEST TO
SMALLEST AND
SMALLEST TO LARGEST.
Next, it changes to "8730 minus 0378 equals 8352."
Eric says SUBTRACT THE
BOTTOM NUMBER
FROM THE TOP.
IF YOU GET A
THREE-DIGIT NUMBER,
JUST PUT A ZERO IN FRONT OF
IT SO IT HAS FOUR DIGITS.
REPEAT UNTIL THE NUMBER -
CALLED THE DIFFERENCE - IS:
IF IT TAKES MORE
THAN SEVEN TRIES,
YOU'VE MADE A MISTAKE
SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY.
WATCH THIS.
(Drum rolls play)
He deepens his voice and says MISTER RABBIT, CAN WE HAVE
THE PREDICTION, PLEASE?
THANK YOU, SIR.
6174.
The number matches the one written before.
He says HA!
YOU ALWAYS GET
THIS ANSWER: 6174!
(music plays)
Eric draws a circle and colours it inside. He taps on it and a new clip plays. The video shows a caption that reads "X equals Y plus 5." Next, a man points out a board with the number 6174 on it.
Eric says A CONSTANT IN MATH IS A
NUMBER THAT DOESN'T CHANGE.
THE NUMBER 6,174 IS
CALLED KAPREKAR'S CONSTANT.
IT'S NAMED AFTER THE
MATHEMATICIAN FROM INDIA
WHO FIGURED OUT
HOW IT WORKS:
D.R. KAPREKAR.
Eric appears back in the workroom.
He says WELL, THERE
YOU HAVE IT.
I'VE SHOWN YOU YET
ANOTHER AMAZING
CALCULATION SECRET.
ASTOUND YOUR FRIENDS
BY PREDICTING THAT
THE NUMBER YOU HAVE ON
YOUR SECRET PAPER IS
THE SAME AS THEIRS.
KAPREKAR'S CONSTANT.
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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