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Transcript: Stuff that Sticks
An animated question mark mono cycles outside Zoey’s house holding a flag with the logo of the show: a magnifying glass with a question mark inside.
In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.
Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.
(music plays)
Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.
The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW
Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.
The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.
The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS
On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.
The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH
As she plays the ukulele, animated musical notes jumps up and down the screen.
Zoey says CONFESSION: I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER
AND JAM SANDWICHES.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED
WHAT I'M WONDERING?
HOW COME, IF YOU PUT
PEANUT BUTTER ON ONE SLICE
AND JAM ON THE OTHER,
AND OPEN IT UP,
PEANUT BUTTER AND JAM ARE STUCK
ON BOTH SLICES OF BREAD?
WHY DO THEY STICK TOGETHER
LIKE THAT?
IN FACT, HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED
WHAT MIA'S WONDERING?
A blond girl pops up on the screen and says WHY IS THERE STICKY STUFF?
Zoey says WELL, MIA. I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW
WHY
THERE'S STICKY STUFF,
BUT BY THE END OF THE SHOW,
I'LL FIND OUT.
AND, WEARING THIS SPECIAL SUIT,
I WILL THROW MYSELF
AT THE WALL,
WHICH IS MADE OF
THIS SPECIAL STICKY STUFF,
AND SEE IF I STICK TO IT.
JUST LIKE MY PHONE.
Danielle appears on a cell phone screen and says WHO INVENTED STICKY STUFF?
Zoey says I CHECKED, AND HUMANS MADE GLUE
70,000 YEARS AGO.
She plays an animated clip on her laptop and says JUST LIKE US, PREHISTORIC
PEOPLE NEEDED GLUE
TO HELP ONE THING
STICK TO ANOTHER.
A cave man sticks a stone in a branch and tries to use it as an axe to chop a tree.
The stone comes off.
(ANIMAL HOWLS,
CAVE MAN GRUNTS)
(CAVE MAN GRUNTS)
The caveman now ties the stone to the branch and hits a tree.
The stone drops off.
A sticky substance falls on his face. The caveman tries to take it off and this gives him an idea.
Zoey says ANCIENT HUMANS DISCOVERED
THAT, BY MIXING TREE SAP
WITH OTHER STUFF,
THEY COULD MAKE
A STRONG GLUE.
He adds glue to the axe and starts chopping the tree.
(GASPING) UH-OH.
(GRUNTING) UGH.
The tree falls down and flattens the caveman.
Zoey says SPEAKING ABOUT MAKING GLUE,
HERE'S A QUESTION FROM NOAM.
A brown haired boy says HOW DO YOU MAKE THINGS STICK?
Zoey says TO ANSWER THAT...
She grabs her ukulele and sings a song that says HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT STUFF
THAT STICKS
HE CAN GLUE... A DUCK...
TO A STICK?
HERE'S CHEMICAL ENGINEER
PHIL SCRIVER.
Phil enters the attic.
He’s in his thirties, with short wavy light brown hair and a beard. He wears brown trousers and a purple polo shirt. He carries a rubber duck glued on a stick.
Phil says HI, ZOEY.
Zoey says WOW. YOU REALLY CAN GLUE
A DUCK TO A STICK.
(DUCK QUACKS.)
Zoey says WILL YOU STICK AROUND
AND HELP ME ANSWER
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT GLUE?
(DUCK QUACKS.)
A dialogue bubble comes out of the duck’s mouth. It reads "Yes."
Zoey says I WAS TALKING TO PHIL.
(DUCK QUACKS.)
Zoey says SO, TO ANSWER NOAM'S QUESTION,
HOW DO YOU MAKE STUFF STICK?
Phil says THE FIRST THING
YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO
IS PICK THE RIGHT TYPE
OF GLUE.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THINGS IN THE WORLD THAT STICK,
AND THAT'S BECAUSE,
AT A VERY SMALL LEVEL,
THINGS AREN'T REALLY FLAT.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE LITTLE
BRANCHES OFF THEM,
AND THOSE THINGS STICK TO EACH
OTHER WHEN THEY COME IN CONTACT.
DO YOU THINK THAT
WATER'S VERY STICKY?
Zoey says I DON'T THINK SO.
Phil says IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
IT'S VERY STICKY.
BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT GETTING
OUT OF A SWIMMING POOL,
YOU HAVE WATER STUCK
ALL OVER YOUR ARMS.
LET'S TRY IT
WITH THESE DISCS.
LET'S PUT A FEW DROPS
OF WATER ON THERE.
He puts a bit of water between two plastic discs.
Phil says SO DO WE THINK THAT'S GOING
TO STICK TO EACH OTHER?
Zoey says NO.
Phil picks the discs up and says I'M JUST HOLDING ON
TO THE VERY TOP ONE.
Zoey says WOAH.
Phil says AND IT'S STUCK.
THAT'S CRAZY.
SO THE WATER LIKES TO STICK
TO THE TWO PLASTIC DISCS.
BUT IT DOESN'T STICK TO ITSELF
VERY WELL, SO IT'LL SLIDE DOWN.
HOW ABOUT SOME JAM?
Zoey says SURE.
Phil says SO, IN JAM YOU HAVE A LOT
OF SUGARS IN THERE.
AND SUGAR HAS A LOT OF
DIFFERENT BRANCHES ON IT,
AND THOSE BRANCHES CAN
CLING ONTO THINGS
AND MAKE IT VERY STICKY.
Zoey says WOAH.
Phil says IT STICKS THAT WAY.
WHAT ABOUT SIDEWAYS?
DO YOU THINK
IT'S GONNA DROP
RIGHT AWAY?
Zoey says NO.
Phil says IT'S STARTING TO DROP
A LITTLE BIT.
BUT IT'S MUCH STRONGER
THAN WATER.
NOW, CAN YOU PULL IT APART?
Zoey says LET ME SEE.
YEAH.
Phil says SO IT DOES A GOOD JOB
OF STICKING TO THE PLASTIC.
BUT, AGAIN, IT'S NOT STICKING
TO ITSELF VERY WELL.
AND THAT'S WHAT REALLY
MAKES A GOOD GLUE.
IT'S THAT NOT ONLY DOES IT STICK
TO WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER,
BUT IT NEEDS TO STICK
TO ITSELF.
Zoey says NOW FOR SOME REAL GLUE...
Phil sprays the discs with spray glue.
Phil says IT TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES
FOR IT TO FULLY DRY.
Zoey says OH, THAT'S REALLY
STUCK TOGETHER.
OKAY. THIS IS NOTHING LIKE
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WATER.
THIS GLUE STICKS TO THE PLASTIC
AND TO ITSELF.
THE WATER STUCK TO THE PLASTIC
BUT NOT TO ITSELF.
Phil says THIS IS A GIANT
POST-IT NOTE.
A giant post it note is stuck on a beam on the ceiling.
Zoey says WOW.
Phil says SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS
WE'RE GONNA PUT THE ADHESIVE OF
ONE POST-IT NOTE, WHICH IS HERE,
AND WE'RE GONNA STICK
ANOTHER ONE TO IT
TO SEE HOW STRONG IT IS.
WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME GLOVES
TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GET
ANY PAPER CUTS.
Zoey pulls down the second post it note and says OH, WOW. THAT
IS
HARD.
HEY!
Phil says SEE, THE PAPER BROKE BEFORE
THE GLUE SEPARATED FROM ITSELF.
THAT SHOWS YOU HOW STRONG
IT CAN BE.
Zoey says PHIL SAYS A STICKY-NOTE IS
FULL OF BUBBLES,
SO IT'S EASY TO PEEL OFF
BECAUSE THE BUBBLES
ONLY TOUCH A SMALL AREA.
JOIN TWO STICKY-NOTES TOGETHER,
AND THEY'RE STILL EASY
TO PEEL OFF.
BUT IF YOU PULL ON THEM,
THE BUBBLES GET LOCKED TOGETHER,
MAKING THE BOND SUPER-STRONG.
TRY IT AT HOME.
Zoey tries to separate two regular size post-it notes and says UGH. I RIPPED THE PAPER AGAIN.
Phil says AGAIN, IF WE PEEL IT
IN THE OTHER DIRECTION,
IT COMES OFF.
Zoey says WOW.
THANKS FOR BEING ON MY SHOW
AND HELPING ME FIND STUFF OUT.
Phil says YOU'RE WELCOME.
Zoey says I'M SURE MY VIEWERS WERE GLUED
TO THEIR TELEVISIONS, WATCHING.
(DUCK QUACKS.)
Zoey says IT'S AMAZING THAT THERE ARE
SO MANY TYPES OF STICKY THINGS.
BUT, WHAT'S EVEN MORE AMAZING IS
THAT IT WASN'T ACTUALLY PEOPLE
WHO INVENTED
THE FIRST STICKY THINGS.
BEES MAKE HONEY, AND YOU KNOW
HOW STICKY THAT IS.
FROGS, SALAMANDERS,
AND CHAMELEONS
ALL HAVE LONG TONGUES COVERED
IN A LAYER OF MUCUS.
THAT'S SORT OF LIKE SNOT.
BLECH.
AND I FOUND OUT THAT
THE MUCUS IS STICKY.
BUT NOT STICKY ENOUGH
TO ACTUALLY HOLD A PREY.
She dips her hand in a sticky substance and then presses it against a board.
Zoey lifts her hand off the board and says SEE?
SO THE TONGUE TAKES THE SHAPE
OF A SUCTION PAD
JUST BEFORE IT CATCHES
ITS PREY.
THE STICKY MUCUS HELPS
CREATE A SEAL
SO IT CAN CATCH ITS PREY.
Now she dips a plunger in the substance and presses it against the board. She lifts the board along with the plunger.
Zoey says TA-DA!
BUT THERE ARE OTHER ANIMALS
THAT MAKE STICKY STUFF TOO.
HERE'S A QUESTION FROM ELY.
A boy with short red hair says HOW COME A SPIDER DOESN'T
STICK TO ITS WEB?
Zoey says I CHECKED, AND THE ANSWER
IS PRETTY AMAZING.
SPIDERS MAKE A
GLUE-LIKE MATERIAL
THAT'S STRETCHY AND STICKY.
SO WHEN A BUG FLIES
INTO THE SPIDER'S WEB,
IT GETS STUCK
AND CAN'T ESCAPE.
BUT SPIDERS CAN
WALK ON IT QUICKLY
BECAUSE THEIR HAIRY FEET
KEEP THEM FROM STICKING.
SPIDERS ALSO BUILD RESTING
PLACES WITHOUT THE GLUE,
SO THEY DON'T GET STUCK.
SMART.
BUT SOME ANIMALS
DO THE OPPOSITE:
THEY
WANT
TO STICK
TO THINGS.
I FOUND OUT THAT LIZARDS
CALLED GECKOS
CAN STICK TO WALLS AND
EVEN HANG UPSIDE DOWN
BECAUSE THEIR TOES ARE COVERED
WITH MILLIONS OF TINY HAIRS
THAT USE VERY SMALL
ELECTRICAL FORCES
TO STICK TO ALMOST ANYTHING.
AND NOW, HERE'S ANOTHER
STICKY QUESTION.
A blond girl named Lanea appears on the screen behind her and says WHY DO MAGNETS STICK
TO FRIDGES?
Zoey says WELL, LANEA. I CHECKED,
AND HERE'S WHAT I FOUND.
MAGNETISM IS AN INVISIBLE FORCE.
IT'S NOT STICKY
LIKE GLUE OR HONEY,
BUT IT CAN MAKE CERTAIN THINGS
STICK TO EACH OTHER.
LIKE THIS.
She tries a magnet on metal objects.
Zoey says I'M TRYING OUT THIS MAGNET
ON DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS.
AND, AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT ONLY STICKS TO SOME OF THEM.
She tries the magnet on an apple. The apple does not stick to it.
Zoey says THAT'S BECAUSE MAGNETS
ONLY STICK TO THINGS
MADE FROM THE MINERALS
IRON, NICKEL, OR COBALT.
LET ME SHOW YOU WITH
MY SUPER-ZOOM-O-MATIC.
MAGNETS CREATE AN INVISIBLE
MAGNETIC FIELD AROUND THEMSELVES
THAT ATTRACTS THOSE MINERALS.
JUST LIKE THIS BUCKET, A
REFRIGERATOR IS MADE OF METAL.
AND SOME OF THE METAL IS IRON.
AND THIS INVISIBLE
MAGNETIC ENERGY FIELD
IS ATTRACTED TO IRON.
AND THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA FOR...
(FANFARE)
In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.
A caption reads "My great challenge."
Zoey says MY GREAT CHALLENGE!
Zoey says TODAY'S CHALLENGERS ARE
BELIZE FROM TEAM SPIDER.
Belize says HEY!
Belize is around 11, with long straight brown hair and wears printed black and white leggings, a green T-shirt and a bedazzled headband.
A voice says TEAM SPIDER!
Zoey says AND KIODI.
YOU'RE TEAM GECKO.
Kiodi says WOOHOO!
Kiodi is around 12, with short brown hair and wears blue sweatpants and a red T-shirt.
A voice says TEAM GECKO!
Zoey says BOTH OF YOU HAVE THE SAME
NUMBER OF MASCOTS.
Magnets in the shape of each animal appear on a table.
Zoey says SOME CAN BE SMALL AND HEAVY.
OTHERS, BIG AND LIGHT.
YOUR CHALLENGE IS TO STICK
YOUR MASCOTS TO THE WALL PANEL
USING THE MAGNETS
ON YOUR TABLE.
BUT HERE'S THE CATCH:
SOME OF THE SMALL MAGNETS CAN BE
STICKIER THAN THE BIG ONES.
AND SOME PARTS OF THE WALLS
CAN RESPOND TO MAGNETS
MORE THAN OTHERS.
READY?
The kids say YEAH!
Zoey says ALL RIGHT. GO!
TEAM SPIDER PICKS A BIG MAGNET
AND A BIG SPIDER.
AND IT STICKS!
GOT IT.
TEAM GECKO STICKS
A SMALL GECKO.
AW. SPIDER DOESN'T
WANNA STICK.
Kiodi says OH, MAN.
THIS IS HARD.
Zoey says NEITHER DOES THAT GECKO.
TEAM GECKO TRIED A SMALLER
BUT STRONGER MAGNET.
Kiodi says THESE MAGNETS DON'T WORK
FOR THE OTHER ONES.
Zoey says THAT'S RIGHT. NOT EVERY MAGNET
IS STRONG ENOUGH
TO HOLD UP EVERY CREATURE.
THAT ONE STICKS!
GOOD, GECKO.
TEAM GECKO HAS TWO RIGHT NOW.
GECKO TRYING A LARGE MAGNET.
GETS NUMBER THREE.
THERE'S FOUR.
TEAM SPIDER GETS HER SECOND.
Kiodi says YOU'RE GOING DOWN, BELIZE.
Zoey says GO TEAM SPIDER!
SPIDER CHOOSES A BIG MAGNET.
LOOKING FOR
THE STICKY SPOT. YES!
ARE GECKO'S FEET STICKY? YES.
TEAM SPIDER WITH ONE
THAT IS JUST TOO HEAVY
FOR THE MAGNET SHE CHOSE.
SHE'S TRYING A SMALLER
BUT STRONGER MAGNET.
SMALL MAGNET, LARGE SPIDER.
THAT WORKED!
SMALL MAGNET, SMALL
BUT HEAVY GECKO.
AND SPIDER DOESN'T
WANT TO STICK.
BUT GECKO DOES.
Kiodi says LAST ONE.
DONE.
(BELLS RING)
Zoey says TEAM GECKO, YOU WIN.
Kiodi says WOO!
Zoey says SO WHAT WAS THE TRICKIEST PART?
Kiodi says SOME OF THE SMALL MAGNETS
WERE REALLY TRICKY
BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT
THEY WOULD BE NOT AS STICKY.
SO I PUT THEM WITH
THE SMALLER ONES.
BUT THEY WOULD STICK
REALLY HARD,
AND THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY
STICKY ONES FOR THE BIG ONES.
SO THEY WOULD ALL FALL.
Belize says THE HARDEST PART WAS FINDING
WHICH ONE STICK WITH WHICH
AND WHERE DOES IT GO.
Zoey says WELL, CHALLENGERS.
THANKS FOR BEING ON MY SHOW.
NOW HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM NOA.
A girl with straight brown hair pops up and says IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE GLUE
WITH ORDINARY STUFF?
In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.
A caption reads "Do try this at home."
Zoey says MY FRIENDS KRISTOPHER AND ALYSSA
ARE GONNA FIND OUT.
Christopher is around 10, with really short brown hair and wears a red T-shirt.
Alyssa is around 10, with long straight brown hair with side swept bangs and she wears a gray tank top.
Zoey says THEY'RE TRYING A REALLY
SIMPLE EXPERIMENT
WITH JUST TWO INGREDIENTS:
FLOUR AND WATER.
MIX THEM TOGETHER,
AND YOU'VE GOT GLUE,
WHICH YOU CAN USE
FOR PAPER MACHE.
IT'S GREAT FOR MAKING STUFF.
BUT NOW SIENNA AND SPENCER
ARE GONNA MAKE AN
EVEN STRONGER GLUE.
Sienna is around 10, with long straight blond hair in a braid. She wears a sleeveless dress with a printed top and a black skirt.
Spencer is around 9, with short straight blond hair and wears a white T-shirt.
Zoey says FIRST MIX SOME VINEGAR
AND MILK TOGETHER,
FILTER THE LIQUID OUT,
AND YOU'RE LEFT WITH CURDS.
MIX IN SOME BAKING SODA
AND A BIT OF WATER,
AND YOU GET A PRETTY
STRONG GLUE.
Spencer says I THINK IT'S READY.
Sienna glues Styro foam balls together.
Spencer says BYE, ZOEY.
Sienna says BYE.
Zoey says IT WORKS!
NOW HERE'S A STICKY QUESTION
FROM ANTHONY.
A boy with brown hair pops up on Zoey’s laptop screen and IS IT TRUE THAT THEY USE GLUE
TO MAKE BIG AIRPLANES?
Zoey says GLUE TO MAKE AIRPLANES?
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
I WONDER WHAT OTHER KIDS THINK.
A caption reads "Ask a friend."
Different kids appear inside frames on Zoe’s laptop screen.
A girl with a ponytail says GLUE IS NOT
THE STRONGEST THING
THAT YOU COULD USE
TO BUILD AN AIRPLANE.
A boy with wavy brown hair says IT WOULD JUST CRASH.
A girl with braided hair says IT WOULD BREAK?
A blond girl says IT WOULD FALL
ONTO THE GROUND.
IT WOULDN'T HAVE
ENOUGH STRENGTH.
A boy in a burgundy vest says WHAT IF IT STARTS RAINING?
IT'S GONNA GET SO WET,
IT'S JUST GONNA FALL OFF, AND
THE PLANE'S GONNA FALL APART.
A girl with wavy brown hair says IT'LL CRASH, AND FALL,
AND THAT WOULD BE
A BAD EXPERIENCE FOR PLANES.
Zoey plays with a toy plane and says GUESS WHAT?
I FOUND OUT
THAT THEY
DO
USE GLUE
TO MAKE AIRPLANES.
AND NOT JUST FOR TOY PLANES
LIKE THIS ONE.
REAL JET AIRPLANES, LIKE FASTER
THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND,
THOUSANDS OF METERS IN THE AIR.
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
HEAD GETTING WARM...
BRAIN SWIRLING WITH SYNAPSES
AS STRONG AS G-FORCES...
STARTING TO COME UNGLUED! AGH!
In animation, Zoe’s head explodes.
A caption reads "You’re gonna make my head explode."
Zoey says HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THEY USE
GLUE TO MAKE AN AIRPLANE?
TO FIND OUT HOW IT'S POSSIBLE
I CAME HERE,
TO THE NATIONAL RESEARCH
COUNCIL'S FLIGHT RESEARCH LAB.
HI, LUCY.
Lucy says HI, ZOEY.
Lucy is in her thirties, with long straight black hair in a bun with bangs. She wears a cobalt blue dress.
Zoey says SO, WHAT DO YOU DO HERE?
Lucy says I'M AN ENGINEER
WORKING ON AEROSPACE
MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES.
Zoey says LUCY TELLS ME THAT MATERIALS
USED IN AIRPLANES
HAVE TO BE VERY STRONG
AND VERY LIGHT.
WHY WOULD ANYONE USE GLUE
TO MAKE A REAL AIRPLANE?
Lucy says TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PLANE.
WHAT DO YOU SEE HERE?
Zoey says I SEE SCREWS AND...
WHAT ARE THOSE BUMPS CALLED?
Lucy says RIVETS.
WHAT DO THEY DO?
Zoey says IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE HOLDING
THE PARTS OF THE PLANE TOGETHER.
Lucy says YES. THEY ADD A LOT OF WEIGHT,
AND ALSO AT THE SAME TIME,
THE RIVETS THAT ARE POKING OUT
FROM THE SURFACE
ADD A LOT OF RESISTANCE FOR
THE AIRPLANE TO MOVE FORWARD.
Zoey says LUCY TELLS ME THAT,
BECAUSE THE RIVETS STICK OUT,
THEY DRAG THROUGH THE AIR
AND SLOW THE PLANE DOWN.
SO WHAT'S THIS ABOUT GLUE?
WHY IS IT BETTER?
Lucy says LET ME SHOW YOU.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AIRPLANE.
THIS AIRPLANE IS MADE OUT
OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS.
Zoey says SO WHAT ARE COMPOSITE MATERIALS?
LUCY SAYS IT'S FIBERS
HELD TOGETHER WITH GLUE.
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
ARE REALLY STRONG
AND MUCH LIGHTER THAN METALS
USED IN OLDER AIRPLANES.
GLUE IS ALSO USED TO HOLD
COMPOSITE PARTS TOGETHER
IN NEWER PLANES.
Lucy says NOW WHAT DO YOU SEE
ON THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN?
NOTHING.
DO YOU SEE ANY RIVETS?
Zoey says NO. SO THIS AIRPLANE IS MADE
AND HELD TOGETHER WITH GLUE?
Lucy says YES. IT'S A MUCH
LIGHTER STRUCTURE.
AND WITHOUT THE RIVETS,
THERE'S LESS RESISTANCE
FOR THE AIRPLANE TO TAKE OFF
AND TO FLY FASTER.
Zoey says AIRPLANES MADE WITH GLUE
REALLY WON'T FALL APART?
Lucy says LET'S DO SOME EXPERIMENTS
TO PROVE IT.
BUT WE'LL NEED SOME HELP.
A boy comes out of the plane cockpit and says HI.
Zoey says OH, IT'S LUCY'S SON ALLAN.
Allan is around ten and has wavy brown hair.
Now the three of them are in a lab, wearing lab coats.
Lucy says WE'RE AT NATIONAL RESEARCH
COUNCIL CANADA,
WE MAKE STUFF,
AND THEN WE BREAK STUFF.
Allan says IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
Lucy says TODAY I HAVE A SET
OF EXPERIMENTS
TO PROVE GLUE IS STRONG ENOUGH
TO HOLD AN AIRPLANE TOGETHER.
OKAY, LET'S PUT ON
SAFETY GLASSES.
THOSE ARE THE STUFF WE'RE GOING
TO USE FOR OUR EXPERIMENT TODAY.
THEY'RE REAL MATERIALS THAT REAL
AIRPLANES ARE MADE OUT OF.
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GLUE
THOSE PIECES TOGETHER
THE WAY WE GLUE
REAL AIRPLANES TOGETHER.
Zoey says THIS KIND OF SPECIAL GLUE
IS RED,
AND IT COMES IN SHEETS
PACKED IN WHITE PAPER.
WE PULL ONE PIECE OF PAPER OFF,
AND PUT THE GLUE ON THE PART.
Lucy says DON'T WORRY IF IT'S NOT PERFECT.
YOU CAN ALWAYS MOVE IT
A LITTLE BIT.
Zoey says THEN WE TAKE OFF
THE OTHER SHEET OF PAPER
AND PUT THE OTHER PART
ON WHAT WE WANT TO GLUE.
THEN EVERYTHING GOES
ON THIS TRAY.
BUT IT'S NOT STICKING YET.
Allan says NOW WE'RE GONNA COOK IT.
Zoey says WHAT IS THIS, ANYWAYS?
A caption reads "Autoclave."
Lucy says THIS IS CALLED AN AUTOCLAVE.
IT'S THE BIGGEST OVEN
YOU'VE EVER SEEN.
Zoey says THIS OVEN IS GONNA MAKE THE GLUE
REALLY HARD AND STRONG.
AND THIS IS THE MACHINE
LUCY USES TO TEST PARTS.
IT PULLS ON THEM
UNTIL THEY BREAK.
THAT'S HOW WE CAN TELL
HOW STRONG SOMETHING IS.
OH, OUR PART'S READY TO TEST.
LET'S TRY IT OUT.
Lucy says ISN'T THAT COOL?
Zoey says YEAH. WOW.
OKAY, WE'VE GOT THE PART IN THE
HIGH-TECH DESTRUCTION MACHINE,
AND WE'RE TURNING IT ON.
A bar on screen shows how much forced is applied.
Lucy says THIS ONE WILL BE DIFFERENT.
Zoey says NOTHING'S HAPPENING.
Zoey says YES.
AND GET READY FOR ACTION.
HEAR THAT SOUND? THAT MEANS
THAT SOMETHING...
POSSIBLY SOMETHING IS BREAKING.
(BIG POPPING NOISE)
Lucy says WOW. WOAH.
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
Allan says STILL NOTHING'S HAPPENING.
Lucy says MAKE SURE EVERYBODY...
ARE SUPER-SAFE.
The parts break.
Lucy says WOAH. LOOK AT THAT.
Allan says LOOK, MAMA. SOMETHING SHOOTED.
SOMETHING SHOOTED OUTSIDE.
Zoey says THAT'S SO COOL.
Lucy says YEAH.
SO, SEE WHERE IT BROKE?
Zoey says YEAH.
Lucy says IT BROKE SOMEWHERE
NEAR THE WING.
Zoey says SO THE PART BROKE,
BUT THE GLUE DIDN'T?
Lucy says THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THE GLUE IS STRONG ENOUGH
TO HOLD THE AIRPLANE TOGETHER.
Allan says IT SHOWS HOW STRONG GLUE CAN BE.
An animation shows Zoey flying a plane.
Zoey says ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SEE HOW WELL GLUE REALLY
HOLDS THIS PLANE TOGETHER.
WOOHOO!
Zoey says SO FAR WE'VE SEEN STICKY THINGS
THAT WE HUMANS HAVE MADE
ON PURPOSE.
BUT WE MAKE OTHER STICKY STUFF
WHETHER WE WANT TO OR NOT,
AS THIS QUESTION FROM
ALESSANDRO POINTS OUT.
A boy with straight brown hair says WHY IS SNOT STICKY? ICK.
In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.
Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!
A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."
Dressed as a person from Ancient Greece, Zoey stirs a gooey substance with a stick.
Greek Zoey says WHAT? YUCK! SNOT.
WHY IS SNOT STICKY?
WELL, HERE IN ANCIENT GREECE,
WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY SURE WHY YET.
BUT WE DOCTORS DO KNOW
WHAT SNOT DOES.
IT SENDS VAPORS TO YOUR BRAIN
THAT MAKE YOU SLUGGISH AND LAZY.
HUH. MY PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH.
Greek Zoey takes a bite and says MMM...
I FEEL A LITTLE BIT TIRED.
(YAWNS)
Greek Zoey says EW. MAYBE SOMEONE MIXED SNOT
IN THE PEANUT BUTTER.
(CHEWING NOISES)
She takes another bite and says IT'S SO GOOD THOUGH.
Zoey says NOWADAYS, SCIENTISTS KNOW
THAT MUCUS DOES NOT CREATE GASES
THAT MAKE YOU TIRED
AND GO INTO YOUR BRAIN.
IT'S ACTUALLY THERE
TO PROTECT
THE SENSITIVE INSIDES
OF YOUR BODY
FROM STUFF LIKE GERMS
AND DUST.
THAT'S WHY IT'S STICKY.
THINGS STICK TO THE MUCUS
AND DON'T GET IN YOUR BODY.
AND THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA
FOR A SONG.
(RAP MUSIC)
In a snot costume, Zoey sings a song that says SOME PEOPLE THINK
THAT SNOT IS ICKY
THERE'S A REASON
THAT IT'S STICKY
'CUZ GERMS AND POLLEN,
SAND AND DIRT
SHOULD NOT BE UP
WHERE THEY CAUSE HURT
SO IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU
SNOT IS STICKY
TELL THEM IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE STICKY
AND THEY MIGHT LIKE TO THINK
IT'S GROSS, BUT IT'S NOT
IT'S SNOT
IT'S SNOT
IT'S SNOT
BOY, WHAT A DIFFERENCE
AN
S
MAKES
SNOT!
Zoey says THINGS THAT FEEL STICKY
AREN'T THE ONLY THINGS
THAT STICK THOUGH.
REMEMBER THOSE MAGNETS?
AND WHAT ABOUT
THIS STICKY STUFF?
She pulls two pieces of Velcro apart.
A girl named Emerald appears on screen and says WHY DOES THIS STUFF
STICK TOGETHER?
Zoey says TO HELP ME FIND OUT, JULIE BARRY
IS HERE FROM VELCRO COMPANY,
WHICH MAKES THE ORIGINAL
HOOK AND LOOP PRODUCT
THAT KEEPS OUR CLOTHES
AND SHOES ON. WELCOME.
Julie says THANKS. IT'S GREAT
TO BE HERE.
Julie is in her thirties, with long slightly wavy brown hair and she wears a black dress.
Zoey says SO, WHAT ARE THESE PRODUCTS,
AND HOW DID THEY GET INVENTED?
Julie says IN THE 1950S,
THERE WAS A SWISS INVENTOR
NAMED GEORGE DE MAESTRAL
WHO HAPPENED TO TAKE HIS DOG
FOR A WALK IN THE WOODS.
A picture of George De Maestral appears.
Julie says AND AS HE WAS WALKING
HIS DOG,
THESE LITTLE BURRS STARTED
TO STICK TO THE DOG'S FUR.
AND SO HE PULLED THEM OUT
AND NOTICED
THAT THEY HAD
THESE STRANGE HOOKS ON THEM.
AND IT WAS THE HOOKS THAT WAS
GRASPING THE DOG'S FUR.
AND HE HAD AN IDEA
TO CREATE A PRODUCT.
THESE STRAPS ARE MADE UP
OF TWO SIDES.
SO YOU HAVE A VERY SOFT, FUZZY
SIDE. WE CALL THAT THE LOOP.
AND THE SIDE THAT STICKS
TO THE LOOP ARE HOOKS.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THEM
VERY CLOSE UNDER A MICROSCOPE,
YOU'LL SEE THOUSANDS
OF TINY, TINY HOOKS
THAT ARE ABLE TO GRAB
THE SOFT PART OF THE PRODUCT.
Zoey says I THINK THE TIME HAS COME
FOR ME TO TRY IT OUT.
ARE YOU SURE THIS WILL WORK?
Julie says OH, ABSOLUTELY.
Zoey wears a Velcro suit and a helmet.
Zoey says WELL, THEN, DON'T TRY
THIS AT HOME.
HERE WE GO!
She runs, jumps on a trampoline and lands on a Velcro wall.
Zoey says WOW! THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
THANKS FOR BEING ON
"FINDING STUFF OUT."
AND MAKING THIS SUPER
WALL FOR ME.
Julie says THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
I HOPE YOU HAD FUN.
Zoey says I HAD SO MUCH FUN.
AWESOME.
BYE.
Julie says BYE.
Zoey says AND THAT TAKES US BACK
TO THE QUESTION THAT STARTED
THIS STICKY ODYSSEY.
Maia says WHY IS THERE STICKY STUFF?
Zoey says WELL, MIA.
THE BIG ANSWER IS...
IN ORDER TO SURVIVE,
CERTAIN LIVING THINGS
USE STUFF TO STICK
TO OTHER STUFF.
SOME ANIMALS NEED STICKY STUFF
SO THEY CAN CATCH
THEIR PREY.
PLANTS HAVE STICKY POLLEN
SO THAT INSECTS CAN CARRY IT
AND HELP THEM REPRODUCE.
OUR BODY MAKES STICKY STUFF
TO STOP GERMS AND DUST
FROM GETTING INSIDE.
AND WE'VE INVENTED STICKY STUFF
TO DO ALL KINDS OF JOBS.
YEEHAW!
Zoey tries to get free of the Velcro wall and says WOW. THIS IS REALLY STICKY.
JULIE? STILL THERE?
MOM? DAD?
CAN SOMEBODY GET ME
OFF THIS WALL?
She sighs and says WELL, THERE'S NO POINT
OF YOU STICKING AROUND.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR MORE
FINDING STUFF OUT.
MAN, I WISH I HAD A PEANUT
BUTTER SANDWICH.
(music plays)
Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."
The end credits roll as the "Snot" song plays.
An Apartment 11 Productions.
Produced in association with TVO Kids.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Copyright 2016, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.
The song goes SOME PEOPLE THINK
THAT SNOT IS ICKY
THERE'S A REASON
THAT IT'S STICKY
'CUZ GERMS AND POLLEN,
SAND AND DIRT
SHOULD NOT BE UP
WHERE THEY CAUSE HURT
SO IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU
SNOT IS STICKY
TELL THEM IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE STICKY
AND THEY MIGHT LIKE TO THINK
IT'S GROSS, BUT IT'S NOT
IT'S SNOT!
SNOT!
In the attic, Zoey focuses the camera towards her and starts dancing around as animated stickers appear on the screen.
Zoey is around 12, with long wavy brown hair in a half ponytail. She wears a printed red dress, a denim vest, a beaded necklace and a watch.
(music plays)
Music grabs a ukulele and starts playing and sings a song as other Zoeys appear behind her doing different things.
The song goes MY NAME IS ZOEY
AND THIS IS MY SHOW
I'M FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
JUST ASK ME A QUESTION
THAT I DON'T KNOW
THAT'S WHY "FINDING STUFF OUT."
IS THE NAME OF MY SHOW
Several kids pop up in frames of different shapes and colours.
The title Finding Stuff Out, where the letter O is replaced by a magnifying glass, appears several times on the screen.
The song continues SO JUST GIVE ME A SHOUT
AND WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT
WITH THE HELP
OF SOME FRIENDS
On her laptop screen roll different clips that show Zoey and her friends doing different activities as animated characters roll over the screen.
The song continues AND THE FUN NEVER ENDS
ON "FINDING STUFF OUT"
FINDING STUFF OUT
FINDING STUFF OUT
THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT
YEAH
As she plays the ukulele, animated musical notes jumps up and down the screen.
Zoey says CONFESSION: I LOVE PEANUT BUTTER
AND JAM SANDWICHES.
HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED
WHAT I'M WONDERING?
HOW COME, IF YOU PUT
PEANUT BUTTER ON ONE SLICE
AND JAM ON THE OTHER,
AND OPEN IT UP,
PEANUT BUTTER AND JAM ARE STUCK
ON BOTH SLICES OF BREAD?
WHY DO THEY STICK TOGETHER
LIKE THAT?
IN FACT, HAVE YOU EVER WONDERED
WHAT MIA'S WONDERING?
A blond girl pops up on the screen and says WHY IS THERE STICKY STUFF?
Zoey says WELL, MIA. I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW
WHY
THERE'S STICKY STUFF,
BUT BY THE END OF THE SHOW,
I'LL FIND OUT.
AND, WEARING THIS SPECIAL SUIT,
I WILL THROW MYSELF
AT THE WALL,
WHICH IS MADE OF
THIS SPECIAL STICKY STUFF,
AND SEE IF I STICK TO IT.
JUST LIKE MY PHONE.
Danielle appears on a cell phone screen and says WHO INVENTED STICKY STUFF?
Zoey says I CHECKED, AND HUMANS MADE GLUE
70,000 YEARS AGO.
She plays an animated clip on her laptop and says JUST LIKE US, PREHISTORIC
PEOPLE NEEDED GLUE
TO HELP ONE THING
STICK TO ANOTHER.
A cave man sticks a stone in a branch and tries to use it as an axe to chop a tree.
The stone comes off.
(ANIMAL HOWLS,
CAVE MAN GRUNTS)
(CAVE MAN GRUNTS)
The caveman now ties the stone to the branch and hits a tree.
The stone drops off.
A sticky substance falls on his face. The caveman tries to take it off and this gives him an idea.
Zoey says ANCIENT HUMANS DISCOVERED
THAT, BY MIXING TREE SAP
WITH OTHER STUFF,
THEY COULD MAKE
A STRONG GLUE.
He adds glue to the axe and starts chopping the tree.
(GASPING) UH-OH.
(GRUNTING) UGH.
The tree falls down and flattens the caveman.
Zoey says SPEAKING ABOUT MAKING GLUE,
HERE'S A QUESTION FROM NOAM.
A brown haired boy says HOW DO YOU MAKE THINGS STICK?
Zoey says TO ANSWER THAT...
She grabs her ukulele and sings a song that says HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT STUFF
THAT STICKS
HE CAN GLUE... A DUCK...
TO A STICK?
HERE'S CHEMICAL ENGINEER
PHIL SCRIVER.
Phil enters the attic.
He’s in his thirties, with short wavy light brown hair and a beard. He wears brown trousers and a purple polo shirt. He carries a rubber duck glued on a stick.
Phil says HI, ZOEY.
Zoey says WOW. YOU REALLY CAN GLUE
A DUCK TO A STICK.
(DUCK QUACKS.)
Zoey says WILL YOU STICK AROUND
AND HELP ME ANSWER
SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT GLUE?
(DUCK QUACKS.)
A dialogue bubble comes out of the duck’s mouth. It reads "Yes."
Zoey says I WAS TALKING TO PHIL.
(DUCK QUACKS.)
Zoey says SO, TO ANSWER NOAM'S QUESTION,
HOW DO YOU MAKE STUFF STICK?
Phil says THE FIRST THING
YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO
IS PICK THE RIGHT TYPE
OF GLUE.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
THINGS IN THE WORLD THAT STICK,
AND THAT'S BECAUSE,
AT A VERY SMALL LEVEL,
THINGS AREN'T REALLY FLAT.
THEY ACTUALLY HAVE LITTLE
BRANCHES OFF THEM,
AND THOSE THINGS STICK TO EACH
OTHER WHEN THEY COME IN CONTACT.
DO YOU THINK THAT
WATER'S VERY STICKY?
Zoey says I DON'T THINK SO.
Phil says IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
IT'S VERY STICKY.
BUT WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT GETTING
OUT OF A SWIMMING POOL,
YOU HAVE WATER STUCK
ALL OVER YOUR ARMS.
LET'S TRY IT
WITH THESE DISCS.
LET'S PUT A FEW DROPS
OF WATER ON THERE.
He puts a bit of water between two plastic discs.
Phil says SO DO WE THINK THAT'S GOING
TO STICK TO EACH OTHER?
Zoey says NO.
Phil picks the discs up and says I'M JUST HOLDING ON
TO THE VERY TOP ONE.
Zoey says WOAH.
Phil says AND IT'S STUCK.
THAT'S CRAZY.
SO THE WATER LIKES TO STICK
TO THE TWO PLASTIC DISCS.
BUT IT DOESN'T STICK TO ITSELF
VERY WELL, SO IT'LL SLIDE DOWN.
HOW ABOUT SOME JAM?
Zoey says SURE.
Phil says SO, IN JAM YOU HAVE A LOT
OF SUGARS IN THERE.
AND SUGAR HAS A LOT OF
DIFFERENT BRANCHES ON IT,
AND THOSE BRANCHES CAN
CLING ONTO THINGS
AND MAKE IT VERY STICKY.
Zoey says WOAH.
Phil says IT STICKS THAT WAY.
WHAT ABOUT SIDEWAYS?
DO YOU THINK
IT'S GONNA DROP
RIGHT AWAY?
Zoey says NO.
Phil says IT'S STARTING TO DROP
A LITTLE BIT.
BUT IT'S MUCH STRONGER
THAN WATER.
NOW, CAN YOU PULL IT APART?
Zoey says LET ME SEE.
YEAH.
Phil says SO IT DOES A GOOD JOB
OF STICKING TO THE PLASTIC.
BUT, AGAIN, IT'S NOT STICKING
TO ITSELF VERY WELL.
AND THAT'S WHAT REALLY
MAKES A GOOD GLUE.
IT'S THAT NOT ONLY DOES IT STICK
TO WHAT YOU'RE PUTTING TOGETHER,
BUT IT NEEDS TO STICK
TO ITSELF.
Zoey says NOW FOR SOME REAL GLUE...
Phil sprays the discs with spray glue.
Phil says IT TAKES ABOUT 10 MINUTES
FOR IT TO FULLY DRY.
Zoey says OH, THAT'S REALLY
STUCK TOGETHER.
OKAY. THIS IS NOTHING LIKE
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE WATER.
THIS GLUE STICKS TO THE PLASTIC
AND TO ITSELF.
THE WATER STUCK TO THE PLASTIC
BUT NOT TO ITSELF.
Phil says THIS IS A GIANT
POST-IT NOTE.
A giant post it note is stuck on a beam on the ceiling.
Zoey says WOW.
Phil says SO WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS
WE'RE GONNA PUT THE ADHESIVE OF
ONE POST-IT NOTE, WHICH IS HERE,
AND WE'RE GONNA STICK
ANOTHER ONE TO IT
TO SEE HOW STRONG IT IS.
WE'LL GIVE YOU SOME GLOVES
TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GET
ANY PAPER CUTS.
Zoey pulls down the second post it note and says OH, WOW. THAT
IS
HARD.
HEY!
Phil says SEE, THE PAPER BROKE BEFORE
THE GLUE SEPARATED FROM ITSELF.
THAT SHOWS YOU HOW STRONG
IT CAN BE.
Zoey says PHIL SAYS A STICKY-NOTE IS
FULL OF BUBBLES,
SO IT'S EASY TO PEEL OFF
BECAUSE THE BUBBLES
ONLY TOUCH A SMALL AREA.
JOIN TWO STICKY-NOTES TOGETHER,
AND THEY'RE STILL EASY
TO PEEL OFF.
BUT IF YOU PULL ON THEM,
THE BUBBLES GET LOCKED TOGETHER,
MAKING THE BOND SUPER-STRONG.
TRY IT AT HOME.
Zoey tries to separate two regular size post-it notes and says UGH. I RIPPED THE PAPER AGAIN.
Phil says AGAIN, IF WE PEEL IT
IN THE OTHER DIRECTION,
IT COMES OFF.
Zoey says WOW.
THANKS FOR BEING ON MY SHOW
AND HELPING ME FIND STUFF OUT.
Phil says YOU'RE WELCOME.
Zoey says I'M SURE MY VIEWERS WERE GLUED
TO THEIR TELEVISIONS, WATCHING.
(DUCK QUACKS.)
Zoey says IT'S AMAZING THAT THERE ARE
SO MANY TYPES OF STICKY THINGS.
BUT, WHAT'S EVEN MORE AMAZING IS
THAT IT WASN'T ACTUALLY PEOPLE
WHO INVENTED
THE FIRST STICKY THINGS.
BEES MAKE HONEY, AND YOU KNOW
HOW STICKY THAT IS.
FROGS, SALAMANDERS,
AND CHAMELEONS
ALL HAVE LONG TONGUES COVERED
IN A LAYER OF MUCUS.
THAT'S SORT OF LIKE SNOT.
BLECH.
AND I FOUND OUT THAT
THE MUCUS IS STICKY.
BUT NOT STICKY ENOUGH
TO ACTUALLY HOLD A PREY.
She dips her hand in a sticky substance and then presses it against a board.
Zoey lifts her hand off the board and says SEE?
SO THE TONGUE TAKES THE SHAPE
OF A SUCTION PAD
JUST BEFORE IT CATCHES
ITS PREY.
THE STICKY MUCUS HELPS
CREATE A SEAL
SO IT CAN CATCH ITS PREY.
Now she dips a plunger in the substance and presses it against the board. She lifts the board along with the plunger.
Zoey says TA-DA!
BUT THERE ARE OTHER ANIMALS
THAT MAKE STICKY STUFF TOO.
HERE'S A QUESTION FROM ELY.
A boy with short red hair says HOW COME A SPIDER DOESN'T
STICK TO ITS WEB?
Zoey says I CHECKED, AND THE ANSWER
IS PRETTY AMAZING.
SPIDERS MAKE A
GLUE-LIKE MATERIAL
THAT'S STRETCHY AND STICKY.
SO WHEN A BUG FLIES
INTO THE SPIDER'S WEB,
IT GETS STUCK
AND CAN'T ESCAPE.
BUT SPIDERS CAN
WALK ON IT QUICKLY
BECAUSE THEIR HAIRY FEET
KEEP THEM FROM STICKING.
SPIDERS ALSO BUILD RESTING
PLACES WITHOUT THE GLUE,
SO THEY DON'T GET STUCK.
SMART.
BUT SOME ANIMALS
DO THE OPPOSITE:
THEY
WANT
TO STICK
TO THINGS.
I FOUND OUT THAT LIZARDS
CALLED GECKOS
CAN STICK TO WALLS AND
EVEN HANG UPSIDE DOWN
BECAUSE THEIR TOES ARE COVERED
WITH MILLIONS OF TINY HAIRS
THAT USE VERY SMALL
ELECTRICAL FORCES
TO STICK TO ALMOST ANYTHING.
AND NOW, HERE'S ANOTHER
STICKY QUESTION.
A blond girl named Lanea appears on the screen behind her and says WHY DO MAGNETS STICK
TO FRIDGES?
Zoey says WELL, LANEA. I CHECKED,
AND HERE'S WHAT I FOUND.
MAGNETISM IS AN INVISIBLE FORCE.
IT'S NOT STICKY
LIKE GLUE OR HONEY,
BUT IT CAN MAKE CERTAIN THINGS
STICK TO EACH OTHER.
LIKE THIS.
She tries a magnet on metal objects.
Zoey says I'M TRYING OUT THIS MAGNET
ON DIFFERENT KINDS OF THINGS.
AND, AS YOU CAN SEE,
IT ONLY STICKS TO SOME OF THEM.
She tries the magnet on an apple. The apple does not stick to it.
Zoey says THAT'S BECAUSE MAGNETS
ONLY STICK TO THINGS
MADE FROM THE MINERALS
IRON, NICKEL, OR COBALT.
LET ME SHOW YOU WITH
MY SUPER-ZOOM-O-MATIC.
MAGNETS CREATE AN INVISIBLE
MAGNETIC FIELD AROUND THEMSELVES
THAT ATTRACTS THOSE MINERALS.
JUST LIKE THIS BUCKET, A
REFRIGERATOR IS MADE OF METAL.
AND SOME OF THE METAL IS IRON.
AND THIS INVISIBLE
MAGNETIC ENERGY FIELD
IS ATTRACTED TO IRON.
AND THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA FOR...
(FANFARE)
In animation, Zoey flexes his arm, and then picks up the whole Earth and spins it.
A caption reads "My great challenge."
Zoey says MY GREAT CHALLENGE!
Zoey says TODAY'S CHALLENGERS ARE
BELIZE FROM TEAM SPIDER.
Belize says HEY!
Belize is around 11, with long straight brown hair and wears printed black and white leggings, a green T-shirt and a bedazzled headband.
A voice says TEAM SPIDER!
Zoey says AND KIODI.
YOU'RE TEAM GECKO.
Kiodi says WOOHOO!
Kiodi is around 12, with short brown hair and wears blue sweatpants and a red T-shirt.
A voice says TEAM GECKO!
Zoey says BOTH OF YOU HAVE THE SAME
NUMBER OF MASCOTS.
Magnets in the shape of each animal appear on a table.
Zoey says SOME CAN BE SMALL AND HEAVY.
OTHERS, BIG AND LIGHT.
YOUR CHALLENGE IS TO STICK
YOUR MASCOTS TO THE WALL PANEL
USING THE MAGNETS
ON YOUR TABLE.
BUT HERE'S THE CATCH:
SOME OF THE SMALL MAGNETS CAN BE
STICKIER THAN THE BIG ONES.
AND SOME PARTS OF THE WALLS
CAN RESPOND TO MAGNETS
MORE THAN OTHERS.
READY?
The kids say YEAH!
Zoey says ALL RIGHT. GO!
TEAM SPIDER PICKS A BIG MAGNET
AND A BIG SPIDER.
AND IT STICKS!
GOT IT.
TEAM GECKO STICKS
A SMALL GECKO.
AW. SPIDER DOESN'T
WANNA STICK.
Kiodi says OH, MAN.
THIS IS HARD.
Zoey says NEITHER DOES THAT GECKO.
TEAM GECKO TRIED A SMALLER
BUT STRONGER MAGNET.
Kiodi says THESE MAGNETS DON'T WORK
FOR THE OTHER ONES.
Zoey says THAT'S RIGHT. NOT EVERY MAGNET
IS STRONG ENOUGH
TO HOLD UP EVERY CREATURE.
THAT ONE STICKS!
GOOD, GECKO.
TEAM GECKO HAS TWO RIGHT NOW.
GECKO TRYING A LARGE MAGNET.
GETS NUMBER THREE.
THERE'S FOUR.
TEAM SPIDER GETS HER SECOND.
Kiodi says YOU'RE GOING DOWN, BELIZE.
Zoey says GO TEAM SPIDER!
SPIDER CHOOSES A BIG MAGNET.
LOOKING FOR
THE STICKY SPOT. YES!
ARE GECKO'S FEET STICKY? YES.
TEAM SPIDER WITH ONE
THAT IS JUST TOO HEAVY
FOR THE MAGNET SHE CHOSE.
SHE'S TRYING A SMALLER
BUT STRONGER MAGNET.
SMALL MAGNET, LARGE SPIDER.
THAT WORKED!
SMALL MAGNET, SMALL
BUT HEAVY GECKO.
AND SPIDER DOESN'T
WANT TO STICK.
BUT GECKO DOES.
Kiodi says LAST ONE.
DONE.
(BELLS RING)
Zoey says TEAM GECKO, YOU WIN.
Kiodi says WOO!
Zoey says SO WHAT WAS THE TRICKIEST PART?
Kiodi says SOME OF THE SMALL MAGNETS
WERE REALLY TRICKY
BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT
THEY WOULD BE NOT AS STICKY.
SO I PUT THEM WITH
THE SMALLER ONES.
BUT THEY WOULD STICK
REALLY HARD,
AND THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY
STICKY ONES FOR THE BIG ONES.
SO THEY WOULD ALL FALL.
Belize says THE HARDEST PART WAS FINDING
WHICH ONE STICK WITH WHICH
AND WHERE DOES IT GO.
Zoey says WELL, CHALLENGERS.
THANKS FOR BEING ON MY SHOW.
NOW HERE'S A QUESTION
FROM NOA.
A girl with straight brown hair pops up and says IS IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE GLUE
WITH ORDINARY STUFF?
In animation, Zoey waves from the front door of the house, which rises on robot legs and walks away.
A caption reads "Do try this at home."
Zoey says MY FRIENDS KRISTOPHER AND ALYSSA
ARE GONNA FIND OUT.
Christopher is around 10, with really short brown hair and wears a red T-shirt.
Alyssa is around 10, with long straight brown hair with side swept bangs and she wears a gray tank top.
Zoey says THEY'RE TRYING A REALLY
SIMPLE EXPERIMENT
WITH JUST TWO INGREDIENTS:
FLOUR AND WATER.
MIX THEM TOGETHER,
AND YOU'VE GOT GLUE,
WHICH YOU CAN USE
FOR PAPER MACHE.
IT'S GREAT FOR MAKING STUFF.
BUT NOW SIENNA AND SPENCER
ARE GONNA MAKE AN
EVEN STRONGER GLUE.
Sienna is around 10, with long straight blond hair in a braid. She wears a sleeveless dress with a printed top and a black skirt.
Spencer is around 9, with short straight blond hair and wears a white T-shirt.
Zoey says FIRST MIX SOME VINEGAR
AND MILK TOGETHER,
FILTER THE LIQUID OUT,
AND YOU'RE LEFT WITH CURDS.
MIX IN SOME BAKING SODA
AND A BIT OF WATER,
AND YOU GET A PRETTY
STRONG GLUE.
Spencer says I THINK IT'S READY.
Sienna glues Styro foam balls together.
Spencer says BYE, ZOEY.
Sienna says BYE.
Zoey says IT WORKS!
NOW HERE'S A STICKY QUESTION
FROM ANTHONY.
A boy with brown hair pops up on Zoey’s laptop screen and IS IT TRUE THAT THEY USE GLUE
TO MAKE BIG AIRPLANES?
Zoey says GLUE TO MAKE AIRPLANES?
I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.
I WONDER WHAT OTHER KIDS THINK.
A caption reads "Ask a friend."
Different kids appear inside frames on Zoe’s laptop screen.
A girl with a ponytail says GLUE IS NOT
THE STRONGEST THING
THAT YOU COULD USE
TO BUILD AN AIRPLANE.
A boy with wavy brown hair says IT WOULD JUST CRASH.
A girl with braided hair says IT WOULD BREAK?
A blond girl says IT WOULD FALL
ONTO THE GROUND.
IT WOULDN'T HAVE
ENOUGH STRENGTH.
A boy in a burgundy vest says WHAT IF IT STARTS RAINING?
IT'S GONNA GET SO WET,
IT'S JUST GONNA FALL OFF, AND
THE PLANE'S GONNA FALL APART.
A girl with wavy brown hair says IT'LL CRASH, AND FALL,
AND THAT WOULD BE
A BAD EXPERIENCE FOR PLANES.
Zoey plays with a toy plane and says GUESS WHAT?
I FOUND OUT
THAT THEY
DO
USE GLUE
TO MAKE AIRPLANES.
AND NOT JUST FOR TOY PLANES
LIKE THIS ONE.
REAL JET AIRPLANES, LIKE FASTER
THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND,
THOUSANDS OF METERS IN THE AIR.
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
HEAD GETTING WARM...
BRAIN SWIRLING WITH SYNAPSES
AS STRONG AS G-FORCES...
STARTING TO COME UNGLUED! AGH!
In animation, Zoe’s head explodes.
A caption reads "You’re gonna make my head explode."
Zoey says HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THEY USE
GLUE TO MAKE AN AIRPLANE?
TO FIND OUT HOW IT'S POSSIBLE
I CAME HERE,
TO THE NATIONAL RESEARCH
COUNCIL'S FLIGHT RESEARCH LAB.
HI, LUCY.
Lucy says HI, ZOEY.
Lucy is in her thirties, with long straight black hair in a bun with bangs. She wears a cobalt blue dress.
Zoey says SO, WHAT DO YOU DO HERE?
Lucy says I'M AN ENGINEER
WORKING ON AEROSPACE
MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES.
Zoey says LUCY TELLS ME THAT MATERIALS
USED IN AIRPLANES
HAVE TO BE VERY STRONG
AND VERY LIGHT.
WHY WOULD ANYONE USE GLUE
TO MAKE A REAL AIRPLANE?
Lucy says TAKE A LOOK AT THIS PLANE.
WHAT DO YOU SEE HERE?
Zoey says I SEE SCREWS AND...
WHAT ARE THOSE BUMPS CALLED?
Lucy says RIVETS.
WHAT DO THEY DO?
Zoey says IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE HOLDING
THE PARTS OF THE PLANE TOGETHER.
Lucy says YES. THEY ADD A LOT OF WEIGHT,
AND ALSO AT THE SAME TIME,
THE RIVETS THAT ARE POKING OUT
FROM THE SURFACE
ADD A LOT OF RESISTANCE FOR
THE AIRPLANE TO MOVE FORWARD.
Zoey says LUCY TELLS ME THAT,
BECAUSE THE RIVETS STICK OUT,
THEY DRAG THROUGH THE AIR
AND SLOW THE PLANE DOWN.
SO WHAT'S THIS ABOUT GLUE?
WHY IS IT BETTER?
Lucy says LET ME SHOW YOU.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS AIRPLANE.
THIS AIRPLANE IS MADE OUT
OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS.
Zoey says SO WHAT ARE COMPOSITE MATERIALS?
LUCY SAYS IT'S FIBERS
HELD TOGETHER WITH GLUE.
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
ARE REALLY STRONG
AND MUCH LIGHTER THAN METALS
USED IN OLDER AIRPLANES.
GLUE IS ALSO USED TO HOLD
COMPOSITE PARTS TOGETHER
IN NEWER PLANES.
Lucy says NOW WHAT DO YOU SEE
ON THE SURFACE OF THE SKIN?
NOTHING.
DO YOU SEE ANY RIVETS?
Zoey says NO. SO THIS AIRPLANE IS MADE
AND HELD TOGETHER WITH GLUE?
Lucy says YES. IT'S A MUCH
LIGHTER STRUCTURE.
AND WITHOUT THE RIVETS,
THERE'S LESS RESISTANCE
FOR THE AIRPLANE TO TAKE OFF
AND TO FLY FASTER.
Zoey says AIRPLANES MADE WITH GLUE
REALLY WON'T FALL APART?
Lucy says LET'S DO SOME EXPERIMENTS
TO PROVE IT.
BUT WE'LL NEED SOME HELP.
A boy comes out of the plane cockpit and says HI.
Zoey says OH, IT'S LUCY'S SON ALLAN.
Allan is around ten and has wavy brown hair.
Now the three of them are in a lab, wearing lab coats.
Lucy says WE'RE AT NATIONAL RESEARCH
COUNCIL CANADA,
WE MAKE STUFF,
AND THEN WE BREAK STUFF.
Allan says IT'S PRETTY AMAZING.
Lucy says TODAY I HAVE A SET
OF EXPERIMENTS
TO PROVE GLUE IS STRONG ENOUGH
TO HOLD AN AIRPLANE TOGETHER.
OKAY, LET'S PUT ON
SAFETY GLASSES.
THOSE ARE THE STUFF WE'RE GOING
TO USE FOR OUR EXPERIMENT TODAY.
THEY'RE REAL MATERIALS THAT REAL
AIRPLANES ARE MADE OUT OF.
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO GLUE
THOSE PIECES TOGETHER
THE WAY WE GLUE
REAL AIRPLANES TOGETHER.
Zoey says THIS KIND OF SPECIAL GLUE
IS RED,
AND IT COMES IN SHEETS
PACKED IN WHITE PAPER.
WE PULL ONE PIECE OF PAPER OFF,
AND PUT THE GLUE ON THE PART.
Lucy says DON'T WORRY IF IT'S NOT PERFECT.
YOU CAN ALWAYS MOVE IT
A LITTLE BIT.
Zoey says THEN WE TAKE OFF
THE OTHER SHEET OF PAPER
AND PUT THE OTHER PART
ON WHAT WE WANT TO GLUE.
THEN EVERYTHING GOES
ON THIS TRAY.
BUT IT'S NOT STICKING YET.
Allan says NOW WE'RE GONNA COOK IT.
Zoey says WHAT IS THIS, ANYWAYS?
A caption reads "Autoclave."
Lucy says THIS IS CALLED AN AUTOCLAVE.
IT'S THE BIGGEST OVEN
YOU'VE EVER SEEN.
Zoey says THIS OVEN IS GONNA MAKE THE GLUE
REALLY HARD AND STRONG.
AND THIS IS THE MACHINE
LUCY USES TO TEST PARTS.
IT PULLS ON THEM
UNTIL THEY BREAK.
THAT'S HOW WE CAN TELL
HOW STRONG SOMETHING IS.
OH, OUR PART'S READY TO TEST.
LET'S TRY IT OUT.
Lucy says ISN'T THAT COOL?
Zoey says YEAH. WOW.
OKAY, WE'VE GOT THE PART IN THE
HIGH-TECH DESTRUCTION MACHINE,
AND WE'RE TURNING IT ON.
A bar on screen shows how much forced is applied.
Lucy says THIS ONE WILL BE DIFFERENT.
Zoey says NOTHING'S HAPPENING.
Zoey says YES.
AND GET READY FOR ACTION.
HEAR THAT SOUND? THAT MEANS
THAT SOMETHING...
POSSIBLY SOMETHING IS BREAKING.
(BIG POPPING NOISE)
Lucy says WOW. WOAH.
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
Allan says STILL NOTHING'S HAPPENING.
Lucy says MAKE SURE EVERYBODY...
ARE SUPER-SAFE.
The parts break.
Lucy says WOAH. LOOK AT THAT.
Allan says LOOK, MAMA. SOMETHING SHOOTED.
SOMETHING SHOOTED OUTSIDE.
Zoey says THAT'S SO COOL.
Lucy says YEAH.
SO, SEE WHERE IT BROKE?
Zoey says YEAH.
Lucy says IT BROKE SOMEWHERE
NEAR THE WING.
Zoey says SO THE PART BROKE,
BUT THE GLUE DIDN'T?
Lucy says THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THE GLUE IS STRONG ENOUGH
TO HOLD THE AIRPLANE TOGETHER.
Allan says IT SHOWS HOW STRONG GLUE CAN BE.
An animation shows Zoey flying a plane.
Zoey says ALL RIGHT.
LET'S SEE HOW WELL GLUE REALLY
HOLDS THIS PLANE TOGETHER.
WOOHOO!
Zoey says SO FAR WE'VE SEEN STICKY THINGS
THAT WE HUMANS HAVE MADE
ON PURPOSE.
BUT WE MAKE OTHER STICKY STUFF
WHETHER WE WANT TO OR NOT,
AS THIS QUESTION FROM
ALESSANDRO POINTS OUT.
A boy with straight brown hair says WHY IS SNOT STICKY? ICK.
In animation, two pirates sail to the end of the Earth and fall down.
Pirates say ARGH! ARGH! ARGH!
(GASP) WOAH!
A caption reads "The flat Earth corner."
Dressed as a person from Ancient Greece, Zoey stirs a gooey substance with a stick.
Greek Zoey says WHAT? YUCK! SNOT.
WHY IS SNOT STICKY?
WELL, HERE IN ANCIENT GREECE,
WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY SURE WHY YET.
BUT WE DOCTORS DO KNOW
WHAT SNOT DOES.
IT SENDS VAPORS TO YOUR BRAIN
THAT MAKE YOU SLUGGISH AND LAZY.
HUH. MY PEANUT BUTTER SANDWICH.
Greek Zoey takes a bite and says MMM...
I FEEL A LITTLE BIT TIRED.
(YAWNS)
Greek Zoey says EW. MAYBE SOMEONE MIXED SNOT
IN THE PEANUT BUTTER.
(CHEWING NOISES)
She takes another bite and says IT'S SO GOOD THOUGH.
Zoey says NOWADAYS, SCIENTISTS KNOW
THAT MUCUS DOES NOT CREATE GASES
THAT MAKE YOU TIRED
AND GO INTO YOUR BRAIN.
IT'S ACTUALLY THERE
TO PROTECT
THE SENSITIVE INSIDES
OF YOUR BODY
FROM STUFF LIKE GERMS
AND DUST.
THAT'S WHY IT'S STICKY.
THINGS STICK TO THE MUCUS
AND DON'T GET IN YOUR BODY.
AND THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA
FOR A SONG.
(RAP MUSIC)
In a snot costume, Zoey sings a song that says SOME PEOPLE THINK
THAT SNOT IS ICKY
THERE'S A REASON
THAT IT'S STICKY
'CUZ GERMS AND POLLEN,
SAND AND DIRT
SHOULD NOT BE UP
WHERE THEY CAUSE HURT
SO IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU
SNOT IS STICKY
TELL THEM IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE STICKY
AND THEY MIGHT LIKE TO THINK
IT'S GROSS, BUT IT'S NOT
IT'S SNOT
IT'S SNOT
IT'S SNOT
BOY, WHAT A DIFFERENCE
AN
S
MAKES
SNOT!
Zoey says THINGS THAT FEEL STICKY
AREN'T THE ONLY THINGS
THAT STICK THOUGH.
REMEMBER THOSE MAGNETS?
AND WHAT ABOUT
THIS STICKY STUFF?
She pulls two pieces of Velcro apart.
A girl named Emerald appears on screen and says WHY DOES THIS STUFF
STICK TOGETHER?
Zoey says TO HELP ME FIND OUT, JULIE BARRY
IS HERE FROM VELCRO COMPANY,
WHICH MAKES THE ORIGINAL
HOOK AND LOOP PRODUCT
THAT KEEPS OUR CLOTHES
AND SHOES ON. WELCOME.
Julie says THANKS. IT'S GREAT
TO BE HERE.
Julie is in her thirties, with long slightly wavy brown hair and she wears a black dress.
Zoey says SO, WHAT ARE THESE PRODUCTS,
AND HOW DID THEY GET INVENTED?
Julie says IN THE 1950S,
THERE WAS A SWISS INVENTOR
NAMED GEORGE DE MAESTRAL
WHO HAPPENED TO TAKE HIS DOG
FOR A WALK IN THE WOODS.
A picture of George De Maestral appears.
Julie says AND AS HE WAS WALKING
HIS DOG,
THESE LITTLE BURRS STARTED
TO STICK TO THE DOG'S FUR.
AND SO HE PULLED THEM OUT
AND NOTICED
THAT THEY HAD
THESE STRANGE HOOKS ON THEM.
AND IT WAS THE HOOKS THAT WAS
GRASPING THE DOG'S FUR.
AND HE HAD AN IDEA
TO CREATE A PRODUCT.
THESE STRAPS ARE MADE UP
OF TWO SIDES.
SO YOU HAVE A VERY SOFT, FUZZY
SIDE. WE CALL THAT THE LOOP.
AND THE SIDE THAT STICKS
TO THE LOOP ARE HOOKS.
AND IF YOU LOOK AT THEM
VERY CLOSE UNDER A MICROSCOPE,
YOU'LL SEE THOUSANDS
OF TINY, TINY HOOKS
THAT ARE ABLE TO GRAB
THE SOFT PART OF THE PRODUCT.
Zoey says I THINK THE TIME HAS COME
FOR ME TO TRY IT OUT.
ARE YOU SURE THIS WILL WORK?
Julie says OH, ABSOLUTELY.
Zoey wears a Velcro suit and a helmet.
Zoey says WELL, THEN, DON'T TRY
THIS AT HOME.
HERE WE GO!
She runs, jumps on a trampoline and lands on a Velcro wall.
Zoey says WOW! THIS IS INCREDIBLE.
THANKS FOR BEING ON
"FINDING STUFF OUT."
AND MAKING THIS SUPER
WALL FOR ME.
Julie says THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
I HOPE YOU HAD FUN.
Zoey says I HAD SO MUCH FUN.
AWESOME.
BYE.
Julie says BYE.
Zoey says AND THAT TAKES US BACK
TO THE QUESTION THAT STARTED
THIS STICKY ODYSSEY.
Maia says WHY IS THERE STICKY STUFF?
Zoey says WELL, MIA.
THE BIG ANSWER IS...
IN ORDER TO SURVIVE,
CERTAIN LIVING THINGS
USE STUFF TO STICK
TO OTHER STUFF.
SOME ANIMALS NEED STICKY STUFF
SO THEY CAN CATCH
THEIR PREY.
PLANTS HAVE STICKY POLLEN
SO THAT INSECTS CAN CARRY IT
AND HELP THEM REPRODUCE.
OUR BODY MAKES STICKY STUFF
TO STOP GERMS AND DUST
FROM GETTING INSIDE.
AND WE'VE INVENTED STICKY STUFF
TO DO ALL KINDS OF JOBS.
YEEHAW!
Zoey tries to get free of the Velcro wall and says WOW. THIS IS REALLY STICKY.
JULIE? STILL THERE?
MOM? DAD?
CAN SOMEBODY GET ME
OFF THIS WALL?
She sighs and says WELL, THERE'S NO POINT
OF YOU STICKING AROUND.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME FOR MORE
FINDING STUFF OUT.
MAN, I WISH I HAD A PEANUT
BUTTER SANDWICH.
(music plays)
Captions appear that read "Thanks to everyone who helped me out, Zoey Siewert."
The end credits roll as the "Snot" song plays.
An Apartment 11 Productions.
Produced in association with TVO Kids.
Logo: TVO Kids.
Copyright 2016, 9117-3112 Québec Inc.
The song goes SOME PEOPLE THINK
THAT SNOT IS ICKY
THERE'S A REASON
THAT IT'S STICKY
'CUZ GERMS AND POLLEN,
SAND AND DIRT
SHOULD NOT BE UP
WHERE THEY CAUSE HURT
SO IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU
SNOT IS STICKY
TELL THEM IT'S SUPPOSED
TO BE STICKY
AND THEY MIGHT LIKE TO THINK
IT'S GROSS, BUT IT'S NOT
IT'S SNOT!
SNOT!
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