(LIVELY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)

In animation, two aliens fly across space in a spaceship.

Blynk is a rectangular green alien with spiky hair and long fangs.

Aazoo is a round orange alien with 3 eyes.

With the help of M.A.V.I.S., the spaceship computer, and real Earth scientists, they listen to real Earth children's questions and try to find answers.

A song plays that says BLYNK AND AAZOO
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU

The name of the show reads "Blynk and Aazoo. Imagine, investigate, invent!"

(LIVELY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)

In the spaceship, Aazoo puts cream on cheese.

M.A.V.I.S. says AAZOO, ANOTHER FOOD INVENTION?
CREAM ON CHEESE?

(GASPS)

He eats it and turns green.

M.A.V.I.S. says WARNING, UNTESTED
COMBINATION DETECTED.
(SIGH)

Blynk says AAZOO.

Aazoo wipes her tongue.

(GRUMBLE)

Blynk gives him a bucket of cream cheese.

M.A.V.I.S. says RATHER THAN CREAM ON CHEESE,
AAZOO,
TRY CREAM CHEESE.

(SIREN)

M.A.V.I.S. says INQUIRY BOOTH TRANSMITTING.
INCOMING INQUIRY.

A real life boy called Herschel pops up on a screen and says HEY BLYNK AND AAZOO.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU!

Herschel is around 10, with short straight brown hair and wears glasses and an orange shirt.

Aazoo sticks his hand in the bucket.

M.A.V.I.S. says WARNING, INVALID
EATING DEVICE DETECTED.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.

Aazoo eats the cream cheese with his hands.

M.A.V.I.S. says OPERATION CREAM
CHEESE, SUCCESSFUL.
(LAUGHTER)

Herschel says MY BEST FRIEND ANNIE MOVED
TO A NEW CITY AND I MISS HER.
WOULDN'T IT BE AMAZING IF
I HAD WINGS LIKE A BIRD
AND COULD FLY TO SEE HER?

M.A.V.I.S. says INVENTION POTENTIAL HIGH.
AN ANSWER IS BEING FORMULATED.
MAYBE NOT.

Blynk says JANA M.A.V.I.S NATASA!

M.A.V.I.S. says CALLING INTERSTELLAR
SCIENCE COUNCIL.

A real life scientist called Aaron pops up on another screen and says OH, HELLO EVERYONE!
I'M AARON.
HOW CAN I HELP YOU TODAY?

Aaron is in his thirties, with shirt brown hair and wears glasses and a brown plaid shirt.

Herschel says HI!
I'M HERSCHEL.
I WAS WONDERING IF I COULD
EVER FLY LIKE A BIRD.

Aaron says HAVEN'T WE ALL WISHED TO FLY?
IN FACT, HUMAN FLIGHT
HAS BEEN EXPLORED
FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
THE HISTORY OF FLIGHT HAS
HAD MANY UPS AND DOWNS.
GET IT?
UPS AND DOWNS.

Aaron says OH, M.A.V.I.S, NICE ONE.
SO, HERSCHEL, WHERE
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BEGIN?

Herschel says I GUESS I REALLY LIKE
TO KNOW THE UP PART.
LIKE HOW DO THINGS ACTUALLY FLY?

Aaron says WELL, IF YOU WANNA
KNOW HOW THINGS FLY,
YOU FIRST NEED TO KNOW

M.A.V.I.S. says THE FOUR FORCES OF FLIGHT.
BLYNK, BRING UP THE
FLIGHT FILES, PLEASE.
SUBCATEGORY, MAY THE
FORCES BE WITH YOU.
A FORCE MAY BE THOUGHT OF
AS A PUSH
OR A PULL IN A
SPECIFIC DIRECTION.
IN FLIGHT, THERE ARE FOUR.
WEIGHT IS A PULL FORCE.
YOU ARE PULLED DOWN BY GRAVITY.
IN ORDER TO OVERCOME
GRAVITY, YOU NEED LIFT,
A PUSH FORCE, WHICH
PUSHES YOU UP.
TO MOVE FORWARD, YOU
NEED TO OVERCOME DRAG,
A PULL FORCE CAUSED BY
TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH AIR.
AND TO DO THAT, YOU NEED THE
PUSH FORCE CALLED THRUST.

Aaron says WHEN THE FOUR FORCES
ARE BALANCED, WE'RE FLYING.

Aazoo jumps off a stool with a pair of wings and crashes on the floor.

(CRASH)

M.A.V.I.S. says AAZOO APPEARS TO
BE MALFUNCTIONING, CAPTAIN.

Aaron says WHAT AAZOO NEEDS IN ORDER TO FLY
IS TO GENERATE A
LITTLE LIFT AND THRUST.
BLYNK, PLEASE PULL UP THE
FILE ENTITLED LIFT AND THRUST.
LIFT IS CREATED WHEN
THE SHAPE OR ANGLE
OF AN AIRPLANE WING
PUSHES AIR DOWN.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
THIS FORCES THE AIR BELOW
TO PUSH OR LIFT THE WING UP.

Aaron says AND IT'S SAME FOR BIRDS!
FOR BOTH BIRDS AND PLANES,
THE WINGS AND THEIR SHAPE
CHANGE THE DIRECTION OF AIR
BY PUSHING IT DOWN,
FORCING THE AIR UNDERNEATH
TO PUSH UP, CREATING LIFT.

M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
BUT WHEN BIRDS FLAP THEIR WINGS,
THEY NOT ONLY PUSH AIR DOWN,
CREATING LIFT, BUT ALSO THRUST.
IN A PLANE, OR SPACESHIP,
IT'S THE ENGINE
THAT CREATES THRUST
TO MOVE IT FORWARD.

Aazoo draws himself with thrusters strapped to his legs and arms.

M.A.V.I.S. says CONFIRMED.
AAZOO IS DEFINITELY
MALFUNCTIONING.

Herschel says WAIT A SEC.
IF I HAD WINGS ON MY ARMS,
COULDN'T I JUST FLAP MY
ARMS FAST ENOUGH TO FLY?

Aaron says UNFORTUNATELY, THE
ARMS AND CHEST OF A HUMAN
DON'T HAVE NEARLY ENOUGH
STRENGTH TO FLAP THE HUGE WINGS
THAT WOULD BE NEEDED
TO CREATE ENOUGH LIFT
TO OVERCOME A HUMAN'S WEIGHT.

Herschel says OKAY, WELL, WHAT ABOUT
FLYING SQUIRRELS?
THEY DON'T HAVE WINGS.

Aaron says BLYNK, FLYING FILES PLEASE.
SUBCATEGORY,
SQUIRRELS AND LEMURS.

A clip shows a flying squirrel flying from tree to tree.

M.A.V.I.S. says FLYING SQUIRRELS AND
FLYING LEMURS
USE FLAPS OF SKIN CALLED
MEMBRANE TO PUSH AIR DOWN,
AND CREATE LIFT, SO THEY
CAN GLIDE FROM TREE TO TREE.

Herschel says CAN HUMANS FLY THAT WAY?

Aaron says THEY CAN WITH
WINGSUITS LIKE THESE.
THE REASON THEY DON'T
FALL STRAIGHT TO THE EARTH
IS BECAUSE OF LIFT.
THEY CAN ANGLE THEIR
WINGS TO PUSH AIR DOWN,
FORCING THE AIR UNDERNEATH TO
PUSH UP, AND GIVE THEM LIFT.

M.A.V.I.S. says TECHNICALLY, THEY
ARE GLIDING, NOT FLYING.

Herschel says WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN GLIDING AND FLYING?

Aaron says WITH GLIDING,
EVENTUALLY DRAG AND WEIGHT
WILL TAKE THESE
PEOPLE DOWN TO EARTH.
TO REALLY FLY, WE NEED
THRUST TO MOVE US FORWARD,
AND KEEP THE AIR FLOW MOVING.

Herschel says WOW, I WISH
I HAD A WINGSUIT.

Aazoo tries jumping with a wingsuit on and falls. Blynk catches him with a robotic arm.

M.A.V.I.S. says ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE OF
HOW NOT TO FLY, AAZOO.
NICE CATCH, CAPTAIN.

Herschel says I GUESS IF I WANNA FLY, I
WOULD HAVE TO INVENT SOMETHING
THAT HAS THE FOUR
FORCES OF FLIGHT.

Aaron says EXACTLY!

Herschel says IS THERE ANYTHING OUT THERE
RIGHT NOW THAT CAN DO THAT?

Aaron says BLYNK, PLEASE PULL UP
THE CURRENT AND FUTURE
PERSONAL FLYING INVENTIONS.
THIS IS A PERSONAL JETPACK
THAT USES LIFT AND THRUST
TO SEND YOU FLYING UP TO
300 KILOMETERS PER HOUR.

Herschel says WOW!
SO WAY FASTER THAN MY BIKE!

M.A.V.I.S. says EVEN FASTER THEN
AAZOO EATING CREAM CHEESE.

Aaron says NOW, THESE ARE HOVERBOARDS
THAT FIND DIFFERENT WAYS TO
OVERCOME THE FORCE OF GRAVITY.
A LOT MORE FUN THAN
SITTING ON AN AIRPLANE,
DON'T YA THINK?

Herschel says FOR SURE!
HEY, WOULDN'T IT BE AMAZING
IF I COULD ADD WINGS
TO MY SKATEBOARD SO I CAN FLY?

Blynk says AH HA!

M.A.V.I.S. says INSPIRATION DETECTED.
INVENTION STATION IS READY,
CAPTAIN.
(LIVELY ELECTRONIC MUSIC)

Blynk goes in the invention room and creates a flying backpack.

He says SEE, SEE!

Herschel says WOW!
THAT'S A FLYING BACKPACK!

Blynk tosses the control to Aazoo and says AAZOO!

Aazoo moves the stick around and Blynk says WHOA!
AAZOO!

M.A.V.I.S. says ALERT.
INVENTION FAILURE
IN THREE, TWO, ONE.

Blynk crashes.

Aaron says KEEP TRYING, BLYNK.
SOME OF THE WORLD'S BEST
INVENTIONS
HAVE COME FROM MISTAKES.

Herschel says WELL, THANKS EVERYONE
FOR ALL YOUR HELP TODAY.
SOMEDAY, I'M GONNA
INVENT A FLYING MACHINE
USING EVERYTHING
I'VE LEARNED TODAY.

Aaron says I LOOK FORWARD TO
FLYING ON THAT MYSELF.

Aazoo laughs at Blynk crashing. Blynk gets mad and pushes the bottom that lets Aazoo free from the robotic arm. Aazoo falls to the floor.

(SCREAMS)

Blynk laughs.

Aaron says BYE EVERYONE!

M.A.V.I.S. says THE SEARCH FOR INVENTIONS
CONTINUES.
ALL SYSTEMS ENGAGED.
(CHEERING)
(CHEERFUL MUSIC)

The song says BLYNK AND AAZOO
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.

Producer, Jeannette Lookman.

Copyright 2019, Blynk Aazoo Films Inc.