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Transcript: How can I climb like a spider?
(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!"
As Blynk works on his station, Aazoo comes along carrying a basketaball hoop.
(EXCITED ALIEN BABBLE)
Blynk says OH!
He hangs the hoop and pulls out a basketball. He starts spinning the ball on one finger.
Blynk says OH!
(EXCITED ALIEN BABBLE)
Aazoo starts bouncing the ball.
(BASKETBALL BOUNCING)
(APPROVING SOUNDS)
Aazoo takes a shot but the ball gets stuck between the hoop and the backboard.
Blynk says OH!
(GASPS)
Aazoo starts screaming and trying to reach out for the ball.
(PANICKED SQUEAKING)
(ALARM)
M.A.V.I.S. says INQUIRY BOOTH TRANSMITTING.
INCOMING INQUIRY.
A real life girl pops up on a screen and says HI BLYNK AND AAZOO, I HAVE
A QUESTION FOR YOU.
(SPEAKING ALIEN BABBLE)
The aliens wave at her.
The girl is around 10, with long brown hair in a ponytail and wears a coral sweater.
The girl says I WAS JUST CLIMBING A TREE,
IT WAS SUPER FUN.
BUT REALLY HARD.
The aliens say UH-HUH.
IT GOT ME THINKING.
HOW CAN I LEARN TO CLIMB
LIKE A SPIDER?
M.A.V.I.S. says ALERT.
INVENTION POTENTIAL HIGH.
(SPEAKING ALIEN BABBLE)
Blynk presses the question button.
M.A.V.I.S. says YES CAPTAIN, CALLING
INTERSTELLAR SCIENCE COUNCIL.
A real life scientist pops up on another screen and says HI EVERYONE,
WHO CAN I HELP TODAY?
The girl says HI, I'M EMILY, I WAS WONDERING,
HOW CAN I CLIMB LIKE
A SPIDER?
The scientist says HI EMILY, I'M ANTHONY,
THAT IS A FASCINATING QUESTION.
Anthony is in his thirties, with short curly brown hair and a stubble. He wears a gray sweater, an army green jacket and a red and white cap.
Emily says IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE THEY
HAVE A SUPERPOWER.
Anthony says IT SURE DOES, BUT THEIR SECRET
CAN ACTUALLY BE EXPLAINED
USING SCIENCE.
BLYNK, PLEASE PULL UP
THE SPIDER FILES.
SUBCATEGORY: EXPERT CLIMBERS.
M.A.V.I.S. says HERE ARE SOME
COMMON ARANEAE, OR SPIDERS.
THEY ALL HAVE EIGHT LEGS,
TWO BODY SEGMENTS,
AND EITHER SIX OR EIGHT EYES.
Anthony says SPIDERS ARE EXPERTS
AT CLIMBING
ON TRICKY SURFACES, TREES,
LEAVES, WALLS.
Emily says AND CEILINGS.
HOW CAN THEY DO THAT?
Anthony says ACTUALLY, THE SECRET IS
ON THEIR FEET.
THESE ARE SOME CLOSE-UP
PHOTOGRAPHS OF SPIDER PAWS.
Emily says THEY'RE SO HAIRY.
M.A.V.I.S. says THESE LONG HAIRS,
OR SETAE,
HAVE EVEN SMALLER HAIRS ON
THEM CALLED SETULES.
Anthony says THE SETULES ARE
SO TINY,
YOU CAN ONLY SEE THEM WITH
A SPECIAL MICROSCOPE.
M.A.V.I.S. says FACT: THE JUMPING SPIDER,
EVARCHA ACUTA,
HAS A TOTAL OF 600,000 SETULES,
OR HAIRS,
ON ITS EIGHT FEET.
Emily says 600,000?
WAIT, HOW MANY HAIRS DO I HAVE?
M.A.V.I.S. says HUMANS HAVE AN AVERAGE
OF 100,000 HAIRS ON THEIR HEAD.
Emily says AND SPIDERS HAVE
ALL THOSE HAIRS ON THEIR
TINY FEET?
AMAZING.
Anthony says IT SURE IS, AND WHAT'S EVEN
MORE AMAZING
IS THAT THESE SETULES HAVE
TINY SPATULA SHAPES
THAT CAN STICK TO SURFACES
USING SOMETHING
CALLED VAN DER WAAL'S FORCE.
THIS FORCE ALLOWS THEM TO CARRY
OVER 170 TIMES THEIR BODY
WEIGHT UP WALLS
AND STICK TO SURFACES UPSIDE
DOWN.
Emily says NOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A SUPER POWER.
(EXCITED SQUEAKING)
Aazoo comes along wearing hairy mitts on his hands and feet.
Blynk says HUH?
OH?
Emily says IT LOOKS AAZOO'S HAIRY
MITTS ARE SLIPPERY,
NOT STICKY.
(CRASHES)
Aazoo falls down.
(LAUGHS)
(MAKES HAPPY SOUND)
Anthony says SPIDERS AREN'T THE ONLY
CREATURES
THAT USE VAN DER WAAL'S FORCE.
AMPHIBIANS LIKE TREE FROGS
AND LIZARDS
CAN CLIMB WALLS TOO, BUT
SCIENTISTS ARE REALLY FASCINATED
BY ONE SPECIAL KIND OF
LIZARD, A GECKO.
M.A.V.I.S. says SCIENTISTS
STUDY GECKOS
BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE THEY ONE
OF THE BEST CLIMBERS,
THEY'RE ALSO THE HEAVIEST
CREATURE THAT CLIMBS
USING THE VAN DER WAAL'S FORCE.
Anthony says THERE'S LOTS TO LEARN FROM
ALL THESE CREATURES,
BECAUSE EACH ONE HAS
DIFFERENT TYPES
OF HAIR AND SKIN ON THEIR FEET.
Emily says SO THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO
CLIMB LIKE A SPIDER
IS TO HAVE SUPER HAIRY
HANDS AND FEET?
Anthony says THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE ONLY WAY.
HERE'S A FEW TIPS WE CAN
TRY FROM NATURE.
BLYNK, PULL UP THE ANIMAL
FILES PLEASE.
SUB CATEGORY:
TREE CLIMBING CRITTERS.
CHECK OUT THESE COCONUT CRABS!
NOT ONLY ARE THEY THE LARGEST
LAND CRAB,
THEY CAN CLIMB TREES, SEARCHING
FOR...
Emily says COCONUTS.
WOW, HOW DO THEY CLIMB TREES
LIKE THAT?
Anthony says SEE THOSE LONG LEGS?
THEY USE THEM TO WRAP AROUND
TREE TRUNKS
TO GET A GOOD GRIP.
Emily says COOL, I COULD PRACTICE
DOING THAT
WITH MY ARMS AND LEGS,
GOOD TIP.
Anthony says SLOTHS ALSO USE
THE SAME TECHNIQUE TO CLIMB.
IT ALSO HELPS THAT THEY
MOVE SUPER SLOW.
Emily says HEH, I GUESS STARTING
OUT GOING SLOW
IS A GOOD IDEA.
(TV BUZZING)
A picture shows many goats standing on tree branches.
Emily says WHOA, ARE THOSE GOATS IN TREES?
Anthony says YUP, SOME MOROCCAN
GOATS
ARE TRAINED TO EAT THE
DELICIOUS FRUIT
FROM THESE ARGAN TREES.
Emily says THAT'S CRAZY.
Anthony says INSIDE IS A NUT WHICH
THE GOATS SPIT OUT.
SOME FARMERS THEN COLLECT
THESE NUTS
FOR USE IN MAKING COOKING
OIL AND MAKEUP.
The aliens say OH!
Anthony says ANOTHER REALLY
FASCINATING THING
ABOUT THESE GOATS IS
THEIR ABILITY
TO BALANCE ON THIN BRANCHES.
A PRETTY HANDY TIP.
Emily says GOT IT.
PRACTICE BALANCING.
(HAPPY LAUGHING)
Anthony says OH.
AND HERE'S SOMEONE
WHO PUT
ALL THESE CLIMBING TIPS TOGETHER
WITH LOTS OF PRACTICE.
CHECK OUT HOW FAST HE
CAN CLIMB A TREE.
Emily says THAT'S AMAZING, OKAY,
SO MAYBE I COULD LEARN
TO CLIMB A TREE,
BUT WHAT ABOUT A WALL
LIKE THOSE COOL GECKOS?
Anthony says YEAH, SCIENTISTS HAVE WONDERED
THE SAME THING.
BLYNK, THE FUTURE FILES PLEASE.
REMEMBER THE VAN DER
WAAL'S FORCE?
RESEARCHERS AT STANFORD
UNIVERSITY FIGURED OUT A WAY
FOR HUMANS TO USE IT TOO,
USING A GECKO GLOVE.
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
THE GECKO GLOVE USES MICROSCOPIC
WEDGES
TO CREATE THE VAN DER
WAAL'S FORCE,
JUST LIKE GECKOS USE MICROSCOPIC
HAIRS.
Emily says COOL, SO COULD I USE THAT
TO CLIMB MY WALL?
Anthony says MAYBE IN THE FUTURE.
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
IN THE FUTURE, GECKO INSPIRED
INVENTIONS
MAY BE USED BY CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS
TO REACH HIGH PLACES SAFELY,
OR EVEN AS CLIMBING AIDS
FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.
Emily says WOW.
NATURE TEACHES US SO MUCH.
Blynk says YA-HAH.
M.A.V.I.S. says INSPIRATION
DETECTED.
INVENTION STATION IS
READY, CAPTAIN.
(HAPPY MUSIC)
Blynk goes in the invention room and creates a giant remote controlled robot spider.
(EXCITED SQUEAKING)
(ELECTRICITY SPARKING)
Blynk says AH-HAH!
(LAUGHING TRIUMPHANTLY)
TA-DAH!
(SPEAKING ALIEN BABBLE)
M.A.V.I.S. says IT APPEARS BLYNK
HAS INVENTED A SPIDER-LIKE
CLIMBING CONTRAPTION.
(HAPPY SQUEAKING)
(SPEAKING ALIEN BABBLE)
Aazoo jumps in the contraption.
(FUN MUSIC)
Blynk operates the spider and it starts climbing up a wall.
Aazoo finally reaches the hoop, grabs the ball and dunks.
(HAPPY SQUEAKING)
Emily says UH-OH.
M.A.V.I.S. says IT APPEARS THAT THIS INVENTION
HAS AN UP CONTROL BUT
NO DOWN CONTROL.
Anthony says LOOKS LIKE YOUR INVENTION NEEDS
A LITTLE MORE WORK, BLYNK.
(SCARED SQUEAKING)
Aazoo throws himself off the spider and one of the spider legs catches his fall.
Anthony says MAKING MISTAKES IS PART
OF LEARNING
HOW TO DO THINGS BETTER,
THAT'S SCIENCE.
Emily says MAYBE ONE DAY I'LL INVENT
SOMETHING
THAT'LL HELP ME CLIMB LIKE
A SPIDER, OR A GECKO.
Anthony says BYE EMILY, HAVE FUN CLIMBING!
Emily says BYE.
M.A.V.I.S. says THE SEARCH FOR
INVENTIONS CONTINUES,
ALL SYSTEMS ENGAGED.
(SPEAKING ALIEN BABBLE)
(FUN MUSIC)
The song says BLYNK AND AAZOO
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
Producer, Jeannette Lookman.
Copyright 2019, Blynk Aazoo Films Inc.
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!"
As Blynk works on his station, Aazoo comes along carrying a basketaball hoop.
(EXCITED ALIEN BABBLE)
Blynk says OH!
He hangs the hoop and pulls out a basketball. He starts spinning the ball on one finger.
Blynk says OH!
(EXCITED ALIEN BABBLE)
Aazoo starts bouncing the ball.
(BASKETBALL BOUNCING)
(APPROVING SOUNDS)
Aazoo takes a shot but the ball gets stuck between the hoop and the backboard.
Blynk says OH!
(GASPS)
Aazoo starts screaming and trying to reach out for the ball.
(PANICKED SQUEAKING)
(ALARM)
M.A.V.I.S. says INQUIRY BOOTH TRANSMITTING.
INCOMING INQUIRY.
A real life girl pops up on a screen and says HI BLYNK AND AAZOO, I HAVE
A QUESTION FOR YOU.
(SPEAKING ALIEN BABBLE)
The aliens wave at her.
The girl is around 10, with long brown hair in a ponytail and wears a coral sweater.
The girl says I WAS JUST CLIMBING A TREE,
IT WAS SUPER FUN.
BUT REALLY HARD.
The aliens say UH-HUH.
IT GOT ME THINKING.
HOW CAN I LEARN TO CLIMB
LIKE A SPIDER?
M.A.V.I.S. says ALERT.
INVENTION POTENTIAL HIGH.
(SPEAKING ALIEN BABBLE)
Blynk presses the question button.
M.A.V.I.S. says YES CAPTAIN, CALLING
INTERSTELLAR SCIENCE COUNCIL.
A real life scientist pops up on another screen and says HI EVERYONE,
WHO CAN I HELP TODAY?
The girl says HI, I'M EMILY, I WAS WONDERING,
HOW CAN I CLIMB LIKE
A SPIDER?
The scientist says HI EMILY, I'M ANTHONY,
THAT IS A FASCINATING QUESTION.
Anthony is in his thirties, with short curly brown hair and a stubble. He wears a gray sweater, an army green jacket and a red and white cap.
Emily says IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE THEY
HAVE A SUPERPOWER.
Anthony says IT SURE DOES, BUT THEIR SECRET
CAN ACTUALLY BE EXPLAINED
USING SCIENCE.
BLYNK, PLEASE PULL UP
THE SPIDER FILES.
SUBCATEGORY: EXPERT CLIMBERS.
M.A.V.I.S. says HERE ARE SOME
COMMON ARANEAE, OR SPIDERS.
THEY ALL HAVE EIGHT LEGS,
TWO BODY SEGMENTS,
AND EITHER SIX OR EIGHT EYES.
Anthony says SPIDERS ARE EXPERTS
AT CLIMBING
ON TRICKY SURFACES, TREES,
LEAVES, WALLS.
Emily says AND CEILINGS.
HOW CAN THEY DO THAT?
Anthony says ACTUALLY, THE SECRET IS
ON THEIR FEET.
THESE ARE SOME CLOSE-UP
PHOTOGRAPHS OF SPIDER PAWS.
Emily says THEY'RE SO HAIRY.
M.A.V.I.S. says THESE LONG HAIRS,
OR SETAE,
HAVE EVEN SMALLER HAIRS ON
THEM CALLED SETULES.
Anthony says THE SETULES ARE
SO TINY,
YOU CAN ONLY SEE THEM WITH
A SPECIAL MICROSCOPE.
M.A.V.I.S. says FACT: THE JUMPING SPIDER,
EVARCHA ACUTA,
HAS A TOTAL OF 600,000 SETULES,
OR HAIRS,
ON ITS EIGHT FEET.
Emily says 600,000?
WAIT, HOW MANY HAIRS DO I HAVE?
M.A.V.I.S. says HUMANS HAVE AN AVERAGE
OF 100,000 HAIRS ON THEIR HEAD.
Emily says AND SPIDERS HAVE
ALL THOSE HAIRS ON THEIR
TINY FEET?
AMAZING.
Anthony says IT SURE IS, AND WHAT'S EVEN
MORE AMAZING
IS THAT THESE SETULES HAVE
TINY SPATULA SHAPES
THAT CAN STICK TO SURFACES
USING SOMETHING
CALLED VAN DER WAAL'S FORCE.
THIS FORCE ALLOWS THEM TO CARRY
OVER 170 TIMES THEIR BODY
WEIGHT UP WALLS
AND STICK TO SURFACES UPSIDE
DOWN.
Emily says NOW THAT SOUNDS LIKE
A SUPER POWER.
(EXCITED SQUEAKING)
Aazoo comes along wearing hairy mitts on his hands and feet.
Blynk says HUH?
OH?
Emily says IT LOOKS AAZOO'S HAIRY
MITTS ARE SLIPPERY,
NOT STICKY.
(CRASHES)
Aazoo falls down.
(LAUGHS)
(MAKES HAPPY SOUND)
Anthony says SPIDERS AREN'T THE ONLY
CREATURES
THAT USE VAN DER WAAL'S FORCE.
AMPHIBIANS LIKE TREE FROGS
AND LIZARDS
CAN CLIMB WALLS TOO, BUT
SCIENTISTS ARE REALLY FASCINATED
BY ONE SPECIAL KIND OF
LIZARD, A GECKO.
M.A.V.I.S. says SCIENTISTS
STUDY GECKOS
BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE THEY ONE
OF THE BEST CLIMBERS,
THEY'RE ALSO THE HEAVIEST
CREATURE THAT CLIMBS
USING THE VAN DER WAAL'S FORCE.
Anthony says THERE'S LOTS TO LEARN FROM
ALL THESE CREATURES,
BECAUSE EACH ONE HAS
DIFFERENT TYPES
OF HAIR AND SKIN ON THEIR FEET.
Emily says SO THE ONLY WAY FOR ME TO
CLIMB LIKE A SPIDER
IS TO HAVE SUPER HAIRY
HANDS AND FEET?
Anthony says THAT MIGHT NOT BE THE ONLY WAY.
HERE'S A FEW TIPS WE CAN
TRY FROM NATURE.
BLYNK, PULL UP THE ANIMAL
FILES PLEASE.
SUB CATEGORY:
TREE CLIMBING CRITTERS.
CHECK OUT THESE COCONUT CRABS!
NOT ONLY ARE THEY THE LARGEST
LAND CRAB,
THEY CAN CLIMB TREES, SEARCHING
FOR...
Emily says COCONUTS.
WOW, HOW DO THEY CLIMB TREES
LIKE THAT?
Anthony says SEE THOSE LONG LEGS?
THEY USE THEM TO WRAP AROUND
TREE TRUNKS
TO GET A GOOD GRIP.
Emily says COOL, I COULD PRACTICE
DOING THAT
WITH MY ARMS AND LEGS,
GOOD TIP.
Anthony says SLOTHS ALSO USE
THE SAME TECHNIQUE TO CLIMB.
IT ALSO HELPS THAT THEY
MOVE SUPER SLOW.
Emily says HEH, I GUESS STARTING
OUT GOING SLOW
IS A GOOD IDEA.
(TV BUZZING)
A picture shows many goats standing on tree branches.
Emily says WHOA, ARE THOSE GOATS IN TREES?
Anthony says YUP, SOME MOROCCAN
GOATS
ARE TRAINED TO EAT THE
DELICIOUS FRUIT
FROM THESE ARGAN TREES.
Emily says THAT'S CRAZY.
Anthony says INSIDE IS A NUT WHICH
THE GOATS SPIT OUT.
SOME FARMERS THEN COLLECT
THESE NUTS
FOR USE IN MAKING COOKING
OIL AND MAKEUP.
The aliens say OH!
Anthony says ANOTHER REALLY
FASCINATING THING
ABOUT THESE GOATS IS
THEIR ABILITY
TO BALANCE ON THIN BRANCHES.
A PRETTY HANDY TIP.
Emily says GOT IT.
PRACTICE BALANCING.
(HAPPY LAUGHING)
Anthony says OH.
AND HERE'S SOMEONE
WHO PUT
ALL THESE CLIMBING TIPS TOGETHER
WITH LOTS OF PRACTICE.
CHECK OUT HOW FAST HE
CAN CLIMB A TREE.
Emily says THAT'S AMAZING, OKAY,
SO MAYBE I COULD LEARN
TO CLIMB A TREE,
BUT WHAT ABOUT A WALL
LIKE THOSE COOL GECKOS?
Anthony says YEAH, SCIENTISTS HAVE WONDERED
THE SAME THING.
BLYNK, THE FUTURE FILES PLEASE.
REMEMBER THE VAN DER
WAAL'S FORCE?
RESEARCHERS AT STANFORD
UNIVERSITY FIGURED OUT A WAY
FOR HUMANS TO USE IT TOO,
USING A GECKO GLOVE.
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
THE GECKO GLOVE USES MICROSCOPIC
WEDGES
TO CREATE THE VAN DER
WAAL'S FORCE,
JUST LIKE GECKOS USE MICROSCOPIC
HAIRS.
Emily says COOL, SO COULD I USE THAT
TO CLIMB MY WALL?
Anthony says MAYBE IN THE FUTURE.
M.A.V.I.S. says AFFIRMATIVE.
IN THE FUTURE, GECKO INSPIRED
INVENTIONS
MAY BE USED BY CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS
TO REACH HIGH PLACES SAFELY,
OR EVEN AS CLIMBING AIDS
FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS.
Emily says WOW.
NATURE TEACHES US SO MUCH.
Blynk says YA-HAH.
M.A.V.I.S. says INSPIRATION
DETECTED.
INVENTION STATION IS
READY, CAPTAIN.
(HAPPY MUSIC)
Blynk goes in the invention room and creates a giant remote controlled robot spider.
(EXCITED SQUEAKING)
(ELECTRICITY SPARKING)
Blynk says AH-HAH!
(LAUGHING TRIUMPHANTLY)
TA-DAH!
(SPEAKING ALIEN BABBLE)
M.A.V.I.S. says IT APPEARS BLYNK
HAS INVENTED A SPIDER-LIKE
CLIMBING CONTRAPTION.
(HAPPY SQUEAKING)
(SPEAKING ALIEN BABBLE)
Aazoo jumps in the contraption.
(FUN MUSIC)
Blynk operates the spider and it starts climbing up a wall.
Aazoo finally reaches the hoop, grabs the ball and dunks.
(HAPPY SQUEAKING)
Emily says UH-OH.
M.A.V.I.S. says IT APPEARS THAT THIS INVENTION
HAS AN UP CONTROL BUT
NO DOWN CONTROL.
Anthony says LOOKS LIKE YOUR INVENTION NEEDS
A LITTLE MORE WORK, BLYNK.
(SCARED SQUEAKING)
Aazoo throws himself off the spider and one of the spider legs catches his fall.
Anthony says MAKING MISTAKES IS PART
OF LEARNING
HOW TO DO THINGS BETTER,
THAT'S SCIENCE.
Emily says MAYBE ONE DAY I'LL INVENT
SOMETHING
THAT'LL HELP ME CLIMB LIKE
A SPIDER, OR A GECKO.
Anthony says BYE EMILY, HAVE FUN CLIMBING!
Emily says BYE.
M.A.V.I.S. says THE SEARCH FOR
INVENTIONS CONTINUES,
ALL SYSTEMS ENGAGED.
(SPEAKING ALIEN BABBLE)
(FUN MUSIC)
The song says BLYNK AND AAZOO
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
Producer, Jeannette Lookman.
Copyright 2019, Blynk Aazoo Films Inc.
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