(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!

In his workshop, Eric dresses a salad.

The narrator says MMM, THAT LOOKS LIKE
A YUMMY SALAD, ERIC!
WHAT'S WRONG?

Eric grabs the salad dressing and makes a yucky face.

The narrator says WHY ARE YOU MAKING THAT FACE?
WHOA, WHOA!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M SO SORRY IF I STARTLED YOU,
BUT THE SALAD DRESSING
IS STILL GOOD.
YOU DON'T NEED TO
THROW IT AWAY.
IT JUST SEPARATED, THAT'S ALL.
YOU SEE, THIS DRESSING IS
MADE OF OIL AND VINEGAR,
BUT BECAUSE THE OIL IS LESS
DENSE THAN THE VINEGAR...
OR LESS "HEAVY,"
IT FLOATS TO THE SURFACE.

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Eric plays a magic trick where he pours himself some water on a floating cup.

The narrator says WOW, THAT'S SO COOL!
IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR CUP
CAN ALSO FLOAT!
DIFFERENT DENSITIES
CAN SOMETIMES GIVE US
PRETTY SURPRISING RESULTS.
COME ON, I'LL SHOW YOU.
FOR THIS EXPERIMENT,
WE'LL NEED A BOTTLE,
VEGETABLE OIL,
AND A FLASHLIGHT.
ASK AN ADULT FOR HELP
BECAUSE WE WILL BE USING
EFFERVESCENT ANALGESIC LOZENGES.
OOOF!
THAT'S A MOUTHFUL!
IT'S JUST A LONG NAME FOR
STOMACH ACHE MEDICINE.
I'VE STARTED US OFF
BY ADDING 10 DROPS
OF FOOD COLORING TO THE WATER.
THIS MAKES IT LOOK AWESOME
AND EASIER FOR US TO SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON.
START BY
FILLING UP THE BOTTLE WATER.
THREE QUARTERS FULL WILL DO IT.

Eric follows the narrator's instructions.

The narrator says THE BOTTLE CAN BE
SPLIT UP INTO QUARTERS.
SO WE FILL IT UP
TO THE 3RD LINE!
GREAT JOB!
NOW, YOU CAN FILL UP THE
REST OF THE BOTTLE WITH THE OIL.
HEY ERIC, LOOK AT HOW
THE OIL AND WATER SEPARATED.
THE WATER, JUST LIKE
THE VINEGAR IN YOUR DRESSING,
IS DENSER OR "HEAVIER."
THAN THE OIL...
SO IT SINKS TO THE BOTTOM.
TO FINISH UP OUR EXPERIMENT,
WE JUST HAVE TO ADD
ONE OR TWO LOZENGES
TO THE MIXTURE.
BE SURE TO ASK FOR HELP
WITH THIS PART.
PUT THE LID FIRMLY
ON THE BOTTLE.
NOW COMES THE REALLY COOL PART!
TURN ON YOUR FLASHLIGHT,
THEN TURN OFF THE LIGHTS,
AND PUT YOUR FLASHLIGHT
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE.

Eric claps and the lights in the workroom go off. The mix starts fizzing and the bubbles go up.

The narrator says PRETTY IMPRESSIVE RIGHT, ERIC?
THE LOZENGE REACTS
WITH THE WATER
TO MAKE CARBON DIOXIDE BUBBLES.
THAT'S THE SAME GAS
THAT'S IN SPARKLING WATER.
DID YOU KNOW
CARBON DIOXIDE BUBBLES
ARE LESS DENSE THAN WATER
AND ALSO LESS DENSE THAN OIL?
THAT'S WHY
THEY FLOAT TO THE SURFACE,
BRINGING WITH THEM THE
COLORFUL DROPLETS OF WATER.
WHEN THE BUBBLES REACH
THE SURFACE AND BURST,
THE DROPLETS OF WATER SINK BACK
TO THE BOTTOM OF THE BOTTLE,
BECAUSE THEY ARE
DENSER THAN THE OIL.

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Now Eric draws a button on a chalkboard and taps on it. a clip plays that shows a diver swimming in sparkling sea water.

The narrator says DID YOU KNOW THAT ON
THE ISLAND OF DOMINICA
THERE IS A PLACE YOU CAN GO TO
SEE THE DIFFERENT DENSITIES...
AND YOU CAN EVEN SWIM
WITH THE CARBON DIOXIDE BUBBLES
THAT FLOAT TO THE SURFACE?
EVEN COOLER, THESE BUBBLES
AREN'T MADE
BY GIANT STOMACH ACHE
MEDICINE LOZENGES,
BUT BY UNDERWATER VOLCANOES!
YOU HAVE A GOOD POINT, ERIC.
ALTHOUGH OIL AND VINEGAR WILL
ALWAYS END UP SEPARATING,
IF YOU GIVE THEM A GOOD SHAKE,
THEY WILL STAY MIXED
FOR A LITTLE WHILE.
YOU CAN HAVE FUN EXPERIMENTING
WITH DIFFERENT DENSITIES
OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
WHEN THE CHEMICAL REACTION IS
DONE, JUST ADD ANOTHER LOZENGE.
AND DON'T FORGET TO
ASK AN ADULT FOR HELP!
IT'S NOT MAGIC, IT'S SCIENCE!

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, 2019.