Can you believe that Fixies are Such itty-bitty creatures?
Even when they're magnified It's hard to see their features.
They're tiny, infinitesimal, So small it makes you doubt.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don't let their secret out!
The Music Box
"And when the Pied Piper...
...began to play his magical...
...flute, the rats came out of their holes and...
...followed him. And they never would be seen in Hamlin ever again!"
And then what? Huh?
I can't read any more, my legs got tired.
Simka, Nolik! Something's rustling in there!
In where?
In Dad's office, it's on his desk,
it's inside the wooden container!
So maybe there is a mouse inside it?
Tom Thomas, sit right here while Nolik and I go and check.
And if there's a mouse in there for real, then how are we gonna get it out?
Those rodents are really so big!
And why was I reading that book to you, huh?
Just grab a flute, give it a toot and the mice will scoot!
And where the flutes gonna come from?
We'll make them!
Too-too-too-too- too-too!
You got it?
Sure I did!
Wait a second!
Let's get a little closer.
- Too-too-too! - Too-too-too!
See? It's just like I told you.
No more mice in there!
So let's toot a little more so they won't go back in.
Alright!
So you're the ones messing around out here?
Oh, Grandpus, it's you here!
All day I can't work on what I need to do!
Right from the start someone's opening up the top, and then you two tooting!
It was Simka who came up with the tooting!
Just because you're afraid of mice!
Wow! What kind of machine is this?
Well, what do you think?
A coffee-grinder?
No.
A hole puncher!
Is it a foot scratcher?
- What?! - What?!
Well, a machine for scratching your feet!
You're joking all the time, you!
It's a music box and it's just wonderful!
Music boxes were invented more than 200 years ago.
Inside there is usually a cylinder with short pins sticking up from it.
In front of the cylinder there is a comb with metal teeth of different lengths.
If you pluck one of the teeth, it will make a pleasant sound.
A short tooth makes a higher sound,
and a long one – lower.
When the cylinder spins around,
the pins pluck the different teeth and music plays.
Awesome! So what's broken in here?
The spring slipped off.
It has to be pushed back into the right place.
Will you help?
There we go, that's better!
How come the music's not playing?
First you have to wind up the spring with the key.
Tideesh!
I know who can wind up the spring!
Well, TomThomas, can you guess what kind of machine this is?
- A paper cutter? - Nah-huh!
How about a hole puncher?
You're such a joker!
Now don't go and tell me is a foot-scratcher!
Then I don't know.
Then wind it up with the key and you'll find out!
Do you want to know how the higher and lower sounds come out?
Put a regular ruler over the edge of a table,
hold down one end of the ruler and pluck on the other.
The shorter you make the end hanging off the table,
the higher the sound will be.
The teeth inside of a music box work the same way.
And bells work the same way too:
the smaller the bell, the higher it rings.
The sound of a violin or a guitar depends on how thick the strings are.
Fat stings make a lower sound and thin strings - a higher one.
How tight the string is also makes a difference.
Take a piece of string or a rubber band.
Tie one end to a doorknob and pull on the other end.
With your free hand pluck the string.
The tighter the string gets stretched out, the higher the sound.
If you want, you can even play a tune!
I think I got it now. It's an old player for music!
That's close, but not it.
A music box is what they call it!
I just said that.
So, what was in there?
Just a broken spring.
That's not the thing I'm dying to know.
Who was moving around there?
All I say is, we, Tom Thomas…
Won't let this secret out!
Fixies go to Fixie schools And study to be masters.
There's so much they need to learn To save us from disasters!
There isn't one appliance That they don't know about,
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don't let their secret out!
The Pack-o-Mat
Simka, can I have the pack-o-mat?
I'd like to practice with it a little before the exam.
Take it!
You're really good with that thing!
Good?
I couldn't be any worse with it!
I wanted a vacuum cleaner!
Actually, you were pretty close there.
He did manage to get the hose at least.
This is not at all funny!
In order to get a tool out of a pack-o-mat,
a Fxie must not only press the button on his chest
but he must also clearly picture exactly the tool he needs.
By the time they are adults, this is easy for Fixies to do,
but while they're children, they must study hard to master this important skill.
As Fixies learn about new tools,
they take exams to prove they know how they work.
And if they pass an exam, the new tool is added to their pack-o-mats.
And there is no end to what you can find inside:
screwdrivers, hammers, ladders, vacuums, and even soldering irons!
But many of the tools that Fixies use look quite different from the ones that humans have.
And the reason for this is very simple.
It's because Fixies have to fix appliances that are much bigger than they are.
I just wish I knew which tool was gonna be on that exam.
I got it! You just stay right here!
Grandpus!
What?
On the exam which tool are you going to ask about?
It's a secret!
It's too bad.
But I'm sure you can keep a secret, right?
Of course!
Then I'll tell you.
Today's exam is on pliers, you see?
You won't tell anyone, will you?!
Not a chance!
- Oh, I'll never pass it. - You will!
He's gonna ask about pliers!
How could you know that?
It's a secret!
OK, Digit.
See if you can get the pliers out of there.
A pair of pliers is a great tool indeed.
To grab and turn things it's the tool that you need.
Just be careful how you use them, Or your fingers, you could bruise them.
Pliers are a great tool indeed.
Just be careful how you use them, Or your fingers, you could bruise them.
Pliers are a great tool indeed!
Good going! You got it!
Thanks a lot, Nolik!
It's not really me you should be thanking.
Grandpus, thanks a lot!
For what?
The secret!
- What secret? - About the pliers!
Oh, that…
You know, I picked a new topic.
I decided that a hammer will be the tool.
A hammer?
Only, it's a secret!
I remember!
The topic got changed. It's a hammer!
You sure about that?
Totally!
Alright, I'll try to do it.
A hammer is a great tool indeed.
To pound in nails it is the tool that you need.
Just be careful how you use it, Or your finger you could bruise it.
A hammer is a great tool indeed!
Super! I'm sure you're gonna pass!
That's only if he asks me about a hammer.
I'll be right back!
Grandpus, it's a hammer for sure?
No.
A hammer would be way too easy for those kids.
So now it is a drill!
A drill?!
- But only… - It's a secret!
Now I know!
There's no doubt about it at all!
It's a drill!
A drill is such a great tool indeed.
To drill a hole it is the tool that you need.
Just be careful how you use it, Or your finger you could lose it!
A drill is just a great tool indeed!
And if it's not a drill?
Right!
Hammers, wrenches drills, screwdrivers, Vises, mallets, saws, and pliers -
All of these are super duper great tools, yes indeed!
That's all!
That's enough of this!
I'll just go and take the exam. Yeah.
Digit?
Come on in.
Professor,
well, what do you want to ask me on today's exam?
Nothing, you already passed!
What?
You mean you're not gonna ask me anything at all?
No need.
You're excellent at getting tools out of a pack-o-mat!
But how could you know that?
That's a secret!
And we Fixies sure know how to keep secrets!
Fixies go to Fixie schools And study to be masters.
There's so much they need to learn To save us from disasters.
There isn't one appliance That they don't know about.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don't let their secret out!
The Bar Code
And so, what do we do if we happen to see humans?
Hide from them, right?
And what if you've got nowhere to hide?
Then we turn ourselves into screws!
That's correct.
Where could it be?
Were on Earth could I have put it?
I'm such a scatter brain!
Ah! It's Professor Eugenius!
There's no need to hide from him. He's our friend.
Where has it gone?!
Did you lose something again, Professor?
Yeah, how did you guess?
It's just awful. Yesterday I started testing a new iron...
and today it's totally disappeared into thin air!
Where could you have put that thing?
I've got it down to two places. It could be in the warehouse, or…
not in the warehouse.
Yeah. That information will help us find it.
Or not help us find it.
Class, follow me!
To the warehouse!
Wow! Look at all these boxes!
If we have to look inside each one of them, it'll take us two days.
Maybe we'll get lucky! Let's look in this one.
No! Inside there is a fan.
A fan?!
Wow, it's a fan!
And what's inside this one?
A mixer!
Yeah! Amazing!
And what's in this box?
An electric kettle!
Made in Germany, by the way!
He is right, there is a kettle in there!
Professor, is this some trick? I don't get it.
Grandpus, how do you do it?
It's gotta be magic! What else?
Here's how I think he's doing it. I think the professor has glasses made to see through the boxes.
Of course not. I only know how to read the barcode that you can see on each of those boxes!
- Oh, that. - Exactly.
If you look at the printing on packages and boxes,
you will often find a symbol with a lot of black lines and numbers.
These symbols are called bar codes.
Each bar code has all sorts of information:
what the item is, what country it came from, and even in which factory it was made.
With the help of a special reading device - a scanner,
it's possible to read all the information the bar code holds.
It really is an excellent system for stores to know what they've got!
You don't even need a scanner to do it?!
I can figure out barcodes without one.
I'll teach you if you want.
Class!
Let's see, we are looking for a box with an iron.
There!
Well, bring in the professor!
Today on almost everything that is sold, there is some kind of mark.
For instance, this kind of mark is called a bar code,
and this one - a QR-code.
These marks help us find out a lot of information.
Suppose you walk by a building and see a QR code on it.
Just point the camera on your mobile phone at it
and information about who built it and when it was built will appear on the screen.
Isn't that great?
It's a shame not every phone can do this yet.
And that's not all. There are also marks that work without pictures.
There are electronic chips that can hold information.
These chips can be put inside of ID cards or travel passes,
and all you need to do is press the card near a reader so it can check if you're allowed to go on through.
You just made my day! You found it so quickly!
What would I do without you?
Is something wrong?!
This... is not an iron.
- Whose sandwich is that? - Mine.
Yesterday I wanted to put into the fridge, only I guess I put it into my…
I just get distracted so easily.
Look, we need to think this through logically.
If you went and placed your sandwich into the box where the iron should have gone,
then you must have put your iron…
In the refrigerator!
Oh, here you are! Here you are, my new iron!
I looked everywhere for you.
Thank you, my friends, once again!
There's no need to thank us at all. You're always there when we need help.
You've even let us open our own school here in your laboratory.
And we don't have to hide ourselves.
Yeah! That's because you're so kind and you love Fixies.
Fixies go to Fixie schools And study to be masters.
There's so much they need to learn To save us from disasters!
There isn't one appliance That they don't know about.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don't let their secret out.
The Talking Doll
Mama
Well then, now you know what you need to do to fix it.
Professor!
Professor!
Our lesson is over.
I'm sorry to be a bother.
No problem, Professor Eugenius, our lesson is over.
I've got an urgent matter. You see?
Mama, konichiwa!
- You've got yourself a talking doll! - Yes, only she speaks Japanese.
The problem is I've been asked to get her to talk in English.
- We'll teach her. - It's a new technology.
I'm puzzled.
Don't you worry. We'll figure it out, Professor.
Thank you, my colleague.
You're always there when I need it.
What would I do without you?
Professor! Can you tell us how toys talk?
Not now, children. We'll learn about the doll tomorrow.
Now it's time to go home.
I already know everything about that doll.
You do?
Changing her voice is so easy that anyone can do it.
How?
Here, come. I'll show you.
Early talking dolls used to work with a noise maker inside.
When the doll was turned over,
air inside the noise maker got pushed through a squeaker at the end of it,
making a noise that sounded like the word "mama".
Funny.
Today the noises are recorded onto an electronic chip that's part of a little player inside of the doll.
Just press a button, and the sounds start playing.
So now dolls can say much more than just "mommy" or "daddy".
They can say anything at all!
Well, here's the chip. This is where the recording of the doll's voice is.
That's awesome! Can you rerecord the voice on there?
Well, yeah.
OK, I gotta go.
See you.
Wait, Nolik! I thought of a really funny joke to pull!
What if we...
Uh-huh!
Well now, as I promised yesterday, I'm going to tell you all about talking dolls.
Some start talking when you rock them while others react to noise.
And for this little lady you need to press a button to get her to talk.
Who wants to?
- Toola! - Me?
Well, OK. I can do it.
Go ahead!
And you'll hear her say, "Hi there, Mama."
But in Japanese for now.
Toola!
Toola? Is that Japanese for, "Hi there"?
Toola, why are you hiding a picture of Digit in the pack-o-mat?
How could she ever know that?
Maybe you're in love?
That doll is alive!
They call that joking!
I just thought of a better joke that we can play!
Yeah!
What?
Toola, don't cry.
She's not alive.
She is alive!
I'll tell you who did this horrible thing. It was Fire and Nolik.
It's true. But now the joke will be on them.
How?
The smartest fixie in our class is Digit!
Sometimes I think that he knows everything about everything.
Professor Grandpus has a lot of respect for him.
Digit is always in thought whenever you see him
and he doesn't like when anyone distracts him.
He just has no time for fooling around with the other boys.
Digit prefers to solve problems using his brains and not his muscles.
That's why he can have a tough time at gym class.
But he's so sweet that it makes you wanna help him.
To tell you the truth, Digit isn't always great fixing things with his own hands,
but no one understands technology better than he does.
If something breaks, Digit can always figure out exactly what's wrong with it
and the very best way to fix it.
- We are going to make it even funnier this time! - Uh-huh!
- You came back?! You trouble makers! - Masiya!
Now I'll show you what happens to bad boys who hurt girls' feelings!
Oh, you got scared!
Who's crying now, huh?
They probably thought that the doll came to life!
You know what, Digit?
I just started thinking that it might be better if she WERE alive.
You know, Toola, you sure are hard to please!
Fixies go to Fixie schools And study to be masters.
There's so much they need to learn To save us from disasters!
There isn't one appliance That they don't know about,
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don't let their secret out!
The Fire Extinguisher
So, who can tell me, in the home,
what is the greatest danger of them all?
Chewsocka?
Well, dogs are dangerous for us.
But what is very scary for us and for humans?
Fire!
Where?!
I was just answering what you asked us.
Although your joke was awful, Fire,
your answer was actually correct.
Nothing can be worse than getting caught inside a house on fire.
Don't know much about chemistry,
but I can handle circuitry…
That is an interesting idea.
I have to try it out.
And that's why every pack-o-mat has a fire extinguisher inside of it.
And how do you turn them on?
Well, I'll show you at the end of the lesson.
Nolik, listen, yell "fire!".
How come?
I just want to find out how the professor turns on a fire extinguisher.
Forget it, Fire. I won't do it for you.
Fire!
You again!
I was joking.
It's a stupid kind of joke!
And I want you to leave! Right now!
Actually, I should call you parents to discuss this terrible behavior.
Fire is no joke at all!
Remember, never fool with fire!
Of course you should never play with matches or with lighters,
everybody knows that,
but those aren't the only things that can cause a fire inside of a house.
So can a stove, or a fireplace.
And don't forget electrical appliances
like electric burners,
space heaters, and irons.
If you act carelessly around any of these appliances, they can cause a fire!
And we should never forget to take extra special care with sparklers, candles, and fireworks.
Sparks can jump off of them and set fire to highly flammable things like paper, wood, or cloth.
So, what do you do if a fire suddenly breaks out?
That's right! You call the fire department
by dialing the number for all emergencies - 911.
What's going on?
No way. No way! Fire?
It's burning, for real! Fire!
What do I do?!
Oh yeah. I need a fire extinguisher!
Where are you?!
And that's how a pack-o-mat can become a fire extinguisher!
Do you understand?
We understand.
There's a fire! It's over there!
Enough!
You don't know when to stop, Fire!
I'm not joking this time!
Please believe me! It's there!
Nice try, Fire.
Oh, look, he even used smoke this time.
No, Simka. That smoke is from a fire!
Uh-huh.
I'm sure that this time it's for real!
It's the truth!
I swear I'm not lying!
This time I think it's true, he's not joking.
We've got ourselves a real fire here!
Toola, Simka!
Turn off the soldering iron!
Uh-huh!
Got it!
Be careful, kids!
You have to stay back here, away from the fire!
And what can I do to help?
Take out your fire extinguisher!
Long ago, people used to put out fires with just water or sand.
Today people also use fire extinguishers.
Fire extinguishers are cylinders with hoses.
They are usually painted red, so they're easy to see.
The cylinder is filled up with a special powder or foam.
If someone needs to put out a fire, they point the hose at the fire,
pull out the safety pin, and squeeze the handle.
The foam or powder shoot out of the extinguisher and put out the fire.
Our fire extinguishers are just too small for this fire!
We have to find Professor Eugenius to put it out!
I already did!
Alright! Where's the fire?
Hurrah! We put out the fire!
You Fixies are just the greatest!
Thank you, you saved the whole laboratory!
Not at all, colleague.
If not for you Fixies, I can't even fathom how this could have ended.
And what I'm wondering is how the fire got started at all.
Fire?
I had nothing to do with that!
Yes, sure! Then who was yelling, "Fire! Fire!"?
You know what? Maybe it was you that set the fire!
Well if that's what happened, don't even think about coming back to school without your parents!
Colleague! Colleague! Wait!
It's all my fault.
I didn't turn off the soldering iron.
Forgive me.
Now we know whose parents the school should be calling!
Can you believe that Fixies are Such itty-bitty creatures?
Even when they're magnified It's hard to see their features.
They're tiny, infinitesimal, So small it makes you doubt.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don't let their secret out!
Reflexes
Add this to that - now what do you get?
Three!
Don't you remember?
Bark-bark-bark!
All you have to do is bark three times!
That's too hard a trick for Chewsocka.
Maybe you could teach her to jump through a hoop?
I already tried. She just sits there.
Come on, Chewsocka. Give it a try.
Try showing her this sugar.
Chewsocka!
Alley Oop!
Come on, jump!
See you, Tom Thomas! It's time for us to go to school.
See you later, animal tamer!
Great job, Chewsocka.
Our lesson for today is on the subject of reflexes.
I'll write it here for you.
- "R"... - What's the lesson?
Someone's late again!
Ah, Colleague, my glasses are gone. Are they here?
They're right there, on your forehead.
How about that! Forgive me for interrupting.
Let's continue our class.
And so…
Thanks so much!
So you turned into screws again. Does anyone know why that is?
Because we have to hide ourselves from humans.
But you don't have to hide yourself from Professor Eugenius.
But we didn't know it was him at the door.
Right you are!
You had already transformed before you had time to think.
And that's what we call a reflex.
To explain it in simple words,
a reflex is when our body reacts to something automatically
without needing any time at all to think about it.
When we touch something very hot, we instantly jerk our hand back.
When we're about to fall, we swing our arms and legs to try keep our balance.
Just imagine, what would happen if we started thinking how and in which direction to move them!
So it's fair to say that our reflexes help to protect us!
No kidding! They protect us.
Oh, my nose itches.
Ah-choo!
Excuse me, I didn't mean it.
Professor, a sneeze, is that also a reflex?
It most certainly is one.
Fire didn't want to, but then his nose tickled and 'ah-choo'!
Bless you, too!
Thank you.
Ah-choo!
And do dogs also have reflexes?
Of course dogs have reflexes. All animals do!
Yeah, it's something all good animal trainers know.
They use the animals' reflexes to teach them tricks.
Many humans teach their pets lots of commands,
like to bring a ball, to count, or even to dance!
But to train a pet, you've got to know what to do!
A good animal trainer always has plenty of treats handy.
As soon as an animal follows a command correctly –
like standing on it's hind legs or jumping over a hurdle -
the animal gets a treat,
and then the trainer makes a unique signal right away:
like clicking his fingers or blowing a whistle.
After repeating this training over and over, the animal develops a reflex:
once it gets the signal, it carries out the command, and then gets a treat.
But the most important thing about animal training is to love your trainee and never hurt it!
Otherwise no treat will work.
Tom Thomas!
We just learned in Fixie School how you can train Chewsocka!
Yeah?
With the help of reflexes.
With what?
Where's Chewsocka? Call her!
Chewsocka, come here!
Give her a math problem. A nice simple one.
Add this to that - now what do you get?
It's a miracle! Three. You got it!
No, it's not a miracle.
Science is what it is.
You know how Chewsocka barks whenever she sees a Fixie around.
That's what we call a reflex, you know.
I understand.
And do you know how I can teach her jumping?
Well… we didn't figure that out yet.
Wait a sec! I know how!
Chasing Fixies - isn't that one of Chewsocka's reflexes?
- Proably, although... - That's great! So, let's go and train the dog!
Nothing's ever too much for a good friend.
Chewsocka!
It's pretty tough work being a dog trainer.
I almost caught one yesterday, I chased him but he fled.
But if I told my dad he'd say, "It's all inside your head!"
You really cannot catch them, Or find their whereabouts.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don't let their secret out!
The Keycard
Well, Professor Eugenius, your kettle is back in action.
Tideesh!
Why thank you!
I've been longing for a cup of tea.
Yes.
There's no tea left in here.
Then I'll go ask Elisa if she has some.
Look!
Professor Eugenius, you forgot the key!
The key! Don't close the door!
Simka, you must be joking. That's a key.
This is nothing but a plastic card.
But it IS a key.
A special kind. It's called a keycard.
To open up a combination lock you need to enter a code in the correct order.
That means if you can't remember the code, you can't open the lock.
But if the lock uses a keycard, there isn't any code to memorize.
Because the code is held inside the card's memory,
and the lock can read the code from the card.
Of course, keycards don't work with any lock,
they have to be smart locks that are able to read electronic codes.
When the smart lock reads the correct code, it opens right up.
Elisa, do we have any tea here?
Of course, Professor Eugenius!
Wonderful, I'll take one bag then!
Oh, I left my key inside the lab.
Can I borrow yours?
Just don't forget to give it back!
Of course I'll give it back. Come on, Elisa.
I got myself a tea bag.
Professor Eugenius, the water is boiling!
Fantastic!
Wait a second. Oh, no. I was supposed to give something back to Elisa.
Why don't you go and ask her.
Right. I'll be right back.
Professor Eugenius!
That's card number two now!
Elisa, I promised you something, didn't I?
Yes, the key. You said you'd return it.
Yeah! Sure! Let me get it! Just a sec.
Oh, I locked it in the lab.
It's terrible! How will you ever get back into the laboratory now?!
You see… There is one way.
But it's a secret. Would you mind leaving for a couple of minutes?
Colleague! Professor! Can you do me a little favor?
The key. I think I left it on the table.
Yeah, right. It's true.
So how do we solve this?
I need to think about it.
What's there to think about?!
We just have to go and push it under the door!
- You think you can do it? - Yeah! It's time to get to work!
Hey, what's going on?
Were you just calling for me?
Yeah... No, Elisa. Not for you.
It's so heavy!
Do you know where Digit ran off to?
Digit's off somewhere thinking! He's always doing that when it's time to work.
Hard to port!
Hard to starboard!
Way to go, Nolik!
Eh... Then who were you talking to?
Actually…
- What's that?! - Where?
What?
What was that?
Come on, let's try again!
Look! Do you see that?
Ah… that… it's a... telekinesis.
It's the power to transport things with your mind.
You are just astounding!
Was that done with your mind too?
The door? Yeah, sure!
You are a genius!
Professor Eugenius is a very talented scientist
and a dear old friend of the Fixies.
He always helps the Fixies, and the Fixies are happy to help him too.
Professor Eugenius let the Fixies set up their school right here at his laboratory.
It's hard to imagine a better place for a Fixie school.
People from all over the city bring all sorts of things to the laboratory to be tested –
from computers, phones, and furniture, to food and toys.
Professor Eugenius uses his expertise to check the quality of all of these different things.
To help him carry out his experiments, his laboratory is filled with a variety of tools and machines.
Yes, Professor Eugenius is a very smart man,
but he can be absentminded.
Lucky for him he's got us Fixies around!
Thanks for everything.
Sliding the keycard under the door, that was Simka's awesome idea!
But the door opened wide while the card was still on the floor.
That's strange.
There's nothing strange about it. I'm the one who opened it.
How?!
I climbed in the lock, that's all, figured out how it works and… tideesh!
Very clever!
That's a real Tideesh.
I guess that thinking before you go and fix something
ought to be what we all study next!
Fixies go to Fixie schools And study to be masters.
There's so much they need to learn To save us from disasters!
There isn't one appliance That they don't know about.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don't let their secret out!
Batteries
Oh, my little lemon, just you wait!
One day you'll be a strong and splendid tree!
She's talking with a flowerpot!
You scared me!
Do you like it?
Like what?
My seedling, don't you see?
It will grow into a huge tree!
And there, amongst the green leaves...
will be beautiful yellow lemons.
Class!
From that thing? Lemons?
Oh yeah! It will grow into a tree!
All it needs for that is to gather energy.
Get energy? From where?
From our Sun!
The Sun? It'll be so slow.
Batteries would be faster than the sun!
Batteries?
I really don't think so.
Toola!
Do you know how much energy they have?!
Let's just bury a bunch of those batteries in here
and you'll be watching your lemon plant shoot up into a tree!
Are you... positive?
Absolutely!
And where can we get the batteries?
Over there!
Professor Eugenius has a whole box full of them!
Batteries, batteries!
We use them every day and need them by the ton.
Batteries, batteries!
They give power to appliances so they can run.
That does it!
We'll be seeing the first lemons before the week's over!
The first battery in the world was made in Italy
more than two hundred years ago.
When two different kinds of metal were placed in salty water,
electricity started flowing through a wire from one piece of metal to the other.
Many years have passed since then, but batteries still work in pretty much the same way.
Today you can find batteries being used for electricity just about everywhere.
Tiny batteries are used inside of wristwatches.
While big batteries can power cars and even ships.
With new batteries being produced by the millions, we have to think, how should we get rid of the old ones?
You can't just throw away batteries because they'll poison our soil and water.
The best way to dispose of batteries is to take them to a special collection station
that sends them to factories for recycling.
Yes-yes! It's a terrible idea to bury batteries!
You can kill any plants that are growing there.
And this is the very reason why Professor Eugenius puts all of his used batteries in that box over there
so he can dispose of them properly.
Hey, where are they?
Oh, my seedling! We harmed you!
What? Where are the batteries?
They're in... the flowerpot.
How come?
So the lemons would grow faster.
From the batteries?
Who came up with that idea? It will die!
Hurry, we've got to go save it!
The soil is contaminated! We've got to find a new home for this seedling.
But where?
Over there! There's a pot with healthy soil.
Let's do it!
Batteries, batteries!
They come in different sizes, shapes and colors too.
Batteries, batteries
Could be yellow, might be green, or maybe red and blue
Don't cry, Toola!
The seedling will be perfectly fine.
It will grow big and strong
with branches full of beautiful lemons!
And oranges!
And watermelons!
It's a lemon tree, Fire.
Will you ever stop going too far, like with the batteries?
Well, anyhow, batteries are cool, right?
Look how many appliances can't work without them!
You're right! APPLIANCES can't work!
Look! The seedling is coming back to life!
It really is!
Toola, tell us. Isn't it splendid?
Splendid!
Fixies go to Fixie schools And study to be masters.
There's so much they need to learn To save us from disasters!
There isn't one appliance That they don't know about
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don't let their secret out!
The Suction Cup
Where is Professor Eugenius, did you see him?
Not yet.
Strange.
He told me he'd be here today to conduct some tests.
Grandpus, right here under the glass. There is a note!
"Dear Friends!"
That means the note is for us!
That's because Professor Eugenius can always count on us!
"I'm off for a conference today."
So what should we do?
"While I'm away, please keep an eye on each of my tests."
"There's the wrist watch,"
And where is it?
It's right there!
Look!
How come the watch is in the water?
So the fish can know what time it is?
Nolik, don't be silly.
This is the test he made for the watch.
You see? It says "Water resistant" right there on the back.
That means that water shouldn't get inside of it.
I see.
So the professor needs to check if it will work under water. Understand?
Yep, I got it.
The watch is working!
So now, the doorbell test.
We'll go look!
It's over there!
What's that thing doing?
It tests the button to see how fast it wears out!
To check the quality of appliances, toys, sporting goods, or just about anything,
they need to undergo serious testing.
Take, for instance, telephones.
They need to be tested with both heat and cold,
because they have to work in places as hot as Africa and as cold as the Artic.
Computers are tested to make sure they can be shaken and rocked too.
That way you can be sure they'll work on a desk at home,
or outside in the park,
or while you're taking a ride.
Different kinds of products need different kinds of durability tests.
For example, athletic shoes and car tires are rubbed and squeezed over and over
to see how long they are going to last.
Yes, testing is very important!
Without testing, a machine or appliance could let you down at the very worst moment!
If guests come to visit once a week…
And once every month a hooligan comes, pushes the doorbell and runs.
Then I figure this door bell will last right around four hundred years!
That's long!
- The doorbell is still working! - That's very good!
"And also…"
What?
I don't know! We need to turn the note over to read the end.
But how?
Oh! Raise the glass, that's all!
I can't get a hold of it.
We should find a... suction cup!
A suction cup?
Suction cups are made out of rubber or other elastic materials.
When a suction cup is pressed against a smooth surface, the air inside is squeezed out.
The air outside wants to get back in, and so it pushes down on the cup.
The rubber edge of the cup won't let the air leak in,
so the outside air keeps pressing down and the cup keeps on sticking.
And that's how a suction cup sticks to a surface by using the power of air.
Wait a minute!
I know where there is a really big suction cup that we could use!
That's a huge suction cup, Nolik!
Tideesh! Tideesh! Tideesh!
Well done, Nolik!
Only we need to hurry before air gets under the suction cup and it unsticks!
My suction cup will never unstick!
Well, let's see what it says here.
Simka, you'd better hurry!
"And make sure nothing gets broken here in the laboratory while I'm away!"
And what could get broken around here?
The glass! Look out!
Yeah, so much for that!
And who is going to clean up all of this broken glass?
You don't know?
- Nolik! He told us to use that suction cup! - No! Simka! She was reading way too slow!
Listen, there is no need to fight.
I came up with the idea of the suction cup.
I should clean this.
Come on now, Grandpus!
We'll clean up this mess.
Professor, I still think the suction cup was a great idea!
I almost caught one yesterday, I chased him but he fled.
But if I told my dad he'd say, "It's all inside your head!"
You really cannot catch them, Or find their whereabouts.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don't let their secret out!
The Internet
Well, maybe it's a…
Don't think so.
It's probably a…
You called for me, children?
What's the matter?
Take a look.
I've never seen anything like it.
What in the world could it be?
Maybe it's a bathroom scale?
Or a clock with a digital display?
Wait a sec! Are there instructions around here for this thing?
I couldn't find them anywhere.
That's a problem.
Well, then let's try to figure it out.
What are you trying to figure out up there?
What a huge hockey puck!
It's big enough for a monster!
And the name is so silly!
"T-rollbot"
Why don't they just call it the "Trollbot"?
Or… I got it! The "Troll boat"!
Please, stop the racket!
So, what could this thing do?
I have no idea.
We could try finding it on the Internet.
Where?
Just run along you two.
We don't need any internets, we can handle this.
Go on, go! Don't interrupt us!
Sure, whatever you say.
Come, Nolik!
We'll find it out by ourselves.
Yeah!
How?
So!
You remember what it was called?
Ah… Troll Boat!
No.
Trollbot!
You're right!
Hop to it!
That's not it. Oh!
"T-rollbot"!
You're right!
There it is!
A robotic vacuum cleaner!
You mean it vacuums by itself?
It's a robot. So yeah.
Class!
There's just so much cool stuff in this computer!
Nolik,
this information is not on this computer.
It's on the Internet!
From your computer you can send a letter to another computer.
You can also download a song or a photo from another computer.
That's all possible because most of the computers in the world are connected to one another
as part of a huge web.
And this World Wide Web is what we call the Internet.
Thanks to the Internet, we can take a peek at just about anywhere in the world
and find information we need about anything!
It's an electronic... vegetable slicer!
No. It's a printer for round sheets of paper!
There's no way!
Grandpus!
We found out what they do with it!
You're back again!
You mustn't interrupt the adults!
Just wait a second!
Nolik, turn it on!
Turn what on?
Don't you turn on anything!
Ready, set, jump!
Help me!
No, no, no!
Hold on!
What was that?!
It's a robotic vacuum cleaner!
It runs itself!
And where did you find the instructions for it?
On the Internet!
Just ask and it tells you.
You can really just ask and it tells you?
Uh-huh!
If you want, we can show you.
We'd love to see it.
Sure, why not.
Hm. On the Internet...
Hey, hey, hey! Wait for me!
What's an elephant weigh? What's an elephant weigh?
What's an elephant weigh? The answer's easy to get.
It says it weighs 5 tons. It says it weighs 5 tons.
It says it weighs 5 tons, Here on the Internet.
You send a letter to me, I send a letter to you.
You send a letter to me, It's just so easy to do.
We're writing letters now, They fun to send and to get,
We're writing letters now Through the Internet.
Who? What? Where? And How? Who? What? Where? And How?
Who? What? Where? And How? The answer's simple to get.
Every fact you need, every fact you need, Every fact you need is on the Internet.
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