Ta-da!
-Answer Time -Answer Time!
-It's StoryBots: Answer Time -Answer Time!
They live in your computer And they've got a job to do
They're all about learning And they make it fun too
When you have a question They answer it for you
It's StoryBots: Answer Time
Answer Time!
-Hey there! How's it going? -Boop!
Hi, Boop. Can you tell me where wool comes from?
Boop-boop.
Boop.
Wool comes from sheep?
Boop.
Thanks, Boop. Thanks, sheep.
-Boop. -You're welcome.
Boop?
Hey, Bang. Can you teach me how to tie a knot?
Totally, dude.
Make a loop like so, and pull one end through the loop and tighten.
Thanks.
No problem.
You wouldn't happen to know how to untie a knot?
You got it. Glad we could help.
Really, Hub and Bub? A whoopee cushion?
Whoopee cushion.
Level Three question coming in hot.
StoryBots! Thank goodness. I'm so glad I got through to you.
Are those Giuseppe's pizzas?
They sure are, and they're piping hot.
Oh, I love Giuseppe's pizza!
Yeah. That dude makes some sweet za.
Boop-boop.
Anchovies? Boop, nobody likes anchovies.
I like anchovies.
StoryBots?
Sorry to interrupt you, but I need to deliver these pizzas.
Giuseppe's has a 30-minute delivery guarantee
or pizzas are free.
Oh man, the only thing better than pizza is free pizza.
Well, Bang, that's the problem. They're not actually free.
If I don't deliver 'em on time, I have to pay for them.
Oh no, that doesn't sound very fair.
You're telling me.
Last week, I bought dinner for 12 people. I don't even know them.
How can we help you deliver these pizzas on time?
Well, there's two ways I can go.
I need to know which will get me there sooner.
Oh, do you know which one is shorter?
One route is two miles. The other route is five miles.
Easy. Go the short way. Problem solved.
But, Bing, I can drive faster if I take the longer route.
How fast can you go?
I can drive 20 miles an hour on the longer route,
but only 10 miles an hour on the shorter route.
-Go the fast way. -It's more complicated than that.
It is more complicated, and I'm running out of time!
Who do we know that can help us get an answer?
Speedy Lightning is the fastest StoryBot around.
He's racing today in the secret race… I mean, I know where to find the answer.
Oh, thank you, Bing.
Please hurry. I only got 27 minutes to deliver all these pies.
Don't worry, Pizza Delivery Lady. We are on the job.
Answer Time!
Hi, StoryBots. Can you tell me a fun fact?
Fun fact number 210,309.
Frogs don't drink the same way people do. They absorb water through their skin.
Here are the drinks for the lovely couple.
I can't take you anywhere.
What?
Hi! How hot is the desert?
Hey, Dink?
What, Doink?
How hot do you think it is out here in the desert?
Well, obviously it's got to be a thousand degrees.
A thousand degrees? Are you bonkers?
It's got to be a million degrees here!
Wait, a million degrees?
Doink, if it was a million degrees, we'd both be on fire.
Oh yeah? If it were only 1,000 degrees, I'd barely be breaking a sweat.
It's too hot to argue, Mr Million Degrees.
-I'm not arguing, you are. -We're now arguing about arguing.
-It's too hot for that. -You're arguing.
-No, you are, Doink. -You are, Dink.
-Doink, you are… Doink. -Dink.
I'm terribly sorry to have frightened you,
but I overheard your disagreement and thought I could help.
The average daytime temperature in this desert is 45 degrees Celsius.
But there are some days when it can reach 55 degrees or more.
You think we were born yesterday?
If it were 55 degrees, I'd be freezing.
Yeah! Hey, Dink. It's 55 degrees. Let's go build a snowman!
Can you believe that vulture?
What would a vulture know about the desert?
Next stop, the Archives Department.
What's the password?
Pickle sandwich.
Hey, Gob, is that right?
I don't know. I forgot.
Me too.
Goob, just open the door! It's me! Bing!
Oh. Hey, Bing.
When does the secret race start?
I think, like, now.
Great. Seen Speedy Lightning? I need to ask him a question.
I think he went thataway.
Our first racer is the unbeaten champion of the super-secret racing club,
Speedy Lightning!
I am the greatest!
He doesn't always take the most conventional route, but he sure is quick.
And the challenger, a newcomer to the racing club,
Ada from the Maths Department!
Hello!
Ada's racing against Speedy? Yeesh.
Racers, to your starting line.
Remember, there are no set paths to the finish line and no rules.
Anything goes!
On your marks, get set…
Go!
Oh, I dropped my hat. Just going to pick that up.
That Speedy sure is fast!
Whoa, she's fast.
But I'm faster!
You got this, Speedy!
Pardon me.
Madam.
The legend is true!
Ada looks like she's ahead. What's going on?
What? She's at the world's biggest hedge maze already?
Final stretch. Can't let this race get any closer. See ya!
Right down the middle.
-Finish line, here I-- -We've got a winner!
-Winner? -What a race time!
There's no way!
That was amazing! How'd you finish in less time than Speedy?
Being the fastest doesn't always mean you get to the finish line first.
Distance plays a role too.
A friend's trying to figure out deliveries.
Think you could help?
Of course, Bing.
Let's head back to the Maths Department and see what we can do.
Hey, StoryBots. Why do my fingers get wrinkly in the bath?
The Tales of Sir Foolhardy!
Take that, filth, and that, grime.
Thought you could hide between my-- My fingers!
What fiendish work is this?
They're wrinkled. It happens--
Only one would cast a spell to wrinkle all the people of the land
and turn them into puckered prunes.
Walda the Witch!
We must break this spell!
Shouldn't you put on some clothes first?
What? Oh, indeed. Pardon me.
Onward, Prancey!
All right.
And so the heroic duo travelled across the kingdom.
Rise, my child.
Rise from the dark depths of the world!
Halt!
Can't you just leave me alone?
I won't allow you to turn the proud people of this province into prunes.
You think I'm turning people into prunes?
Do not attempt to deceive me.
I caught you in the act of casting the wrinkling spell.
Nope.
I summoned this giant cyclops to help me reach the high shelves in my kitchen.
Hello.
Then how do you explain this?
Were you taking a bath?
Were you watching me in your crystal ball? That's a serious invasion of privacy!
No! Fingers just get wrinkly in the bath!
-Lies! -She's right, sir.
How… What… But how?
Cyclops, would you please show this guy your hand?
This beast's fingers are wrinkled as well.
Many scientists think that's because when your skin is tight and wet,
it becomes slippery, making it hard to pick things up.
When the skin wrinkles, it makes it easier to grab things.
How do your fingers know they are in water?
Watch and learn!
When you're in the water long enough, water seeps under your skin
and nerve endings tell the brain you're wet.
Your brain sends a message to your blood vessels to shrink.
When blood vessels shrink,
it makes room for the skin to collapse over them.
That's how the wrinkles appear.
Wrinkles make it easier for wet fingers to pick things up.
Unhand me, you…
Wait, you picked me up so easily with your wrinkled fingers.
Oh, wonderful brain.
You are quite ingenious!
-Looks like I have the day off. -Hot tub time!
If you're wet long enough Water seeps through your skin
Making its way to nerve endings within
And once they sense the wetness
What do they do?
Get this
They tell your brain you're wet So your brain answers back
By sending a message out quick
To your arteries, veins Capillaries as well
-To make 'em skinny -Also known as "constrict"
And once they're smaller
They make some room That your skin crumples into
Those are the wrinkles you see It's extraordinary
What water makes your skin do Verse two
Some scientists guess The reason for this
Is that wrinkles might help with your grip
Some even suppose It's the same with our toes
-That wrinkles can help you not slip -Yep!
There's a lot going on Whenever you go for a dip
Next stop, the Department of Number-y Stuff.
I still don't understand how you beat Speedy.
I told you, it's not just about time and speed. It's also about distance.
How does someone running slower beat someone running faster?
Well, Speedy was so confident in his ability to go at a fast speed,
he didn't bother to think about the distance.
I'm still confused.
Look. The blue string represents the distance I took in the race.
The red string represents the distance Speedy travelled.
Though he was running faster, he had to travel more distance.
-You got to the finish in less time. -Precisely, Bing!
That's why even though my speed was way slower and his was way faster,
I made it to the finish line first.
I needed less time to travel my distance. It's maths!
Maths is cool! Can it help me figure out my friend's route?
I'm certain of it.
Here, put this on.
Time, distance, and speed are all related, Bing.
If you know any two, you can figure out the third.
If you know the distance and speed,
you can figure out how much time a trip will take.
How do you do that?
Say you have to travel four miles.
If you can go two miles in one hour,
it will take you one, two hours to get where you're going.
I think I'm starting to get it.
Fantastic. Let's figure out this problem for your friend.
How far do they have to travel?
One route is two miles.
The other is five miles.
Okay.
What's their speed on each route?
For the two-mile route, ten miles per hour.
For the five-mile route, 20 miles per hour.
Perfect. That's all we need to run the simulation. Are you ready?
Ready, Ada.
Whoa! The slower car won because it took less time to go its distance.
Exactly.
Wow! Maths is awesome.
It sure is, Bing. And maths can do even more.
If you know speed and time, you can figure out distance.
If you know time and distance, you can figure out speed.
That's great and all, but I really got to go.
-Gotta get this answer to my friend. -Oh, okay. You got it.
Thanks for the help. Got to go. See ya! Bye!
Good luck, Bing! Send my best to the gang!
When you ride on a train, fly in a plane Or take a boat to cross the sea
It's always gonna take some time To get from point A to B
If you know the distance you'll go And your speed, whether fast or slow
You can tell how much time it'll take To complete any trip you make
Time, distance, and speed They're all connected, that's agreed
It's a cool to know, so let's proceed With time, distance, and speed
If it takes ten minutes To walk to the park
At a speed that's easy and slow
It'll take less time if you ride your bike As fast as you can go
Even at the speed of a rocket ship It'd take more time to go to Mars
Than to drive two blocks At a turtle speed in a clunky old car
Time, distance, and speed They all go together, that's guaranteed
A bit of maths is all you need To know your time, distance, and speed
Hello, Pizza Delivery Lady, can you hear me? Come in.
Thank goodness you're back. I was getting worried.
Did you figure out the quickest route?
Time, distance, and speed are related.
If you know two, you can figure out the third.
That's all well and good. I just need the answer so I can get moving.
Oh, sorry. You should take the two-mile route.
The two-mile route? Really?
But I can go twice as fast on the five-mile route.
But drive more than twice the distance.
Oh, so what you're saying is,
even going slower, I can get there sooner because the distance is shorter.
Exactly!
Oh, thank you. You are the best!
Better get going so I can deliver these on time.
Glad I could help. Good luck!
All right, catch you later!