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
-And when you have a question -They'll answer it for you
It's StoryBots: Answer Time
Answer Time!
-Hey, there! -How's it going?
Hi! Beep here. What can I help you with?
What is the world's biggest rubber band ball?
Let's see.
The world's biggest rubber band ball weighs 9,000 pounds
and is made up from over 700,000 rubber bands!
Hey, what's that rumbling?
Huh?
Hi, Bing! It's August. Come spin with me!
I love spinning!
I'm okay.
Boop.
Bo, dear, have you seen my kitty? I've looked everywhere.
Not everywhere.
Whoa! Looks like we got a Level Three coming in.
StoryBots, how nice to see you.
I'm so happy I got in touch. I'm in a bit of a situation.
Hey, Secret Agent Lady. How can we help?
Well, you see, I was hoping you might be able to tell me how lasers work?
Lasers? Oh, man, I love lasers!
Remember that time we played laser tag and I was like, pew-pew!
Oh, lasers are fun.
Oh, yes, Bing. Lasers can be so much fun. However, this particular laser is… not.
That laser is, like, totally splitting that table in half.
That's right, and if I can't disable it in the next…
seventeen minutes and… 13 seconds,
I'm going to… split too.
I mean, I'm not-- I'm not gonna split, like leave.
I just mean that I'm actually going to split, 'cause there's a laser.
Oh, my! You have to get out of there!
Yeah. That's kinda why I called.
Okay, team. We've got to find out how lasers work.
Hey! My buddy Kester runs the laser show at Burning Bot.
She could tell us how lasers work.
Bang, that would be great.
And if you don't mind hurrying,
I don't want anything to happen to my tuxedo.
Especially not while I'm in it.
Don't worry, Secret Agent Lady. We are on the job.
Answer Time!
Hi, StoryBots. Can you help us count by twos?
-Hey, Sally Sue. What's that, Bessie Lou?
-You know what I like doing? -You know I know what you like doing.
-You know what I like doing? -You know I know what you like doing!
Counting by twos!
Let's go!
Two!
Ooh! Four!
Yep! Four!
I see a six!
Six!
Yeehaw!
-Six! -Here comes the big old number eight!
Eight!
-Wait! Wait on that eight. -What's that?
It's the number… ten!
Ten!
-Two, four, six, eight, ten! -Ten!
-Two, four, six, eight, ten! -Woo-hoo!
Six, eight, ten.
-I love countin' by twos. -Oh, me too.
Hey.
-You wanna go get a sarsaparilla? -You know I wanna go get a sarsaparilla.
-Sarsaparilla! Yeehaw! -Sarsaparilla! Pew-pew! Yeah! Pew-pew!
Drinkin' sarsaparilla!
Hey, StoryBots, what's the dinosaur with wings?
Come fly with me
Over the sea
And it will be a wonderful adventure
Well, hey, what's happening? I'm a Pterodactylus
What's fly about me? Well, check out the
Wings on my back They're not lacking in size
I have these large Pterodactylus eyes Any time of day, I attack and surprise
Dive down to the ground Then I'm back in the skies
Here's the thing, man, my wingspan's Three feet long, wings are strong
And I'm light, can fly many miles Fly up, fly down, check my flying style
-Fly down to the sea to eat fish -It's delicious
Bugs and small creatures That keeps it nutritious
Ninety teeth in my beak And my legs are weak
But I'm flyin' the sky Check my skinny physique
And I'm not a bird Let me help you understand
Not a dinosaur, man 'Cause I don't dwell on land
I'm a pterosaur, yeah, a flying reptile Come fly with me and let's fly for a while
Come fly with me
Over the sea
And it will be a wonderful adventure
Next stop, Burning Bot.
Welcome home to Burning Bot, friend.
Thanks, Mr. Dreamcatcher, dude.
I'm looking for Kester to help me with some laser stuff.
Any of you know where I could find her?
You may not find the friend you want--
But you'll find the friend you need.
I think I'm just going to start looking… over there.
Hey, Kester. You in here?
Excuse me, sorry.
Coming through. Pardon me.
Whoa. Guess she's not in there.
Hey, drum circle dudes. Have any of you seen my buddy--
Excuse me, Mr. Fish Man. Have you seen my friend Kester?
Say that again?
Still kinda fuzzy, dude.
You may want to see a doctor about that.
Hey, Kester. You in here, buddy?
Keep your voice down. We're trying to transcend.
Oh, sorry.
Kester!
Oh, man. She's got to be around here somewhere.
Hey, careful down there.
Sorry, Kester.
Kester!
Hey, Bang. How's it going?
Not too good, dude.
I need to find an answer to a question about lasers. I could use your help.
Sure thing, man. You know how much I love lasers. Check this out.
Wow.
So, what's the question, Bang?
Well, I need to know how lasers work, and fast!
That's easy. You just push this button.
Not sure that's going to help much.
And I really gotta find an answer for this Secret--
Whoa!
Bang, are you okay?
What happened?
Huh? What's this?
That? It's the Light Amplification
by Stimulated Emission of Radiation Laboratory.
They make all the lasers I use.
Did you say they make lasers? I bet they could tell me how lasers work!
Well, thanks for the help, Kester. See ya! Bye!
Oh, yeah. Sure thing, Bang. Glad that was helpful. For you.
Hey, StoryBots. Why do bears hibernate?
StoryScouts, fall in!
Yes, Ranger Dot!
Today, we're going to learn about--
Hey, who turned out the light?
One campfire, coming up.
As I was saying,
today, we're going to learn about why bears hibernate.
All we've got to do is wake this sleeping bear and ask him.
Wait, Ranger Dot.
I don't think it's a good idea to wake a sleeping bear.
Yeah, I don't even think we should be in its cave.
Nonsense, StoryScouts!
How else are we supposed to find out why bears hibernate?
We already know why bears hibernate, Ranger Dot.
Bears hibernate to escape the cold.
They eat a whole lot before hibernation to store extra fat on their bodies.
And use it as energy.
Huh. That makes a lot of sense.
Great work, StoryScouts. I'm proud of you.
Thank you, Ranger Dot.
Can we go now, please?
Yes.
That was quite an adventure, StoryScouts.
I'm just going to thank this bear for letting us use their home.
-Wait-- -Sleeping bear!
When autumn comes around And the leaves fall down
And the chill is in the air
There's a critter you'll see Who's soon gonna be
A hibernating bear
In a hungry mood, she shoves down food Till she has a lot of fat to spare
Which her body will use In a long, long snooze
Of a hibernating bear
A hibernating bear Takes a few weeks to prepare
She finds a den and settles in She's a hibernating bear
Now her temperature's low And her heart rate's slow
She's snug in a winter lair
She doesn't even wake For a toilet break
She's a hibernating bear
A hibernating bear Just a slumbering ball of hair
Instead of a roar, she lets out a snore
She's a hibernating bear
A hibernating bear
Next stop,
the Light Amplification by Stimulated Emissions of Radiation Department.
Oh, man. This place is huge.
Whoa.
Hello there!
Hey there, Mr. Laser Dude.
I'm trying to find out how lasers work for a friend of mine.
Do you think you can help?
I know just who to talk to.
Excuse me, have any of you seen Franz?
Who are you talking to? I don't see anything.
Just because you cannot see anything does not mean it is not there.
Take a closer look.
Whoa! What are those?
Those are atoms.
They are the building blocks for everything in the universe,
and when they get hit with extra energy, they release photons.
What's a photon?
Photons are the teeny-weeny particles that make up light.
Hey, who you calling a weenie?
Ah, Franz. There you are!
Who were you expecting, Sully Sullenberger?
Hey, watch it, buddy!
You see, photons make up the light in everything,
from stars in the sky to torches,
lamps, candles, even lasers.
The thing that makes lasers different from other lights
is how focused the photons are.
-Hey, watch where you're going, will ya? -Yeah, my bad.
They don't look very focused to me, dude.
That's 'cause they're not. Yet.
Now, when a torch or a lamp emits light,
these photons scatter everywhere.
A laser, on the other hand, is a photon-focusing machine.
It contains a light source…
this ruby crystal,
and two mirrors, one on each end.
As the photons from this light source pass other atoms inside the ruby crystal,
even more photons are released!
Hey! Wait for me!
These photons all like to travel in the same direction,
so, as they bounce off the mirrors back and forth,
they excite more and more atoms,
and get more and more photons to follow along.
Whoa. All this bouncing is making my head hurt.
With all of the photons moving together through a teeny-tiny hole…
you get a highly focused beam of light,
known as a laser.
Whoa! That is one strong laser, Doc.
The strength of the laser
depends on the amount of energy being used to generate its photons.
More energy equals more photons, more photons equals more strength.
So, if you were able to give a laser less energy,
would that reduce its strength?
Precisely, Bang!
Whoa! That's it!
Thanks for the lesson in light, Professor.
I gotta go tell my friend how to stop that laser.
Thanks! See ya! Bye, dude!
No problem, Bang. Hope I was able to help.
Hey, Doc, me and some of the other photons
were thinking about heading down to the break room for a light snack.
Last one there is an electromagnetic wave!
-Lasers -All around the club
-Lasers -Shining from above
-Lasers -How'd they get so bright?
Let's go inside a laser And show 'em what it's like
I'm an atom I'm super, super small
We're the building blocks Of the universe, y'all
When I feel the energy, I emit light In the form of a photon
-Photon? -Right
When it comes to lasers Imagine a dance hall
Atoms all around, mirrors on the wall
The energy is big, photon's moving
Back and forth As they're dancing, grooving
Bouncing off the mirror, side to side
Move the same way, do the Photon Slide
Pass by an atom, now make a friend
Another photon, now they're joining in
Working together for a common goal
Shoot a bright light from a tiny hole
A focused light, it's a photon stream
It's a super-duper super-sweet laser beam
Photons, get in line
Now everybody step to the right
Spin around and make it all bright
You know how we make that light
Photons, get in line
-Everybody step to the right -Okay
Spin around, make it all bright
You know how we make that light
Hello? Secret Agent Lady? Come in. Are you there?
Bang, thank goodness. Have you been able to find out about lasers?
I'm getting a little uncomfortable.
Oh, yeah. I learned all about how lasers work. Check it out.
You see, all light is made up of these little things called photons.
-Bang-- -They're little particles of light.
They bounce back and forth.
Bang? Excuse me.
Then there's this cool ruby crystal that gives off lots of photons--
Bang!
I don't think we have time right now to go into a technical discussion, so…
Oh, yeah. Sorry, dude.
No, no. You know what? I'm sorry I raised my voice. I'm just--
I'm sorry, this laser is stressing me out.
Oh, no. I totally get it.
Good. I'm so glad.
But were you able to find out anything helpful in shutting this thing down?
I did learn that lasers need energy to make light.
Energy. That's it! You figured it out, Bang.
I did?
You sure did.
That was a close one.
Thanks, Bang. You StoryBots sure do know your stuff.
Don't mention it, Miss Secret Agent Lady.
And now I'm off for another super-secret mission.
Oh, man.
Hey. You wouldn't happen to know how locks work, do you?
That, my friend, is a problem for another episode.
Episode?
What, is-- Is this a TV show?