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?
Team 341B. How can I help?
Hi, Bing. How long is a marathon?
Great question. Let's find out.
A marathon is 26.2 miles long.
Thanks!
Hi, Boop. Have you seen my pet frog?
Boop. Boop boop, boop boop boop. Boop?
It's on your head.
Boop?
On your head!
Boop boop boop, boop?
Right there.
-Whoa! -Yes!
I have finally captured the elusive blue-bearded Bigfoot.
Bigfoot? Dude, I don't even have feet.
I guess I should be wearing my glasses.
We've got a Level Three coming in.
That hurt. I'll be back.
Boop?
Hey, StoryBots. Sorry about that.
Didn't mean to scare you. I was just practising some moves.
I wasn't scared.
You look kind of scared to me.
So how can we help you, Mr. Karate Guy?
The International World Karate Championship of the World is next week,
and I can't do my signature move.
Oh no!
What move is that, dude?
Glad you asked.
Well, it's a couple of choku zukis, which is…
Followed by an empi uchi.
And then I'd like to finish off my opponent with a spinning heel kick.
I'd like to.
Boop, boop.
Boop?
Well, the problem is that every time I wanna spin around, I get dizzy.
Bad. Like, hit the floor.
You can't be the International World Karate Champion
if you can't stand up straight.
Exactly. You know, I can do these all day.
I could do these.
But I just can't spin.
I think you may have a few more obstacles to victory
than just getting dizzy.
Yeah, man. Karate is, like, a seriously graceful art form.
And it takes years of practice to get good at it.
All right, I know I've got a lot of work to do, but come on.
I've been watching karate films since I was a kid!
I know that if I could just land that one spinning heel kick,
I could win the competition.
Oh, dear.
Okay, gang.
Who do we know that might be able to help our karate friend?
Ballet dancers spin.
That's right!
-Madame FuFu spins around all the time. -Oh, yeah. Totally, dude.
Great idea, Bing.
Please hurry, Bing.
I'm running out of time, and I need all the help I can get.
You can say that again.
Don't worry, Mr. Karate Guy.
We are on the job.
Answer Time!
Hey, StoryBots. What's your favourite animal?
Prepare yourself, Egad.
You are about to witness my most bizarre creation.
An unnatural creature that is half beaver and half duck.
Behold…
Beavarius Duckus!
Hello.
Oh, it's a platypus.
A what?
It's a platypus.
It's an amazing mammal that has webbed feet and a bill like a duck,
and a furry body and a flat tail like a beaver.
You mean such an abomination already exists?
And it also lays eggs.
Drat! Every time I think I've made something weird,
nature has already beaten me to it!
Curse you, nature!
Next stop, Madame FuFu's Repertory Theatre.
Ballerinas? Awesome!
Excuse me, do any of you know where I can find Madame FuFu?
Try the dressing room, honey.
Okay. Thank you.
Madame FuFu. I have an important question for you.
Me? Madame FuFu? No.
I am the great…
Eduardo!
Oh! Eduardo feels wobbly.
Are you okay?
Hey, you look really familiar.
Have I seen you someplace before?
Eduardo doesn't feel good.
Eduardo is going to be sick.
Wait, Eduardo! You dropped your… crown.
Huh.
Eduardo! There you are!
Huh? Hi, Madame FuFu.
Eduardo, what are you doing back here? The ballet is about to begin.
What? Oh, no. I'm not Eduardo, my name is--
Why isn't the star of the show dressed yet? We must hurry.
What? Me? A star?
Whoa!
Eduardo!
But if you're here, who's that?
I'm ruined!
I'm okay.
My eyes!
Ta-da!
Ballet.
That went well.
Eduardo. How could you let this happen?
I am sorry, Madame FuFu. Eduardo has been too dizzy to dance.
I thought ballet dancers could spin without getting dizzy?
Normally I can, but ever since I got this earache, I can't stand up straight.
Whoa!
Earache, huh? Hmm, maybe dizziness has something to do with the ears.
That's it! I know where I can find the answer! I got to go.
Bye, Madame FuFu. See you, Eduardo! Hope you feel better. Bye!
So long, little dancing boy.
Eduardo needs another bucket.
Why do I lose my baby teeth?
Oh, magic, la la
Unicorns, la la
Bo's world
Bo's world!
Baby Piglet's teeth fell out!
Why?!
Wait! I've got it.
Let's go to Dr. Professor Owl. She'll know what to do.
Hello! Dr. Professor Owl!
What?
Baby Piglet's teeth fell out. Can you fix her?
No, I can't fix her.
No!
Wait!
What I mean is that those are baby teeth. They're supposed to fall out.
Now go away before you start singing or doing something else annoying.
What are baby teeth?
If I explain it to you, will you go away?
-Uh-huh. -Yeah.
Pay attention.
Most mammals, like humans, are born without teeth.
And then they grow baby teeth.
Baby teeth just act as placeholders for the permanent teeth that come later.
You see, as you grow, your jaw gets bigger
and you need bigger teeth to fill that jaw.
How do I get bigger teeth?
Well, they're already there from the time you are born,
hiding underneath your gums.
Your baby teeth have to fall out
to make room for your permanent teeth to peek through.
There.
Get it? Capiche? Comprende?
Did you hear that, Baby Piglet? You're going to get brand new teeth!
Didn't you hear me? They're not new! They've been there since she was born.
This is the happiest day of my life!
Let's sing a song about it.
-Yeah! -Wait, what?
No! You said you would leave.
Scram! Vamoose! Go!
Why are you all so happy?
Oh, baby I'm a baby tooth, yeah
Tooth, yeah
A baby tooth That's in your small, small mouth, yeah
-I grow and grow along with you, yeah -You, yeah
Then I get loose and one day I fall out
Like, oh Oh no
Now you've got a big old hole
-Why did I need to go? -Why?
Well, you really want to know?
See, that's where I used to be
A new tooth replaces me
It's there with you
Permanently How does it work?
Let's break it down I'll break it down for you, yeah
Before you're born You start to grow all of your teeth
Brand new Not just one set
Right away you're growing two Ah, yeah
Your baby teeth
-And your permanent teeth too -Ah, yeah
Before you're one years old Your teeth are popping through
They're popping
They're helping you to speak And helping you to chew
They're helping
-And your baby teeth have got a job to do -They've got to do it
They're making space For all your permanent teeth too
You'll probably lose your first tooth When you're six or seven
-Lose all of your baby teeth around eleven -Or twelve
Growing up
Yes, you're a child
But you still have a beautiful smile
Beautiful smile
Yeah, see me, I'm a baby I'm a baby tooth
Falling out your mouth, yeah Making room
See me, I'm a baby I'm a baby tooth
Getting out the way, yeah Making room
Next stop, the Department of Bodily Functions.
-Hello there, Bing. Huh?
-What brings you to the department today? -Hello, Dr. Poppy Van Poobert.
I'm finding out why people get dizzy.
I think it has something to do with the ears?
The inner ear, to be precise.
And fortunate for you, I have the perfect way to show it.
Wow! Cool.
Operator, onward ho!
Awesome!
You might want to hold on there, Bing. Things are about to get a little wild.
Huh? What do you mean?
All right!
Behold,
the inner ear!
Wow. You can see out the eyes from the inner ear?
Not in a real ear, no.
This is set up to show you the difference between what the eyes see
and what's happening in the inner ear.
What exactly does happen in the inner ear?
In addition to helping hear, it also controls balance.
Take a peek outside those eyes. Does it look like we're moving?
All still, captain.
Operator, commence the spinning.
Oh! Right away, right away.
Whoa. The water's moving.
Now look through those eyes. What do you see?
I can't tell. Everything's spinning.
Exactly. The head is spinning,
making the fluid in the inner ear move around.
And do you see those hair-like threads below?
They represent special cells that move with the fluid,
sending a signal to the brain, telling it which way we're going.
Hmm. What would happen if we went faster?
Faster? Oh, well--
Operator. Let's go faster.
Faster!
-Stop it. Stop, Operator! -Yeah!
Stop it! Stop!
It's gonna blow!
Operator, why aren't we stopping?
Yes!
That was awesome!
But I still don't understand what the inner ear has to do with being dizzy.
Look through the eyes. Does it seem like we're moving?
No. We stopped.
Correct. And what about those hairs?
They're swaying, because the fluid is still moving.
You got it.
Your eyes are telling your brain that you are standing still,
but the little hairs are still swaying,
sending a signal to the brain that you are still moving.
So the brain is confused by two messages being sent to it?
Correct again.
And it's not until the fluid stops moving
that your eyes and ears tell your brain to do the same thing.
That's amazing. Wow.
Thanks for the help, Captain. This was super helpful. See ya.
Always happy to help you, Bing.
You go on ahead. I'm just gonna… lay down here for a minute.
When your inner ears say you're spinning
But your eyes say, “No, you're not”
They send your brain into a tizzy
-It's what makes you dizzy -Dizzy
Inside your ears are tubes Containing cells with microscopic hair
There's also a lot of fluid around Just sitting like soup in there
Now when you spin The hairs are swayed around
By all that sloshing soup
And that sends a signal to your brain That you're spinning like a hula-hoop
The trouble starts when the spinning stops And your eyes tell you you're still
‘Cause the fluid in your ear Hasn't settled down
So the hair's still swaying Like you're spinning around
So your eyes and your inner ear conflict
I think I'm gonna be sick
When your inner ears say you're spinning
But your eyes say, “No, you're not”
They send your brain into a tizzy
And that's the feeling of being dizzy
Whoo!
Hello? Mr. Karate Guy? Are you there?
Thank goodness. It's almost time for the championship,
and I've been practising… a lot. Look at that.
He doesn't look very ready to me.
Have you figured out why people get dizzy?
‘Cause I really need to deliver this 360-degree heel kick.
I did. Inside your ear are tiny hairs surrounded by fluid.
When you move, that fluid sloshes around
and the hairs signal your brain that you're moving.
Super tiny hairs? Inside my ears?
When you stop, your eyes tell your brain that you're standing still
but the hairs are still swaying, telling your brain that you're moving.
So you can't help me with my dizziness? I just have to wait it out?
I have to wait for the fluids in my ear to stop moving so I can be balanced?
Yeah, that's the only way to make it stop.
Well, maybe that's not such a bad thing after all.
What do you mean, dude?
I know you all think I'm a master of the art of karate,
but the truth is, I'm not really very good at it.
You don't say.
I know, it's hard to believe ‘cause I've got some legit moves,
but I'm not very good. It took me an hour to put on the belt.
So then, what are you going to do?
I have another plan.
Oh, yeah? What's that?
I've decided I'm gonna make a name for myself as a… brain surgeon.
Oh, wow.
You might want to spend a little more time thinking about that.
Whatever I decide, it's nice to know I have friends like you
that I can call when I've got a problem.
If you've got a question, give us a call.
Yeah, man.
Thanks for your help, StoryBots. Talk to you soon. Don't you forget it.