[all] Ta-da!
[eyebrows squeak]
[hydraulics whirring]
[beeping]
[rock music plays]
-♪ Answer Time ♪ -♪ Answer Time! ♪
-♪ It's StoryBots: Answer Time ♪ -♪ Answer Time! ♪
♪ They live in your computer And they got a job to do ♪
♪ They're all about learning They make it fun too ♪
♪ When you have a question They answer it for you ♪
♪ It's StoryBots: Answer Time ♪
♪ Answer Time! ♪
[clock ticking]
[beeps and rings]
-[all speaking] -[Bing] Hi! How's it going?
Hi, Bo. Is it really cold on the moon?
[keyboard clacks]
It says here that the moon's temperature can get as low
as negative 283 degrees Fahrenheit.
And that's just at night.
During the day, it can get as hot as 260 degrees Fahrenheit.
Whoa, that is, like, super hot, dude.
And super cold.
Hey, Boop. Do you know what the meaning of life is?
Boop.
Wow, that's deep.
[keyboard clacks]
[laughs evilly]
I am the Brain Teaser,
and I will take control of your precious Answer Department
unless you can answer my riddle.
Okay. Like, what's the riddle?
What is two…
plus two?
[laughs menacingly]
Uh, four?
[eyebrows spring]
What? How did you know?
You haven't heard the last from the Brain Teaser!
[laughs wickedly]
All right! See you, dude!
Aw.
Nice guy.
[alarm blaring]
Heads up, gang! Looks like we got a Level Three coming in.
Yeah, yeah, it's okay, sugar pie.
Take your time. Use the restroom.
I know exactly where I'm going. [laughs]
StoryBots, you gotta help me! I have no idea where I'm going!
Wait. Didn't you just say you know exactly where you were going?
I only said that because she told me I'd get lost. And I did!
And she's always right.
Well, why don't you just admit it then?
I can't take the humiliation, Bo.
She still tells everyone about the time I got us lost in the Australian Outback.
Darn kangaroos.
[chuckles] Kangaroos.
Well, so, like, how can we help you then, dude?
Well, Bang, I could really use some help getting us to the first stop of our tour.
We're gonna see the Seven Wonders of the World.
Oh, I love the Seven Wonders of the World!
Yeah! Right, Bo?
First, we're gonna see the World's Largest Pickle Jar,
then we're gonna see the World's Largest Popcorn Kernel,
then we're gonna see the World's Largest Hot Tub.
Uh, sir, I'm pretty sure
those aren't actually the Seven Wonders of the World--
Whoa, that's awesome! Are you gonna visit the World's Largest Spatula?
And you gotta see the World's Largest Marshmallow!
We'll be seeing 'em all, StoryBots, provided I can get the map working
on my phone again. Everything was going fine
until we pulled into this rest stop 'cause my wife had to tinkle.
Uh, might I suggest using that paper map in your hands?
You can suggest it all you want, Bang.
But these things are unreadable when you're cruising down the highway.
Bottom line is I need the map on my phone to work again
so I can navigate my way to the Seven Wonders of the World.
Again, those aren't actually the--
[gasps] Navigation!
That's it!
I bet Old Willy can help.
-Oh, yeah! -Old Willy's the best navigator ever!
Yeah, his adventures around the world are, like, totally epic.
Oh, thank you, StoryBots!
But please hurry. My wife will be back any minute.
And I don't think I can take the humiliation of getting us lost again.
Don't worry, Mr. Map, sir. We are on the--
[whooshing, gears cranking]
[sputtering, powering down]
Hmm.
Sorry about that. Tube's out of order.
[power tools whirring]
Well, guess I'll have to get there the old-fashioned way.
See ya, gang!
Uh, this is a little awkward.
Yeah, if the tube doesn't work, when are they going to say--
♪ Answer Time! ♪
Hi, StoryBots. Why do I have to eat my vegetables?
[whirring]
[musical flourish plays]
Hey, kids. It's me, Super Mega Awesome Ultra Guy!
[chimes]
Now, I wasn't always this super strong,
but back when I was a normal kid, just like you,
I loved to eat my vegetables every day.
[rock music plays]
One day, when I was eating some carrots after school,
I came across a radioactive space rock from the planet Krynon.
When I touched it, things got really weird.
[beeping erratically]
I could fly.
I had X-ray vision.
And I was so strong, I could suddenly lift a school bus.
[children cheering]
Hmm.
Maybe the radioactive space rock had something to do with it.
But you gotta give vegetables their credit too!
And that's super awesome.
[chimes]
[whirring]
Hey, StoryBots.
Could you tell me some news?
[whirring]
[announcer] You're watching StoryBots News on Channel 22 and Two-Thirds WBOT,
with your hosts Story Storyberg and Bot Botson.
[dramatic news jingle plays]
Breaking news.
Math experts now agree that two plus two equals four.
News at five.
[whirring]
Hey, StoryBots. How old is a mountain?
[whirring]
[bots whispering excitedly]
-[all] Surprise! -[noisemaker blows]
Aw! You remembered!
♪ It's the birthday song ♪
♪ The mountain birthday song ♪
♪ Which means you're between 100 and 200 million years old ♪
♪ It's the birthday song ♪
♪ The mountain birthday song Unless you're a young mountain ♪
♪ Which means you're maybe Only 40 million years old ♪
Thanks, everybody.
But where are the rest of my candles?
[bot groans]
[all crash]
[automated voice] Next stop, looking for Old Willy's Place.
Getting to Old Willy's Place without the tubes
might take a bit longer, but hey! It'll be nice to stretch my legs.
Let's see.
Here's where I am…
and here's Old Willy's Place.
Hey, that's not too far at all!
-[map ruffles] -[eyebrows squeak]
That's a little farther than I thought.
Oh, well! A little walking never hurt anybody.
[brash jazzy music plays]
Just follow the arrows and--
[gasps]
Oh boy.
It says here we gotta go up to the third floor.
Huh?
What?
[grunts and groans]
Okay, how about the second floor?
[hums melodically]
Huh?
Hmm.
-[eyebrows squeak] -[gasps] Ow!
[groaning]
[both laughing]
One right, and then a left turn here, and--
[laughing]
Arrow.
[laughing]
Okay, right through here, and-- Huh?
Oh, hi, Beep! Back so soon?
[groans]
[gasps] Hold the train! Wait! Hold the door! Wait for me!
Okay, okay, okay. [gasps]
Wait, wait, wait! Hold the train! The door, the door! Wait! Hold the door!
[groans]
I know Old Willy's Place has to be around here somewhere. I can feel it!
[squishing]
[groans angrily]
[straining]
[grunts and exclaims]
-[air whooshing] -Whoa!
Ahhh! Whoa!
-[clangs] -[groans]
Ow! [yells]
[sighs and pants]
At this rate, I'll never get to Old Willy's Place.
[ship's horn blasts]
[voice] Did someone say "Old Willy?"
Huh?
Old Willy?
You have no idea how happy I am to see you!
I was following this old map,
but I just kept getting more and more lost.
[laughs]
Well, if you're looking for help to find your way,
you've come to the right place. Old Willy never gets lost!
That's just the reason I'm here to see you!
The map on my friend's phone stopped working and I'm trying to help them.
Hmm.
Sounds like their GPS is on the fritz.
GPS? What's that?
Why, it's the Global Positioning System.
Argh! Climb aboard, Beep, and I'll show you.
[plays tune]
Aye, aye, Captain.
-[grunting] -Whoa!
[whirring]
Hi StoryBots. Why do dogs pant?
[whirring]
[narrator] Whoo-ee! Saddle up with The Lone Drifter!
[epic cinematic Western music plays]
[harmonica playing]
[snoring]
[sheep bleats]
Huh? What? [clears throat]
Did you say something, Horace?
Well, gosh. I didn't say nothing, Bang.
Ah. Must have been the wind or something.
Yeah, or it could've been that there rampaging stampede of sheep coming at us.
[dramatic music plays]
[sheep bleating]
Oh, yeah! That's, like, totally what it is, man--
[groans]
[bleats cheerfully]
[breathing hoarsely]
Can't… keep up.
I'm too hot.
Come back.
Oh, howdy there, partner, dude. Are those your sheep?
Yep. I'm supposed to be herding 'em back to the ranch,
but… I'm too darn hot.
[chuckles]
You know, when I feel frazzled and need to, like, calm down,
I just, like, totally breathe, man.
I am breathing.
Nah, man. I mean, like…
[echoing] …really breathe.
-[peaceful music plays] -[breathes deeply]
[panting]
[pants faster]
[Bang] There you go, dude.
Keep breathing.
[panting]
Well, I'll be! I'm feeling cooler already!
-Of course you are. -Huh?
Well, that's because you're panting.
[groovy jazzy music plays]
See, when you run or exercise, your body is gonna heat up.
Animals, like us horses and people, have glands that produce sweat
to help us cool down.
[sweat drops] Yay!
But dogs can't sweat like us, so they pant.
Now, how does panting help cool me down?
Well, every time you breathe out, heat leaves your body.
[inhales]
[exhales hoarsely]
Whoa-ho!
Horace, you gotta brush them teeth, dude.
And every time you breathe in, cooler air enters.
[inhales deeply]
You do that enough times and your body is gonna cool down.
Whoa.
Lone Drifter, that there horse is a genius.
Aw, shucks.
Well, thank you kindly, fellas. I sure do love me some panting.
Yee-haw! Come back here, sheep!
[barks]
Well, looks like our work's done here, Horace, dude.
Time to mosey on down the road--
-[bleating] -[groans]
[panting cheerfully]
Thanks again, Lone Drifter… and genius horse!
[groans]
Happy to be of service, dude.
[heroic music plays]
[horse whinnying]
Woof! [panting]
♪ A dog goes "pant, pant, pant" In the hot, hot sun ♪
♪ Or when she's chasing a ball Having doggy fun ♪
♪ She's gotta pant, pant, pant After running around ♪
♪ Just to cool her body down ♪
[pants rhythmically]
♪ She starts to breathe super fast Through her open mouth ♪
♪ Bringing cool air in And blowing warm air out ♪
♪ It helps water from her body To evaporate ♪
♪ That cools her down ♪
♪ And it sure feels great! ♪
[panting rhythmically]
♪ Now, we cool off with sweat But a doggy can't ♪
♪ So, when she gets heated up She's gotta pant, pant, pant ♪
♪ You see her tongue stick out She makes a funny sound ♪
♪ It's the way a dog cools down ♪
♪ That's the way a dog cools down ♪
Aw!
[all laughing]
[automated voice] Next stop, Old Willy's Place.
[sea shanty playing]
Argh! Come along now, Beep.
Step lively! Look alive!
Whoa!
What is this, Old Willy?
What does it look like? It's a giant map.
Now, get on out there,
and you'll see how GPS works with your own eyes.
[nervously] Uh, okay.
[grunts]
Right there'll do.
-Now, grab hold of this. -[cranking]
Got it! But what is it?
Well, imagine that there's a signal
coming down from that satellite way up in the sky.
It kinda looks like a tape measure.
Aye! That's because the signal helps your phone measure
exactly how far it is from that satellite.
That's really cool and all,
but how does knowing the distance to a satellite
help my phone know exactly where it is?
Well, why don't you see what happens
when you pull it good and tight and start walking?
[marker squeaks]
Whoa, look! It's a big circle.
Aye!
And the only place your phone can be
at that specific distance from the satellite
is along that circle.
Anywhere on the circle? It doesn't help me very much
if all my phone knows is that it can be anywhere on the circle.
Which is why one satellite is never enough.
See if the signal from a second satellite doesn't narrow things down for ye.
[squeaking]
Now tell me, Beep, what do you see?
[gasps] This new circle intersects with the first circle in two places.
Aye!
And where they intersect are the only two places on Earth
where the cell phone could be.
That makes sense, Old Willy, but it's still not very precise.
[gasps] What would happen if we added a third satellite?
A-ha!
Now, you're getting your sea legs, Beep.
Go on and draw up another circle for the final piece of the puzzle.
[squeaks]
[Beep] Wow!
The three circles intersect in just one place!
[laughs heartily]
X marks the spot, Beep.
That there is the only place where your cell phone could be.
So, knowing the distance to at least three satellites
is all my cell phone needs to pinpoint my exact location?
Precisely!
It's the technological magic of GPS, the Global Positioning System.
That's amazing. Thanks, Old Willy.
-You're a genius-- -[whirs and clangs]
[rumbling]
[coughing]
-Tubes are back in order. -[suctioning]
Well, thanks again, Old Willy.
Looks like it's time for me to go--!
[laughs]
Good luck, Beep!
Swing on by anytime.
[whirring]
♪ It's a Global Positioning System ♪
♪ It can tell you where you are ♪
♪ If you carry your phone To Tahiti or Rome ♪
♪ Japan to Zanzibar ♪
♪ A receiver inside it gets these signals From satellites orbiting round ♪
♪ And that receiver figures out distance Based on signals satellites send on down ♪
♪ By comparing your distance From three or more ♪
♪ Your phone finds Just what you're looking for ♪
♪ With a cool calculation Called trilateration ♪
-♪ It gets the information ♪ -♪ Your location ♪
-Mine? Yep.
♪ It's a Global Positioning System ♪
♪ For short, it's GPS ♪
♪ And if you're ever in doubt Of your whereabouts ♪
♪ Now you don't need to guess ♪
♪ 'Cause there's a bunch of satellites Always at work ♪
♪ So, wherever on Earth you roam ♪
♪ You'll have three or more Help you find your way ♪
♪ With the GPS tool in your phone ♪
♪ On a mountain, in a city, on a beach ♪
♪ Or even home ♪
[whooshing]
[keyboard clacks]
Hello? Mr. Map, sir? Come in!
Oh, Beep! Thank goodness you're here. My wife will be back any second.
Please tell me you figured out why the map stopped working?
Not exactly, but I did figure out how it's supposed to work.
That sounds like a good place to start. Hit me with it.
Well, your phone is constantly communicating
with satellites way, way up in the sky.
Uh-huh. Go on. I'm with you.
As long as your phone can receive signals from at least three different satellites,
it can use the Global Positioning System to figure out where you are.
Well, clearly, three satellites are not getting through to me.
Well, that's strange.
There are so many satellites in the sky, you'd almost have to be under a rock
not to be able to connect with just three of them.
Oh! Do you think it could be related to the fact
that I'm parked at the world-famous…
Under a Rock Rest Stop?
[condor cries]
I'd say that could have something to do with it.
-Let me just step out here, and-- -[phone chimes]
Look at that! My map's working again.
Well, there you go! So glad to hear it.
[laughs]
Hot diggity.
Thanks for all your help, Beep. You have no idea the grief
-I would've gotten if-- -[door opens]
Uh, coming, sugar pop!
No, not lost at all.
Thanks to the magic…
of GPS.
[chimes]
-[static crackles] -[theme music plays]