01x16 - Solar System Bake-Off/Kid Dart Derby

[bunniefuu]

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

♪ That's his name ♪

♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

♪ He'll rocket to fame ♪

♪ When he arrived, he created a buzz ♪

♪ 'Cause there was no house ♪

♪ And then there was, he said ♪

- ♪ People of Earth! You ain't seen nothing yet! ♪

♪ I'm from Bortron , and my name is Jet! ♪

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

♪ That's his name ♪

♪ He looks like us ♪

♪ But he isn't the same ♪

- ♪ I'm a space tripper and a galaxy crosser ♪

♪ My parents brought me here in a flying saucer ♪

- ♪ And just to prove it was a fact ♪

♪ He flew them out to space and back ♪

♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

[spaceship whirring]

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!

- ♪ He showed up, and now it's a blast ♪

♪ Looks like the future really got here fast ♪

- ♪ Nice to meet you, human race ♪

♪ Tell me all about the place ♪

- Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

all: Ready! Jet! Go!

- [sighs]

Today's the baking contest.

You remember our goal, Cody?

To win!

[Cody grumbles]

I'll take that as a, "Yes, Mitchell,

that's my goal too!"

Dad, what do you think's best:

cake or pie for today's contest?

- Ah, sorry; as contest judge,

I cannot help you, son...

or Cody.

[Cody grumbles]

I'll take that as a, "Yes,

I understand, Mr. Petersen."

- The Boxwood Terrace Kids' Baking Contest

starts in just two hours.

We need to work fast, but do things perfectly.

- And the rule is:

no parents or Face can help with the baking.

- [sighs]

- But I'm here to supervise,

just in case there's a problem.

The kitchen is yours, Chef Mindy!

- Wow.

Are you guys ready to help?

all: Yes!

- I can't hear you!

all: Yes!

Excelsior!

- So here's the plan.

We want to make all the planets as yummy desserts

so we can really eat them.

- Wow. All eight planets?

- Yes.

And if they come out right,

maybe we can even win this baking contest!

- Yeah!

Uh, we do want to win, right?

- Yup, and since we have a lot to do,

we need to get going, you guys.

So let's bake!

[triumphant music and drumroll]

Ta-da!

Our planet desserts!

[feeble music]

- Hmm.

They came out in one big blob.

- Yeah, but it's not a bad blob.

- No, it's a great blob!

It's a delicious failure!

Uh, shall we try and try again?

- You know, since we don't have much time

until the contest, maybe we should just

bake one perfect planet dessert?

- Okay, sure!

But which one?

- How about Saturn? That one came out pretty good.

- Yes!

And this time,

let's make Saturn's rings out of cookies!

- I always wanted Saturn's rings

to be made out of cookies!

- [munching]

Hmm.

Is it supposed to be cold?

[munches]

And--and then kind of warm?

- Yes, because Saturn is cold on the outside

and hot on the inside.

Or wait. No.

That's not right.

It's hot on the outside and cold on the inside...

I think.

Oh, no. I don't remember.

- Saturn. Saturn.

Is it hot on the inside and cold outside?

- Hmm.

Or cold on the inside

and hot on the outside?

- Hmm.

Can't you guys just go to Saturn,

land on it, and find out?

both: Yes!

all: Oof! [Sydney giggles]

- Or we could just ask Face .

- No, remember?

We can't use any grown-ups for this baking contest,

and Face is kind of a grown-up.

- Fine.

I guess we're going to Saturn.

- So to win today's contest,

we have to look in on what Mindy and the others are doing

and gather information.

But we don't want them to realize we're doing it.

"Hello." [clears throat]

"Can I borrow a cup of salt?"

Nah.

"Hi, can I borrow a cup of water?"

Sounds weird.

[groans]

[doorbell rings]

- Oh! I'll get it!

[door clicks shut]

- Hello, neighbors,

may I borrow a cup of salt or sugar,

whichever is easier to borrow?

[whispers] I nailed that, huh, Cody?

- Well, this is your lucky day, Mitchell!

We have Earth salt and <span> Earth sugar.

- Oh, you are entering the baking contest?

Well! Looks like fun.

Is it today? Perhaps I will enter too.

- Yay!

It'll be so <span> fun, Mitchell!

Maybe you can join our team!

- Oh, uh...no, thanks.

I don't want to get in the way.

So, uh, what are you baking?

- Nothing yet.

We were <span> gonna make

all the planets as desserts!

- Why are you taking notes?

- Maybe I'll write a cookbook one day...

or maybe a blog, or--or webisodes.

I have to go. Bye!

Come on, Cody!

[Cody slurping]

- Hey, Mitchell, you forgot your cup of salt

or sugar or seaweed!

- Okay, time is ticking.

We have a Saturn dessert to make.

But first we have to land on Saturn to find out

if it's cold on the inside and hot on the outside...

Wait. Can <span> you land on Saturn?

- Heh!

Leave that to us, Mindy!

Come on, Sydney! Come on, Sean!

- Yup, you're going to Saturn today, Sean.

- You can do this, Sean.

Remember, hardly any kid

gets to just zoom out to Saturn.

- Ooh, I heard "Saturn"

and something about making a dessert

for the baking contest?

Well, I just cleaned the Fromm filter,

recalibrated the Copurnical, and washed the windows.

We're ready to fly!

- Great, Mom!

Sunspot! Car trip!

[Sunspot barks]

- [screams]

- Please hurry, you guys.

We have a cake to bake!

Call me!

Bye!

- Ready?

- Are we really sure we need to go to space

just for a baking contest?

- ♪ , , , , ♪

♪ Doors are shut, engines on ♪

♪ Everybody in their place? ♪

♪ Let's go into outer space! ♪

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!

[Sean screaming]

[spaceship whirring]

[adventurous music]

- Hmm, okay.

If Saturn's surface is like Earth's,

we can land on it.

- I remember its rings are made of ice.

Maybe the planet is too.

- I know who knows.

Hey, Face!

- [munching] Mm! Mm-mm!

Oh, hello, everyone.

Just enjoying dessert!

Which reminds me,

no baking questions allowed.

But if you have a surface question...

- We do.

Can we land on Saturn?

- Unfortunately, you cannot.

That's because there are two types of planets:

the solid, made-of-rock terrestrial planets--

- Like Earth?

- Exactly, Sean!

And then there are the gas planets.

- Like Saturn? - Exactly, Sydney!

- Aw, too bad Saturn's not made of rock like Earth

and the other rocky planets.

- Hi! It's Mindy!

Sorry to bother you,

but did you find anything out yet?

We have one hour till the baking contest starts!

- We're on it, Mindy!

Well, not on Saturn yet, just getting closer.

- Ah! We're here. Look!

kids: Saturn!

[jet engine whirring]

- [grunts, then laughs]

- [sighs]

Um, why don't I stay in the saucer

and, um, command things from here?

Once you guys find out if it's hot or cold,

I'll pass it on to Mindy!

- Great idea, Sean.

You sure you don't want to come out with us?

- Let me think.

Yep, I'm sure.

- Jet, take this laser wand.

It can read outer space temperatures.

Point the laser,

and the wand will tell you the temperature.

- Ah, Bortronian technology.

Thanks, Mom!

[spaceship whirring]

[brakes screech]

[mechanical whirring]

- Wow.

I can't believe we're this close to Saturn!

[ropes sliding]

Hmm.

Saturn's surface is really cloudy.

We can't tell if there's anything solid underneath it.

- The clouds look hot to me...

- Any hot or cold news?

- Not yet, Mindy!

Getting closer!

Any news, you guys?

[mysterious music]

[laser zinging]

automated voice: The surface of Saturn is made of

gassy chemicals that are very cold.

- Mindy!

The outside of Saturn is cold!

- What?

Really? Wow!

- Jet, can we find out the temperature--

of what it is on the inside?

- All right!

We'll need to get even lower, then!

[ropes sliding]

[laser zinging]

[electronic powering down]

[liquid splashing]

[laser zinging]

[bell dings]

automated voice: The inside, or core, of Saturn

is made of molten rock and is very hot.

both: Yeah!

- It's official, Mindy.

Saturn is hot inside, cold outside.

- Okay, got it!

Hot inside; cold outside!

Time to bake!

- [muttering indistinctly]

Okay, I'm awake.

- Guys, step on it!

We have to get back

to help Mindy win the baking contest!

- Oh! Right!

That's why we came here!

Excelsior!

- Whoo-hoo!

- Let the Boxwood Terrace Baking Contest begin!

I'll start with you, Mindy.

What have you got here?

- Our Saturn cake is baked just like Saturn:

hot on the inside and cold on the outside!

Plus, it has a ring

that orbits around the planet

made of cookies!

Ice-cream cookies!

Surprise!

Because Saturn's rings are made of ice!

[crowd cheers]

- Thank you, Mindy.

Next entry.

- My baked dessert is an exact replica

of the Saturn V rocket

that first got us to the Moon.

Please notice the details:

command module, four engines,

and my design is approved by

the International Society

of Outer-Space-shaped Baked Goods.

- Thank you, Petersen.

- Mm!

I like your rocket cake, Mitchell.

- Oh, uh...

I like your Saturn cake.

- And now, the awarding of the two prizes!

[drumroll]

The winner for Best Baked Planet Dessert

for her yummy, well presented,

and scientifically accurate Saturn cake,

is Mindy Melendez!

[all cheer]

crowd: Mindy! Mindy! Mindy! Mindy!

- I must make special mention

of the realistic Saturn details:

hot inside, cold outside!

Nicely done!

- Next, the award for Best Baked Space Vehicle Dessert,

for his authentic-looking Saturn V rocket cake is...

[drumroll]

Mitchell Petersen!

- [gasps]

Really? Me?

Yeah!

- Good job, son.

Accurate, professional,

and tasty.

crowd: Aww!

[upbeat music]

all: Mitchell! Mitchell! Mitchell! Mitchell!

- Ha-ha. Wow.

Way to go, neighbor!

And it turns out

you didn't even need our Earth sugar or salt.

- [chuckles uncomfortably]

Oh. Right.

The sugar borrowing thing.

Thank you, Jet.

And, um, way to go to you also, Mindy,

and all of you.

- Thanks, Mitchell!

This is my first time

I've ever won anything!

And I couldn't have made my Saturn cake

without my best friends ever:

Sydney, Sean, Jet, and Sunspot!

[Sunspot barks]

Wow.

all: Mindy! Mindy! Mindy!

Mindy! Mindy!

[cheers and applause]

- Mmm. - Mmm.

- Saturn cake.

- Saturn cake.

- Hi, I'm astronomer Amy Mainzer.

You've probably seen a printer

that can print things on a flat piece of paper.

But what if you had a printer

that would actually let you print

in all three dimensions at the same time?

I'm here in the jet propulsion laboratory's -D printer lab,

where we can do just that.

So I'm here with Don Scudamore.

And, Don, can you tell us a little bit

about your job and how this -D printer works?

- I'm a manufacturing engineer here at JPL.

This portion of my job is to model shop,

and we do -D printing in here.

The way that a -D printer works

is it builds on a tray

and builds your plastic part one layer at a time.

- So the -D printer kind of grows this whole part?

- Exactly.

On this one, you can really see the layers on this comet.

You can see each layer. - Oh, yeah.

So we actually just send a shape

from the computer to the -D printer,

and it just grows it.

- If you can model it in -D, then we can print it.

This is the comet, the actual shape, not the actual size,

of the comet from the Rosetta mission.

And this Philae lander just landed on there.

- So we've used -D printers to help us understand

how to fly missions to comets and even land on them.

- That's correct.

- You could imagine someday

the astronauts will be on the space station

printing all the things

that they need to fix the station.

Who knows?

Someday maybe we'll be living on Mars

and using -D printers

to print spare parts like this wheel here

or even food.

You could even maybe someday print pizza.

Ooh, pizza.

Is it time for lunch?

- That's right, kids,

the Kid-Kart Derby is this weekend.

- I can't wait, Mr. Petersen!

I love the Kid-Kart Derby.

It's my favorite event of the year!

- Well, you're all kids, so you all qualify.

Get started making a kart!

- I agree, we are all kids, but...

what's a Kid-Kart Derby?

- That's right, you recently moved here,

didn't you, Propulsion?

- Yup, I'm from another plan-- Oof!

- Planned community.

Far away!

- Ah, thought so.

The Midwest, I'm guessing, by your accent.

- Hmm.

Bortron is in the middle

of our spiral arm of the galaxy,

so, I guess, yeah, Midwest is accurate.

- Bortron. Is that in Iowa?

Anyway, to answer your question, Propulsion,

the Kid-Kart Derby is a race.

The rules are simple:

karts are kid-designed and kid-built.

Parents can help, of course,

but the Kid-Karts are Kid-powered!

- Wow. Come on, you guys,

let's go to my garage and build a Kid-Kart!

Excelsior!

- I like that Propulsion kid.

Good attitude.

- [grunts]

What do you think?

We start with this?

- I love it!

It'll make a great racer.

Okay, first things first.

What should we call it?

- Hmm.

How about "Bortron's Finest"?

- How about "Ganymede"?

That's the name of Commander Cressida's spaceship!

- "Ganymede, the Scientific Speedster."

Sounds like a kart that would win.

- There's that Earth word again, "win."

What exactly does it mean?

- Okay, in a race,

the first kart to cross the finish line wins.

So our kart needs to be the fastest.

[Sunspot barks]

- Well, if that's what you want to do,

I can make our kart the fastest, no problem.

- This year is our year, you guys.

The last two years, Mitchell Petersen won.

- Huh. I like that kid.

He's funny.

I wonder if Mitchell's building a kart right now?

- Cody, the Kid-Kart Derby is this weekend,

and Dad says Jet is entering it.

I've got to find out what he's building

so I can build something even better

and win that Kid-Kart Derby race!

- Mitchell, who are you talking to?

- [screams] Mindy.

Please stop sneaking up on me.

- I'm just on my way to Jet's garage,

I thought I'd say hi.

You want to come and see what Jet's building?

- Mindy, that's not how being a detective works!

I have to stay out here and guess

and write stuff down in my notebook.

- Okay. See ya!

[Cody barks]

[file grinding]

[upbeat music]

[steering wheel clatters]

[Sunspot chatters]

♪ ♪

- How's the kid-kart coming?

- Great!

We're making it more aerodynamic--

to make air flow over it smoother.

It'll make it faster.

- Yeah, we're gonna be the best kid-kart team ever!

We'll combine creativity, science--

- And fun!

- Good. Don't forget the fun!

Bye!

- [sighs] Okay, team,

let's put an engine in this thing!

Something fast!

- Fast is good, but remember, Jet,

you need to keep your alien identity a secret.

- Right. Right.

Keep a low <span> profile.

- So no interstellar overdrives, right?

- Right.

I like the challenge of making it

out of "Earthie" stuff.

Sunspot and I have been studying your Earth engines,

and I think some of them are really neat--

for a planet that just invented gas-powered engines

a century ago.

- What's your idea, then?

- A simple electric engine!

See, electric engines are great

because they deliver full power right away,

unlike gas-powered engines,

which have to build up to full power.

- What exactly does that mean?

- It means we'll go faster than the other racers!

That is <span> the idea, right?

I'll just use some of this junk

I found in the dumpster at the DSA...

[loud thud]

[rubs hands together drily]

[mechanical whirring and metallic clattering]

Presto!

An electric engine made entirely of Earth junk!

[Sunspot whimpers]

Hmm, you're right, Sunspot.

I'll need a battery to power the engine.

- Aha!

One Earth battery.

[triumphant music] - Ta-da!

- So... will our racer go fast?

- Will it?

With this battery-powered electric engine,

it'll be the fastest motor in the Kid-Kart Derby!

Our racer will win!

Whatever that means.

- Wait, did Jet say, "This submarine sandwich

will go really fast"?

- He said an electric engine.

- [yelps]

Mindy! Stop sneaking up on me.

- I can't help it. I'm going to Jet's garage.

Want to come and see the electric engine with me?

- No. I'm a detective, remember?

I need to solve this case myself.

- 'Kay! Bye!

- [sighs]

How do you spell "electric engine"?

- Wow.

Your racer is beautiful.

But isn't it missing something?

- Oh, yeah!

All it needs now are those round things

that hold Earth cars up

and get them to where they're going

by going around and around.

- You mean wheels?

- Right! Wonderful Earth word.

- I can get two wheels off my bike...

- I can too.

That makes four!

- We'll be right back.

[both laugh]

- Hi, Mitchell! [Cody barks]

- Oh, hello, Mitchell!

What are you doing?

- I wasn't spying on you.

Uh, we just wouldn't want our racers to be the same.

I was playing...this.

Guess where the tangerine is hidden.

[Sunspot chatters]

Ugh.

[Sunspot gulps] - [laughs]

What a fascinating Earth game!

Ah, if you're finished,

would you like to look at my racer?

- Uh, I'd...

I--I'd love to!

- It's powered by a simple Earthie electric engine,

which is small but delivers full power, or "torque,"

without having to build up to speed.

- "Full power, or torque"...

How do you spell "torque"?

[Sunspot scribbles]

Thanks.

Why can't you do that, Cody?

[Cody whimpers]

- Mindy, are you sure we need five wheels?

- Okay, gotta go, think I left the hose on...

or the lights or something.

See you at the race!

[mechanical whirring] Come on, Cody!

- Uh, that's the way to the kitchen!

- No problem, I'll show myself out--

[door crashes] Ow!

Ooh! That hurt.

- Okay! Good luck.

- Ha!

There's no way that electric engine

isn't some kind of alien technology.

I'll show everyone that he's an alien!

Now, to think up an even better engine for my racer!

- Yay for our team!

And our racer!

Sydney, what's it called again?

- "Ganymede, Bortron's Baddest Scientific Speedster"!

- Okay!

But we need to decide who's gonna drive it!

- Actually, Jet,

I think you should drive it.

- Me too!

You built the engine; you should drive it.

- Really? Wow! Thanks!

Excelsior!

- So do you think we can win, Jet?

- Absolutely.

Our electric motor should win <span> this Earth race!

- Uh-oh.

Speaking of winning,

here comes the winner of the last two derbies.

kids: Whoa.

It's Mitchell.

crowd: Ooh! - A pedal-powered kart?

[gong resounds dramatically]

- [chuckles]

- Racers, to your marks!

- Wait! Stop the race!

There's a car with some kind of alien technology

that no kid could ever <span> build!

[crowd gasps]

- I don't see anything out of the ordinary.

It's an electric engine

made from what looks like regular spare parts.

- They are, Mr. Petersen!

I found 'em in the dumpster at the DSA.

- From the Deep Space Array?

That's against the rules, isn't it?

- No, Petersen, that's called "recycling."

Very commendable, Propulsion.

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

- But...

he used his alien brain!

- Racers, start your engines!

[engines turn over, crowd cheers]

kids: Ready, Jet, go!

Whoo-hoo!

- [giggles]

[dramatic music]

[tires squealing]

[engines zoom]

[crowd cheering]

[engine humming]

- Ah, ha!

[brakes squealing]

- Hello, Mitchell!

- Jet! What's going on?

- Oh, I'm slowing down!

- What? Why?

- I'm really interested

in all the other Earthie engine ideas

and wanted to watch how they work!

kids: Jet! You're supposed to win!

- You know, like, finish first!

- [chuckles] Oh, yeah.

But I thought if I waited back behind everyone

and then put on a big burst of speed at the end,

it would make the whole "winning" thing

even more dramatic.

And even more fun, don't you think?

[engines zooming, wheels crashing]

[giggles]

Hi, Mitchell!

Isn't this exciting?

- Here's a little excitement:

I looked up space engines

and found the plans for an ion drive.

That should beat your alien electric drive,

Jet Propulsion!

And now I'm gonna use it.

See you later!

Ready. Set. Go!

[engine humming feebly] What?

Why isn't it working?

[clicking switch]

- Uh, I think ion drives

only work in the vacuum of space.

- Aww! I should have read farther down in the plans!

- That's okay, you were probably in a hurry.

- Grr! Well, at least I can pedal to victory!

[grunting]

- [laughs]

I love this Earth race <span> thing!

It's so full of twists!

- Jet, this is too many twists!

Time to go faster and win this thing!

- [laughs] You're right.

Time to "hit it," as Mom likes to say.

Whoo-hoo!

[Jet laughs and cheers]

Whoa-oh!

[grunting]

Comin' through!

[grunting] Don't mind me.

Excuse me!

Whoo-hoo!

[wheels crashing, engines zoom]

[crowd cheering]

[Cody barks]

[Cody barking, bird chirping]

- [gasps]

[brakes screeching]

[engine humming]

[Cody barks]

- [sighs]

Whoa!

Ejecting!

Excelsior!

[kart crashes]

[crowd cheering, engines zoom]

- [sighs]

- [gasps]

[cheers and applause]

- I won. I won!

Third year in a row!

I'm the champ.

Autographs?

Autographs, anyone?

[crowd cheering Jet]

- All right, Jet!

- Go, Jet!

[cheers and applause]

all: That was awesome!

- [chuckles] Yeah!

That was so <span> fun!

I loved my electric-powered racer!

- Yeah, too bad we didn't win.

- Are you kidding?

We learned so much from this experiment.

- You know? You're right!

It was a blast!

I loved your ejection seat parachute thingy.

I wish we won, though.

- Oh, yeah! That winning <span> thing.

Huh. What a fascinating Earth idea.

[wistful music]

[Cody whimpers]

- Mitchell! Mitchell!

Mitchell! Mitchell!

crowd: Mitchell! Mitchell!

- So looks like you won, right?

Well done.

I can't wait for next year.

What'll we do?

Solar?

Oh! Cold fusion?

Cold pasta?

[laughs]

Anything's possible, right?

[all laugh]

- Jet!

- Oh, Jet!

- When you see a bolt of lightning flash across the sky,

it always takes a few seconds

before you hear the sound of thunder.

Why is that?

Hi, I'm astronomer Amy Mainzer.

The reason it takes a few seconds

for thunder to reach your ears after you see lightning

is because the speed of sound is slower than the speed of light.

The speed of sound is fast.

It's about miles an hour on the ground.

And that's very fast.

It's certainly faster than any car you can drive

and even faster than a typical airplane flying through the air,

but what would happen if you could travel

faster than the speed of sound?

On October , ,

an Air Force pilot named Chuck Yeager

flew a plane that looks just like this one

faster than the speed of sound.

Nobody knew what was gonna happen when he did that,

but they found out it makes a really loud noise.

It's called a sonic boom.

It's basically a shockwave of air exploding outward

as the plane goes faster than the speed of sound,

and that's also called Mach .

After Captain Yeager landed his plane safely on the ground,

it opened up a whole new world of research.

A regular airplane flies around miles an hour.

That's slower than the speed of sound.

But nowadays, it's not uncommon for special aircraft

to be able to fly faster than Mach .

Sonic booms and thunder are basically the same thing.

They're shockwaves of air that are smashing together

and making a really loud sound,

so the next time you see lightning and hear thunder,

just think about how cool it would be

to be able to fly faster than the speed of sound.

Whoosh!

- ♪ Jet Propulsion ♪

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!

[upbeat music]

♪ ♪

- Jet Propulsion! - Jet Propulsion!

- Jet Propulsion!

[together] Ready! Jet! Go!