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it's time to play come on captain rula
let's welcome the day
where's that cedar ready to go
whizzy and wig are good to go
figures bubbling
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mission control it's fun to learn
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it's fun to learn
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space oh
it gets awfully busy out here so always
look both ways before you cross the
galaxy
hey everyone
it's the first day of spring why i
believe you're right and that means
there's going to be a special guest on
the morning show welcome to good morning
zula how's my perky co-host today well i
just couldn't be perkier
well it's the first day of spring and
you know what that means do i ever
zulaians will gather tonight at lake
zulu to watch the annual ballet of the
water striders that's right so let's say
hello to zula's most famous water
strider creator of the ballet madame
plie
oh thank you so
much yes tonight is our fabulous water
ballet celebrating the arrival of spring
and you simply must be there
oh i've always wanted to see that let's
all go i don't get it how can they dance
on top of water won't they fall in not
at all it's possible because of surface
tension surface tension what's that
let's check the multimedia
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normally a needle will think if you put
it in water but if you lay it very
carefully across the top of the water it
will stay there why because the top of
the water acts like a skin thanks to
surface tension
surface tension happens because water
molecules teeny tiny bits of water are
attracted to each other we sure like to
stick together from up down and all
around
right and the force that holds them
together is called cohesion but what
about the molecules at the surface the
top of the water
there are no other water molecules above
them to pull them upward so they hold on
even tighter to the ones around and
below them i see the molecules on the
surface try to stick together like a
sheet of plastic wrap so when you put
the needle on top of the water that
sheet holds up the needle
exactly we call that surface tension but
if you push down you can break the
surface tension like ripping through
that plastic wrap then the needle sinks
some bugs like water striders can walk
on water because they're very very light
and their feet are covered with tiny
waterproof hairs that keep their feet
from breaking the water surface
i get it now
the water striders can do their dance on
the lake because of surface tension cool
let's go over to lake zulu now we'll
save good seats for everyone
remember
we are artists
we must lift the audience to the heights
of tingly emotion
now let us rehearse
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wow
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heights of the emotion striders not the
deaths
that's weird the water surface isn't
holding the dancers up something is
wrong with the water madame plie what
that's impossible
you see there is nothing wrong with it
okay there is something wrong with the
water
this is a catastrophe if the water won't
hold us we cannot dance
but the ballet absolutely must take
place tonight it is the most precious of
the zula traditions oh don't you worry
ma'am we'll have this figured out in no
time this is a job for the zula patrol
with my new sub microscopic teeny weeny
cam we can observe the water molecules
at the surface and find out what's going
on
huh that's funny they don't look very
close together but look they're starting
to move toward each other i guess
they're lonely actually that's because
of cohesion remember
water molecules like to stick together
hey what are those pink things must be
some other kind of molecule and they're
coming between the water molecules then
that's what's wrong with the water
whatever those pink molecules are
they're keeping the water molecules
apart precisely and that reduces surface
tension therefore the graceful water
striders think like bricks so
something's in the water that doesn't
belong there but what i don't know but
it sure can't be good for all the things
that live in the lake
malto you and gorga keep testing the
water we're going to check around the
lake for anything suspicious and please
hurry all my beautiful elegant ballet
will be sunk
courage dancers
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hey the lake looks even pinker from up
here at least the part with the theater
does but look the pink color leads off
in that direction that must be where
it's coming from let's go take a look
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hey look
it's coming from that cabin come on
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oh dear we've barely started our tests
and time is running out the show's
supposed to start any minute
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almost there
take cover it's the old pigeons with
water balloons trick take cover
i know i'll pose like a statue
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see no pigeon can resist a statue
or a chance to silk a hero
here birdie
wish you thought of that before i got
wet the pigeons came from that cabin it
looks like somebody doesn't want us here
let's find out who
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all right whoever you are come out this
is the zula patrol the uni patrol well
why didn't you say so the names pops
sorry for the unfriendly welcome thought
you were trespassers
look there's the pink stuff that oh
that's just soap i make it from plants
i've been doing my spring cleaning
makes the place sparkle and keeps my
hands soft and supple that soap is going
down the hill and into the lake
that's what's turning the lake pink
which means soap must reduce the surface
tension of water
malto it's bula the pink stuff is soap
can soap reduce surface tension
positively
soap breaks the bonds between water
molecules so they can't form the natural
elastic layer fine job of investigating
but how can cleaning a one-room shack
use enough soap to pollute a whole lake
say do you suppose it had something to
do with that
that's my new wilderness laundromat for
shepherds
i'm thinking of starting a chat
mystery salt
pops we'll have to ask you to drain all
this soap into a proper collection
container no problem i'll have it
cleaner than a fish in the film
motto we'll stop the soap here by aiming
it into a container instead of the lake
the soap is made from plants so the tiny
organisms that live in the lake should
quickly gobble up the soap that's still
there right by getting rid of the soap
in the lake there may yet be time to
save the water ballet
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it's working the tiny organisms in the
lake are getting rid of the soap
unfortunately the ballet is starting
late
but now it is showtime
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and you'll end up all wet when teeny
bits of water called molecules
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tension just like a plastic sheet with
delicate precision the dancers hit the
beat they're light and bright and lovely
and they
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by dancing in
[Applause]
now that's a show
i just have to pay my respects to that
classy mad damn pleiade
howdy do little lady your kids sure came
dave oh well thank you so much you're
obviously someone who can appreciate the
classic tale of truth and beauty has
told through the magic of movement
the dancing was good too
hey you that goes in the garbage not the
lake
now don't you fret ma'am i'm not letting
anyone miss up your pretty little lake
ever again
so the zula patrol cleaned up the mess
pops cleaned up his act and i made a
clean getaway by using the word clean so
many times
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welcome to the malto moment the top
layer of water has something called
surface tension do you know what causes
surface tension too much coffee
no way
it happens because water molecules are
attracted to each other with a force
called cohesion
but a molecule at the surface has no
water molecules above it to pull it
upward so it holds on tighter to those
around and below it the molecules on the
surface try to stick together like a
sheet of plastic wrap so when you put
something very light on top of the water
that sheet holds it up
see you next time
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[Applause]
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it's time to play come on captain rula
let's welcome the day
where's that cedar ready to go
whizzy and wig are good to go
figures bubbling
[Music]
[Applause]
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mission control it's fun to learn
[Music]
it's fun to learn
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what a beautiful day
perfect for diving into a new zulu
adventure
very funny can somebody pass me a towel
ready to race boats wig good luck no way
your puny stick boat can keep up with my
solid metal excess wig mark
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thanks gorga but that wasn't much of a
race how about a do-over yeah
that says wig mark too will do a lot
better it's genuine clay
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ah
the only race i'm winning is a race to
the bottom you need a boat like mine
made of wood come on
can make you one and we know my boat
floats
that takes care of the repairs
oh there's a part left over oh you found
my sleeping mask
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am i interrupting something who is that
princess marina oh please no bowing and
it's queen marina or it will be when i'm
crowned tomorrow
i'm hoping you can all come to the
crowning ceremony on the zlatan isles
it's been too long since i've seen my
old friends the zula patrol we would be
honored your majesty
great oh end up bula nice hat
oh thanks
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dragon alert
like it i bought all the boat from lars
at the viking bowling lane
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hey
this boat's way bigger than my ss wig
work but it's not sinking i guess that's
because it's wood and most wood flutes
but don't other things float too
actually all kinds of things float even
some you might not expect let's check
the maltopedia
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an object will usually act the same way
each time you put it in water solid iron
thinks
but solid cork is buoyant that means it
floats
once you know what kinds of things are
buoyant you can make pretty good
predictions about what else will float
or sink which one do you think will
float well the marble is small but it's
made of glass so i think it'll sink yeah
but look how big that ball of wax is
it's got to sink
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the wax floated
but it's a lot bigger than a marble size
isn't everything it also matters what an
object is made of let's take a close
look at the course
see all that space in the cork it's full
of air which helps an object float
because air is lighter than water
now let's look at the iron weight things
are a lot tighter in here no space for
anything so it sinks now that you know
that get ready to predict which of these
objects is buoyant a rock
a plastic bottle cap
a coin
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a peanut float
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malto cannonball
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now i have lots of ideas for my boat
maybe i'll make it out of wood
or wax
but definitely not
metal
huh
but i thought metal sinks
why is that metal ship floating
we'll have to check that out
everyone oh i'm so glad you're here i
need a break from all this royal court
stuff let's dance
oh uh count have you met my friends yet
zula patrol may i introduce count von
troodles mr accent all the oodles
good to meet you
um did your hair just spring back up on
your head
yeah
i shampooed it today and now it's got
more bounce
come on g*ng dance floor's waiting
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now that's what i call a sunken treasure
that's the royal family crown they keep
it under water until it's time for the
coronation the tradition says whoever
wears the crown as the sun is going down
will be ruler of the isles and the sea
for many miles i guess that'll be you
marina that's what they tell me
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what's he doing those won't all float
floating
or sinking
guess which it will do
for objects and water
it's one of the two
a comb or
a candle will float if you got em
unlike a brick which just sinks to the
bottom
if iron and cork are dropped in a moat
the first one will sing but the second
one will float the second one will float
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looks like you've got a new friend gorga
oh no
my crown it's gone
oh my stars but if she doesn't have that
crown by sunset she won't become queen
don't worry marina if someone's taking
it we'll find it hey
come on hurry he's getting away
oh we'll never catch up to him
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that's why gorga always
speed up you're ruining my cinematic
moment
uh sorry trudy but that ship has sailed
we've got company
ahoy
prepare to be boarded
[Music]
count von trudeau's we've got some
questions to ask you care to explain why
you were going villain getaway speed
have you seen a missing crown
and what's the capital of denmark it's
for my crossword puzzle
crown
like this one oh my that's princess
marinas oh i'm afraid there's been a big
misunderstanding
i thought this crown was mine jaw
yeah so
i have one just like it the very ends is
here you know
well then i guess this was an honest
mistake count the princess will be glad
to have this back
glad
you saved my kingdom
let the celebration resume
what's wrong with i can't figure it out
liz last time we looked at this crown it
was on the bottom of the tank it sank
because it was solid but now it's
floating which means it must be hollow
that means this crown is a fake
but sunset is only minutes away whoever
has the real crown will be ruler of the
isles
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this is a job for the zula patrol
i did it draxie
soon i'll be king of the zulien isles
so what does that make me hair to the
throne as king i'll have whatever i want
jewels wrenches popcorn in bed
uh don't count your popcorn before it's
popped big boy not so adoring subjects
ahoy
oh the zulu patrol
well it's too late in a few minutes i'll
be king
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attention all sailors be on the lookout
for a solid gold crown
found it it's extremely dangerous wait
dangerous when removed from the zooland
isles it may make the wearer itchy hmm
i am kind of itchy and dizzy
and even less smart
well i think we're safe there traxie i
have to get this crown off before i lose
my intelligence
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there
i'm safe
great idea bula your fake message
tripped him into tossing the crown
overboard but how will we get it back it
just sank in the ocean
[Applause]
good thinking gorga now let's get this
crown where it belongs
thank you my subjects and for my first
royal decree as queen i declare this
sooner patrol
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[Applause]
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the real crown and the fake crown were
both metal but the hollow one floated i
bet my hollow metal boat can float too
you're on the right track wig real metal
boats are hollow with lots of air space
in them like the hollow crown since air
floats the boat floats
so izzy you ready to challenge the ss
wig mark three to a race what are we
waiting for
hmm
i have a sinking feeling this is the end
of the episode
hello buoyant buddies welcome to the
malto moment uh you sure this boat won't
sink don't worry my wooden boat is
buoyant that means it floats an object
will either float or think in water
right
my solid metal boat sinks but my hollow
metal boat floats because it's filled
with air
and air is lighter than water so it
helps float my boat
i'm on the boat that floats i'm on the
boat
oh my see you next time
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03x09 - The Show Must Float On / The Truder Crown Affair
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