Can you believe that Fixies are
Such itty-bitty creatures? Even when they're magnified
It's hard to see their features. They’re tiny, infinitesimal, so small it makes you doubt. But if you meet a Fixie, please, don’t let their secret out! The Refrigerator Good job! My homework, it's all done. Tag! You’re it! Tag! Now you’re it! Simka, I'm stuck! Help me! Just stay still. You’re really stuck! Simka, we’re not going to leave me here, right? We aren’t. But I’m afraid, Nolik, you’ll be stuck for a while. Tom Thomas! Help me! What's going on? Look! This blob of white stuff grabbed on to Nolik
and won't let go of him! Oh... It's a piece of gum! It's my bubble gum. Thanks a lot, Tom Thomas! Now what's the plan to get me unstuck from here? Here's what we do! It's gotta be frozen. Once I sat on gum too
and my mom put my pants in the freezer. The gum froze up and it came right off. I don’t want to go into the freezer! Don’t worry, Nolik. I’ll stay right here with you. Just hold on! It won’t take long at all. Why do I need to hold on? The gum is already holding on to me. Simka, do you know why it's so cold in the freezer
when outside it's warm? I’ll explain it to you. A refrigerator has a pump
that pushes a special liquid through a long tube. Inside the refrigerator,
the liquid in the tube wants to turn into a gas. To do that it takes the heat from everything inside
and that makes the refrigerator cool. Then the pump sucks in the gas
and pushes it out as a hot liquid into the tubes on the back of the refrigerator. That lets all of the heat collected from the inside
escape into the air outside. I wish I was somewhere warm! Hold on! I’ll go get us some warm clothes to wear. I don't want to hold on! I want to go with you! - Just hang in there!
- I'm hanging. Tom Thomas, open up! Masiya, do we have any warm clothing to wear? Why in the world do you need it? I just do! Well! I need to know what is happening! Hurray! Tom Thomas! Simka! Open up the door! It looks like I’m gonna freeze up in here for good. A Fixie is constantly surrounded by all sorts of danger. Inside a dark freezer a Fixie can lose his way
and freeze to death. If he’s not paying attention,
he can drown inside of a washing machine, or inside of a dish washer. And a careless Fixie is always at risk
of getting an electric shock. Or suppose there's a short circuit
inside of an appliance that starts a fire? If this happens you need to run away
if you want to survive! And what about humans? Well, they don’t even believe that we Fixies exist at all, so they can accidently drop something on top of a Fixie, or step on one, or kick us across the room! So, if you don’t get out of the way in time… So, what I'm saying, Fixies. You need to be careful out there and pay attention. So be smart and stay safe, fellow Fixies! I don’t understand this at all. He was right here! Poor Nolik! I wonder where he went? Look at this! Footprints! Nolik! You’re alive! You scared me half to death! How did you get out of there? Well, you told me about how the refrigerator works. And so I found that cold tube and started crawling on it until it got hot and then I was here! Hey! There's smoke coming out of you!
We need to cool you down right away! Where? - I don’t want to go into the refrigerator!
- Stop! I was joking! Look how it froze! I could break my teeth on it. You are not going to chew it any more?! I'd never do that. Not after Nolik sat on it! Well, you didn't need to stick it where it doesn't belong. Hey, I apologize. I’ll go and throw it away. Maybe you'll try the trashcan? Fixies go to Fixie schools
And study to be masters. There's so much they need to learn
To save us from disasters! There isn't one appliance
That they don't know about. But if you meet a Fixie, please,
Don't let their secret out! The Airbag We’re going to be late! We’ll make it! Oh, wow! Hey, slow down there! I’m a super duper racer! Well-well, Fire. Again, risking your life! Super racers like me can always count on luck! You know, Fire, counting on good luck is stupid. It would be better if you would
keep your mind on safety. Actually, today Professor Eugenius
has something really special to show us. He's going to be testing an airbag. What's that? Digit, explain it. Everybody riding in a car has to wear their seatbelt, because if the car has to stop quickly,
the belt will hold the person back. But there are times
when even seatbelts don't give enough protection. Like when a fast moving car crashes into something. When that happens the driver and passengers
can be protected by an airbag. You can’t see them when they're folded up
because they're hidden. But if the car is in a crash,
the airbags blow up very quickly, and the person bumps into the bag
instead of banging into the steering wheel, or flying through the windshield. Here I come. And once again,
when something dangerous must be tested, Professor Eugenious tests it on himself. But Grandpus, aren't you scared
that it won't blow up with air? Don't worry about the air. A three, and a two, and a one… The airbag filled up in an instant! Did you notice? Yes. But how does it do it? There is a chemical inside of there that quickly burns and instantly turns into a gas
the moment the crash takes place. The gas fills the airbag and there you go. Did I explain that right, Professor? We've got to get him out! Stop! We'd better call for help! Professor? Do you need some help? Thank you, Elisa. Sorry to take you from your work! You're free to go. Professor, how did you manage
to press the button from way over there? I managed to hit it on the fly! You are just astounding! To keep small children safe while they are riding in a car, they must be buckled up with a seatbelt
inside of a special booster chair. But kids also need to be careful
when they're riding a bicycle, skateboarding, roller-skating, or riding a scooter. First of all, it's best to keep off of roads
where there's too much traffic. Second, put your protective gear on: for your arms and legs
wear elbow pads, gloves and kneepads; for your head - wear a helmet. That way if you fall down, you won't get badly hurt. And third, make sure that people can see you. If you are out riding in the evening, your clothes and bike
must have safety reflectors on them. They let drivers see where you are by reflecting the light from their headlights
back at them. Remember, better safe than sorry! Here we go. Well, I hope this time I've got it. Should we call his assistant right now, just in case? Let's just wait and see. Ready, set, go! Grandpus, he needs to be rescued! Uh, no need. I made a change to it. Now the bag not only inflates automatically, it deflates itself as well! Splendid! As you Fixies say, Tideesh! - Today's lesson is done!
- Hurrah! Come on! Where's my fixiboard?! I've got your fixiboard, Fire. Here you go. I just went and equipped it with an airbag. Really? How come?! You know I’m a super racer! See? And that's why I installed it. Super racers don’t need airbags. We never, never, ever… Careful! Oh wow! Is that airbag cool or what? It's a very original design he used there. That design is my own. And Fire ran the test. Professor, will you make an airbag for each one of us? You all will get them. Real soon. But even so… Caution and care make accidents rare! Can you believe that Fixies are such itty-bitty creatures? Even when they're magnified
it's hard to see their features. They’re tiny, infinitesimal, so small it makes you doubt. But if you meet a Fixie, please, don’t let their secret out! The Balloon No way! You’ll miss for sure! No problem! Anybody can do that! But I bet you can't do it
if you try bouncing the ball off the floor first! Just look! Oh, what are my parents gonna do to me! Maybe we should call Simka? Simka! And what is Simka going to do to us
when she sees this?! So, got yourself in trouble, ah? You shouldn't be playing with a ball inside! And now we have your lamp to fix! But how? Only my dad can reach all the way up there. Why just your dad? You have a hot air balloon over there! That doesn’t fly, it’s just a toy. See? It might be just a toy to you,
but for us, Fixies, it’s absolutely real! If an object is lighter than water, it floats up to the surface. And in the same way,
if something is lighter than air it floats upward. Did you know that hot air is lighter than cold air? Well, it is! And that means,
if you warm up the air in a balloon, it will float up. Hot air balloons use special gas-burners
to heat up the air inside of them so they will get lighter. And the bigger the balloon,
the more people it can take up into the air. I know what you're saying, but where do we get a burner? You think Fixies don't have their own burners? Sure we've got them. Bring it down here, and I'll go talk to our parents. No, no, and no! The human child must never see us! Listen now, Simka. We already don't approve of him seeing you and Nolik. He won’t look! Papus, please! You're the one who told us how you dreamed of flying
since you trained to go into space! Yeah… For two years I waited on standby, but I never went up. And you've never flown
on a hot air balloon either, Honey. So, let's call it a deal! I talked them into it! There's just one condition – you can’t watch. OK. You can come in now! Now prepare the burner! Coming right up! Permission for take off? Permission is granted! And off we go! Hurray! It’s flying! Don’t you peak! Turn around! Oh, it was an accident. I’m going to evaluate the damage! Minding proper altitude! So, they've reached the spot! Air balloons are really awesome! I wonder who figured out how to do that? It was the Montgolfiers. The hot air balloon was invented in the 18th century by the Montgolfier Brothers from France. In those days there were no gas-burners, so they heated the air inside the balloon
by burning straw. At first there were no passengers on their balloon, not counting the Fixies, of course, I mean, how else could a balloon
get up in the air without them? Unfortunately, the names of the first Fixies who took that flight were not recorded in the annuls of history. Following the Fixies flight,
the next passengers were animals: a ram, a rooster, and a duck. And it was not until those three safely landed
after flying a full four kilometers, that humans dared to fly in hot air balloons themselves. Ever since their invention,
hot air balloons have also gone by another name: montgolfiers. Hurrah! Tideesh! Tideesh! All right! Simka, please let your parents know
that I'm so very thankful! OK! By the way, now you can turn around. You know, Simka? Let's fly the balloon just like them! There's no way, Nolik. We would need to use the burner,
and kids aren't allowed to play with fire! I'll give you a ride! Look, I still need to put it back up on the shelve. So climb in and let's do it! Oh yeah! This is great, Simka! Look at us! We’re flying just like the Montgolfier Brothers! What do you mean like brothers? OK then, like brother and sister Montgolfier! Fixies go to Fixie schools
And study to be masters. There's so much they need to learn
To save us from disasters! There isn't one appliance
That they don't know about. But if you meet a Fixie, please,
Don't let their secret out! Batteries Oh, my little lemon, just you wait! One day you'll be a strong and splendid tree! She’s talking with a flowerpot! You scared me! Do you like it? Like what? My seedling, don't you see? It will grow into a huge tree! And there, amongst the green leaves... will be beautiful yellow lemons. Class! From that thing? Lemons? Oh yeah! It will grow into a tree! All it needs for that is to gather energy. Get energy? From where? From our Sun! The Sun? It'll be so slow. Batteries would be faster than the sun! Batteries? I really don’t think so. Toola! Do you know how much energy they have?! Let’s just bury a bunch of those batteries in here and you'll be watching your lemon plant
shoot up into a tree! Are you... positive? Absolutely! And where can we get the batteries? Over there! Professor Eugenius has a whole box full of them! Batteries, batteries! We use them every day and need them by the ton. Batteries, batteries! They give power to appliances so they can run. That does it! We'll be seeing the first lemons before the week's over! The first battery in the world was made in Italy more than two hundred years ago. When two different kinds of metal
were placed in salty water, electricity started flowing through a wire
from one piece of metal to the other. Many years have passed since then, but batteries
still work in pretty much the same way. Today you can find batteries being used for electricity just about everywhere. Tiny batteries are used inside of wristwatches. While big batteries can power cars and even ships. With new batteries being produced by the millions,
we have to think, how should we get rid of the old ones? You can’t just throw away batteries
because they'll poison our soil and water. The best way to dispose of batteries is to take them
to a special collection station that sends them to factories for recycling. Yes-yes! It's a terrible idea to bury batteries! You can kill any plants that are growing there. And this is the very reason why Professor Eugenius puts all of his used batteries in that box over there so he can dispose of them properly. Hey, where are they? Oh, my seedling! We harmed you! What? Where are the batteries? They're in... the flowerpot. How come? So the lemons would grow faster. From the batteries? Who came up with that idea? It will die! Hurry, we've got to go save it! The soil is contaminated!
We've got to find a new home for this seedling. But where? Over there! There’s a pot with healthy soil. Let's do it! Batteries, batteries! They come in different sizes, shapes and colors too. Batteries, batteries Could be yellow, might be green, or maybe red and blue Don’t cry, Toola! The seedling will be perfectly fine. It will grow big and strong with branches full of beautiful lemons! And oranges! And watermelons! It's a lemon tree, Fire. Will you ever stop going too far, like with the batteries? Well, anyhow, batteries are cool, right? Look how many appliances can't work without them! You're right! APPLIANCES can't work! Look! The seedling is coming back to life! It really is! Toola, tell us. Isn’t it splendid? Splendid!
