The Cat in the Hat
Pushing Paintings
Clip: Season 3 Episode 18 | 3m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
When it comes to pushing objects quickly, the way they're positioned makes a difference!
Sally has difficulty pushing her cart, while Nick pushes his with ease. They soon discover that it matters how you position objects for air flow. A painting provides less resistance when you move it with the edge facing front.
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The Cat in the Hat
Pushing Paintings
Clip: Season 3 Episode 18 | 3m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
Sally has difficulty pushing her cart, while Nick pushes his with ease. They soon discover that it matters how you position objects for air flow. A painting provides less resistance when you move it with the edge facing front.
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(Foghorns sounding) Whoa!
Not to worry, kids.
These are the famous Flowering Foghorns of Flowering Foghorn Bog!
(Foghorns sounding) (Laughing) Okay!
Your turn, Sally.
Coming through!
(Grunting) Look, your cart is pushing the fog.
My cart sliced right through it.
Really?
That's weird.
Shall we keep going?
Oh!
Huh?
Oh, just a little roadblock.
We can squeeze through here.
(Clunk) Oh!
Whoops, gotta turn this so we can get through.
Here you go!
Thanks, Cat.
(Foghorn sounding) Almost there, kids.
Come on!
(Foghorn sounding) Hey, it's easier to push now.
Huh, weird.
What's different?
Huh, the only thing that changed is the painting's not sideways anymore!
I flipped it so it would go between the rocks.
But it's still the same painting.
It didn't get lighter or anything.
Why should it be easier to push?
Huh, what was slowing me down before?
There was nothing in front of me.
Aha!
Right!
As Nick said, nothing but air.
Air?
(Gasping) That's it!
What's it?
Watch.
You two run ahead a little way, and then, look back.
Okay.
Okay, Sally.
I just have to wait for the next Flowering Foghorn!
(Foghorn sounding) Did the painting push the air like it did before?
No, it sliced right through, like mine did.
Okay, now I'll do it the other way.
(Foghorn sounding) Ugh!
Yes!
That time, you pushed a lot of air.
And it's harder for me to push it this way, too.
If there's nothing in front of me but air, then, could it be air that's slowing me down?
How can air slow you down?
When the painting sits that way, it's a lot wider, so there's more space for the air to push on.
But when it sits the other way, it's thin!
Hmm, so there's less space for the air to push on?
Right!
And it's easier to push through the air.
That's so cool!
Ah!
How clever you are!
(Alarm clock ringing) Oh, dear.
Only a few minutes until it's too late to enter my paintings in the art show.
We've got to hurry!
I better turn this painting.
Right!
Thanks!
Race ya!
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