Cyberchase
A Reboot Eve to Remember: Act 2
Clip: Season 11 Episode 5 | 9m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
The CyberSquad uses a model to determine their windmill design. Delete joins the team.
The CyberSquad realizes they can turn the Reboot Tower into a windmill and use Bottawa's wind to raise the Reboot Ball. Delete joins the CyberSquad but Digit is suspicious. The team uses a model to determine the best material and number of blades for the windmill. After Delete reveals on live TV that the CyberSquad has a plan to save Reboot Eve, Hacker vows to ruin the holiday again.
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Cyberchase
A Reboot Eve to Remember: Act 2
Clip: Season 11 Episode 5 | 9m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
The CyberSquad realizes they can turn the Reboot Tower into a windmill and use Bottawa's wind to raise the Reboot Ball. Delete joins the CyberSquad but Digit is suspicious. The team uses a model to determine the best material and number of blades for the windmill. After Delete reveals on live TV that the CyberSquad has a plan to save Reboot Eve, Hacker vows to ruin the holiday again.
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Mayor, was that the CyberSquad we just saw?
>> Is there some kind of problem we should know about?
>> Problem?
No, no.
Not to worry.
Everything should be ready in about, um... [ Gasps ] Six hours?!
[ Chuckles ] >> We can't confirm this, but there might be some technical difficulties.
>> The question is -- will Reboot Eve and Bottawa be a Flop-awa?
>> Okay.
Let's get organized.
First, what's our problem?
>> No power to raise the ball.
>> But if there was power, how does the ball actually go up?
>> Hmm.
I'll draw a diagram.
So, here's the tower.
The motor spins this bar here, and the cable coils around the bar and lifts the ball off the ground.
>> Kind of like spaghetti coiling around a fork.
>> So, with no power to run the motor, we need a way to turn the bar.
>> Maybe we can all turn it together.
I've been working out, you know.
[ Wind gusts ] Hey!
>> All: Didge!
>> Man, that wind is strong.
My propeller is still spinning.
>> Wait a minute.
What if we make a propeller like yours, only bigger, and put it on the tower, uh...here.
>> Huh.
Looks like a windmill.
>> [ Chuckles ] Exactly!
>> Yeah!
>> We can use the natural power of the wind to turn the blades, like this.
>> You're right.
>> All we have to do is attach windmill blades to the bar so when the blades turn, so does the bar, and up goes the ball.
>> Let's tell the mayor and start building it.
>> Matt, wait!
Has anyone here ever built a windmill?
Yeah, I didn't think so.
We'd better build a model first.
>> But there's less than six hours till midnight.
>> That's my point.
If our plan doesn't work, we won't have time for a second try.
>> Jackie's right, Matt.
We have to test our idea first.
>> Um, maybe I can help?
>> All: Delete!
>> Quick!
Destroy the plans!
>> You don't have to do that.
It's just me.
>> Where's Hacker?
>> He doesn't like Reboot Eve, and it's my favorite holiday.
So I left him.
>> You left Hacker?
>> I know I've done a lot of bad stuff in the past, but just give me a chance to help.
I brought you hot botolates.
>> Don't drink it!
It's a trap!
>> No, it isn't.
See?
Mmm!
Tasty!
>> Guys, huddle up.
What do you think?
>> I guess it's possible he could be telling the truth.
>> Let's give him a chance.
I mean, that's what Reboot Eve is all about, right?
Starting over.
>> Okay, you can help.
But I'm keeping my eyes on you.
>> [ Straining ] >> A little to the right.
>> [ Straining ] >> No.
Left.
>> [ Straining ] >> Perfect.
>> Whew!
>> Now let's give the ship a new paint job.
Oh, there's nothing like a fresh start.
>> I thought you didn't like the idea of Reboot Eve.
>> I don't.
But now that I've been recharged, I have so much energy, I have to do something.
>> Boss, I have an idea.
>> Is it villainous and mean-spirited?
>> No, not really.
I thought we could go back to Bottawa and convince Delete to come back.
>> Mm... not a chance.
[ Laughs ] >> I really miss him.
>> Too bad.
>> He's great at moving furniture.
>> Never!
Once you leave The Hacker, you're gone forever!
Oh...what do you think of green for the walls?
>> This is our famous Bottawa kite field.
There's plenty of wind here to test your model.
>> Great!
We've got everything we need -- glue, materials for the blades.
>> Cookies on a stick.
You can use the sticks to help build the model.
>> Good idea, Delete.
>> [ Laughs ] >> Okay, you're all set.
Bottawa is counting on you.
>> Beautiful!
The tower is done.
>> I have the perfect thing for the Reboot ball.
[ Beep ] >> Nice job, guys.
It almost looks like the real thing.
>> And here are three different kinds of blades.
We can see which ones work best.
We've got wood, paper, and cloth.
>> Let's try the wooden ones.
[ Wind howling ] >> Go, blades!
Go!
Sorry.
[ Creaking ] >> Sheesh!
At this rate, we won't be celebrating Reboot Eve for another two years.
>> Uh, excuse me.
[ Chuckles nervously ] Maybe if you angle the blades a little bit, they'll catch the wind better and go faster?
I saw the Boss do something like that once.
>> Oh.
>> It's a trick!
Don't do it!
>> Come on, Didge.
It's worth a try.
[ Creaking ] >> Better, but still not fast enough.
>> Two wooden blades -- very slow.
[ Wind howling ] >> Whoa!
The paper blades are turning a lot faster.
[ All groan ] >> Oh, no!
>> Two paper blades -- faster, but the blades tore.
>> Cloth -- the best blade yet.
Stronger than paper, not as heavy as wood.
>> The wood blades were too heavy and turned too slowly.
The paper blades turned faster but weren't strong enough.
But the cloth blades are just right.
>> Great!
Let's build the real thing.
>> Wait.
>> What now?
>> We've only tried two blades.
What if our windmill will work better with three blades?
>> Or four.
♪♪ >> It's working.
It's working!
It worked!
>> Yes!
[ Laughs nervously ] >> What do we know, Jax?
>> Two blades were just okay.
Three blades worked better.
But four blades worked the best of all.
>> Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner.
>> Now let's build it.
♪♪ [ Whirring ] >> Sir, we saw you working on the tower earlier.
Can you tell us exactly what went wrong?
>> Well, the, um -- The power was -- It was, uh... gone.
>> Gone?
How could it just disappear?
>> Because -- because I took it.
>> It's Deedee.
>> But I didn't want to take it.
You see, Hacker made me do it.
>> What?!
>> The Hacker?!
>> It's all his fault!
>> Don't be angry, Boss.
>> Angry?
Why would I be angry?
All of Cyberspace now knows that I, The Hacker, have ruined Reboot Eve.
This is perfect.
>> Hi, Boss.
Hi, Buzzy.
Miss you guys.
[ Smooches ] >> I miss you, too, Deedee.
Come back.
Aaaah!
[ Thud ] >> So, Hacker stole the power?
>> Well, yeah, but those really smart Earth kids figured out how to use the power of the wind to make the Reboot ball go up.
See?
>> It looks like a giant windmill.
>> How dare those meddling Earth brats ruin my ruining of this hokey holiday?
We're going back to Bottawa!
>> Yeah!
Great idea, Boss.
>> That ball will never rise.
Never!
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