Sid the Science Kid
Backseat Driving with Grandma: Friction
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Sid talks about friction with his grandma.
Sid talks about friction with his grandma.
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Sid the Science Kid
Backseat Driving with Grandma: Friction
Clip | 1m 36sVideo has Closed Captions
Sid talks about friction with his grandma.
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>> OH, RIGHT HERE, GRANDMA!
>> OH...OOH.
>> MMM.
>> NOW, OKEY-DOKE, LET'’’S ROLL.
>> LET'’’S ROLL!
>> OOH!
>> HA HA!
>> YEAH.
>> ♪ BACKSEAT DRIVING WITH GRANDMA >> WITH GRANDMA WOO HOO ♪ SO HOW WAS YOUR DAY, KIDDO?
>> OH, TODAY I LEARNED THAT THE RUBBER ON THE BOTTOM OF MY SHOES MAKES SO MUCH FRICTION WITH THE FLOOR THAT I CAN'’’T SLIDE.
>> OH, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
IT'’’S HARD TO SLIDE IN RUBBER-SOLED SHOES.
>> YEAH, AND NOT SLIDING CAN BE A GOOD THING, LIKE WHEN I'’’M RUNNING AROUND ON THE PLAYGROUND AND I DON'’’T WANT TO FALL.
>> YES, YOU'’’VE GOT TO BE SAFE.
BUT YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES SLIDING FAST IS A GOOD THING.
I LIKE TO SLIDE REALLY FAST WHEN I DO ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOBBIES: SKIING.
THAT'’’S RIGHT.
I LOVE THE FEELING OF ZOOMING DOWN A SNOWY MOUNTAIN WITH THE WIND IN MY HAIR!
WHOOSH!
OH, AND I'’’LL TELL YOU HOW I MAKE MY SKIS SLIDE EVEN FASTER.
I RUB WAX ON THEM-- OH, YEAH!
THE WAX IS SMOOTH LIKE THE STUFF CANDLES ARE MADE OF, AND WHEN YOU PUT IT ON THE SKIS, THEY CREATE LESS FRICTION WITH THE SNOW, WHICH MAKES THE SKI A NICE, SMOOTH SURFACE, SO NOW I CAN GO SUPER DUPER FAST!
WOO!
HO HO!
YOU SHOULD SEE ME GO!
WHOOSH!
>> THAT IS AMAZING.
YOU ARE THE MOST AMAZING, FASTEST-SKIING GRANDMA EVER.
>> OH, YOU'’’RE SUCH A SWEET ONE, SID.
HA HA!
>> HA HA!
WOW, MY GRANDMA'’’S THE BEST.
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