Sid the Science Kid
Slide to the Side
Season 2 Episode 2 | 25m 57sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Sid is trying out his new dance but he can't slide in his new sneakers.
Sid is trying out his new dance called "The Sid Slide To The Side!" On his room's hardwood floor, he boogies to the left, jumps to the right and then tries to slide to the side. But in his new sneakers, he can't slide…he just squeaks to a stop! Sid and his friends investigate how different materials and surfaces can create friction, causing something to slow down.
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Sid the Science Kid
Slide to the Side
Season 2 Episode 2 | 25m 57sVideo has Audio Description, Closed Captions
Sid is trying out his new dance called "The Sid Slide To The Side!" On his room's hardwood floor, he boogies to the left, jumps to the right and then tries to slide to the side. But in his new sneakers, he can't slide…he just squeaks to a stop! Sid and his friends investigate how different materials and surfaces can create friction, causing something to slow down.
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HEY, IS THIS THING ON?
HEH HEH!
>> ♪ HEY, SID, WHAT DO YOU SAY?
WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN TODAY?
>> I WANT TO KNOW WHY THINGS HAPPEN AND HOW AND I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING NOW--OH, YEAH!
HOW DOES THIS THING WORK?
WHY DOES THAT STUFF CHANGE?
HOW DOES THAT DO WHAT IT JUST DID?
HMM.
WHAT'S UP WITH THE SKY?
DO YOU THINK I COULD FLY?
THE WORLD IS SPINNING AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY I GOT A LOT OF QUESTIONS AND BIG IDEAS I'M... ♪ >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GET READY FOR MY NEW DANCE!
IT'S CALLED THE SID SLIDE TO THE SIDE.
HA HA.
YOU JUST BOOGIE OVER HERE.
HEY, DR. BEAKS.
HA-CHA!
THEN SPIN OVER THERE.
WHAT'S UP, ARNIE?
THEN SLIDE TO THE SIDE.
WHEW!
>> SID, BREAKFAST IS ALMOST READY.
>> OH, I BETTER PUT ON MY SHOES.
HA HA.
AH.
HEY, GUESS WHAT.
I HAVE NEW SHOES.
HEE HEE!
TA-DA!
AREN'T THEY GREAT?
THEY'RE THE SAME COLOR AS MY OLD SHOES--RED!
THAT'S MY FAVORITE COLOR.
HA HA.
AH.
HMM.
[SHOES SQUEAKING] OH.
HUH.
WELL, I HAVEN'T WORN THEM IN YET, SO THEY'RE KIND OF SQUEAKY.
BUT I BET THEY'RE GREAT FOR DANCING.
HA!
MMM...
BOOGIE OVER HERE.
SPIN OVER THERE.
AND THEN SLIDE TO THE SIDE--OW.
OH, WHOA, WHOA.
AW.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I DIDN'T SLIDE.
HMM.
I WAS A SUPER SLIDER IN MY SOCKS, BUT IN MY NEW SHOES, I JUST SQUEAKED TO A STOP.
HMM.
WELL, I JUST GOT TO KNOW.
WHY CAN'T I SLIDE TO THE SIDE IN MY NEW SHOES?
["SHOES" ECHOES] >> SID, BREAKFAST IS READY NOW!
>> OK, MOM.
HERE I COME!
WHOO!
WHA-CHA!
BREAKFAST TIME!
>> GOOD MORNING, SID.
>> MORNING, SID.
>> AH, MORNING, MOM.
HI, DAD.
HI, ZEKE.
>> ZIDA!
>> OK, SO I'VE GOT A PROBLEM, A DANCING PROBLEM.
>> OH, DANCING PROBLEM, HUH?
WELL, I THINK YOUR DAD CAN TEACH YOU A FEW MOVES.
OH, MORT, DO THE FUNKY MONKEY CHICKEN.
I LOVE THAT ONE.
>> OK, HERE COMES THE FUNKY MONKEY CHICKEN.
[HOOTING AND CLUCKING] >> HA HA!
THAT'S MY FAVORITE DAD DANCE.
OH, AND I MADE UP A DANCE, TOO.
>> OH, THAT'S EVEN BETTER.
LET'S SEE IT, SID.
>> WELL, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
YOU SEE, I CAN'T DO MY NEW DANCE IN MY NEW SHOES.
WATCH THIS.
YOU JUST BOOGIE OVER HERE, SPIN OVER THERE, AND SLIDE TO THE SIDE--AW!
>> HMM.
THAT SOUNDS MORE LIKE A SQUEAK THAN A SLIDE.
>> EXACTLY.
AH, IN MY SOCKS, I COULD SLIDE, BUT NOT IN THESE NEW SHOES.
>> WELL, SID, LET'S THINK ABOUT IT.
SO SOMETHING IS SLOWING DOWN YOUR SHOES WHEN THEY SLIDE OVER THE FLOOR.
>> MM-HMM.
>> HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR NEW SHOES?
>> THE BOTTOM?
UH...AHA!
IT'S YOUR FAULT I CAN'T SLIDE.
HMM.
SO WHAT DO MY SHOES HAVE THAT MY SOCKS DON'T?
HMM.
THAT DOES IT.
I MUST INVESTIGATE MORE AT SCHOOL!
>> AH, GOOD IDEA, SID.
>> BUT FIRST HOW ABOUT SOME BREAKFAST TO GIVE YOUR BRAIN ENERGY FOR INVESTIGATING?
>> OK, MOM.
OATMEAL, HERE I COME.
♪ I LOVE MY MOM >> UH-HUH >> MY MOM IS COOL >> UH-HUH >> BUT NOW IT'S TIME FOR HAVING FUN IN SCHOOL YEAH ♪ [LAUGHS] >> HI!
>> ♪ I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'M LOOKING FOR YOU THERE'S GABRIELA ♪ >> ♪ WATCH WHAT I CAN DO ♪ UH-HUH!
YEAH!
READY, SET, GO!
>> WOW!
♪ I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'M LOOKING FOR YOU HEY, THERE'S GERALD ♪ >> YEAH!
CHECK OUT MY MOVES!
HA-HA!
I'M A ROCK STAR!
YEAH!
>> COOL!
♪ I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIENDS I'M LOOKING FOR YOU HEY, THERE'S MAY ♪ >> MAY I SHOW YOU HOW I GROOVE?
>> GROOVY!
>> ♪ WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR FRIENDS WE'RE LOOKING FOR YOU HEY, THERE'S SID ♪ >> DID YOU HEAR THE ONE ABOUT THE KID WHO WANTED TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT EVERYTHING?
>> THAT'S YOU!
>> ♪ YOU GOT ME ♪ >> [LAUGHTER] >> ♪ DA-DA-DA-DA-DA-DA ♪ >> YEAH!
♪ WE'RE LOOKING FOR OUR FRIENDS AND LOOK WHO WE FOUND WE FOUND EACH OTHER FRIENDS!
♪ [LAUGHTER] >> AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR THE SID THE SCIENCE REPORTER!
HELLO.
I'M SID, THE SCIENCE REPORTER, AND TODAY I'M ON A SPECIAL SCIENCE INVESTIGATION.
I'M SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN SLIDE TO THE SIDE IN THEIR SHOES.
HA HA!
LET'S GO INVESTIGATE.
[HUMMING] >> BOY, SAND IS SO SANDY.
>> HELLO, GERALD!
>> OH!
HA HA!
SID, YOU SURPRISED ME.
>> YEAH.
HEY, GERALD, I'M ON A SPECIAL SCIENCE INVESTIGATION, AND THIS IS WHAT I WANT TO KNOW: CAN YOU SLIDE TO THE SIDE IN YOUR SHOES?
>> SURE, SID.
NO PROBLEM.
>> OKEY-DOKEY.
>> HERE WE GO.
JUST GONNA SLIDE--WHOA.
HANG ON A SEC.
I JUST NEED TO--AH!
MY SLIDER MUST BE STUCK.
WHOA!
>> AH.
HMM.
>> SID?
>> YES?
>> WE DO HAVE A PROBLEM.
I CANNOT SLIDE TO THE SIDE ON THE PLAYGROUND.
>> THAT'S OK, GERALD.
THANK YOU FOR TRYING.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> I SHALL CONTINUE MY SCIENCE INVESTIGATION.
>> OK. >> OOH.
HEY, YOU WANT TO JOIN ME?
>> OOH, YEAH, YEAH!
AND THEN I CAN BE YOUR ASSISTANT.
>> OH, YEAH.
COOL.
LET'S GO.
>> OK. >> [HUMMING] OH, UM, GERALD, WE'RE ON AN INVESTIGATION.
YOU GOT TO WALK LIKE THIS.
>> HUH.
OH, RIGHT.
HA.
GOT IT.
>> NOW, GERALD, IF YOU SEE ANYONE WE CAN INTERVIEW, LET ME KNOW.
>> OK.
I'M LOOKING, SID.
>> SEE ANYONE YET?
>> NO, NOT YET.
HEY, GABRIELA, YOU SEE ANYONE YET?
>> NOPE.
>> HEY, SID, GABRIELA HASN'T SEEN ANYONE EITHER.
>> OK. GABRIELA?
>> GABRIELA?
>> HEY, GABRIELA.
>> HI.
>> WE'RE ON AN INVESTIGATION, AND I'M TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN SLIDE TO THE SIDE IN THEIR SHOES.
>> OOH, OOH, MAYBE I CAN DO THAT.
>> OK. >> MMM...YOW!
>> GOOD TRY!
>> NOPE, NOT ME.
>> HMM.
INTERESTING.
OOH, HEY, YOU WANT TO JOIN US ON OUR INVESTIGATION?
>> OOH, I LIKE INVESTIGATIONS!
>> GREAT, COME ON, LET'S GO.
>> OK. >> YOU HAVE TO WALK THIS WAY, TOO.
WATCH THIS.
THAT'S GOOD.
>> DON'T WORRY.
I'VE DONE IT LOTS OF TIMES, FLUFFLES.
COME ON, YOU CAN DO IT.
GOING DOWN THE SLIDE ISN'T SCARY AT ALL.
>> HI, MAY!
>> HI, FLUFFLES!
>> HI, SID!
HI, GERALD!
HI, GABRIELA!
HI, EVERYBODY!
>> HEY, MAY, WE'RE ON AN INVESTIGATION.
CAN YOU SLIDE TO THE SIDE IN YOUR SHOES?
>> NOT UP HERE, BUT I CAN SLIDE DOWN THE SLIDE, AND THIS IS FLUFFLES' FIRST TIME ON THE SLIDE, SO I HAVE TO GO WITH HER.
>> OK. >> OK, HERE WE GO, FLUFFLES.
WHEE!
>> WOW!
>> GOOD SLIDE!
>> I LOVE SLIDES!
>> THANKS, MAY.
AND THANKS, FLUFFLES.
>> YOU'RE WELCOME.
>> AND NOW THE RESULTS OF MY INVESTIGATION.
IT TURNS OUT NOBODY CAN SLIDE TO THE SIDE IN THEIR SHOES.
>> EVERYBODY, RUG TIME.
>> THAT'S TEACHER SUSIE.
>> ALL RIGHT, IT'S RUG TIME!
>> ♪ IT'S RUG TIME COME ON IN!
RUG TIME TAKE A SEAT RUG TIME >> WE'RE READY >> EVERYBODY MOVE YOUR FEET RUG TIME >> TEACHER SUSIE >> GOOD TIMES ON THE WAY RUG TIME, COME ON IN WE'VE GOT A LOT TO LEARN TODAY ♪ >> HERE COMES THE AMAZING, SUPER AWESOME SLIDER!
>> WHOA!
WHOA!
>> ARE YOU OK, GERALD?
>> YEAH, I'M OK, BUT I DON'T THINK I CAN SLIDE ON THE CARPET.
>> HMM.
WELL, MAYBE IT'S YOUR SHOES.
IN MY ROOM, I COULD SLIDE OVER THE FLOOR IN MY SOCKS, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO SLIDE IN MY NEW SHOES, I JUST COULDN'T DO IT.
>> THAT'S INTERESTING, VERY, VERY INTERESTING.
>> YEAH?
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> I THINK THEY'RE MUCH BUMPIER THAN THE BOTTOM OF MY SHOES.
SEE?
>> OH, YEAH.
WELL, MY SHOES ARE BRAND-NEW, SO I HAVEN'T WORN THEM DOWN YET.
>> WELL, SID, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE OFF ONE SHOE SO WE CAN GET A CLOSER LOOK?
>> REALLY?
YES!
I GET TO TAKE OFF MY SHOE IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE!
TA-DA!
MY SHOE!
>> OK, SCIENTISTS, LET'S MAKE SOME OBSERVATIONS.
FEEL THE BOTTOM OF SID'S SHOE AND DESCRIBE ITS TEXTURE.
>> OOH.
>> AH, OH, IT'S REALLY BUMPY.
>> AND KIND OF ROUGH.
>> IT'S ALSO SORT OF RUBBERY.
>> HMM.
THOSE ARE GREAT OBSERVATIONS.
THE ROUGH, BUMPY BOTTOM OF SID'S SHOE IS MADE OUT OF A MATERIAL CALLED RUBBER.
AND WHEN THE RUBBER ON THE SHOE RUBS AGAINST THE CARPET, IT CREATES FRICTION, WHICH STOPS THE SHOE FROM SLIDING.
>> SO...FRICTION CAN STOP YOU FROM SLIDING?
>> IT SURE CAN.
LIKE WHEN GERALD TRIED TO SLIDE ON THE CARPET.
>> OH.
>> RIGHT.
>> OH, LET ME TRY.
UH...UH...
HA HA!
IT IS HARD TO SLIDE ON THE CARPET.
>> WELL, DON'T WORRY.
IF YOUR SHOES WON'T SLIDE, JUST TRY SLIDING IN YOUR SOCKS.
>> OH?
>> LIKE THIS.
UM...AH.
WHOA!
WAIT A MINUTE.
I STILL CAN'T SLIDE IN MY SOCK.
HMM.
WELL, MAYBE OUR SHOES AREN'T THE PROBLEM.
>> MAYBE THE PROBLEM IS WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SLIDE ON.
>> WOW.
YOU SCIENTISTS ARE REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT CAN CREATE FRICTION.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO INVESTIGATE MORE IN THE... >> SUPER FAB LAB!
>> SO GRAB YOUR JOURNALS AND LET'S GO!
>> YAY!
>> OK, WAIT UP.
>> HA HA!
>> OK. >> SUPER FAB LAB!
OBSERVE, COMPARE, CONTRAST!
AH!
>> OK, IT'S TIME FOR THE FRICTION INVESTIGATION.
>> YAY!
>> I HAVE A HOCKEY PUCK FOR EACH OF YOU.
>> COOL.
>> AND YOU'RE GOING TO TRY SLIDING IT OVER THIS PIECE OF CARPET... >> WOW.
>> THEN OVER THIS RUBBER MAT... >> OH, COOL.
>> THEN YOU'LL TRY SLIDING IT DOWN THE FLOOR OUT IN THE HALLWAY THERE.
>> ALL RIGHT!
>> OK!
>> HEY, YOU'RE A SCIENTIST.
YOU CAN TRY THIS, TOO.
>> IT'S TIME FOR THE FRICTION INVESTIGATION.
YOU'RE GOING TO SLIDE A HOCKEY PUCK OVER A PIECE OF CARPET, THEN OVER A RUBBER MAT, THEN OVER A SMOOTH FLOOR.
OK, TRY SLIDING THE PUCK AS HARD AS YOU CAN OVER THE CARPET, THEN THE RUBBER MAT, THEN THE FLOOR.
WE'LL USE TAPE TO MARK WHERE YOUR PUCK STOPPED.
AND NOW SOMEONE ELSE CAN TAKE A TURN.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE PUCK DOESN'T SLIDE VERY FAR OVER THE CARPET OR THE RUBBER MAT, BUT IT DOES SLIDE FAR OVER THE FLOOR.
LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.
FIRST, SLIDE THE PUCK OVER THE CARPET, THEN THE MAT, AND NOW THE FLOOR.
WOW!
JUST LIKE THE FIRST TWO TIMES, THE PUCK SLIDES REALLY FAR ON THE SMOOTH FLOOR.
OK, LAST PERSON.
SLIDE THE PUCK AS HARD AS YOU CAN OVER THE CARPET, NOW THE RUBBERAT, AND NOW THE SMOOTH FLOOR.
LET'S DISCOVER WHY THE PUCK SLIDES THE FARTHEST OVER THE FLOOR.
THE FLOOR IS REALLY SMOOTH SO IT DOESN'T CREATE MUCH FRICTION WITH THE PUCK.
NOW FEEL THE RUBBER MAT.
IT'S ROUGH, AND SO IS THE CARPET.
THEY CREATE LOTS OF FRICTION WITH THE PUCK SO IT DOESN'T SLIDE VERY FAR.
BUT THE PUCK DOES SLIDE FAR OVER THE SMOOTH FLOOR.
DRAW SOME OBSERVATIONS IN YOUR JOURNALS.
REMEMBER HOW THE CARPET AND THE RUBBER MAT CREATED LOTS OF FRICTION WITH THE HOCKEY PUCK, AND THE SMOOTH FLOOR CREATED THE LEAST AMOUNT OF FRICTION.
ALL RIGHT, SCIENTISTS, I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT KINDS OF PICTURES YOU DREW.
GABRIELA, MAY WE SEE YOUR JOURNAL?
>> SURE.
HERE'S THE HOCKEY PUCK ON TOP OF THE RUBBER MAT.
IT ONLY SLID A TEENY-TINY BIT.
AND IT DIDN'T SLIDE MUCH ON THE CARPET EITHER.
BUT WHEN I SLID IT DOWN THE HALL, IT KEPT GOING REALLY FAST, LIKE THIS.
WHOOSH!
>> MM-HMM.
HA HA!
>> OOH, OOH, HEY!
I KNOW WHY IT DID THAT.
SEE, IT'S BECAUSE THE HOCKEY PUCK DIDN'T CREATE A LOT OF FRICTION ON THE FLOOR.
>> VERY GOOD, GERALD.
WOW.
MY SCIENTISTS ARE LEARNING A LOT ABOUT FRICTION.
I THINK IT'S TIME TO GO PLAY WITH ALL YOUR NEW IDEAS.
[CHEERING] HAVE FUN!
>> LET'S GO!
>> AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR A FAIRY TALE.
ONCE UPON A TIME-- >> PSST, GABRIELA, TELL THEM THE NAME OF OUR FAIRY TALE.
>> OH, OH, OOPS.
I FORGOT.
THE NAME OF OUR FAIRY TALE IS "FRICTION AND THE DUCK."
OK, HERE WE GO.
SID.
>> THERE ONCE WAS A DUCK WHO WANTED TO SLIDE ACROSS A FLOOR.
>> MAY!
>> QUACK!
>> GERALD!
>> HE SLID A LITTLE, BUT HE WANTED TO SLIDE SOME MORE.
>> MAY!
>> QUACK!
>> SID.
>> THE FLOOR WAS BUMPY, SO THE DUCK GOT GRUMPY.
>> GERALD!
>> THE DUCK MADE A FROWN BECAUSE THE FRICTION SLOWED HIM DOWN.
>> MAY!
>> SO THE DUCK DECIDED TO PUT ON SOCKS AND SLIDE DOWN A SMOOTH HALLWAY, AND THEN HE SLID ALL THE WAY ACROSS IT.
HA HA!
OH, QUACK.
>> HA HA!
THE END.
>> QUACK!
>> QUACK!
QUACK!
>> HELLO, MY DANCE STUDENTS.
BEFORE I TEACH YOU TODAY'S SPECIAL DANCE, I MUST FIRST CLEAN THE FLOOR WITH SOAPY BUBBLES SO IT IS NICE AND SMOOTH.
>> OOH... >> AND CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN, CLEAN.
ALL DONE.
EVERYONE, JOIN ME ON THE DANCE FLOOR.
FOLLOW MY MOVES.
FIRST, PUT YOUR HANDS TO THE SIDE AND GO AH CHA CHA CHA.
>> AH CHA CHA CHA.
>> AND NOW WE SLIDE.
WHOA!
IT'S VERY SLIPPERY.
>> WHOA!
>> OH, BOY!
ALL RIGHT, GUYS?
ALL RIGHT, NEW PLAN.
HANG ON A SEC.
I AM GLUING DOWN LOTS OF LITTLE ROCKS SO THE FLOOR WILL BE NICE AND BUMPY, PERFECT FOR DANCING.
OK, NOW PUT YOUR ARMS OUT TO THE SIDE AND GO AH CHA CHA CHA.
>> AH CHA CHA CHA.
>> THEN WE SLIDE.
OW!
OOH!
>> OH!
>> YIKES!
>> OW!
>> BUMPY.
>> THE FLOOR IS TOO BUMPY.
>> EXCUSE ME, TEACHER, BUT I THINK THE BUMPY ROCKS ARE MAKING TOO MUCH FRICTION BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND OUR SHOES.
>> AND THE SOAPY BUBBLES MADE THE FLOOR TOO SMOOTH.
THERE WASN'T MUCH FRICTION AT ALL.
>> YEAH, I SEE, I SEE.
WHAT SHALL WE DO?
>> HOW ABOUT IF YOU PUT NOTHING ON THE FLOOR?
>> HMM.
BRILLIANT IDEA!
OK, LET ME JUST CLEAN UP THE FLOOR, AND WE'RE READY.
FIRST, PUT YOUR HANDS OUT TO THE SIDE AND GO... >> AH CHA CHA CHA.
>> AND THEN YOU SLIDE AND TURN YOUR BODY AND BACK THIS WAY.
OH, NOW, WAIT A SECOND.
FIRST YOU TURN THIS WAY... >> AND NOW... >> IT'S TIME... >> FOR SUSIE... >> TO SING!
>> GO...SUSIE!
>> HA HA!
WOW, THE RUBBER ON YOUR SHOES IS CREATING LOTS OF FRICTION WITH THE CARPET, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING SO YOU DON'T SLIP AND SLIDE.
>> YEAH!
>> AND GUESS WHAT.
>> WHAT?
>> THE TIRES ON OUR CARS ARE ALSO MADE OF RUBBER, AND THAT'S A GOOD THING, TOO, SO OUR CARS DON'T SLIDE ALL OVER THE ROAD.
>> YEAH.
>> ♪ I'M A RACE CAR RACING FOR THE CHECKERED FLAG MY RUBBER TIRES MAKE SURE I DON'T ZIG AND ZAG YEAH, THEY GRIP THE ROAD AND WON'T LET ME SLIP WHEN RUBBER HITS THE TRACK IT GETS A GREAT GRIP GO AS FAST AS YOU CAN THAT'S THE RACER'S CODE RUBBER TIRES ARE BEST FOR GRIPPING THE ROAD YES, IT'S A FACT IT'S NOT FICTION RUBBER HOLDS THE ROAD BECAUSE OF FRICTION I'M GLAD I DON'T HAVE WHEELS MADE OUT OF WOOD THEY CAN'T GRIP THE ROAD THE FRICTION ISN'T GOOD AND IRON WHEELS MIGHT CLICKETY-CLACK BUT THEY'RE MUCH TOO SMOOTH TO GET AHOLD OF THE TRACK GO AS FAST AS YOU CAN THAT'S THE RACER'S CODE RUBBER TIRES ARE BEST FOR GRIPPING THE ROAD YES, IT'S A FACT IT'S NOT FICTION RUBBER HOLDS THE ROAD BECAUSE OF FRICTION I LOVE FAST RACING ACTION WHEN THE RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD IT CREATES TRACTION GO FAST AS YOU CAN THAT'S THE RACER'S CODE RUBBER TIRES ARE BEST FOR GRIPPING THE ROAD YES, IT'S A FACT IT'S NOT FICTION RUBBER HOLDS THE ROAD BECAUSE OF FRICTION FAST AS YOU CAN THAT'S THE RACER'S CODE RUBBER TIRES ARE BEST FOR GRIPPING THE ROAD YEE, IT'S A FACT IT'S NOT FICTION RUBBER HOLDS THE ROAD BECAUSE OF FRICTION RUBBER HOLDS THE ROAD BECAUSE OF FRICTION ♪ [CHEERING] >> AWESOME!
>> ZOOM!
ZOOM!
>> THANK YOU.
[IMITATING RACE CARS] >> COME ON, RACE CARS, TIME TO GO HOME.
FOLLOW ME!
>> YAY!
[IMITATING RACE CARS] >> TIME TO GO HOME.
>> NOW, WHERE'S MY SID?
>> 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.
♪ I LEARNED SOMETHING COOL SOMETHING COOL TODAY I KNOW IT UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUT I LEARNED ALL ABOUT... ♪ >> HA HA HA HA.
>> ♪ FRICTION ♪ SCIENTIST IN THE HOUSE!
[RECORDED APPLAUSE] >> I'M BABY BEAKS, AND I'M GONNA GIVE ZEKEY A KISS.
HA HA!
>> HA HA!
>> [KISS] >> MOM!
MOM, DAD, ZEKE!
>> HEY.
>> I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.
I WILL NO LONGER BE DOING MY SID SLIDE TO THE SIDE DANCE.
>> OH?
I WONDER WHY HE WON'T DO HIS DANCE ANYMORE.
HE LOVES THAT DANCE.
>> WELL, WHAT HE MEANS IS HE'LL NO LONGER BE DOING HIS DANCE... >> IN MY NEW SHOES.
HA HA!
>> OH.
>> 'CAUSE YOU SEE SINCE THE RUBBER ON MY SHOES CREATES LOTS OF FRICTION WITH THE FLOOR, I'LL JUST DO MY DANCE IN MY SOCKS.
LOOK!
>> ANTS IN MY OX!
[LAUGHTER] >> OK, EVERYBODY JOIN ME.
SHOES OFF.
>> OKEY-DOKE.
>> GREAT IDEA.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T NEED TO TAKE OFF MY SHOES.
THEY'RE NICE AND SMOOTH, SO I CAN ALREADY SLIDE.
>> HEY, YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOUR SHOES WON'T MAKE TOO MUCH FRICTION WITH THE FLOOR.
HA!
OK, EVERYBODY, HERE WE GO.
>> OK. >> BOOGIE OVER HERE, SPIN OVER THERE, AND SLIDE TO THE SIDE!
>> HA HA!
>> SLIDE TO THE SIDE.
>> YEAH!
LET'S GET THIS PARTY STARTED!
>> YEAH!
>> WHEW!
DAD HAS GOT THE MOVES.
AND NOW I'M GONNA SLIDE TO THE SIDE.
>> ALL RIGHT!
>> HERE WE GO!
WOO!
>> AWESOME!
GOOD JOB, DAD!
>> OK, WELL, I HAVE SOME MOVES, TOO.
CHECK THIS OUT.
WOO!
>> WOW!
>> ALL RIGHT!
>> LET'S HEAR IT FOR MOM!
>> YEAH!
>> YEAH, WE'RE SLIDING NOW!
GO, ALICE!
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> HA HA!
AH.
OH, I HAD A GREAT DAY TODAY.
I LEARNED THAT I COULDN'T SLIDE IN MY SHOES BECAUSE THEY WERE CREATING TOO MUCH FRICTION WITH THE FLOOR.
WOO-HOO!
YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT'S REALLY GOOD TO SLIDE, LIKE WHEN YOU'RE DANCING.
MM MM MM.
BUT SOMETIMES YOU DON'T WANT TO SLIDE.
HMM.
YOU KNOW WHAT I NEED?
SHOES THAT LET YOU CHANGE THE FRICTION!
OK, I'VE GOT IT.
HERE'S MY SUPER DUPER OOPER SHMOOPER BIG IDEA!
I'M GOING TO INVENT FRICTION FLIP-FLOPS.
THEY ARE SHOES YOU CAN WEAR ANYWHERE, AND THE BEST PART IS, YOU CAN CHANGE THE BOTTOM OF THE FLIP-FLOPS SO THE FRICTION CHANGES!
LET'S SAY YOU'RE WALKING ON A REALLY SMOOTH FLOOR WITH SOAPY BUBBLES.
AH!
I'M SLIDING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
NO PROBLEM.
YOU JUST PUSH A BUTTON, AND THE BOTTOM CHANGES TO BUMPY RUBBER, WHICH CREATES LOTS OF FRICTION WITH THE FLOOR SO YOU DON'T SLIDE.
BUT WHAT IF YOU WANT TO SLIDE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE WORLD?
JUST PUSH ANOTHER BUTTON AND THE BOTTOM OF THE SHOE CHANGES TO A SMOOTH LAYER OF MUSHY BANANAS SO YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH FRICTION WITH THE GROUND AT ALL.
WHEE!
I'M SLIDING ALL AROUND THE WORLD!
HELLO, WORLD!
WOW!
HOORAY FOR THE FRICTION FLIP FLOPS!
AND THAT'S MY SUPER DUPER OOPER SHMOOPER BIG IDEA!
YAY!
[RECORDED APPLAUSE] THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
HA HA.
OH, HEY, I JUST THOUGHT OF A NEW DANCE.
IT'S CALLED THE SID SLIDE TO THE SIDE AND THEN GET INTO BED DANCE.
HA HA!
[IMITATING AIRPLANE] I AM SLIDING SID, THE SLIDING SCIENCE KID.
["KID" ECHOES] AND REMEMBER, KEEP ASKING LOTS AND LOTS OF QUESTIONS.
SEE YOU LATER, SCIENTISTS.
HA HA!
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