1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,000 Can you believe that Fixies are Such itty-bitty creatures? 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:08,000 Even when they’re magnified It’s hard to see their features. 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:12,000 They’re tiny, infinitesimal, So small it makes you doubt. 4 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:20,000 But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out! 5 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:21,000 The Flashlight 6 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:22,000 Where is that thing? 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,000 Hi Tom Thomas! What are you looking for? 8 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:24,000 The flashlight. 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:25,000 Oh! Here it is! 10 00:00:25,000 --> 00:00:26,000 Why do you need it? 11 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:27,000 Katya. I wanna talk with her. 12 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:28,000 Why not use the phone? 13 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:30,000 This thing's a flashlight, it's not a telephone. 14 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,000 No, you don’t understand. 15 00:00:31,000 --> 00:00:33,000 Me and Katya came up with a secret code. 16 00:00:33,000 --> 00:00:36,000 If I flash just once, then it means: "Hello there!” 17 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:39,000 Oh! And Katya has also said "Hello there" to you! 18 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:41,000 And two flashes, what's that? 19 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:42,000 Katya 's asking if everything's alright. 20 00:00:42,000 --> 00:00:44,000 Now I’ll tell her that everything's good. 21 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:45,000 Oh, what’s wrong with this? 22 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:46,000 I think it's not working right. 23 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,000 I see, Nolik! But what's wrong? 24 00:00:48,000 --> 00:00:51,000 Any flashlight is nothing more than a battery and a light bulb, 25 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,000 connected by some wires that are used to make a switch in between them. 26 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,000 To turn on a flashlight you flip on a switch. 27 00:00:56,000 --> 00:01:01,000 That lets the electricity flow through the wires from the battery to the bulb so it lights up. 28 00:01:01,000 --> 00:01:04,000 And if it won't light up, that means that the battery is dead, 29 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:07,000 the lightbulb is burned out, or the switch is broken. 30 00:01:07,000 --> 00:01:10,000 And now, let’s put all this theory into practice! 31 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:13,000 I'm sorry but I don't have time right now, don't you get it? 32 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,000 If I don't signal back she'll think… 33 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,000 that I don't want to talk to her, and that would just be terrible! 34 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,000 - Just don’t get all worked up! - We'll help you! 35 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,000 But first we need to get the mack-o… the pack-o-mat and come right back! 36 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:22,000 See you! 37 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:23,000 Did you hear that? Masiya! 38 00:01:23,000 --> 00:01:24,000 What a weird sound! 39 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:24,000 Uh-huh. 40 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:25,000 That's new. 41 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:27,000 Now we know what the noise was. 42 00:01:27,000 --> 00:01:29,000 Papus, can we use a pack-o-mat? 43 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,000 To fix a flashlight! 44 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,000 Really? Did you say a flashlight? 45 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:34,000 Do you know the story about when Granddad had to travel for miles on top of a dog? 46 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:34,000 It's true! 47 00:01:34,000 --> 00:01:38,000 He was sent on a very important mission - a huge flashlight repair! 48 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:39,000 What kind was it? 49 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:41,000 A special kind called a lighthouse. 50 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:45,000 A lighthouse is a tall structure with a huge flashlight on top of it 51 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:48,000 that is used to help ships and planes find their way. 52 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:51,000 People have been using lighthouses since ancient times. 53 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:55,000 The most famous of them all is the Lighthouse of Alexandria. 54 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,000 It was built in Egypt more than 2000 years ago, 55 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,000 and it was more than a hundred meters tall! 56 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:04,000 The Ancient Greeks considered this lighthouse one of the seven wonders of the world. 57 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:08,000 In ancient times people would burn big fires on top of lighthouses. 58 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:11,000 Today the light comes from powerful electric bulbs. 59 00:02:11,000 --> 00:02:14,000 Many of today's lighthouses not only give off light, 60 00:02:14,000 --> 00:02:16,000 but they send radio signals too. 61 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,000 Yes, thanks to lighthouses, ships and planes for miles around 62 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:23,000 learn where they need to sail or where they've got to fly in order to stay safe. 63 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,000 And thanks to that heroic deed of your grandfather, 64 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:28,000 that big old lighthouse started working. 65 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,000 Since then not a single ship has ever gone astray. 66 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:31,000 Simka! 67 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,000 And what if we don't just fix the flashlight, 68 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,000 but we do something heroic?! 69 00:02:35,000 --> 00:02:36,000 Like Grandpus did? 70 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:36,000 Uh-huh! 71 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,000 Alright! What do you say? 72 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:39,000 Let's jump on the back of this dog and get moving! 73 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,000 Stop ducking! Grab hold of my hand! 74 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:42,000 Chewsocka! No! 75 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:43,000 Get out! Right now! 76 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,000 Tideesh! 77 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,000 That was really some heroic deed! 78 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:48,000 Now it's time to go get that lighthouse fixed! 79 00:02:48,000 --> 00:02:50,000 Tom Thomas, hand the lighthouse over! 80 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,000 - What kind of lighthouse? - The one that's you flashlight! 81 00:02:52,000 --> 00:02:54,000 - I have no use for it. - What do you mean no use for it? 82 00:02:54,000 --> 00:02:57,000 But then how are you gonna tell Katya what she needs to know?! 83 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,000 I already told her. 84 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:58,000 Watch this! 85 00:02:58,000 --> 00:02:59,000 No, that wasn't the deal! 86 00:02:59,000 --> 00:02:59,000 Yeah! 87 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,000 You want to tell us our heroic deed was in vain? 88 00:03:01,000 --> 00:03:04,000 Well, if you need some heroic deed, then sure, fix it! 89 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:05,000 -Hurrah! - Hurrah! 90 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:09,000 They take care of our machines, Irons, phones, and toasters, 91 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:13,000 MP3s and TV screens, Even rollercoasters! 92 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:16,000 Without them clocks stop ticking; Without them lights go out! 93 00:03:16,000 --> 00:03:24,000 But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out! 94 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:25,000 The Prosthesis 95 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,000 Simka, over here! Take a look at what I found! 96 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:27,000 It's a bear! 97 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:28,000 What bear did you find, Nolik? 98 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:31,000 You know, it's the one Tom Thomas told us about. 99 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:33,000 He was his best friend in the whole wide world. 100 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:35,000 Until he became friends with you and me. 101 00:03:35,000 --> 00:03:37,000 Uh-huh, let’s try to wind him up! 102 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,000 Come on, come on, come on. There you go! 103 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,000 Now walk, Teddy. Go on, Teddy, yeah! 104 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:42,000 Oh no! 105 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:45,000 Poor little teddy bear, they ripped his leg and didn't care. 106 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:48,000 We didn’t rip his leg. It was already broken. 107 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,000 It’s all clear. A compound fracture. 108 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:51,000 Then why don't we fix him? 109 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:53,000 Tom Thomas will be so happy! 110 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:55,000 Wait. It's not going to be that easy to repair it. 111 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:56,000 We’ll need a prosthesis. 112 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:59,000 The human body is built around a frame of bones and joints. 113 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,000 And if you break one of the bones, it will usually heal by itself. 114 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,000 The broken bone will grow back together and you’ll be back to normal. 115 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:10,000 But sometimes bones or joints can break so badly that it’s impossible for them to heal. 116 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:14,000 When this happens they have to be replaced with an artificial part called a prosthesis. 117 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:17,000 A prosthesis can replace more than a bone or a joint, 118 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:19,000 it can be made to replace a whole arm or a leg! 119 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:20,000 And where are we going to get a prosthesis? 120 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,000 I'm positive we can get it from Professor Eugenius! 121 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:23,000 You’re right! 122 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:24,000 Help is on the way! 123 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,000 Hello! Professor Eugenius! 124 00:04:26,000 --> 00:04:28,000 I'm pleased to see you dear children! 125 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,000 - How do you do? - Hi there! 126 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:32,000 Professor Eugenius, can you make a prosthesis? 127 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:33,000 What, have you broken something? 128 00:04:33,000 --> 00:04:35,000 No, not us! It was the bear. He broke his leg. 129 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:35,000 What bear? 130 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,000 The teddy bear that used to be Tom Thomas' friend. 131 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,000 Ah! Now I see. 132 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:41,000 Today with the help of modern prosthetics, 133 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,000 more is being replaced than just arms and legs. 134 00:04:43,000 --> 00:04:47,000 For example, if you lose a tooth, it can be replaced with an artificial one. 135 00:04:47,000 --> 00:04:48,000 That’s also a prosthesis. 136 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,000 And there are times when a person starts losing their vision, 137 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,000 because the lens in their eye gets foggy and can't focus. 138 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,000 For this there's another kind of prosthesis - 139 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:56,000 a new clear artificial lens. 140 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:59,000 A prosthesis can also be used to help people with poor hearing. 141 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:04,000 A tiny device can be put inside of somebody's ear so they can hear what's going on! 142 00:05:04,000 --> 00:05:05,000 And that's not all! 143 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:10,000 People have even learned how to treat a sick heart by replacing its worn-out parts with prostheses! 144 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,000 What fantastic inventions these prostheses are! 145 00:05:13,000 --> 00:05:15,000 It's amazing what they can do! 146 00:05:15,000 --> 00:05:17,000 They help people live a full life! 147 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:19,000 Professor, is it working out? 148 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:20,000 We'll know soon enough. 149 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:20,000 Done! 150 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:20,000 Here you go. 151 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,000 Thanks so much for your help, Professor Eugenius! 152 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:23,000 Not at all. Take care kids! 153 00:05:23,000 --> 00:05:27,000 In gadgets and devices Our work will never end, 154 00:05:27,000 --> 00:05:31,000 Appliances are fickle, They need a loyal friend. 155 00:05:31,000 --> 00:05:35,000 At morning, noon, and midnight Of every single day 156 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:39,000 When there is an emergency You know we’re on our way! 157 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:43,000 One, two, three - Tideesh! Inside we’ll be - Tideesh! 158 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:46,000 All day and night - Tideesh! We fix things right. 159 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:49,000 Well now this old friend of Tom Thomas' will be just like new, Nolik. 160 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,000 Simka, if Tom Thomas makes friends with the bear, then what? 161 00:05:53,000 --> 00:05:54,000 Will he stop being friends with us? 162 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:55,000 Hi everybody! 163 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:55,000 Hi there! 164 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:57,000 Oh, my teddy bear! 165 00:05:57,000 --> 00:05:58,000 You’ve found him for me! 166 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,000 And you’ve fixed him! Oh, thanks a lot! 167 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:01,000 Yeah. 168 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:02,000 It's just like Grandpus said, 169 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,000 "A friend that's old is better than two that are new." 170 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:05,000 Who's new and who's old? 171 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:06,000 Well the bear is old. 172 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,000 And we're new. 173 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:08,000 Nolik, it's not true! 174 00:06:08,000 --> 00:06:09,000 You’re the fixies, guys! 175 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,000 You are my very, very best friends in the whole wide world! 176 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:13,000 - Tideesh! - Tideesh!