Can you believe that Fixies are Such itty-bitty creatures?
Even when they're magnified It's hard to see their features.
They’re tiny, infinitesimal, So small it makes you doubt.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out!
The Refrigerator
Good job!
My homework, it's all done.
Tag! You’re it!
Tag! Now you’re it!
Simka, I'm stuck!
Help me!
Just stay still.
You’re really stuck!
Simka, we’re not going to leave me here, right?
We aren’t.
But I’m afraid, Nolik,
you’ll be stuck for a while.
Tom Thomas!
Help me!
What's going on?
Look! This blob of white stuff grabbed on to Nolik and won't let go of him!
Oh... It's a piece of gum!
It's my bubble gum.
Thanks a lot, Tom Thomas!
Now what's the plan to get me unstuck from here?
Here's what we do!
It's gotta be frozen.
Once I sat on gum too and my mom put my pants in the freezer.
The gum froze up and it came right off.
I don’t want to go into the freezer!
Don’t worry, Nolik. I’ll stay right here with you.
Just hold on! It won’t take long at all.
Why do I need to hold on?
The gum is already holding on to me.
Simka, do you know why it's so cold in the freezer when outside it's warm?
I’ll explain it to you.
A refrigerator has a pump that pushes a special liquid through a long tube.
Inside the refrigerator, the liquid in the tube wants to turn into a gas.
To do that it takes the heat from everything inside and that makes the refrigerator cool.
Then the pump sucks in the gas and pushes it out as a hot liquid
into the tubes on the back of the refrigerator.
That lets all of the heat collected from the inside escape into the air outside.
I wish I was somewhere warm!
Hold on!
I’ll go get us some warm clothes to wear.
I don't want to hold on!
I want to go with you!
- Just hang in there! - I'm hanging.
Tom Thomas, open up!
Masiya, do we have any warm clothing to wear?
Why in the world do you need it?
I just do!
Well! I need to know what is happening!
Hurray!
Tom Thomas! Simka!
Open up the door!
It looks like I’m gonna freeze up in here for good.
A Fixie is constantly surrounded by all sorts of danger.
Inside a dark freezer a Fixie can lose his way and freeze to death.
If he’s not paying attention, he can drown inside of a washing machine,
or inside of a dish washer.
And a careless Fixie is always at risk of getting an electric shock.
Or suppose there's a short circuit inside of an appliance that starts a fire?
If this happens you need to run away if you want to survive!
And what about humans?
Well, they don’t even believe that we Fixies exist at all,
so they can accidently drop something on top of a Fixie,
or step on one, or kick us across the room!
So, if you don’t get out of the way in time…
So, what I'm saying, Fixies.
You need to be careful out there and pay attention.
So be smart and stay safe, fellow Fixies!
I don’t understand this at all.
He was right here!
Poor Nolik!
I wonder where he went?
Look at this! Footprints!
Nolik!
You’re alive!
You scared me half to death!
How did you get out of there?
Well, you told me about how the refrigerator works.
And so I found that cold tube and started crawling on it
until it got hot and then I was here!
Hey! There's smoke coming out of you! We need to cool you down right away!
Where?
- I don’t want to go into the refrigerator! - Stop! I was joking!
Look how it froze!
I could break my teeth on it.
You are not going to chew it any more?!
I'd never do that. Not after Nolik sat on it!
Well, you didn't need to stick it where it doesn't belong.
Hey, I apologize. I’ll go and throw it away.
Maybe you'll try the trashcan?
Fixies go to Fixie schools And study to be masters.
There's so much they need to learn To save us from disasters!
There isn't one appliance That they don't know about.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don't let their secret out!
The Airbag
We’re going to be late!
We’ll make it!
Oh, wow!
Hey, slow down there!
I’m a super duper racer!
Well-well, Fire.
Again, risking your life!
Super racers like me can always count on luck!
You know, Fire, counting on good luck is stupid.
It would be better if you would keep your mind on safety.
Actually,
today Professor Eugenius has something really special to show us.
He's going to be testing an airbag.
What's that?
Digit, explain it.
Everybody riding in a car has to wear their seatbelt,
because if the car has to stop quickly, the belt will hold the person back.
But there are times when even seatbelts don't give enough protection.
Like when a fast moving car crashes into something.
When that happens the driver and passengers can be protected by an airbag.
You can’t see them when they're folded up because they're hidden.
But if the car is in a crash, the airbags blow up very quickly,
and the person bumps into the bag instead of banging into the steering wheel,
or flying through the windshield.
Here I come.
And once again, when something dangerous must be tested,
Professor Eugenious tests it on himself.
But Grandpus, aren't you scared that it won't blow up with air?
Don't worry about the air.
A three, and a two, and a one…
The airbag filled up in an instant!
Did you notice?
Yes. But how does it do it?
There is a chemical inside of there that quickly burns
and instantly turns into a gas the moment the crash takes place.
The gas fills the airbag and there you go.
Did I explain that right, Professor?
We've got to get him out!
Stop!
We'd better call for help!
Professor?
Do you need some help?
Thank you, Elisa.
Sorry to take you from your work!
You're free to go.
Professor, how did you manage to press the button from way over there?
I managed to hit it on the fly!
You are just astounding!
To keep small children safe while they are riding in a car,
they must be buckled up with a seatbelt inside of a special booster chair.
But kids also need to be careful when they're riding a bicycle,
skateboarding,
roller-skating,
or riding a scooter.
First of all, it's best to keep off of roads where there's too much traffic.
Second, put your protective gear on:
for your arms and legs wear elbow pads, gloves and kneepads;
for your head - wear a helmet.
That way if you fall down, you won't get badly hurt.
And third, make sure that people can see you.
If you are out riding in the evening,
your clothes and bike must have safety reflectors on them.
They let drivers see where you are
by reflecting the light from their headlights back at them.
Remember, better safe than sorry!
Here we go.
Well, I hope this time I've got it.
Should we call his assistant right now, just in case?
Let's just wait and see.
Ready, set, go!
Grandpus, he needs to be rescued!
Uh, no need.
I made a change to it.
Now the bag not only inflates automatically,
it deflates itself as well!
Splendid!
As you Fixies say,
Tideesh!
- Today's lesson is done! - Hurrah! Come on!
Where's my fixiboard?!
I've got your fixiboard, Fire.
Here you go.
I just went and equipped it with an airbag.
Really?
How come?!
You know I’m a super racer!
See?
And that's why I installed it.
Super racers don’t need airbags.
We never,
never,
ever…
Careful!
Oh wow!
Is that airbag cool or what?
It's a very original design he used there.
That design is my own.
And Fire ran the test.
Professor, will you make an airbag for each one of us?
You all will get them.
Real soon.
But even so…
Caution and care make accidents rare!