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 Magnifying Glass
Case number one.
Let’s begin.
Well, well. I see evidence of the criminal!
The criminal’s fingerprints, to be exact.
He won't get away with it!
Why do you think she's just looking at us instead of chasing us?
Oh! Maybe she can't see us and we're invisible.
Then how come I see you?
Simka, Nolik, be careful!
Don't destroy the tracks!
What kind of tracks?
Whose tracks are they?
I have to solve a crime!
A crime? What kind?
Someone stole a wing from this plane.
But I'm on the trail.
Take a look at that fingerprint.
I'm looking!
Well? And so?
Each fingerprint is unique,
so if you can find fingerprints,
that means you have a good chance to find out who left them.
Class!
It’s been known for quite a long time
that all humans have their own unique fingerprints.
It's true!
no two people have the exact same fingerprints,
and this fact helps the police catch criminals.
It starts by finding fingerprints at the scene of the crime.
Then the police compare those fingerprints
with the fingerprints of someone who may have committed the crime.
If they match, they've found the criminal!
This method is called dactyloscopy.
Besides catching criminals,
fingerprints can also be used to replace ordinary keys.
When you press your finger against a special electronic lock,
the lock recognizes your fingerprint,
and then it's, "Please, come on in!"
By the way, unlike humans, we Fixies don’t leave fingerprints anywhere.
And that's why even the police can’t find us.
Now we'll put a dog on the scent of the criminal.
Chewsocka! Sniff!
Pick up the trail!
Now go find!
Hey!
What's wrong?
Chewsocka's broken!
We've got to fix her then!
How? She's not a vacuum cleaner,
she's a real live dog!
Fixies know how to fix it all!
Not true. Almost all.
The first thing we have to do is a thorough inspection!
Let's see now. Her eyes are looking quite healthy.
Good! Tail's in one piece.
Ears are clean?
Yeah!
Tongue - rosy pink.
Tom Thomas, stand her up on all four feet!
No. Paws I mean.
Uh-huh!
Chewsocka!
Go on! You're fine!
Now I understand.
Here's what's out of order.
It's her right paw!
But I can’t see what's wrong.
I wonder if something's broken on the inside?
Wait.
Maybe something really small is stuck in her paw there?
Tom Thomas, we need your lens.
Here!
In order to examine a small object, you need a lens.
A magnifying lens is a special piece of glass
that is thicker in the middle than on the sides.
It bends the light that passes through it.
And that is why, if you put this kind of lens between your eyes and something small,
it looks like the thing got bigger!
If you put two lenses in a frame, you get a pair of glasses.
And if you add a handle to the lens, you get a magnifying glass!
There it is!
A splinter.
It’s glass, I think!
Looks like it.
You're right.
It’s possible it's from the lamp in the hallway.
It broke yesterday and I guess not every little piece got swept up.
Chewsocka, hey there!
You're all better now!
Looks like we’ve fixed her!
Tideesh!
She's all repaired and working!
- Maybe we shouldn’t have cured her. - Ungrateful dog!
Simka, Nolik, here it is! The wing that was lost!
Yeah, that's great only you still have to figure out who hid it underneath the bed there.
Yeah, you still need to match the fingerprints.
The fingerprints on the wing are the same as on the plane.
But whose are they?
And did you check your fingerprints out?
All the fingerprints are mine!
So I guess it was really my own fault.
I just lost it somehow.
So it turns out that you were the criminal?
Hurrah!
The crime's been solved!
And you, Tom Thomas, are the criminal!
I almost caught one yesterday, I chased him but he fled.
But if I told my dad he’d say, “It’s all inside your head!”
You really cannot catch them, Or find their whereabouts.
But if you meet a Fixie, please, Don’t let their secret out!
The Zipper
Hey, Nolik, look!
Why did Tom Thomas go to sleep like that?
Maybe it was some kind of homework for one of his classes?
Uh-huh. Gym class homework.
Good morning.
Good morning!
Hi there!
You're looking good!
My parents just bought it for me.
Isn’t it a cool jacket?
And what, you slept in it all night?
Yeah, once I tried it on I didn’t want to take it off,
and I fell asleep in it.
Yeah… Life’s never boring with you around.
I think the zipper got stuck.
And so what?
You can leave you coat on, no problem.
You're about to go to school, right?
And you think I could sit in my class like this?
How could I have broken the zipper?!
Don't worry. You haven’t broken it. Not yet.
Here is a simple zipper.
It is made with two rows of small teeth that pass through a slider.
The slider has two holes on the top and only one hole on the bottom.
When we pull the slider up along the zipper,
the teeth grab on to each other,
and the two rows join together into one.
And... zip!
The zipper is closed.
To open it all you need to do is pull the slider in the opposite direction.
Then the teeth will come apart.
But on mine they stuck together.
And now what?
What do people do in the morning?
Do what they do. Exercise.
And I'll have time to think it over.
One, two, three, and four…
And then what about me?
Go exercises too.
And one, two, three, four…
Simka, come on! Think of something.
I’m sweating already.
Soon, OK?
Go get washed up in the meantime.
Do you think I can help you think?
I think not!
I think you'd be better off washing.
How's it going, Tom Thomas?
Did she think of anything yet?
What?
Did she think of anything yet?
Ah, gotcha!
No, she hasn’t though of anything so far.
It's so hot!
Just pretend you’re a polar scientist!
They always work with their parkas. And you know what?
I'll be the penguin!
Hey! Where are you going?
I can’t take it anymore!
Alright, just sit right here and I’ll try to find a problem.
You see, that polar scientists game's funny!
That's not it, it’s Simka.
She's tickling so hard!
Stop squirming!
And you stop tickling me!
Uh-huh!
So that's why it won't open all the way.
It's only a piece of thread stuck in there!
Pull the slider up!
Tideesh!
You can unzip it now!
Thanks so much!
Here it is, a thread.
That's what the whole problem was.
You're kidding!
So I've been sweating because of some piece of nothing?!
In technology every little thing matters.
I remember when scientists built one of the first computers around 60 years ago.
It was a giant machine!
It filled up several rooms and had more than a million parts.
It was a technological wonder!
But all of a sudden this technological wonder went “kaboom!” and broke!
And no one understood why.
The computer just stopped working and that was that!
The scientists were going crazy, they couldn't find the problem!
It turns out that this huge computer broke
because a little butterfly had flown inside the computer
and got stuck in-between some contacts.
Yes, it's true!
This huge machine went crazy because of a little butterfly.
And that's how it goes.
So you see, every little thing really does matter!
Tom Thomas, breakfast is ready.
What are you doing in your jacket?
It's because I… was playing polar scientist!
Simka, what took you so long to figure it out?
I just…
Just thought it would be funny to see Tom Thomas do his exercises and brush his teeth in his coat.
That's all!
That was your plan?
Well, yeah. Can't I joke around a bit?