03x09 - Escape from Misery Island Part 1

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♪ We've got two days

to get this straight

♪ We've got a challenge

just won't wait

♪ Our eyes are on the prize

♪ An engineer

just set the date

♪ We've got this client

can't be late

♪ Oh, no

it's go time

♪ Build it, test, fix it

debug, nail, kick it

♪ Got to get it off the ground

yeah

♪ Stick around and you'll see

what teamwork's supposed to mean

♪ It's so key

Design Squad

♪ Design Squad. ♪

Guys, they're calling!

Design Squads, welcome to

your final challenge.

Now, as you know, Wes is in the

lead with 500 points, which

means that he is locked into

compete for the college

scholarship from the Intel

Foundation.

The question is: who will be

competing against him?

Now, this is an unprecedented

moment in Design Squad history,

because we have a three-way tie

for second place.

The tie is between Lindsey,

Juan, and Annelise, so we have

to have a tie-breaker.

The tie-breaker will be coming

in the form of a mini-challenge.

So to find out what the

mini-challenge is follow me.

Your tie-breaker challenge is to

build a kite.

The catch is you've got to build

the kite out of gift wrap.

Woo-hoo!

[ laughter )

Now, this is the key: Juan,

Annelise, and Lindsey are going

to be building this by

themselves.

It's an individual build.

Ooh!

And that's because Wes, Ana,

and Zach are going to be judging

the winner.

Hey!

[ laughter )

Now, they're going to be out

of the building while the build

is happening, so they won't know

which kite is from which person.

I will be flying, and they'll be

having the majority vote to

decide who goes head-to-head

against Wes for the college

scholarship.

Are there any questions?

Let's do it.

The two hours starts in three...

two.. one... now!

♪♪

I'm just going for the

straight-up delta kite.

I'm going to go get some dowels.

♪♪

A kite out of gift wrap?

I don't like my odds.

I'm expecting Lindsey to win,

because she's really smart, and

because she's really smart, and

she works hard.

Working alone feels a little

bit different.

I don't have anyone to share

ideas with.

I'm going to make a bird.

I don't know much about

kites, so it'll be interesting.

It's nice, you know, to be on my

own so I know if I mess up, it's

my own fault; if I do well, it's

my own fault.

I like... you know, being

self-dependant .

If I had to pick someone else

to go against, I would probably

pick Annelise, because then I

get to pick Juan on my team, and

I think that would be a pretty

good team.

Am I pretty good under

pressure?

I don't think I'm bad.

I just do what I can with what

you give me.

I'll have this as my body.

I'm just going to make a

standard diamond kite.

I hope it's going to fly, but if

it's going to crash and burn,

it's going to look pretty before

it does.

One hour left, Design

Squads-- one hour!

[ tense music playing )

I've been working hard for a

whole season.

It all comes down to one kite.

If I win, I go can on; if I

lose, I don't.

It's all or nothing.

I'm a little bit nervous

right now.

I'm having mixed feelings

about this.

I'm not confident at all, you

know?

It could go any way.

All you can do is give it your

best shot.

Looks so fragile!

To make a tail or not to make

a tail.

[ tense music playing )

All right, Design Squads,

your time is up!

Let's take the kites over to the

field and meet your clients.

What's up, guys?

Ready to break the tie?

We're ready.

All right, we're going to

start with kite number one on

the top.

Wes, can you help me launch it?

Of course.

Let's do this.

Good luck, guys.

Ready for kite number one?

Good?

Yup.

Let's do this.

Oh!

Come on, birdie, fly!

All right, let's try kite

All right, let's try kite

number two.

Oh, this one's great.

It's too neat to be Juan's,

though.

Let it go.

Oh!

[ screams )

[ laughter )

Oh, my gosh!

[ laughter )

All right, kite number two

can successfully dive-b*mb.

Let's try kite number three.

Kite number three!

That's pink.

Let it go.

Oh!

Oh!

Oh!

Oh, my gosh!

That was pretty neat.

Yeah, it was... twirly.

[ laughter )

Do it again, do it again.

And that is that.

Oh is it, "that's that," Mrs.

That's That.

Why do you say so much?

You mean, like, speak?

Hey, guys, let's huddle up.

Let's go, Wes.

Hey, Zach, Ana, come on.

All right, you guys.

What did you think of kite

number one?

Hmm...

It had a cool design.

It was really pretty, but it

didn't fly.

Yup, it just kind of kept

spinning.

Yours had some cool spinnage

going on.

Kite number two?

I mean, it just jumped.

It didn't even really fly that

well, so...

It almost knocked Juan out,

so that's a plus.

[ laughter )

I think if mine was bigger,

it would have been more stable.

And last-- kite number three?

It had a really, really cool

twirling motion.

I loved it.

It was the one that flew the

best...

Yeah.

...in my opinion.

I guess mine flew a little

bit, but it still fell.

I... I mean, they wanted a

maneuverable kite, I mean...

But...

...they all fell.

Should we go announce the

winner?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Let's do it.

Let's go.

All right, guys, your clients

have come to a decision.

Guys?

Okay, guys, we decided on

kite number three.

And whose kite was kite

number three?

Juan!

[ cheers and applause )

Congratulations, Juan.

So it's Juan versus Wes for the

Intel Foundation scholarship.

So now it's time to pick your

teams for the final challenge.

Gentlemen, if you'll follow me

to the stands.

All right.

That's a nice kite you got

there.

All right, gentlemen, it is

time to pick your teams, and the

key is you don't even know what

the challenge is.

I'm going to flip a coin-- Wes,

you can call it.

Who ever wins gets to pick

first.

Sir?

Tails.

Heads it is.

Juan, it's your choice.

[ sighs )

Okay.

Oh!

I know he's a little... angry

at times, but what I need right

now is someone who can design,

someone who can come up with

ideas, so I got to go with Zach.

All right, Wes?

[ sighs )

I don't know, like, I think

that either one of them would

want to pick me, right?

[ laughter )

Lindsey's like, "I'm the

best; obviously I'm going to be

on the better team."

I'm going to have to go with

Lindsey.

Lindsey.

I like her ideas, and she's a

hard worker.

I knew you were going to do

this-- I knew it!

I knew we were going to do this.

Huh.

See, I don't know who to pick

now.

I have no idea whose team I'm

going to be on.

I know, me neither.

See, because if I pick

Annelise, Zach and Annelise are

going to have their little

debate.

[ laughter )

You shorted the wires.

We have to fix it.

She's horrible, I just... I

don't like her at all.

And if I pick Ana, she's

going to make things pretty.

I need... I need Zach at his

game.

I need Zach at his game, so...

I'm going to have to go with

Ana.

Ana?

All right.

I mean, if I would've picked

Annelise, Zach would've been

really mad the whole time.

He wouldn't be able to do

anything.

This is true.

See, and that's why you

picked Lindsey.

I knew, I knew, you little...

All right, guys, that's it.

Let's shake hands.

May the best engineer win, and

we'll go to them the teams.

Good luck, bro.

See you there, man.

I think we're going to find

out soon, because it looks like

they're coming.

[ making drum roll sounds )

Design Squads, your team

leaders have chosen.

Juan won the coin toss, so your

up.

Zach.

What's up, dog?

Wes?

Lindsey.

Nice!

Yup.

Yay!

[ laughter )

My turn, and I chose Ana.

Yeah!

Annelise.

Yeah, dog.

[ laughter )

Give me some love.

All right, let's go back to

the shop, get in your team

colors, and we'll head out to

the location for the last

challenge.

Aw, all right!

Let's do it!

Yeah!

♪♪

I'm pretty psyched that I'm

in the finale now that I'm

there.

I'm not tied with anybody; it's

just me and Wes.

It's a great feeling.

I think going against Juan

for the Intel scholarship is

going to be pretty tough.

When we worked together the

first challenge, we were feeding

off each other's energy.

But now, going up against him...

it's definitely going to be

interesting.

I just brought my "A"-game.

Really?

[ laughter )

Yeah!

Where are you?

You should've left that at

home, dude, it's not going to do

you any good!

It's just me and him-- me and

him.

He chose his two people, I chose

my two people.

I mean, I... I took a risk, and

I'm going to see how it's going

to play out.

This is going to definitely

going to be interesting battle.

So tell me, Design Squads, do

you guys have any ideas about

what we're doing?

How do you know it's not like an

outdoor computer engineering

challenge?

Because that would be dumb.

[ laughter )

Don't make me stop the van.

[ laughter )

Nate, are we there yet?

[ laughter )

Nate, are we there yet?

How about now?

Are we there yet?

Nate, are we there yet?

[ cheering )

♪♪

Hey, you guys, see the island

Hey, you guys, see the island

right straight ahead with the

cove, there?

Yeah.

That's where we're going.

♪♪

Welcome to Misery Island.

This is the site of your final

challenge.

[ cheers )

The theme is "Escape From Misery

Island."

[ laughter )

[ sighs )

Your task is to build sailboats.

Oh!

[ laughter )

It's a race to the finish.

You mean...

Take a look behind us right

across the way, there.

It's about a half-mile across.

That's the finish line.

First sailboat to that beach

wins the Intel scholarship.

Now, there's a couple catches.

Three people have to be in the

sailboat.

It's the entire team; major team

effort.

There is no paddling; you have

to be sailing.

So are you guys ready to see

where you're going to build?

Ready!

Yeah!

Let's escape from Misery

Island!

This way!

Come with me.

When I first heard that we

had to make a sailboat, I mean,

my brain was, like, on fire.

I... I was just shocked.

I mean, I think the disadvantage

on our side is that I'm about


everybody else on the other

team.

I'm just worried about

tipping over.

I mean, I'm not that good of a

swimmer.

I mean, that's... that's pretty

far to be sailing.

It's just something we have

to deal with.

Hey, you guys, see straight

ahead?

This is your build site for the

final challenge.

Oh, yeah!

Start brainstorming.

Oh yeah, Purple Team!

We've got foam, PVC, wood...

Aluminum.

This looks like it could be a

sail.

I'll give you the pop-up

book; it's easy for you to

understand.

Pop-up books are a lot of

fun.

Oh, there's some books.

Sailing books?

We'll have to make a list of

the important parts you need in

a boat.

A sail.

That's a good place to start.

A sail harnesses wind to propel

a boat.

A large main sail is supported

vertically by a mast and

horizontally by a boom that can

rotate 180 degrees to catch the

wind.

A smaller, fixed sail, called a

jib, adds more power.

The hull is the body of the

boat, and sailboats can have

more than one.

Multi-hull boats are more

stable, because their hulls are

narrow and spread apart, so

they're harder to flip over.

A keel is a heavy blade on the

bottom of the hull that prevents

the boat from moving sideways.

When the wind pushes against the

sail, the flat side of the keel

pushes against the water,

resisting the sideways motion to

keep the boat moving forward.

Smaller sailboats have a

centerboard, which is a keel

that can be raised or lowered,

and a rudder and tiller steer

the boat.

I just... I want to see if

to start sketch modeling.

Definitely.

What I want to get done today

is the sketch model.

Then we can start building the

hull.

Hey, guys...

[ whistles )

Battleship!

Ready to go test?

I'll hold it... I'll hold it

like you.

Oh, my jeans are soaking wet

now.

This one is pretty stable.

I definitely think the

outriggers are a good idea, and

our real boat is going to be

foam, so we won't be sinking.

I think we've seen enough.

I know.

All right, let's go in and

talk about it.

♪♪

Okay, what's the damage?

All right, so I really like

this design...

Uh-huh?

...because with the

outriggers it provides extra

support.

I definitely agree.

Ana, go put it in the water.

Oh, okay!

[ cheering )

It's moving!

Okay, okay, now we're going

to have about 600 ponds in this

thing.

Well, that's a lot.

That's a lot.

But the boat can still float,

and here's why:

Archemedes' Principle says that

an object will float if it

displaces an amount of water

equal to its own weight.

As the weight of the sailboat

pushes downward, the hull

displaces, or moves, water out

of the way.

A force equal to the weight of

the displaced water, called a

buoyant force, pushes upward on

the bottom of the boat keeping

it afloat.

Well, it floats and it's

stable.

You guys think we've seen

enough?

Yeah.

Okay, let's go, Ana.

♪♪

So you guys, want to start

cutting?

Yeah, I think we should

start.

Hey, we need a bigger coffin.

This thing doesn't fit me.

They can't see me.

They don't know where I am.

So what if we start thinking

about dimensions and making this

full-size?

Annelise, can you show me how

you're sitting?

Probably like...

I'll sit at the end of the

boat and I'll steer.

All right, so I guess we have

to figure out exactly how we're

going to build the hull so it's

structurally sound.

My idea was to sandwich the

foam on either side.

It can be nice and secured.

Serious boat-building going

on now.

Let's see, what do you have

under this right now?

Is it going to be these boards

like that?

No, it's just going to be a

two-by-four on this edge and

that edge.

You guys are talking about

using this as a structural

material?

What would happen if you put a

two-by-four on either side of

this and you guys all three

stood in the middle?

It'd probably break.

Yeah... bam!

Yeah... bam!

So what if we made the base

out of plywood; same shape as

the foam?

Just build a hull and then stick

the foam on the bottom?

Yeah, that's what I would go

for.

Good stuff, but come get me when

you want to throw stuff in the

water.

All right.

I'm stoked.

Get out of here.

So do you want me to go get some

plywood?

Yeah, let's do it.

Let's go.

♪♪

Okay.

So now we've got to bend it

so it has tip in front.

Okay.

[ cracking noise )

Ooh, that sounds really

good.

[ laughter )

It's supposed to sound like

that.

Don't worry about it.

[ cracking noise )

Uh...

[ laughter )

Me no likey.

It's... no, it's holding,

though.

Look, I'm popping popcorn!

[ laughter )

[ cracking noise )

Ah!

I don't like that sound.

Did it just give way?

Uh...

We can just cut, like, all

these little pieces sticking

out...

Sure.

...and then just kind of,

like, caulk that too.

Yeah, all right, well, we'll

just keep going.

Perfect.

Cool!

Our progress so far is

actually really amazing, and our

best bet right now is to just

get it in the water and see

where we need to reinforce

things and practice sailing,

because it's a race.

I know Wes really wants to win

the scholarship, but Annelise

and I really want to beat Juan.

That is beautiful!

[ growling )

Oh, my!

Ana, you keep caulking.

You guys almost got the whole

thing put together.

Hey.

Yeah, dude.

Nice.

Yeah, we had to build

another... another coffin,

because it was two people.

So how are you holding the

two hulls together?

Two-by-fours across.

Nice.

Well, keep up the progress.

In a little bit, there's going

to be a sailing lesson so you

guys know what to do when you're

out there on the water, not

just kind of floundering.

Cool.

Sweet.

Keep up the good work.

Thank you, Nate.

While someone waterproofs the

other side of the boat, the

other person is cutting up the

foam to give it that extra

buoyancy that we need.

So we can attach it and see how

fast we can get this thing in

the water.

♪♪

Hey, Green Team, this is

Rosemary, your sailing

instructor.

Rosemary, meet the Green Team.

Nice to meet you.

Guys, Rosemary is an

extremely experienced sailor and

very good instructor, so you are

in good hands.

All right, Green Team, let's

go.

One foot in, hop up, move to the

front.

All right, so you can step to

the front.

Sit down.

Sit down.

We're just going to go over some

basics.

Ow!

Oh!

[ laughter )

Oh, you whacked your head,

all right.

You ready to go?

Yes.

All right, so you want the sail

perpendicular to the wind,

because you want to give the

wind as much sail area to hit as

possible.

I think we should throw this

thing in the water, just to test

out the stability.

All right.

[ laughter )

Dude, this thing's stable,

though, look.

All right, no.

None of that, none of that.

No, what about outriggers?

We need them.

Yeah.

Yeah, a bit.

[ laughter )

Look at how much we're

rocking.

We're going to have to zigzag

upwind, so to do that we do

something called tacking.

So you push the tiller towards

the sail, you're going to turn

the bow on the boat through the

wind, the sail is going to flip

sides so you're going to watch

your heads, and once that main

sail fills again, you straighten

right out.

So what kind of boat are you

guys building again?

Catamaran.

Tell me more about it?

All right, cool.

Don't flip it, that's my biggest

advice.

[ laughter )

And... all right, okay.

Okay, I want to get out of this.

Let's not talk about this in the

water.

[ screaming )

[ laughter )

Nate?

Where are you?

Nate?

[ screaming )

Hey, Lindsey, there's so much

more action on our Web site.

Yeah, behind-the-scenes stuff

like our blogs.

Not to mention you can watch

full episodes.

Play games and build cool

projects.

Awesome.

Let's go to pbskidsgo.org.

Next time on Design Squad...

Hoo-rah!

Will it be Wes or Juan who

sails away with the victory?

[ horn blowing )

[ screaming )