00:00Stay right where you are! It's Cyberchase for real!
00:13Wow, that's a beauty.
00:15Thanks. Certainly gets enough work. I'm going about 3,000 calls a year.
00:19Are there that many fires?
00:20No, some are false alarms set up by smoke detectors.
00:24Some are small fires, but even small fires can turn into big ones in seconds.
00:29Since you're all guys, you get to leave your clothes all over?
00:32Nice.
00:33False. Firefighters are men and women.
00:35And that's not a mess. When we get a call, we only have seconds to respond.
00:39So we just step into the boots, pull up the overalls, and we're good to go.
00:43Wow.
01:08I've decided to become one of New York City's bravest, a firefighter.
01:12But in order to pass the test, I've been studying, practicing, and because firefighters have to be in tip-top
01:20shape, I've been working out.
01:22When I first started training, my rate, the number of steps per minute, wasn't very good.
01:27Today, I reached my goal, more than 60 steps per minute, and I kept that pace for five minutes.
01:46I'll grade this while you get ready for the physical part of the test.
01:49Great. Here's the line graph of my last workout.
01:52This looks very good. I'll enter this data in the computer. See you in the gym.
01:58Where's your exercise gear?
01:59I'm wearing it.
02:00This is a test to see if you can run up the steps of a burning building, not play volleyball
02:04at the beach.
02:05Go get seated up.
02:26Let's go.
02:43Harriet, you did very well in the written part of the test.
02:46But let me show you the results from the physical exam.
02:48This is a line graph from when you were in shorts and sneakers.
02:51And here are the results from when you were dressed in firefighter's gear.
02:55What can you tell me about these two graphs?
02:57Well, without all the heavy clothing, I reached more than 85 steps per minute,
03:01and then maintained a rate of more than 60 steps per minute for five minutes.
03:05What can you tell from the other graph?
03:07Well, with the gear, I peaked at around 43 steps per minute,
03:12and then went down to 38, and then stopped.
03:17That's very good.
03:18I passed?
03:19No, you didn't.
03:20But you really know your graphs.
03:23If you want to help people, there are a lot of other jobs.
03:25Really?
03:27Can I still slide down the pole?
