00:00Think about Blinket.
00:05Huh?
00:06Hmm.
00:07Where is everybody?
00:11Hmm.
00:12Hi, Eleanor!
00:13You startled me, Olive.
00:16Sorry, but you've got to come quick.
00:18You should see this!
00:21Come one, come all.
00:24Welcome, everyone, to today's staring contest.
00:28Yay!
00:31What's a staring contest?
00:33A staring contest is when two players stare into each other's eyes until one of them blinks, like this.
00:41The one who does not blink wins the contest.
00:44Oh!
00:45Introducing your current champion.
00:48He has brown hair and the longest stare, Koa!
00:55Playing with him today, the bat with all that.
00:58Ahri!
01:00Yay!
01:02I'll win this thing in the blink of an eye.
01:05Remember, whoever can go the longest without blinking wins.
01:09Ready?
01:10Ready, and go!
01:30Huh?
01:34Good game, Koa!
01:36Good game, Koa!
01:39Whoa!
01:40Yay!
01:41Woo-hoo!
01:43Anyone else want to have a staring contest?
01:52Yay!
02:07Who's the best at not blinking their eyes?
02:10I am!
02:12I am!
02:12Get it?
02:13I!
02:13Whoop, whoop!
02:14Yay!
02:16Ahri is so good at not blinking.
02:19Yeah, he's the not blinking king.
02:22Hmm.
02:23But I wonder, why do we have to blink?
02:26Huh?
02:27Why do we have to blink?
02:29Hmm.
02:30I've never thought about it before.
02:32My eyes close when I sleep.
02:34Maybe blinking is how our eyes try to go to bed.
02:41But now that the kids in the contest seem sleepy,
02:46maybe it's our eyes clapping because they like what they see.
02:51No, that can't be it.
02:53I don't hear any clapping when I blink.
02:56You're right.
02:58Hmm.
02:59I know.
03:00We need more observations.
03:06Okay, I'll watch you and see if you blink.
03:13You just did it.
03:14I did?
03:16You just blinked too.
03:17Really?
03:18But I wasn't even thinking about blinking.
03:22I guess we blink without even noticing.
03:24Maybe it's something our body does all by itself.
03:28Whoa!
03:29Let's see what happens when we try not to blink.
03:40Wow.
03:41It's really hard not to blink.
03:43My eyes start to water and feel tired.
03:46Yeah, it must be something our bodies have to do.
03:50But why?
03:52It's a mystery.
03:54It's a blinking mystery.
03:57Woo-hoo!
03:58This is the best day ever!
03:59I'm the best starer in the world!
04:03What are you doing?
04:05We're trying to learn everything we can about blinking.
04:08So far we've learned that you blink without thinking.
04:11And that it's really hard not to blink.
04:13Cool!
04:15This is an awesome idea!
04:16If I can know more about blinking, I can win even more staring contests!
04:22Woo-hoo!
04:23Let's go learn more about blinking!
04:30Look, Ari!
04:31I think someone's following you!
04:33A fish!
04:35Oh, he's so cute!
04:38Well, bubble back to you too, fishy fish!
04:42Ah!
04:43You should have seen me today!
04:44I was so good at staring!
04:48Hey, Ari!
04:50I think it likes you!
04:58Hmm...
04:59Can you follow...
05:01This?
05:02Yep!
05:06Hey, fishy fish!
05:08You haven't blinked once since we met you!
05:11You're right!
05:13Fishy fish, you're the perfect player to have a staring contest with!
05:18I don't know, Ari!
05:19That fish seems really good at not blinking!
05:23Meh!
05:23I could beat it with my eyes closed!
05:26But your eyes need to be open!
05:29Oh!
05:30That's fine!
05:31This contest is gonna be so awesome,
05:33you won't be able to close your eyes!
05:37Um...
05:38You're not supposed to close your eyes in a staring contest!
05:42Huh!
05:42Oh, yeah!
05:43Never mind!
05:44Let the contest...
05:46begin!
06:05That's impossible!
06:07Wow!
06:08That fish doesn't blink at all!
06:11All right, rematch!
06:13Let's have another staring contest!
06:22Hi, Miss Mole!
06:23Hi, Eleanor!
06:25Hi, Olive!
06:27Hi, Ari!
06:28Hi, uh...
06:29I'm a staring fish!
06:34I'm a staring fish!
06:37That's better!
06:38What you doing, Miss Mole?
06:40I was cleaning the school windows, but my sponges got dry!
06:43And I can't clean with dry sponges!
06:47And I can't clean with dry sponges!
06:49Hmm...
06:50How did they get dry, Miss Mole?
06:52I left them out too long!
06:54Wet things get dry if you leave them out in the open!
06:57What are you kids up to?
07:00What are you kids up to?
07:00I'm going to be in a staring contest with this fish!
07:05I can't keep my eyes open!
07:08I have to blink!
07:10You win, Fishy Fish!
07:13You're...
07:14The champion!
07:15I tried really hard to keep from blinking,
07:18but then my eyes felt scratchy like they were, I guess, dry or something.
07:23And then...
07:24I blinked.
07:33Hmm...
07:34Dry!
07:37Maybe that's it!
07:39You think I need a sponge to win?
07:43No!
07:44Maybe our eyes dry out because we leave them open,
07:47just like Miss Mole's sponges got dry when she left them out.
07:52But...
07:52When we close our eyes, we keep them wet!
07:57Hmm...
07:58I think you're right!
07:59When I close my eyes or blink,
08:01it makes them feel wetter and better!
08:06Ah!
08:08That's why we blink!
08:10To keep our eyes wet!
08:11And the longer we don't blink,
08:14the more dry our eyes get!
08:16Hmm...
08:16I wonder if that's why the fish doesn't have to blink!
08:19Yeah, his eyes are always in the water, so they can't get dry!
08:24They're always wet!
08:26Oh, my little scientists have done it again!
08:30Great observation, kids!
08:32We blink to keep our eyes from getting too dry!
08:36That's why fish don't need to blink!
08:39That's why fish don't need to blink!
08:39They're always in the water!
08:41In fact, most fish, like this one here, don't even have eyelids!
08:46They don't need them!
08:47Whoa!
08:49Cool!
08:50I knew something was fishy about that fish!
08:53No wonder you won!
08:55You don't even have eyelids to blink!
08:56Our bodies do a lot of things without you having to think about it!
09:01Like breathing or blinking, it's just your body's way of making sure it stays safe and healthy!
09:09So our bodies are the real champions!
09:12We did it!
09:13We solved the mystery!
09:16Yeah!
09:16Woohoo!
09:20Did you know you're always blinking?
09:23You do it without thinking!
09:25Take a minute, let that sink in!
09:27Wow, it's just so interesting!
09:29Blinking in your bedroom!
09:31Blinking during class!
09:33Blinking when it's playtime!
09:35Or when you're rolling in the grass!
09:37It's easier to see!
09:39When your eyes are nice and wet!
09:41Your body does it just so you don't forget!
09:46You don't want them to get right!
09:50Blinking is that time for your eyes!
09:54So you see you're always blinking!
09:56You do it without thinking!
09:58Take a minute, let that think in!
10:00Wow, that is so interesting!
10:04Well, I guess you can't keep your eyes open forever!
10:07Unless you're a fish!
10:09That's right!
10:10You don't want your eyes to get all dry like my sponges!
10:13Does this mean you're going to quit staring contests, Ari?
10:16Not yet!
10:17I still have to beat fishy fish!
10:19How are you going to do that?
10:22I have an idea!
10:24Olive, may I have some paper and a crayon?
10:32Ta-da!
10:34Wow!
10:35I know!
10:45I got a feeling he's going to be there for a long time!
10:50My님 is going to quit!
10:51I can't wait for your eyes!
10:55I can't wait?
10:56My dad wants to be there for you!
10:58I can't wait!
11:03I can't wait for you to leave for a long time!
