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wingedcatgirl
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(Holding A Herring)
13th Oct, 2017 06:36:24 PM
You Know That Show is better suited for questions of this kind.
Trouble Cube continues to be a general-purpose forum for those who desire such a thing.
jameygamer
Since: May, 2014
13th Oct, 2017 08:56:55 PM
Could you please ask this in You Know That Show? Requesting a lock, please.
An educational cartoon for kids which showed how inventions (and maybe also discoveries) were made that aired in the 90's or early 2000's. I think when the narrator was starting the opening scene the camera used to follow a fly that may have had a yellow streak trailing behind it.
The way the show went about was telling stories like for how stamps were invented there was a boy sending his mother letters and at that time the receiver had to pay for them. As she couldn't afford to pay for them the son drew symbols on the letter on the envelope to convey a short message as soon as the postal delivery guy showed it to her before she had to refuse and the mailman took it back.
Another episode was how hot air balloons were invented when a man discovered his shirt fluttering when he kept it for drying by the fireplace. He then went on the tie knots on is sleeves to see what would happen.
There were also episodes that showed how basketball was invented and also silk, by a lady dropping a cocoon in her tea. There may have been an episode of how monks used to write books and if they messed up had to start all over again.
Any help is greatly appreciated.