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What are scale models? Well, they're the exact replicas of the real thing...only smaller. We'd create a scale model of Kevin Hart, but we'd have to go subatomic.
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- 00:13
Hold onto your hats, Shmoopers – it's time to meet all of the clients represented by [Man's hat blows off]
- 00:17
Shmoop Models, Inc, where we’ve got every model you can think of! [Shmoop Models sign]
- 00:22
We've got model cars, model planes, model trains, runway models, modeling clay, and
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even model Shmoop employees! [Boy sat at a desk asleep]
- 00:27
Uh.
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- 00:28
Okay.
- 00:29
This is awkward….moving right along…. [Model plane hits the boy in the head]
- 00:31
Ahem.
- 00:32
We here at Shmoop Models, Inc. are excited to announce our new collection… [Business presentation]
- 00:36
Drum roll please….tah-dah!
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Our never before seen to-scale-models!
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Because while there’s nothing wrong with being cute and tiny, sometimes you just need [Tiny dog next to a laptop]
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a scale model.
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...no offense, Mr. Fluffington.
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So what are scale models?
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Well, they're exact replicas of the real thing – only smaller. [Coop pointing at a blackboard]
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Unlike ordinary models, a scale model follows a very important guideline: When objects are [Dino pointing at a blackboard]
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modeled “to scale”, the height, width and length are all reduced or increased by
- 01:03
the same amount.
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So if we were to, say, reduce the height of the actual Empire State Building by 1,000…
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… to give us a more manageable model height of .4432m… [Hand holds up a model of the empire state building next to the real building]
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Then we need to divide the length and width by 1,000 as well.
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See how each of the real building’s dimensions have decreased by the same amount to
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create our model?
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We can now say our model is “to scale”.
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And we have an awesome prop for our recreations of King Kong. [King Kong recreation on stage]
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So why are we so excited about these little beauties?
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Well, scale models are super useful!
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And not only for King Kong reenactments––for architects and builders, too. [Women holding a floor plan]
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They use to-scale models to plan out what they’re constructing and make everything
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exactly the way they want it before they build the real thing.
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Plus, a to-scale model is a lot easier to transport than a life-size one… [Woman carrying a model of a building]
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Alrighty!
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That does it for this exclusive peek into Shmoop Models, Inc’s newest development. [Girl asleep behind a computer]
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Thanks for joining us, and we have a special closing message from all the hard working
- 01:56
Shmoop employees…
- 01:57
Seriously, guys?? [Everyone at the presentation is asleep]
- 01:58
Ugh….we should've hired real actors…
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