Beakman explains what a pulley is and how an elevator uses pulleys. Beakman dresses like Elisha Otis (inventor of the safety elevator) and explains how the elevator works and how he made it safe.
Sophie illustrates the six basic simple machines that exist and explains how they are useful in our everyday lives. She defines force and work and mentions that simple machines reduce the amount of work required for a task.
Jackie, Matt, and Inez brainstorm how to build a ramp to get up the steep cliff to the island. They create a design for the ramp such that it can be easily transported and will serve the purpose of getting them to the island.
Jerry on his way to buy the latest edition of the newspaper, accidentally rolls his coin into a construction site. The coin causes a chain reaction that traps Tom into a stack of bricks.