Pythagoras Switch Fans

PythagoraSwitch (ピタゴラスイッチ, Pitagora Suitchi), airing on NHK since 2002, is a 15 minute Japanese educational television program where childrens' "way of thinking" is augmented under the supervision of Masahiko Satō (佐藤雅彦) and Masumi Uchino (内野真澄). Also, 5 minute format PythagoraSwitch Mini is available. The devices that appear during the beginning, ending, and between each corner (segment) are called Pythagorean Device (ピタゴラ装置, Pitagora Sōchi) in the program; these devices are of a kind that people in the US might recognize as "Rube Goldberg machines", or which British people might consider "Heath Robinson" contraptions. The main focus of the program is a puppet show, but the subject is mainly advanced by the small corners. World phenomena, principles, characteristics, and the like are introduced in an entertaining way. As a feature of the show "Pitagora Suitchi" is sung to catch and focus attention on an important point. Dankichi Kuruma (車だん吉), Jun Inoue (井上順), Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅剛), et al are voice actors who perform and call out the topics. Often Switch (スイッチ, Suitchi) and Mechanism (しくみ, Shikumi) appear on the show to mainly form new interests and learn new information. At the 30th Japan Prize International Educational Program Contest, episode 25 Let's Look at It Another Way, won top prize, the Prime Minister's award, of the Early Education category. At Prix Jeunesse 2004 in Munich it won top prize in the age 6 and below non-fiction category. Outside Japan, NHK World Premium broadcasts PythagoraSwitch Mini. In Brazil, TV Cultura is broadcasting it with the title Viva Pitágoras. In addition, some PythagoraSwitch videos are also available on Google Video, YouTube and DailyMotion. -- Wikipedia Also, <strong><!--link--><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDSGmx8c2AM">ALGORITHM MARCH, BITCH!</a></strong>