:52:00
It's round now. Man will discover
this in centuries to come.
:52:04
And he will also find that
the world is merely...
:52:08
a tiny speck
in the universe.
:52:11
Universe?
- Oh, you're only confusing the boy.
:52:14
Before you're through, he'll be so mixed
up he'll be wearing his shoes on his head.
:52:18
Man has always learned from the past. After
all, you can't learn history in reverse.
:52:22
It's, it's, it's confusing
enough, for heaven sakes.
:52:26
All right! All right.
Have it your way, Archimedes.
:52:30
You're in charge.
You're the headmaster now.
:52:33
So from now on,
he's your pupil.
:52:37
So, from now on, boy...
:52:41
you do as I say.
:52:43
Yes, sir.
- All right.
:52:45
Now to start off, I want you
to read these books.
:52:49
All of them?
- That, my boy, is a mountain of knowledge.
:52:53
But l, but I can't read.
- What, what...?
:52:56
Then I don't suppose you know how to write?
:52:58
No, sir.
- What do you know?
:53:00
Well, l...
- Well, never mind. Never mind.
:53:03
We'll start at the bottom.
The ABC's.
:53:07
First the A,
and now the B.
:53:10
Loop and around
and there's the C.
:53:14
Merlin. Look.
I can write.
:53:17
Oh. Yes, yes.
That's very good, boy. Very...
:53:19
Henscratch, that's all.
Henscratch. Now, come on.
:53:23
D, E, F,
and now the G.
:53:27
You see, it's as simple as...
No, no, no! No, boy!
:53:31
Now, use your head..., will you? How do
you ever expect to learn anything?
:53:35
Archimedes!
Have you seen that, uh...
:53:38
flying machine model?
:53:41
I have nothing to do with your
futuristic fiddle-faddle, you know that.
:53:45
What's that thing up there?
- Hmm? Oh, yes, of course.
:53:49
Here we are.
:53:51
You mean man will fly
in one of those someday?
:53:54
If man were meant to fly,
he'd have been born with wings.
:53:58
I am about to prove
otherwise, Archimedes...