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Hi, I'm Martin. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:05 | |
This is Newsround
on Wednesday morning. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:08 | |
Coming up in the next few minutes... | 0:00:08 | 0:00:09 | |
We find out how emojis are chosen. | 0:00:09 | 0:00:14 | |
We meet the boy who's designed this
year's Christmas first class stamp. | 0:00:14 | 0:00:18 | |
And who knew crocodiles
could be cute! | 0:00:18 | 0:00:20 | |
Here at Newsround we do love
an emoji, but have you ever wondered | 0:00:30 | 0:00:34 | |
who decides which ones you get
to have on your phone or tablet? | 0:00:34 | 0:00:39 | |
We went to meet one woman
who's got that very job. | 0:00:39 | 0:00:43 | |
My name is Jennifer. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:46 | |
I am part of a group
that helps to decide the | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
world's emojis. | 0:00:48 | 0:00:50 | |
What are the things
in our world that are | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
important enough to be an emoji? | 0:00:52 | 0:00:54 | |
So, are dinosaurs important
enough to be an emoji? | 0:00:54 | 0:00:56 | |
What kind of dinosaurs? | 0:00:56 | 0:00:59 | |
A certain emoji, like
a mosquito emoji, is | 0:00:59 | 0:01:03 | |
really important, because it allows
you to communicate the idea of | 0:01:03 | 0:01:07 | |
danger without having to learn every
single language, because everybody | 0:01:07 | 0:01:09 | |
recognises mosquitoes. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:11 | |
Some people think that
people use an emoji | 0:01:11 | 0:01:13 | |
because they are really lazy. | 0:01:13 | 0:01:15 | |
But if you think about it,
the reason people love emojis so | 0:01:15 | 0:01:18 | |
much is that it's a really fast
simple way to communicate ideas, and | 0:01:18 | 0:01:22 | |
allows people who don't
speak the same language | 0:01:22 | 0:01:24 | |
to communicate using emojis. | 0:01:24 | 0:01:28 | |
Sometimes emoji are really clear. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
But sometimes it can be really
confusing what the other | 0:01:31 | 0:01:33 | |
person means.
And some people don't like that. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:35 | |
And other people think that's
what makes emojis fun. | 0:01:35 | 0:01:39 | |
In different cultures
people can give | 0:01:39 | 0:01:41 | |
the emoji their own meaning. | 0:01:41 | 0:01:43 | |
In Japanese, this
is how you say thank you. | 0:01:43 | 0:01:45 | |
But in America, and sometimes
the West, this looks like | 0:01:45 | 0:01:48 | |
people praying. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:50 | |
And some people actually think it
looks like a high five. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:53 | |
So you can actually
have very different | 0:01:53 | 0:01:55 | |
interpretations of
the different emojis. | 0:01:55 | 0:02:00 | |
Imagine having a picture you've
drawn sent all around the world. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:06 | |
Pretty cool, right? | 0:02:06 | 0:02:09 | |
Well, I met up with 10-year-old Ted,
whose drawing got chosen to be | 0:02:09 | 0:02:12 | |
a postage stamp by Prince Charles,
and is ready for all | 0:02:12 | 0:02:15 | |
your Christmas cards! | 0:02:15 | 0:02:18 | |
Ted, this is a pretty
important stamp, isn't it? | 0:02:18 | 0:02:20 | |
This is my stamp design. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:21 | |
It the first class
stamp for this year. | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
Wait a minute - this Christmas stamp
is going over the world? | 0:02:24 | 0:02:26 | |
Hopefully, yeah. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:28 | |
How do you feel about that? | 0:02:28 | 0:02:31 | |
Well, it's pretty overwhelming. | 0:02:31 | 0:02:32 | |
Kind of weird to think this
is going to be a stamp now, | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
and people can buy this. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:36 | |
How did you find out you had
won the competition? | 0:02:36 | 0:02:39 | |
The head teacher called
me to her office. | 0:02:39 | 0:02:42 | |
I was sort of wondering
if I had done something | 0:02:42 | 0:02:45 | |
wrong, although I couldn't
think of anything. | 0:02:45 | 0:02:47 | |
But when I got there, she was
standing in the middle of the | 0:02:47 | 0:02:50 | |
office smiling at me,
and then she told me. | 0:02:50 | 0:02:52 | |
And I didn't speak of
approximately half an hour | 0:02:52 | 0:02:54 | |
after that. | 0:02:54 | 0:02:55 | |
Prince Charles basically
picked your stamp out of thousands | 0:02:55 | 0:02:57 | |
of others.
What was it like meeting him? | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
He just doesn't seem
to me like royalty. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
He seems like the kind of guy
you'd just be friends with. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:04 | |
He asked me how I came
up with the design. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
How did you come with it?
What were you thinking? | 0:03:07 | 0:03:09 | |
What was your inspiration? | 0:03:09 | 0:03:10 | |
I was kind of thinking about mainly
what it would look like stamp size. | 0:03:10 | 0:03:14 | |
If it was too detailed
you wouldn't be able to | 0:03:14 | 0:03:16 | |
make any of that out. | 0:03:16 | 0:03:17 | |
So I tried to keep it pretty simple. | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
I couldn't have several reindeer. | 0:03:19 | 0:03:21 | |
I thought about Father Christmas,
because he delivers | 0:03:21 | 0:03:23 | |
presents to everyone,
and Christmas is about sharing | 0:03:23 | 0:03:24 | |
and being nice to other people. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:29 | |
Have you ever fancied
walking on water? | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
Well, check this out. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:37 | |
This is the world's
longest floating walkway. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:41 | |
And it's just opened up in China. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
It's over three miles long
and is made up of more than | 0:03:44 | 0:03:48 | |
220,000 plastic blocks. | 0:03:48 | 0:03:52 | |
They move up and down
as you walk along it, | 0:03:52 | 0:03:54 | |
making it feel like you're surfing. | 0:03:54 | 0:03:58 | |
But don't worry, guys,
you want to float away, | 0:03:58 | 0:04:01 | |
as there are anchors under the water
to keep the walkway in place. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:07 | |
So, can you guess what shape
it is supposed to be? | 0:04:07 | 0:04:10 | |
Anyone? | 0:04:10 | 0:04:11 | |
It's a butterfly! | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
Pretty cool, hey? | 0:04:14 | 0:04:18 | |
Check out these baby crocodiles
hatching in America. | 0:04:18 | 0:04:23 | |
They were born at San
Diego Zoo in California. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:25 | |
They're West African
dwarf crocodiles - | 0:04:25 | 0:04:28 | |
that's the smallest known species
of crocodile. | 0:04:28 | 0:04:38 | |
Three of them hatched on their own.
A fourth one had to get help. | 0:04:38 | 0:04:43 | |
Thanks for watching.
I'm back after eight. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:45 | |
Enjoy your breakfast! | 0:04:45 | 0:04:53 | |
You can always had to newsround
online. Bye-bye. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:57 |