Unfortunate difficulties with time-warp

Feeling somewhat deprived of Futurama, I decided to hook up the trusty particle accelerator and project myself into the future. Unfortunately, something went wrong and I'm now stuck in the future, unable to return to the past. So I won't be able to post spoilers or anything...

A Clone of my Own
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Brilliant. Utterly brilliant. One of my favourite episodes so far. From Farnsworth's (living) obituary to the incredible computer animated stretch, it was excellent. I think some of the things Futurama is best at is visual humour and plain 'cool' scenes - of which there were plenty in this episode. I must have watched the chase sequence twenty times...

Femto-DYNS:

When the wrinkly bloke is washed, it looks like he starts grinning. I don't know why, but this cracked me up.

Alien text when the film starts - a lot of it is distorted, but I managed to make out works like 'COLOR' and 'PICTURE', and then two single-frame messages saying 'START SOUND', then what I presume was a countdown.

Schrodinger's Kit-Kat Club. Please don't attempt doing a Kurt Cobain - it'll annoy the physicists. And the paramedics.

Are they computer mice next to the mousehole in Farnsworth's lab? This MPEG's a little hazy, and I'm not sure.

'Sunset Squad' in the window of the hover-hearse. Probably terribly obvious on TVs, not so obvious in MPEG form. :-)

Lack of depth perception when piloting a hover-car? Well, I can play 3D computer games on a 2D screen without problems...

Cubert's sudden character change. Well, that was one hell of a knock on the head - and irreversible brain damage may have produced a state of mind similar to that of the professor's. Ouch.

I'm almost tempted to use one of Farnsworth's 'explanations' in one of my upcoming physics exams.

The Deep South
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Pretty good. I really liked the first half or so (the suppositories looked, um, uncomfortable) but wasn't so keen on the second half. It was fun, but not quite as good. As for the caffeine increasing the rate of evolution, I think I ought to cut down on my cola intake before I turn into a Hagunennon. Eeep.

Atto-DYNS:

'My Speedos!' followed by Farnsworth's stategically placed head. Phew.

Diamond filament like that in 'The Fountains of Paradise' by Arthur C Clarke. One of his better books, IMHO on a par with 'Rendezvous with Rama' and '2001'. Futurama's diamond filament appeared to be covered in plastic or something, removing its incredible cutting abilities. I half expected someone to perform an unintentional amputation or two.

It doesn't seem very dark for three miles down. Maybe that's thanks to the glow from all the radioactive sludge pumped into the oceans over the years...

Bender Gets Made
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I was looking forwards to this one, but it was a disappointment, especially compared with the previous two. Elzar's voice is too similar to Bender's (at least to me, anyway) and a little much of it appeared to be recycled from previous episodes. And the Robot Mafia aren't really a patch on Fat Tony and friends. I liked their method of giving someone a stern warning, though, and Farnsworth's possible stand-in for Bender.

It reminded me a little of 'Brannigan Begins Again', which I wasn't so keen on either, but some people liked a lot.

It was still much better than a typical recent Simpsons episode, at any rate. :-)

Can't think of any DYNs for this one... :-/

Adam Foster

Yeah, but you try closing one eye and then reaching out for a lamb, your monitor, etc. I think you'll find it most difficult to find out when exactly you're going to touch it...

In article , "[]Cygnus" wrote:

No, not really. Just as we have some perception of where the muscles that aim they eyes are (so your brain can triangulate the distance) we also have a lesser perception of the muscles that focus the lens. With that you can have some idea if the object is near or far, plus you can guage distance by the size of objects.

Ben [email] http://www.netins.net/showcase/benssite/

On Wed, 03 May 2000 17:27:37 -0600, [email] (Wikkit) wrote:

Also, you can simulate binocular vision with one eye by moving your head slightly. You'll notice that closer objects move more than distant ones. People who have only one eye often do this very well.

--Larry

Larry F wrote in message news:[email]...

Isn't that why pigeons, chickens, etc. bob their heads around so much?

No, it's because birds have built-in radios, playing hip-hop, soul and
Jamiroquai inside their heads. They're not bobbin' - they're funkin'
around...
    Also, some pigeons comes with GPS-equipment, always telling them where
to go next...
    God (if there is such a thing) was a clever bitch, huh?