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== Cultural references == | == Cultural references == | ||
| − | *The episode's title is an allusion to [[Thomas Edison]]'s nickname, " | + | *The episode's title is an allusion to [[Thomas Edison]]'s nickname, "{{W|The Wizard of Menlo Park}}". |
| + | *Those who attended [[Homer]]'s funeral at [[The Graveyard of the Future]] include: | ||
| + | **[[Barney]], who is holding four {{W|Academy Awards}}. | ||
| + | **The {{W2|Robot|Lost in Space|Environmental Control Robot}} from ''[[Lost in Space]]''. | ||
| + | **{{W|Heckle and Jeckle}}, the animated cartoon characters. | ||
| + | **[[Lenny]], who is then the {{W|President of the United States}}. | ||
| + | [[File:Mir space station.png|250px|thumb|[[Homer]], {{Ch|Buzz Aldrin}} and [[Race Banyon]] were sabotaging the Russian ''{{W|Mir}}'' space station]] | ||
| + | *According to Homer, when in outer space all they did was grow space tomatoes and sabotage ''{{W|Mir}}'', the space station operated by the [[Soviet Union]] and later by [[Russia]]. | ||
| + | *[[KITT]] from ''{{W|Knight Rider}}'' makes a cameo to cheer Homer up. | ||
*When running on a globe, Bart exclaims "Top of the world, Ma!", a reference to the second to last line of ''{{W|White Heat}}'', "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!". | *When running on a globe, Bart exclaims "Top of the world, Ma!", a reference to the second to last line of ''{{W|White Heat}}'', "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!". | ||
| − | *Homer reads ''A Child's Garden of Edison'', a parody of ''{{W|A Child's Garden of Verses}}''. | + | *Homer reads ''[[A Child's Garden of Edison]]'', a parody of ''{{W|A Child's Garden of Verses}}''. |
| − | * | + | **He also enjoys the fictional {{W|Hardy Boys}}' book ''[[The Smugglers of Pirate Cove]]''. |
| − | * | + | *Homer mentions that Edison was a practitioner of {{W|Fletcherism}}. He believed in the benefits of thoroughly chewing food and adopted the practice as part of his health regimen. |
| − | *Homer | + | *[[Carl]] mentions that [[James Watt]] invented the {{W|Watt steam engine|steam engine}}. |
| − | * | + | *The term "microcalifragilistics" [[Professor Frink]] uses is a pun on "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", a famous word from ''{{W2|Mary Poppins|film}}''. |
| + | *On the blackboard, Homer is trying to calculate the mass of the {{W|Higgs boson}} (H<sup>0</sup>). The equation includes the mathematical constant {{W|π}} and three physical constants: {{W|Planck constant}} (h), the {{W|speed of light}} (c), and the {{W|gravitational constant}} (G). | ||
| + | *The equality Homer writes 3987<sup>12</sup>+4365<sup>12</sup>=4472<sup>12</sup>, which does not hold, is an example of {{W|Fermat's Last Theorem}}. | ||
| + | *Homer and [[Bart]] travel to the {{W|Edison Museum}} in {{W|Beaumont, Texas}}. | ||
| + | *A T-shirt with the [[AC/DC]] band logo is being sold at the museums' gift shop. Another T-shirt includes the slogan "{{W|Don't Mess with Texas}}". | ||
| + | *After realising that [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s museum is in [[Italy]], Homer proposes vandalizing {{W|Eli Whitney}}'s museum instead. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
| − | *When Homer daydreams about his funeral in The Graveyard of the Future, a tombstone with the name Tamzarian on it can be seen. Tamzarian being Principal Skinner's "real" last name from episode 9-2, "[[The Principal and the Pauper]]". | + | *When Homer daydreams about his funeral in The Graveyard of the Future, a tombstone with the name Tamzarian on it can be seen. Tamzarian being [[Principal Skinner]]'s "real" last name from episode 9-2, "[[The Principal and the Pauper]]". |
*On his blackboard, Homer has the equation 3987^12 + 4365^12 = 4472^12. This appears to violate Fermat's last theorem, as most calculators with less than 10 decimal places will show them as equal. However, it turns out there is a 0.000000002% difference between the equations. This is known as a near miss. Another near miss appears in "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/22/the-simpsons-secret-formula-maths-simon-singh The Guardian]</ref> | *On his blackboard, Homer has the equation 3987^12 + 4365^12 = 4472^12. This appears to violate Fermat's last theorem, as most calculators with less than 10 decimal places will show them as equal. However, it turns out there is a 0.000000002% difference between the equations. This is known as a near miss. Another near miss appears in "[[Treehouse of Horror VI]]".<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/sep/22/the-simpsons-secret-formula-maths-simon-singh The Guardian]</ref> | ||
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Cultural references
- The episode's title is an allusion to Thomas Edison's nickname, "The Wizard of Menlo Park".
- Those who attended Homer's funeral at The Graveyard of the Future include:
- Barney, who is holding four Academy Awards.
- The Environmental Control Robot from Lost in Space.
- Heckle and Jeckle, the animated cartoon characters.
- Lenny, who is then the President of the United States.
- According to Homer, when in outer space all they did was grow space tomatoes and sabotage Mir, the space station operated by the Soviet Union and later by Russia.
- KITT from Knight Rider makes a cameo to cheer Homer up.
- When running on a globe, Bart exclaims "Top of the world, Ma!", a reference to the second to last line of White Heat, "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!".
- Homer reads A Child's Garden of Edison, a parody of A Child's Garden of Verses.
- He also enjoys the fictional Hardy Boys' book The Smugglers of Pirate Cove.
- Homer mentions that Edison was a practitioner of Fletcherism. He believed in the benefits of thoroughly chewing food and adopted the practice as part of his health regimen.
- Carl mentions that James Watt invented the steam engine.
- The term "microcalifragilistics" Professor Frink uses is a pun on "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious", a famous word from Mary Poppins.
- On the blackboard, Homer is trying to calculate the mass of the Higgs boson (H0). The equation includes the mathematical constant π and three physical constants: Planck constant (h), the speed of light (c), and the gravitational constant (G).
- The equality Homer writes 398712+436512=447212, which does not hold, is an example of Fermat's Last Theorem.
- Homer and Bart travel to the Edison Museum in Beaumont, Texas.
- A T-shirt with the AC/DC band logo is being sold at the museums' gift shop. Another T-shirt includes the slogan "Don't Mess with Texas".
- After realising that Leonardo da Vinci's museum is in Italy, Homer proposes vandalizing Eli Whitney's museum instead.
Trivia
- When Homer daydreams about his funeral in The Graveyard of the Future, a tombstone with the name Tamzarian on it can be seen. Tamzarian being Principal Skinner's "real" last name from episode 9-2, "The Principal and the Pauper".
- On his blackboard, Homer has the equation 3987^12 + 4365^12 = 4472^12. This appears to violate Fermat's last theorem, as most calculators with less than 10 decimal places will show them as equal. However, it turns out there is a 0.000000002% difference between the equations. This is known as a near miss. Another near miss appears in "Treehouse of Horror VI".[1]
Continuity
- The film about Homer's life includes shots of his fight against Drederick Tatum ("The Homer They Fall") and his time on the space shuttle ("Deep Space Homer").
References
