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"All right, guys, chop-chop. Time to prove Sir Isaac Newton wrong."
Phineas[src]

The Anti-Gravity Fun Launcher is an anti-gravity machine built by Phineas and Ferb to prove that there is no such thing as an absolute law.

History[]

Phineas and Ferb ponder about the possibility of defying gravity after being hit in the head by a falling apple, motivating them to build a device to do as such. Following a peer review by Baljeet, the boys begin the construction. Meanwhile, someone downloads their blueprints for a different purpose, alerting the O.W.C.A. of a possible partnership between Perry's owners and an evil scientist.

As the kids work on their project, they are greeted by a boy named Carl. Despite his suspicions, the undercover intern is met with a light-hearted group of young people, who offer him to inaugurate the machine. A successful test gets the gang excited to play with it, floating around while having fun. Carl, stuck in mid-air, is unable to communicate with his boss, causing a status misunderstanding.

The anti-gravity effect eventually wears off for the kids. Before Carl can reminisce about the joy, an old man claiming to be his dad appears in the backyard. Somewhat embarrassed, both agents play off the situation to return to headquarters, leaving the gang to go inside the house for the rest of the day. Shortly thereafter, the blueprint thief stumbles upon the device, and decides to use his minion to take it ("Undercover Carl").

Design[]

The Anti-Gravity Fun Launcher is a red semi-oval machine with a white truncated cone base, two grey electrode antennas, a grey fuse box, and a grey shooter cannon. A door with a grey handle and a window connects the exterior to the interior, inside of which is a hollow space with a dark grey striped wall corresponding to the outside markings. The device's controller is a dark yellow rectangular switch with a grey mini mast and a red flag on top.

Mechanics[]

The Anti-Gravity Fun Launcher is based on the hypothetical phenomenon of anti-gravity, through which matter becomes weightless. This is applied by using electromagnetic fields generated by the electrodes in order to replace the gravitational pull force, thereby simulating zero-G.

Background Information[]

  • The inspiration for exploring anti-gravity comes from an apple falling from a tree. This is a reference to the popular story of how Isaac Newton began to formulate the theory of gravitation after witnessing the fall of an apple. The notion of challenging Newton is further reinforced by Phineas' comment upon initiating the construction phase.
  • When Baljeet checks the math on Phineas and Ferb's blueprint, he states that they mistakenly placed a cosine where a quadratic differential is supposed to be.
  • Carl's anagram decoder translates the invention's name into "Evil Fanatic Hunt R Raygun", which is in fact a letter rearrangement of "Anti-Gravity Fun Launcher".
  • According to Phineas, the anti-gravity effect lasts fifteen minutes.
  • While playing in the air, the kids do several activites:
    • Throw frisbees
    • Spin around
    • Slurp still water
    • Form an arm ring
    • Roll around
    • Form a human arc
    • Perform mid-air acrobatics
    • Spray a trail of cheese
    • Form a human tower
    • Whirl around via rope
  • Once they are done playing, Phineas exclaims "last one in [the house] has to clean up". This is a variation of the idiom "last one there is a rotten egg!".
  • A recreation of the Anti-Gravity Fun Launcher is used to repel Doofenshmirtz-2's invasion of the Tri-State Area (Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension).

Appearances[]

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Season 1
Coolest Coaster Ever | Backyard Beach | Phineas and the Ferb-Tones | 42
The Curse of the Princess Monster | Thumb Wrestling Arena | Remodelling Mount Rushmore | Brobots
Chamber of Invisibility | Microscopic Zoo | Robot Bean & Tea Leaf | Summer All The Time Collection
Cattle Drive | S'Winter | Big Top Cirque | Mummy | Secret Spy Adventure | Perry the Inaction Figure | Bigfoot
Candace Crusher | Shrinking Submarine | Time Machine | Tree House Robots | Grandpa's Dinghy | Chariot Race
Giant Ferris Wheel | Backyard Water Slide | Summer Roller Re-Match | Totally Sick Waterslide of Doom
Conk | Beach Submarine | Medieval Tournament | Escalator to the Moon | World's Largest Bowling Ball
F-Games | Kermillian's Comet | Miniature golf | Teleportation Device | Holy Mackerel | Mariachi tree
Haunted House | Platypus monster | Unpainted Desert | Phineas & Ferb Studios | Team Improbable
Rainbow-inator | Shooting Star Milkshake Bar | Flying Car of the Future, Today | Portal to Mars
Season 2
Nosebud | Animal Translator | Aglet Awareness | Growth elixir | Goldie's Aqueous Extravaganza
Gelatin monster | Big Ben Water Slide | Big and Obvious Ride | Chez Platypus | Platy-posterior | Jump N' Duck
Baseball Launcher | Cute-Tracker | Phineas and Ferb's backyard fort | Paper Pelican | Let's Take a Quiz
Phintastic Ferbulous Car Wash | Platy-Attracker 3000 | Tree Shelter | Shrinking Machine | Boat of Romance
The Baljeatles | X-Ray Glasses | Backyard Spa | Bubble Machine | Shlocko | Ha-Ha-Hut | Mix N' Mingler
Patch Chart | Contraption | Photo-transporter | Ferbalistic Groovatron 9000 | Phineas' Anti-Romance Rocket
Molecular Scrambler | Wedding of Bob and Tiana | Floating Pep Squad Mobile | Niagara Falls replica
Anti-Gravity Fun Launcher | Unification Day Parade | Kiddie Rides | Spinning Tops of Doom
Frozen Yogurt Machine | Robot Bull | Phineas and Ferb's Super Skate Course of Doom | The Beak
Pioneer Town | P&F Lemonade | Aqua Primates | Giant Jump-Roping Robot | Sun-Beater 3000
Holo-Projection Device | Spin Washing | Self-Balancing Monster Unicycle | Giant Maze
Max Modem and the Mainframes | All Terrain Vehicle | World's Tallest Building | Molecular Separator
Sick Day Video Game Backup System | Coolest Coaster Ever | Giant Jukebox
Season 3
Biosphere | Rover | Super Shoes | Balloon Race | Robotic Shark | Moon Farm | Super Computer | Funhouse
Best Phone Ever | Magic Carpet | Hair Style Machines | Bounce House | Worksite Slide | Spring Suction Cup
Stratospheric Ionizer | No Stop Truck Stop | Tour de Ferb | Giant Skiddley Whiffers | Football X-7
Giant Darts | The Tower | Spuds-a-lot | Ferb Latin | 12th Annual Phineas and Ferb Family Christmas
Giant Terracotta Warrior | Excaliferb | Mind Machine | Antius Maximus | Cheesetopia | Perrytronic 3000
Totally Tools Sponsor | Positive Reinforcement Machine | Anti-Gravity Maximus | Ninja Outfits
Warp Trebuchet | Giant Pillow Fight | One-Track Amusement Park | Super Sprinkler | Mom Attractor
Brain Booster | S'Fall | Flying Saucer | Jetpack Volleyball | Mind Flip | State-of-the-Matter Transfer Device
Nanobot Programmer | Highly Unconventional Vehicle | Giant Spring | Squirrel Camp | Blackout Invention
Season 4
Hockey Z-9 | New Year's Ball | Sorbet Machine | Giant Tire Swing | Dental Hygienosphere
Nedlington Nymph | Rutabaga Vehicles | Infinite Probability Generator | Mind Share device
Backyard Hodge Podge | Wading Pool | World's Largest Drop of Water | Dog Sensomatic Helmet
Gordian Knot replica | Rock Climbing Wall | Chupa-Copter | P.H.L.A.S.E.R.
Phineas and Ferb Ultimate Obstacle Course | Pyramid Sports | Bubble Washers | Foam Town
Scrapbook-aganza | Sky Tennis | Ultimate Batting Challenge | Ferb-o-graphic technology
Fletcher Family Flying Circus | Wind Amplification Device | Giant Fireside Girl Puppet | Picnicland
World's Largest Art Piece | Scent Diffuser | Galaxy 5000 | Rubberization Ray | Summer Sports
Dinner Date | Everything Ride | The Buford Van Stomm Time Catapult
Others
Platypult | Remote Control | Murphy's Law Suit | Giant Robotic Clown | Carbonator | Idea-Mashup Machine
Ninja Gloves | Anti-Gravity Ray | Digital Hacker | O.W.C.A. agent beacons
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