"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[]
- "Undercover Carl" (First appearance)
- Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
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