The Overthinkers wrap up Back To The Future week on OverthinkingIt.com with the science of time travel, suspension of disbelief, and what a Jigga-Watt is anyway.
Episode 29: A Jigga-Jigglypuff
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Huey Lewis? Where we’re going we don’t need Huey Lewis! [BTTF Week]
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Top Ten Miraculous Fictional Head Injuries
Fiction is full of miracles caused by hitting people on the head. Reality is still catching up.
The Science of Back To The Future [BTTF Week]
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A delightful romp through the worlds of time travel debunking, high school geometry, and the Metric System.
How Time Travel Works (and doesn’t) in Back To The Future [BTTF Week]
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“You built a time machine out of a DeLorean?” [BTTF Week]
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“You built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?” Okay, now stop. If it wasn’t for Back to the Future, would the word DeLorean mean anything to you?
Marty McFly Did Not Invent Rock ‘n’ Roll [BTTF Week]
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Nor did he give the song “Johnny B. Goode” to Chuck Berry. Let’s dispel this myth once and for all.
Marty McFly’s Grim Future [BTTF Week]
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The Paradox of Marty’s Headless Brother [BTTF Week]
Back to the Future makes no sense… unless you imagine an alternate history where headless mutants run free.
Episode 28: A Message To Our Future Children And Employers
The Overthinkers™ tackle: Rock Band, karaoke, snitching, and Award Shows, and kick off Back to the Future week!