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|image=[[File:Farnsworth-finglonger1.jpg|225px]] | |image=[[File:Farnsworth-finglonger1.jpg|225px]] | ||
|name=Fing- | |image text={{professor|caps=yes}} wearing the fing-longer, as shown by the [[What-If Machine]] in [[3001]]. {{er|2ACV16}} | ||
|name=Fing-longer | |||
|inventor=[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] | |inventor=[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] | ||
|first appear={{e|2ACV16}} | |first appear={{e|2ACV16}} | ||
|owner=Professor Farnsworth | |owner=Professor Farnsworth | ||
|use=Reaching items over a great length or as a pointer | |use=Reaching items over a great length or as a pointer | ||
|status=Still in use by the Professor | |status=Still in use by the Professor | ||
}} | }} | ||
The ''' | The '''fing-longer''' is a glove with an extended index finger. By the beginning of the [[31st century]], [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] had always dreamed of inventing this glove. In [[3001]], he used the [[What-If Machine]] to ponder what would happen if he, in fact, invented it. {{er|2ACV16}} The Professor did not actually invent the fing-longer until [[3002|the following year]], when he used it as a pointer on a hologram. {{er|3ACV05}} He reused it as a pointer in [[3007]], {{er|BBS}} and to uncover [[Animatronio|the secret]] behind [[Leonardo da Vinci]]'s ''{{w|The Last Supper (Leonardo da Vinci)|The Last Supper}}'', {{er|6ACV05}} as well as to wake up [[Lrrr]], {{er|6ACV11}} in [[3010]]. He used it while telling [[Planet Express crew|the crew]] about the [[solar helium mine]], in [[3013]]. {{er|7ACV18}} | ||
== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
=== Trivia === | === Trivia === | ||
* | *The name "fing-longer" refers to the fact that it is a "long finger". | ||
*The fing-longer was discovered by the {{s|Simpson family}} in [[The Read Menace!|a crossover]]. | |||
*The Netflix subtitles may be correct in calling this device the "thing-longer", due to similarity of pronunciation | |||
=== Appearances === | === Appearances === | ||
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*{{e|6ACV05}} | *{{e|6ACV05}} | ||
*{{e|6ACV11}} | *{{e|6ACV11}} | ||
*{{e|7ACV18}} | |||
*{{clink|US#X04|The Read Menace!}} | *{{clink|US#X04|The Read Menace!}} | ||
*{{clink|US#045|Anthology of Interest II|Anthology of Interest II (comic)}} | *{{clink|US#045|Anthology of Interest II|Anthology of Interest II (comic)}} |
Latest revision as of 08:25, 6 November 2016
Fing-longer | |
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Inventor | Professor Farnsworth |
Owner(s) | Professor Farnsworth |
First appearance | "Anthology of Interest I" (2ACV16) |
Current status | Still in use by the Professor |
The fing-longer is a glove with an extended index finger. By the beginning of the 31st century, Professor Farnsworth had always dreamed of inventing this glove. In 3001, he used the What-If Machine to ponder what would happen if he, in fact, invented it. [2ACV16] The Professor did not actually invent the fing-longer until the following year, when he used it as a pointer on a hologram. [3ACV05] He reused it as a pointer in 3007, [BBS] and to uncover the secret behind Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper, [6ACV05] as well as to wake up Lrrr, [6ACV11] in 3010. He used it while telling the crew about the solar helium mine, in 3013. [7ACV18]
Additional Info
Trivia
- The name "fing-longer" refers to the fact that it is a "long finger".
- The fing-longer was discovered by the Simpson family in a crossover.
- The Netflix subtitles may be correct in calling this device the "thing-longer", due to similarity of pronunciation