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== Background ==
== Background ==
=== History ===
=== History ===
The giant ball of garbage was created in the 20th century by the people of [[Old New York]].  In the year [[2000]], they put the garbage ball on the world's largest barge.<!-- It was not the year 2002, because according to the transcript, the ball of garbage came from 20th century New York, and 2002 is in the 21st century.  When they said that the barge circled the oceans for 50 years, they were probably approximating, as it's unlikely that it floated the oceans for exactly 50 years.>  This barge circled the ocean for 50 years, but no country would accept it.  Eventually, in the year [[2052]], Old New York used its mob connections to obtain a rocket and launch the garbage into outer space.  At the time, many scientists worried that the ball would return to [[Earth]] someday, but their concerns were written off.  In the year [[3000]], the ball did return to Earth, and it was discovered by [[Fry]] using [[Farnsworth]]'s [[Smell-O-Scope]].  When it was found, Farnsworth discovered that it would directly hit [[New New York]] in less than 72 hours.  Fry, [[Bender]], and [[Leela]] attempted to destroy the ball of garbage, but failed.  Eventually, the people of New New York made a second ball of garbage of the exact size and density of the original ball.  They knocked the second ball into the original, and the original was blasted into the [[sun]].
The giant ball of garbage was created in the 20th century by the people of [[Old New York]].  In the year [[2000]], they put the garbage ball on the world's largest barge.<!-- It was not the year 2002, because according to the transcript, the ball of garbage came from 20th century New York, and 2002 is in the 21st century.  When they said that the barge circled the oceans for 50 years, they were probably approximating, as it's unlikely that it floated the oceans for exactly 50 years.-->  This barge circled the ocean for 50 years, but no country would accept it.  Eventually, in the year [[2052]], Old New York used its mob connections to obtain a rocket and launch the garbage into outer space.  At the time, many scientists worried that the ball would return to [[Earth]] someday, but their concerns were written off.  In the year [[3000]], the ball did return to Earth, and it was discovered by [[Fry]] using [[Farnsworth]]'s [[Smell-O-Scope]].  When it was found, Farnsworth discovered that it would directly hit [[New New York]] in less than 72 hours.  Fry, [[Bender]], and [[Leela]] attempted to destroy the ball of garbage, but failed.  Eventually, the people of New New York made a second ball of garbage of the exact size and density of the original ball.  They knocked the second ball into the original, and the original was blasted into the [[sun]].


=== Specific Garbage ===
=== Specific Garbage ===

Revision as of 22:16, 5 May 2012

Giant ball of garbage
A Big Piece of Garbage.jpg
Fry, Leela and Bender on the giant ball of garbage (1ACV08).
TypeBall of Garbage
First appearance"A Big Piece of Garbage" (1ACV08)
Episode
Current statusBlasted into the sun

The giant ball of garbage was a ball of garbage created in the 20th century (1ACV08).

Background

History

The giant ball of garbage was created in the 20th century by the people of Old New York. In the year 2000, they put the garbage ball on the world's largest barge. This barge circled the ocean for 50 years, but no country would accept it. Eventually, in the year 2052, Old New York used its mob connections to obtain a rocket and launch the garbage into outer space. At the time, many scientists worried that the ball would return to Earth someday, but their concerns were written off. In the year 3000, the ball did return to Earth, and it was discovered by Fry using Farnsworth's Smell-O-Scope. When it was found, Farnsworth discovered that it would directly hit New New York in less than 72 hours. Fry, Bender, and Leela attempted to destroy the ball of garbage, but failed. Eventually, the people of New New York made a second ball of garbage of the exact size and density of the original ball. They knocked the second ball into the original, and the original was blasted into the sun.

Specific Garbage

Other than generic garbage, there was some notable garbage that was shown such as:

Additional Info

Trivia

  • According to Farnsworth, the giant ball of garbage is the smelliest object in the known universe.

Appearances