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|inventor=[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]
|inventor=[[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]]
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|first appear={{elink|2ACV16|Anthology of Interest I}}
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The '''What-If Machine''' is a machine made out of gold that displays scenarios.  These scenarios are given in the form of "what if" questions.  The questions only have to make sense in context. At the end of [[Twice Told Tales Of Interest]], the What-If machine (being used as a poker buddy by Bender) self destructed, because of a self-destruct chip Bender used  when turning it into a robot thinking it was an [[Empathy Chip]]. However, Professor Farnsworth implied that the machine would be fixed in a year.
The '''What-If Machine''' is a machine made out of gold that displays scenarios.  These scenarios are given in the form of "what if" questions.  The questions only have to make sense in context. At the end of "[[Twice Told Tales of Interest]]", the What-If machine (being used as a poker buddy by Bender) self destructed, because of a self-destruct chip Bender used  when turning it into a robot thinking it was an [[Empathy Chip]]. However, Professor Farnsworth implied that the machine would be fixed in a year.


===Scenarios===
=== Scenarios ===
*([[Anthology of Interest I|2ACV16]]), it is implied that [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] asks, "What if I invented the [[Fing-Longer]]?"  The following scenarios were asked inside this scenario;
*([[Anthology of Interest I|2ACV16]]), it is implied that [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] asks, "What if I invented the [[Fing-Longer]]?"  The following scenarios were asked inside this scenario;
**[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] asks, "What if I was 500-feet tall?"
**[[Bender Bending Rodriguez|Bender]] asks, "What if I was 500-feet tall?"
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**[[Lrrr]] asks, "What if Omicronians took over Earth?", but the question isn't answered.
**[[Lrrr]] asks, "What if Omicronians took over Earth?", but the question isn't answered.
*([[Follow the Reader|US#046]]), it is implied that either [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] or [[Ethan 'Bubblegum' Tate]] asked "What if Nixon watched the TV news?"
*([[Follow the Reader|US#046]]), it is implied that either [[Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth|Professor Farnsworth]] or [[Ethan 'Bubblegum' Tate]] asked "What if Nixon watched the TV news?"
==Additional Info==
 
===Inspiration===
== Additional Info ==
=== Inspiration ===
The idea of a "What If" machine is taken from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov Isaac Asimov]'s short story [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_If%E2%80%94 What If—]
The idea of a "What If" machine is taken from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov Isaac Asimov]'s short story [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_If%E2%80%94 What If—]
===Appearances===
 
*{{elink|2ACV16|Anthology of Interest I}}
=== Appearances ===
*{{elink|3ACV18|Anthology of Interest II}}
*{{e|2ACV16}}
*{{e|3ACV18}}
*{{clink|US#007|New Year's Rockin' Evil}}
*{{clink|US#007|New Year's Rockin' Evil}}
*{{clink|US#024|Twice Told Tales of Interest}}
*{{clink|US#024|Twice Told Tales of Interest}}
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*{{clink|US#X04|The Read Menace!}}
*{{clink|US#X04|The Read Menace!}}


===Similar Machines===
=== Similar Machines ===
Machines that are similar to the What if machine are:
Machines that are similar to the What if machine are:
*The [[Who-Ask Machine|"Who Ask?" machine]] which tells who should ask the next question. [[Anthology of Interest II|(3ACV18)]]
*The [[Who-Ask Machine|"Who Ask?" machine]] which tells who should ask the next question. [[Anthology of Interest II|(3ACV18)]]
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*The "What's the Deal With?" machine [[Twice Told Tales Of Interest|(US#024)]]
*The "What's the Deal With?" machine [[Twice Told Tales Of Interest|(US#024)]]
*The "Who the Hell Wants to Know?" machine [[Twice Told Tales Of Interest|(US#024)]]
*The "Who the Hell Wants to Know?" machine [[Twice Told Tales Of Interest|(US#024)]]
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[[Category:Farnsworth's creations]]
[[Category:Farnsworth's creations]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Technology]]
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Revision as of 21:00, 15 April 2010

What-If Machine
What if Machine.jpg
InventorProfessor Farnsworth
First appearance"Anthology of Interest I" (2ACV16)
Episode
Current statusIn storage

The What-If Machine is a machine made out of gold that displays scenarios. These scenarios are given in the form of "what if" questions. The questions only have to make sense in context. At the end of "Twice Told Tales of Interest", the What-If machine (being used as a poker buddy by Bender) self destructed, because of a self-destruct chip Bender used when turning it into a robot thinking it was an Empathy Chip. However, Professor Farnsworth implied that the machine would be fixed in a year.

Scenarios

  • (2ACV16), it is implied that Professor Farnsworth asks, "What if I invented the Fing-Longer?" The following scenarios were asked inside this scenario;
    • Bender asks, "What if I was 500-feet tall?"
    • Leela asks, "What would happen if I was a little more impulsive?"
    • Fry asks, "What if I never fell into that freezer-doodle and came to the future-jiggy?" The Professor clarifies this as "What would happen if Fry never came to the future?"
  • (3ACV18), Professor Farnsworth asks (for Bender), "What if Bender were human?"
  • (3ACV18), Professor Farnsworth asks (for Fry), "What if life were more like a video game?" (Fry asked the question in a non 'What If' state, then just said 'What if that thing I said ?'.)
  • (3ACV18), Leela asks, "What if I found my true home?"(the scenario that followed wasn't actually shown by the What-If Machine, but it is not revealed what the Machine said.)
  • (US#007), Bender asks, "What would happen if I went back in time to 1999?"
  • (US#024) Fry asks "What if it was Xmas every day?"
  • (US#024) Bender asks "What if we skip Leela's question?"
  • (US#024) Fry asks "What if life were like a sitcom?"
  • (US#X04) Marge asks "What if you [Homer] actually tried to help us?"
  • (US#X04) Homer asks "What if Flanders was a monkey?"
  • (US#X04) Lisa asks "What if we knew how to stop the fictional characters?"
  • (US#045) Bender asks, "What if I ruled the world?" and "What if I hit [the What-If Machine] with a hammer?" his first question and the following are answered in the second question's scenario;
    • Hermes asks, "What if the world was perfectly organised?"
    • Fry asks, "What if there was a machine that could grant wishes and I wished for a what-if machine that showed what it would be like if I asked it "What if Leela fell in love with me?""
    • Amy asks, "What if we were all poor sticking lobsters for just a minute?"
    • Leela asks, "What if I had a normal childhood?"
    • Lrrr asks, "What if Omicronians took over Earth?", but the question isn't answered.
  • (US#046), it is implied that either Professor Farnsworth or Ethan 'Bubblegum' Tate asked "What if Nixon watched the TV news?"

Additional Info

Inspiration

The idea of a "What If" machine is taken from Isaac Asimov's short story What If—

Appearances

Similar Machines

Machines that are similar to the What if machine are:


Headline text

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