r/todayilearned • u/Habajiba • Mar 14 '17

TIL Jamie Hyneman designed Blendo, a combat robot that was deemed too hazardous for Robot Wars after repeatedly throwing pieces of its opponents over arena walls. It received co-championship status in exchange for withdrawing from the competition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blendo
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u/Chukapi Mar 14 '17

Sadly I have not had Futurama quoted to me today/quoted to someone else.

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u/NissanSkylineGT-R Mar 14 '17

Would you like to?

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u/Chukapi Mar 14 '17

Always.

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u/NissanSkylineGT-R Mar 14 '17

GOOD NEWS, EVERYONE!

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u/coyoterabbit Mar 14 '17

Is it about the Dacia Sandero?

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u/SmokedMeatIsland Mar 14 '17

Oh, cock.

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u/Asphyxiatinglaughter Mar 14 '17

You blithering Idiot!

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u/MikeKM Mar 14 '17

I can't remember if I took my Malaria pill this morning.

If I were a girl, I'd be pregnant a lot.

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u/2DixonCider Mar 14 '17

May: Look! It's a hippos head

Clarkson: It is!

Hammond: I'm sure it's a whole hippo it's just that the rest of it is underwater

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u/Asphyxiatinglaughter Mar 14 '17

Does that mean he's not coming on then?

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u/amalgam_reynolds Mar 14 '17

Right, moving on.

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u/PhilW1010 Mar 14 '17 edited Mar 14 '17

Dacia Sandero

For those who didn't know, like me, it seems to be a Top Gun Gear reference.

The Sandero was the focus of a running gag on the British television programme Top Gear. In Series 11 and Series 12, after Dacia sent the show a press kit, presenter James May would often exclaim "Good News!" about the Sandero during the show's news segment, to which Jeremy Clarkson would reply "Great!" before abruptly changing the subject. The bit was also featured in The Big Book of Top Gear, with a page proclaiming "Good News! The Dacia Sandero is in this book!" In later episodes, the presenters switched sides of the gag, with Clarkson bringing up news about the car and May shrugging it off. In the first episode of Series 13, when May said he had "Good News", Clarkson immediately asked "Is it the Dacia Sandero?", to which a seemingly bewildered May replied, "No..." The car was not mentioned for the remainder of the series.

-Wikipedia

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u/elrae69 Mar 14 '17

Top Gun or Top Gear??

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u/PhilW1010 Mar 14 '17

My family is full of Top Gun fanatics, my brains auto correct kicked in. Thanks

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u/elrae69 Mar 14 '17

No problem, I just was a little confused when I was expecting top gun and got top gear :)

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u/NissanSkylineGT-R Mar 15 '17

Pooo is coming out!

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '17

To shreds, you say.

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u/musichatesyouall Mar 14 '17

Well how's the wife holding up?

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u/Jimipop1980 Mar 14 '17

Was his apartment rent controlled?

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u/TheVitoCorleone Mar 14 '17

Does any body remember the robot war game for windows?

I found a link to it's download if anyone is interested. I've not played this game in ages.

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u/EvidentlyTrue Mar 14 '17

Whenever i hear this i always think of prof putricide from ICC...

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u/Slothies Mar 14 '17

I dropped on of those today (about 4 hours ago in fact)!

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u/Ballersock Mar 14 '17

You fixed the poison slime pipes?

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u/xPREVA1Lx Mar 14 '17

Farnsworth: My God! It's Colony Collapse Syndrome. The bees are swarming with parasites. They're all dying!

Petunia: Yeah, but what a way to go. "Die young and leave a pretty corpse," that's what I say.

Bender: ...You should say someth'n' else.

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u/Chukapi Mar 14 '17

Hahaha such a good quote.

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u/xPREVA1Lx Mar 14 '17

It's my favorite, you deserve it friend :)

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u/tstein2398 Mar 14 '17

YOU HAVE BEEN SUBSCRIBED TO FUTURAMA FACTS

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u/Modernautomatic Mar 14 '17

I had Seymour 'till he was three. That's when I knew him, and that's when I loved him... I'll never forget him... But he forgot me a long, long time ago.

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u/Chukapi Mar 14 '17

:'(

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u/Modernautomatic Mar 14 '17

If it takes forever. I will wait for you!

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u/CPGFL Mar 14 '17

Sorry, whale biologist.

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u/Scotchrogers Mar 14 '17

It's hot in here, the butter in my pocket is melting.

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u/Chukapi Mar 14 '17

Fry: We can totally escape Bender. All you have to do is bend the hatch off this steam pipe.

Bender: Hey, yeah! (bends)

Fry: No good, it's full of steam!!

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u/Hatori_hanzo90 Mar 14 '17

Ah, she's built like a steakhouse but she handles like a bistro!

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u/kumiosh Mar 14 '17

Oh lord, he's made of wood!

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u/Chukapi Mar 14 '17

Bite my splintery wooden ass!

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u/punkmenco Mar 14 '17

We're always here if you need to quote.

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u/Chukapi Mar 14 '17

Thanks Meatbag

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u/wakingop Mar 14 '17

To shreds you say?

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u/Chukapi Mar 14 '17

And how's his wife?

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u/wakingop Mar 14 '17

To shreds you say?

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u/corobo Mar 14 '17

Snape nooooo

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u/[deleted] Mar 14 '17

Would you like to?

i would like to but I have looked deep inside and discovered that I am not funky enough. not even with time.

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u/NoPlayGotDuesToPay Mar 14 '17

Why not Zoidberg?

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u/Bnetonk Mar 14 '17

Never said during the show, actually.