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Jack1000 · 05-19-2006, 02:36 PM

Guys,

Did the professor say anything scientific that he later admitted was wrong, or that you or the castaways knew was wrong?

Jack

gilligan fanatic · 05-19-2006, 03:13 PM

That the island was sinking, but that really wasn't his fault.

Céline · 05-19-2006, 05:28 PM

In the ep:Pass the Vegetables,Please...The professor said they must rest or take it easy for a while,so,the radioactivity would be out of their system faster.But,later,he read in his scientific book that it was all the opposite

Jack1000 · 05-19-2006, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gilligan fanatic

That the island was sinking, but that really wasn't his fault.

Yea! That's a classic episode!!!

The lagoon's measuring stick that the Prof. used to measure the water level of the lagoon kept getting shorter. Only it wasn't because the island was sinking. It was because Gilligan liked to fish for lobsters and he would just move the stick out to deeper water so that he could try to catch bigger lobsters!!! LOL!!!

Jack

caladon · 05-19-2006, 09:09 PM

Here's a past post of mine that address' the Professor's error in that episode:

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=147130

caladon · 05-20-2006, 02:35 AM

BTW, in the episode "Ship Ahoax." the Professor does make a noticeable error; not in science, but in literature. He uses the quote "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive," and credits it to Shakespeare, when in fact it was Sir Walter Scott who is credited with that famous saying.

Bonsai · 05-20-2006, 09:53 AM

In "Quick Before It Sinks," the truly scientific thing to do would have been to place identical poles at various places in and close to the water to observe if they all showed differences and if they showed the same differences----also to test whether any phenomenon was causing the poles, over the course of hours, to sink in the muck of the bottom of the lagoon. The professor indicated a significant change everyday---it also wouldn't have hurt for someone to observe that familiar landmarks near the water weren't getting closer to the water's edge or going underwater. To conclude, based on one piece of data, that the whole island was sinking was a lot like someone getting into an elevator and thinking that it stayed stationary while the building moved up and down around it.

BUT----having said that, I'll also say that if I want science, I'll watch Mr. Wizard or the Discovery Channel. When I want a good, genuine, healing laugh I'll watch GI

gilligan fanatic · 05-20-2006, 03:56 PM

here is one that might not count. He couldn't remember all the information about the Butterflies.

Sterling Holobyte · 05-20-2006, 04:01 PM

He was wrong in identifing that Manis Canni bug that bit Gilligan, and later bit them all.

Fleet · 05-27-2006, 12:25 AM

There is no such thing as a "reverse tsunami" as the Professor claimed in that surfer episode.

05-19-2006, 02:36 PM	#1
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05-20-2006, 09:53 AM	#7
Bonsai Gilligan Ambassador Frequent Poster Join Date: Feb 12, 2005 Posts: 356	In "Quick Before It Sinks," the truly scientific thing to do would have been to place identical poles at various places in and close to the water to observe if they all showed differences and if they showed the same differences----also to test whether any phenomenon was causing the poles, over the course of hours, to sink in the muck of the bottom of the lagoon. The professor indicated a significant change everyday---it also wouldn't have hurt for someone to observe that familiar landmarks near the water weren't getting closer to the water's edge or going underwater. To conclude, based on one piece of data, that the whole island was sinking was a lot like someone getting into an elevator and thinking that it stayed stationary while the building moved up and down around it. BUT----having said that, I'll also say that if I want science, I'll watch Mr. Wizard or the Discovery Channel. When I want a good, genuine, healing laugh I'll watch GI
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05-20-2006, 04:01 PM	#9
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05-27-2006, 12:25 AM	#10
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05-19-2006, 05:28 PM	#3
Céline Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,606	In the ep:Pass the Vegetables,Please...The professor said they must rest or take it easy for a while,so,the radioactivity would be out of their system faster.But,later,he read in his scientific book that it was all the opposite

05-19-2006, 09:09 PM	#5
caladon Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts state home for the bewildered Posts: 1,151	Here's a past post of mine that address' the Professor's error in that episode: http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/...d.php?t=147130

05-20-2006, 02:35 AM	#6
caladon Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2001 Location: Massachusetts state home for the bewildered Posts: 1,151	BTW, in the episode "Ship Ahoax." the Professor does make a noticeable error; not in science, but in literature. He uses the quote "Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive," and credits it to Shakespeare, when in fact it was Sir Walter Scott who is credited with that famous saying.

05-20-2006, 03:56 PM	#8
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	here is one that might not count. He couldn't remember all the information about the Butterflies.