Imagine Living in a 2-Dimensional World! #futurama #shorts

Imagine living in a two-dimensional world. Would your body be able to handle the change?

Series & Episode – Futurama | S07E15 - “2-D Blacktop”
Composer(s): Kevin MacLeod

[Whyareweheremyguy]

"If their can be an x and y axis why not a z axis"

"He's opening our eyes to new ideas GET HIM!"

that part all ways made me laught

[hellojohny]

This show has never had a bad episode. Tbh

Edit:ive changed my opinion because of the New season

[MelonRace]

"came up with" - *cries in Flatland*

[Penguinmanereikel]

It's based on the story Flatland. There's a film adaptation available on YouTube.

[GRSHKV]

That episode was a reference to the book called Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

[chewy_bucca]

Favourite part of the episode are the tyre screech sounds as the professor drifts the planet express

[Neonsilver]

There is a game in development that kind of explores that in a 3d/4d context. The game is called Miegakure, unfortunately it's still in development and has already been for a long time

[JESSEWEMUSTCOOK]

Honestly, this show is the best kid's show with some adult humor only they can understand

[safebox]

The episode was inspired specifically by a novel called Planiverse, not Flatland as some of the other comments are mentioning.
Planiverse came about a century later with the same idea; but while Flatland was about society and life in a bubble, Planiverse was about the science behind how a 2D universe might develop and how life might adapt to that.

The book even devoted a whole chapter just to explain how gravity can't exist in a two-dimensional universe because there wouldn't be enough matter to generate such an influence for a planet to hold together. So it had to invent a workaround to explain why planets in fact _do_ exist in that 2D world.

[LaziestMonster]

So glad futurama is finally back after 10 YEARS bro

[entropy-cat]

"came up with" as if this wasn't an obvious Flatland reference. Don't get me wrong, it's still an awesome episode exploring a 2D world can almost always be attributed to Flatland.

Also for more dimensional fun. I recommend playing 4D Toys.

[GamingGreen]

"You think your life is rough? Imagine living in the second dimension. A flat mind in a flat world with flat dreams..."

[dylandreisbach]

I don’t think they would be able to turn around. You would have to rotate in order to see behind yourself.

Flatland expands on this concept a lot more.

[PaxTheCat]

It is interesting how they moved to the 4th dimension and then to the 2nd. The topic is interesting

[ZhouMama]

I can't believe y'all ain't seen Flatland

[PremiumBlank]

There is that one book, and the movie based on it, called Flat World. Im sure this episode is based on it vaguely.

[DaveytheFurry]

How tf did leela see anything with the hair in front of her eye

[TheBaioken]

i feel like this is inspired by the very first episode of the old hungarian cartoon "Mézga Aladár különös kalandjai"(the strange adventures of Aldar Mezga)

[ashblossomandjoyoussprung.]

Technically, they were already in 2D.

[lukatv]

There is literally an old Hungarian animated series called mezga family. And it has an episode like this. It's from the 90s (I think not 100% sure)