So, I was watching Dragon Ball Z this afternoon...
Yeah, y'know that episode where Trunks and Kuririn destroy Dr. Gero's lab to destroy Cell in his larvel state? Well, during that episode Trunks happens upon the schematics for Andriod 17, exclaiming,
"By analyzing this we might be able to find 17's weak point!"
Implying that 17 has a weak point.
But I digress, when Kuririn asks Trunks if there's anything else important in there, Trunks responds with,
"Nah, just some crazy plans for a gas powered toaster oven."
And then they blow up everything.
"Douchebags."
But I'm really interested in this Gas Powered Toaster. How would that even work? I suppose a gas powered toaster oven might have either a key hole on it somewhere or perhaps a pull starter? That'd be pretty inconvenient just to heat up some food. And imagine the noise.
"Yeah, I'm just gonna go heat up some midnight pizza!"
[Pulls string, pulls string]
"Fuck,"
[Pulls string.]
BWARRRR-AP-AP-AP-AP-AP-AP-AP-AP-AP-AP-RRRRR-AP-AP-AP-AP
"Dude! Walk quieter! I don't want to wake my parents!"
It just doesn't seem very practical if you think about it. Think about having to buy gas for your toaster oven... And then just think about the carbon monoxide output! You could choke to death just by using it in an enclosed room.
And then who would shut up the activists?
But perhaps the machine's impracticality is why it never sold or maybe even was never finished. That or because Dr. Gero had to go and die. Well, sort of... I mean we all know that Dr. Gero is part cat right? How many times did that poor sucker die? Oh, did you not know this? Dr. Gero has more on-screen deaths than any other character in the series. That's right, more than Kuririn.
Typically, via foot decapitation.
But anyway, I have to take a moment to say that I love the thought of Dr. Gero, between working on his diabolical plots to take over the world, building 17 and 18 and collecting bio-extract for Cell, he spends some time working on the schematics for his Gas Powered Toaster Oven.
Why would one even need schematics for such a device? Isn't it simple for the genius mind mind of someone like Gero who, mind you, basically built his own body by himself? I'm no expert but I figure, you just take an old toaster oven, take out the electric stuff and put in the engine and what not and there you go!
What if Dr. Gero's true dream was to change the world with his Gas Powered Toasters? His androids were only a side note, but his ambition was the Toaster. I recall Dr. Brief saying,
"It's a shame. Perhaps if Dr. Gero had used his abilities for good the world would be a better place."
A better place indeed. One with Red Ribbon's patented Gas Powered Toaster Ovens.
