Last Action Hero is one of Schwarzenegger’s most unusual movies because it plays with the physical conventions of three distinct worlds.  First, we have the our world which operates under conventional Newtonian physics.  Then we have the movie world where the main character Danny lives, which follows movie physics, and then we have the cartoonish physics of the movie within a movie where Schwarzenegger’s character Jack Slater is an unstoppable, unflappable action hero.  This week, we compare and contrast these three levels of reality and analyze how we can travel back and forth between each world.

In the future, it is possible to have memories implanted in your head so you believe you went vacationing on another planet.  This is what happens to Arnold, which opens up a whole adventure.  This movie is really about two major scientific phenomena:  Implanting memories over memories, and traveling to Mars.  These seemingly unrelated occurrences are intertwined in a strange way, which is what makes this movie so fun.  In this episode, we discuss both memories and interplanetary travel, as well as creating an atmosphere on Mars, animatronic masks, giant x-ray machines, digital fingernails and of course Ancient Alien technology.

The T800, the unstoppable killing machine from the Terminator franchise is probably Arnold’s most iconic role.  In the most recent sequel Dark Fate, a T800 is sent to kill John Conner and succeeds.  After the mission is complete, he live a normal life with a family, completely fitting in to human society as a drapery cleaner.  On top of that, we have an augmented human who can push her body to superhuman limits, and a new robot that can split itself into two distinct entities.  It is a very interesting installment.

When Arnold and his elite paramilitary group are brought in on a rescue mission in Central America, they thought the most dangerous part would be the heavily armed guerillas.  Little did they know that a technologically advanced alien had come to Earth to hunt.  In this episode, we discuss all the cool gadgets The Predator has, including a cloaking device, a triangulating targeting system, a shoulder mounted plasma gun, and a compact medical satchel, complete with a cauterizing chemical for bullet wounds.

Los Angeles 2017: Prisoners have talent agents, people are manipulated with deepfakes every day, and you can fight for your freedom on a nationally televised game show hosted by Richard Dawson.  This is the world of The Running Man, our first entry in Schwarzenegger September.  This movie was very forward thinking, and not only because it stars two future governors.  We are going to explain how this movie lead to The Internet of Things, and how it predicted the out of control world of reality TV.  Finally, we will show you how to take over your own television station.

The movie Snowpiercer (and the TV show of the same name) follows a gigantic train as it traverses the icy post-apocalyptic landscape, carrying with it the last vestiges of humanity.  It is the quintessential traveling biosphere, containing everything the human race would need to survive (and many things they do not).  Listen as we discuss how feasible it would be to maintain a hydroponic farm, or a large scale aquarium.  We also talk about the perfect protein source for this imperfect situation:  insects!  Plus we detail how cold it would need to get to freeze someone’s arm clean off.

The 2011 movie Limitless explored the possibilities of dramatically expanding ones intelligence.  Not only does the main character increase the processing power of his brain, but he suddenly has access to every memory he has ever stored.  This is a remarkably powerful combination, especially when used in conjunction with his new found ability to mimic any complex physical move just by watching someone else perform it.  This is how he learns Kung Fu. We discuss all of this, as well as the abilities of elite athletes, the deductive ability of Sherlock Holmes, and the power of visualization.

In the television show Castlevania, Dracula is the keeper of advanced scientific knowledge, which sometimes appears as magic.  His scientific acumen is so great that he trained his wife to be a doctor, his castle teleports, and he uses mirrors as both a communication device, and as a portable hole!  We explain these devices, as well as a morning star whip that makes monsters explode, the physiology of vampires, and the Infinite Corridor which can take people to the outer realms of hell.

Welcome to FGGGbT Quick-E!  On this show, we will tackle the stuff we don’t have time for in the regular podcast, be it science, pop culture, or both!

This week’s topic comes from Twitter fan @Tweetacularmatt

He asked what we thought of 3D food printing and how it would taste.  We had some predictions.

If you have ever considered faking your own death via a pretend vat of acid, you really need to listen to this episode.  It turns out, there is a LOT to consider.  You have to be able to breathe underwater, construct rat bones on the fly, and be prepared to melt a ladle should anyone try to verify the acidity of the liquid.  We also discuss a gadget that allows you to save your spot in time & space, and then restore it later like a save point in a video game, which is also useful should anyone blow your acid cover.