Another invention sketch today by the remarkable Professor Useless...er...Eustace:
Interviewer: And I’m here today with Professor…Eustace who
tells that he’s designed and built a brand new flytrap device. Professor
Eustace – over to you.
Professor: Thank you. You see, this is how it works:
When this fly lands on the mat, it triggers the pressure pad
which sets off the alarm clock here, you see, which is attached to this knife
which moves back and forth cutting the string which releases the hammer onto
the jack lever which is carefully positioned on top of a spring so the hammer
falls repeatedly which pumps up the jack which in turn tips the fire bucket
which then empties its contents onto the scales. These scales tilt to switch on
the winch which retracts its cable which is tied around the trigger of this gun
which fires to sever the rope that then drops the safe!
Interviewer: …By which time the fly has flown away.
Professor: (pause) Yes.
Interviewer: Why not just use a flyswat?
Professor: A what?
(thwack)
Interviewer: See?
Professor: You squashed my fly.
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