flubber
Elastic fictional substance
Flubber is a fictional substance from Disney films—a rubbery material with extraordinary bouncing properties, created by an absent-minded professor.
The name blends "flying" and "rubber." Outside the films, flubber refers to homemade slime or putty, especially the stretchy craft material children make from glue and borax: The kids spent the afternoon making flubber.
Large repeated-unit molecule
- viscoelasticBoth liquid and solid-like
- non-NewtonianViscosity changes with stress
- gooViscous sticky matter
- gelWobbly semi-solid substance
putty · slime · synthetic · tacky · squelchy · bouncy ball · green · translucent
Major entertainment conglomerate
- family movieFilm appropriate for children
- remakeNew version created
- mad scientistDeranged researcher archetype
- levitationUnsupported aerial suspension
Robin Williams · 1997 · special effects · slapstick · invention · sequel
Able to stretch, rebounds
- springyAble to rebound
- reboundReturn after deflection
- bounceSpring back after impact
- kinetic energyPower from movement
trampoline · ricochet · propulsion · momentum · leaping · rebounding · jumping · super ball
Act of finding something
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
- accidentalOccurring by chance
formula · chemistry · prototype · innovation · gadget · contraption · scientific · eureka
Extravagantly unreal or imaginary
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- playfulInclined toward fun
- sillyFrivolous or absurd
- zanyAmusingly absurd
cartoon physics · impossible · magical · comedic · absurd · family-friendly · lighthearted · fun
polymer
Large repeated-unit molecule
- viscoelasticBoth liquid and solid-like
- non-NewtonianViscosity changes with stress
- gooViscous sticky matter
gel · putty · slime · synthetic · tacky · squelchy · bouncy ball · green · translucent · moldable
Disney
Major entertainment conglomerate
- family movieFilm appropriate for children
- remakeNew version created
- mad scientistDeranged researcher archetype
Robin Williams · levitation · 1997 · special effects · slapstick · invention · sequel
elastic
Able to stretch, rebounds
kinetic energy · trampoline · ricochet · propulsion · momentum · leaping · rebounding · jumping · super ball · trajectory
discovery
Act of finding something
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
- experimentSystematic investigation procedure
accidental · formula · chemistry · prototype · innovation · gadget · contraption · scientific · eureka · beaker
fantastical
Extravagantly unreal or imaginary
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- playfulInclined toward fun
- sillyFrivolous or absurd
zany · cartoon physics · impossible · magical · comedic · absurd · family-friendly · lighthearted · fun · wacky
- Fictional Materialsadamantine, mithril, unobtainium, unobtanium, dilithium
flubbernatural rubber
Elastic polymer from plants
rubber · vulcanized rubber · latex · silicone