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|inventor=[[Ron Popeil's Head|Ron Popeil]]
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The '''technology to keep human heads alive in jars''' was invented by [[Ron Popeil's Head|Ron Popeil]], one of the [[:Category:Heads in Jars|many people]] now benefitting from his innovation. The jars, in conjunction with cloning techniques, can even store historical figures who had expired prior to the technology's debut. The liquid within the jar is, as one would expect, safe to drink and [[Hank Aaron XXIV|people]] have been shown to enjoy its flavour. This miraculous fluid, known as [[H2OGfat|H<sub>2</sub>OG<sub>fat</sub>]], is presumably sufficiently oxygenated and rich in nutrients. Heads can and do perform normal roles in society, including [[Richard Nixon's head|President of Earth]], but most pass their days in quiet contemplation at the [[Head Museum]]. It is unclear which was developed first- the head jar, or cloning which recreates the memories of the deceased; however, if the former, Popeil's jars must have been invented in either the 20th or 21st Century. Head jars are one step away from the {{w|brain in a vat}}. The jars can also keep dog's heads alive as shown in {{e|2ACV03}}
The '''technology to keep human heads alive in jars''' was invented by [[Ron Popeil's Head|Ron Popeil]], one of the [[:Category:Heads in Jars|many people]] now benefitting from his innovation. The jars, in conjunction with cloning techniques, can even store historical figures who had expired prior to the technology's debut. The liquid within the jar is, as one would expect, safe to drink and [[Hank Aaron XXIV|people]] have been shown to enjoy its flavour. This miraculous fluid, known as [[H2OGfat|H<sub>2</sub>OG<sub>fat</sub>]], is presumably sufficiently oxygenated and rich in nutrients. Heads can and do perform normal roles in society, including [[Richard Nixon's head|President of Earth]], but most pass their days in quiet contemplation at the [[Head Museum]]. It is unclear which was developed first- the head jar, or cloning which recreates the memories of the deceased; however, if the former, Popeil's jars must have been invented in either the 20th or 21st Century. Head jars are one step away from the {{w|brain in a vat}}. The jars can also keep dogs' heads alive {{et|2ACV03}}. The fluid that preserves the heads contains a very very small amount of powder made from opals. Such powder is able of maintaning the heads by creating a temporal stasis, where they are kept with the same youth as they had in their respective eras. Ingesting this substance will temporarily send the person who drinks it and those around them back in time to the time period of the head it is preserving.
 
In "[[Raging Bender]]" and in "[[A Head in the Polls]]" it is shown that several heads in jars do not enjoy their existence.
For some reason, most heads in jars refer to themselves as their head rather than themselves, for example Nixon's "I am not a crook's head!"
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== Main Functions ==
== Main functions ==
The full extent of the jars' functionality may never be known, however the jars are all capable of sustaining the life of one human's head. The heads are still able to eat and any waste is presumably filtered. The heads are able to survive out of their jars for an undefined period of time. Jars allow the inhabitant to control robotic [[Bendin' in the Wind|limbs]] and [[A Head in the Polls|bodies]], while the jars themselves can contain attachments such as a pen to sign one's name. Jars are usually open at the top, though lids are available, but the liquid is able to remain within the jar while flying through space even when lidless. A black band is seen around the neck, but how it appears and what it does is unknown. In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]' head is jarred, but the band spontaneously appears, and it disappears when Hermes' head is about to be put on top of his [[time paradox duplicate]] body.
The full extent of the jars' functionality may never be known, however the jars are all capable of sustaining the life of one human's head. The heads are still able to eat and any waste is presumably filtered. The heads are able to survive out of their jars for an undefined period of time. Jars allow the inhabitant to control robotic [[Bendin' in the Wind|limbs]] and [[A Head in the Polls|bodies]], while the jars themselves can contain attachments such as a pen to sign one's name. Jars are usually open at the top, though lids are available, but the liquid is able to remain within the jar while flying through space even when lidless. A black band is seen around the neck, but how it appears and what it does is unknown. In ''[[Bender's Big Score]]'', [[Hermes Conrad|Hermes]]' head is jarred, but the band spontaneously appears, and it disappears when Hermes' head is about to be put on top of his [[time paradox duplicate]] body.


== Variants ==
== Variants ==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:2927 Yankees.jpg|Multi-head jars. [[A Leela of Her Own|(3ACV16)]]
Image:2927 Yankees.jpg|Multi-head jars {{et|3ACV16}}.
Image:Dome Jar.jpg|Dome covered version, seen in [[Comic Listing|Futurama comics]], able to safely float freely through space.
Image:Dome Jar.jpg|Dome-covered version, seen in [[Comic Listing|Futurama comics]], able to safely float freely through space.
Image:Al_Gore_31.jpg|[[Al Gore]]'s rocket jar. [[Crimes of the Hot|(4ACV08)]]
Image:Al Gore 31.jpg|[[Al Gore's head|Al Gore]]'s rocket jar {{et|4ACV08}}.
Image:Matt Groening fires.png|[[Matt Groening's head]] fires. [[Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences|(6ACV11)]]
Image:Matt Groening fires.png|[[Matt Groening's head]] fires {{et|6ACV11}}.
</gallery>
</gallery>


== Key Appearances ==
== Additional Info ==
''The heads in jars appear in most of the episodes so this list includes the key appearances for them.''
=== Trivia ===
*{{e|1ACV01}} - first seen.
*On 22 June, 2011, the [http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/futurama-head-in-a-jar/id435997883?mt=8 Futurama Head in a Jar] [[mobile app|app]] was released for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
*{{e|1ACV08}} - inventor identified.
 
*{{e|2ACV03}} - first use of robotics.
=== Appearances ===
*{{e|3ACV16}} - multiple head jars seen.
:''The heads in jars appear in most of the episodes, so this list only includes the key appearances for them.''
*{{e|4ACV08}} - rocket jar.
*{{e|1ACV01}} (first seen)
*{{f|1}} - survivability of freshly decapitated heads shown, liquid named.
*{{e|1ACV08}} (inventor identified)
*{{e|6ACV11}} - [[Matt Groening's head|Matt's]] jar with built-in gun.
*{{e|2ACV03}} (first use of robotics)
*{{g|1}} - time required to begin use shown to be less than a minute.
*{{e|3ACV16}} (multiple head jars seen)
*{{e|4ACV08}} (rocket jar)
*{{f|1}} (survivability of freshly decapitated heads shown, liquid named)
*{{e|6ACV11}} ([[Matt Groening's head|Groening's]] jar with built-in gun)
*{{g|1}} (time required to begin use shown to be less than a minute)
*{{e|6ACV23}} (It is revealed more about the preserving method, also that licking a jar causes time travel)


== See Also ==
=== See also ===
*[[Headless body of Agnew]]
*[[Headless body of Agnew]]


[[Category:Heads in jars| ]]
[[Category:Heads in jars| ]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Technology]]

Revision as of 02:08, 7 August 2013

Head jars
Hall of Presidents.jpg
InventorRon Popeil
OriginEarth
First appearance"Space Pilot 3000" (1ACV01)
Episode

The technology to keep human heads alive in jars was invented by Ron Popeil, one of the many people now benefitting from his innovation. The jars, in conjunction with cloning techniques, can even store historical figures who had expired prior to the technology's debut. The liquid within the jar is, as one would expect, safe to drink and people have been shown to enjoy its flavour. This miraculous fluid, known as H2OGfat, is presumably sufficiently oxygenated and rich in nutrients. Heads can and do perform normal roles in society, including President of Earth, but most pass their days in quiet contemplation at the Head Museum. It is unclear which was developed first- the head jar, or cloning which recreates the memories of the deceased; however, if the former, Popeil's jars must have been invented in either the 20th or 21st Century. Head jars are one step away from the brain in a vat. The jars can also keep dogs' heads alive (2ACV03). The fluid that preserves the heads contains a very very small amount of powder made from opals. Such powder is able of maintaning the heads by creating a temporal stasis, where they are kept with the same youth as they had in their respective eras. Ingesting this substance will temporarily send the person who drinks it and those around them back in time to the time period of the head it is preserving. In "Raging Bender" and in "A Head in the Polls" it is shown that several heads in jars do not enjoy their existence. For some reason, most heads in jars refer to themselves as their head rather than themselves, for example Nixon's "I am not a crook's head!"

Main functions

The full extent of the jars' functionality may never be known, however the jars are all capable of sustaining the life of one human's head. The heads are still able to eat and any waste is presumably filtered. The heads are able to survive out of their jars for an undefined period of time. Jars allow the inhabitant to control robotic limbs and bodies, while the jars themselves can contain attachments such as a pen to sign one's name. Jars are usually open at the top, though lids are available, but the liquid is able to remain within the jar while flying through space even when lidless. A black band is seen around the neck, but how it appears and what it does is unknown. In Bender's Big Score, Hermes' head is jarred, but the band spontaneously appears, and it disappears when Hermes' head is about to be put on top of his time paradox duplicate body.

Variants

Additional Info

Trivia

Appearances

The heads in jars appear in most of the episodes, so this list only includes the key appearances for them.

See also