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The '''Super-Calcacolor''' is a device invented by [[Professor Calculus]] in ''[[The Castafiore Emerald]]''.The '''Super-Calcacolor''' is used by attaching a large screen to a regular, colorless television set. The image from the normal television then goes through a series of special filters, coming out to the audience as a perfectly full-color picture. However, the Super-Calcacolor also accidentally distorts the image in several incredibly strange, and often [[File:Sd.jpg|left|thumb|some of the mistakes]] humorous, ways. Because of these distortions, it is irritating to the eyes and, if looked at for long enough, will blur the watcher's vision so everything looks shaky. This effect presumably lasts for at least a week. Another flaw is that it makes the sound just make"DAGADAGADOG DIGADOG DOGADIG" sounds. When Calculus invented this machine, he was unaware that someone had already invented a color television, without any extreme malfunctions. |
The '''Super-Calcacolor''' is a device invented by [[Professor Calculus]] in ''[[The Castafiore Emerald]]''.The '''Super-Calcacolor''' is used by attaching a large screen to a regular, colorless television set. The image from the normal television then goes through a series of special filters, coming out to the audience as a perfectly full-color picture. However, the Super-Calcacolor also accidentally distorts the image in several incredibly strange, and often [[File:Sd.jpg|left|thumb|some of the mistakes]] humorous, ways. Because of these distortions, it is irritating to the eyes and, if looked at for long enough, will blur the watcher's vision so everything looks shaky. This effect presumably lasts for at least a week. Another flaw is that it makes the sound just make"DAGADAGADOG DIGADOG DOGADIG" sounds. When Calculus invented this machine, he was unaware that someone had already invented a color television, without any extreme malfunctions. |
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+ | The device is known as the '''Super Cuthbert Color''' in the [[The Adventures of Tintin (TV series)|TV series]]. |
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[[Category:Professor Calculus' Inventions]] |
[[Category:Professor Calculus' Inventions]] |
Revision as of 11:04, 29 April 2016
The Super-Calcacolor is a device invented by Professor Calculus in The Castafiore Emerald.The Super-Calcacolor is used by attaching a large screen to a regular, colorless television set. The image from the normal television then goes through a series of special filters, coming out to the audience as a perfectly full-color picture. However, the Super-Calcacolor also accidentally distorts the image in several incredibly strange, and often
humorous, ways. Because of these distortions, it is irritating to the eyes and, if looked at for long enough, will blur the watcher's vision so everything looks shaky. This effect presumably lasts for at least a week. Another flaw is that it makes the sound just make"DAGADAGADOG DIGADOG DOGADIG" sounds. When Calculus invented this machine, he was unaware that someone had already invented a color television, without any extreme malfunctions.
The device is known as the Super Cuthbert Color in the TV series.