Superman Returns - Deus Ex Machina

[simonthecat]

In ancient Greek stage plays, the protagonists would often be caught in a situation from which only the gods could save them. The god or gods in question were lowered onto the stage using a machine (And yes, according to the strict definition of "machine", a primitive hand powered winch qualifies). This event in Greek drama became known as "God

Comments

[tekroo]

64

Got it near to immediately ;-)

[simonthecat]

Okay, why?

[annelaure]

Because it's a... darn how do you call that in English?
An arithmetic cubic serie?

[simonthecat]

Correct... Took me ten minutes to spot it!