: Tasked with folding the Professor’s sweaters, Bender uses the machine to create two smaller Benders to do the work for him.
: The episode is a play on the grey goo theory , a hypothetical catastrophic scenario where out-of-control self-replicating molecular nanotechnology consumes all biomass on Earth. [S6E15] Benderama
In the Futurama episode "" (Season 6, Episode 15), Bender’s extreme laziness nearly leads to the end of the world through a "grey goo" scenario. Plot Overview : Tasked with folding the Professor’s sweaters, Bender
: The crisis is only averted when a "Giant Unattractive Monster" (voiced by guest star Patton Oswalt ) attacks New New York, forcing the "Legion of Benders" to combine into one massive Bender to defeat him. Key Features & Trivia Plot Overview : The crisis is only averted
: Because the duplicates share Bender’s work-averse personality, they create their own smaller duplicates to avoid the task. This continues for generations, creating trillions of tiny Benders that begin consuming all matter on Earth—including the world’s alcohol supply—to fuel their replication.
: Comedian Patton Oswalt voices the sensitive, self-conscious giant alien who is offended by the crew's hygiene product delivery.
: Fan analysis of the "60% rule" suggests that by the 32nd generation, the Benders would be roughly the size of water molecules, and by the 60th generation, there would be over one quintillion Benders.