Fing-Longer
Invented by	Hubert J. Farnsworth
Purpose of invention	To extend the reach of your finger
First appearance	Anthology of Interest I

"So that's what things would be like if I'd invented the fing-longer. [Sigh]. A man can dream though. A man can dream..."

―Hubert J. Farnsworth^[src]

A Fing-Longer was an invention Professor Farnsworth regretted not inventing. It was similar to a glove, but it had an extended index finger, thus allowing him to use it during mission briefings. It allows him to reach much further to press things than he could have done with his normal hand. He first saw it in a What If? scenario but later went on to invent it as he thought it was a good idea.

An underlying difficulty that the invention of the Fing-Longer creates is whether Professor Farnsworth can properly be said to have invented it if he got the idea from a What-If Machine. The first question is to what extent does external inspiration affect one's claim as inventor. The second question is does another version of one's self count as external inspiration (most likely it does).

Appearances Edit

Episodes Edit

• Anthology of Interest I
• The Birdbot of Ice-Catraz
• Bender's Big Score
• The Duh-Vinci Code
• Lrrreconcilable Ndndifferences

Comics Edit

• The Read Menace!

Video games Edit

• Futurama: The Game