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After predicting aTrump presidency, FIFA corruption scandal, Siegfried and Roy’s tiger attack, and Greece’s financial default,The Simpsonshas come through with another glimpse into the future.
On Sunday,Sir Richard Branson, the billionaire business mogul with a flair for adventure, took his most daring trip yet when he flew to the edge of space aboard a Virgin Galactic ship for the first time. Branson, 70, along with five other team members, boarded theVSS Unity spacecraftto embark on the company’s first fully crewed flight test, a mission dubbed “Unity 22.”
Bransonshared footage from the tripon Monday and his followers couldn’t help but realize that a shot of him in the spaceship looked a whole lot like an old episode ofThe Simpsons.
A season 25 episode of the animated comedy titled “The War of Art,” which aired in 2014, saw an animated Branson in space. In the scene, he leaned back and admired a painting while floating in the zero gravity compartment of a spaceship, similar to his video shared this week.
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Twitter users immediately hopped online to point out that art imitated life, as the cartoon came true seven years later.
“So the @TheSimpsons predicted yet another thing that came true. @richardbranson making his flight into space for the #Unity22 launch,” oneTwitter user wrote, sharing a meme of the two moments.
Anotheruser tweeted: “How can The Simpsons show predict every damn thing?” And Branson’sVirgin Atlantic agreedwith the accurate prediction, retweeting the humorous image with the applause emoji.
However, some critics shut down the theory, saying that anyone could have predicted Branson’s trip to space asfounded the Virgin Galactic in 2004, vocalizing hopes of sending tourists to space years ago.
“So the show wasn’t exactly being Nostradamus here,” oneargued.
The Simpsonshas become known for its mind-blowing predictions of future events, the most notable beingDonald Trump’s term asPresident of the United States. The show has also correctly predicted winners of the World Cup and Super Bowl.
source: people.com
