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Without looking, what did Doc Brown steal?

Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:13 pm
Posted by Tomatocantender
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Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:13 pm
Was it plutonium or uranium, and who did he steal it from? I have a bet with a friend, neither of us have seen the movie for a decade plus. He says Iran and uranium, I said plutonium but have no clue on the country so just defaulted to Iraq. Lastly, why does plutonium not get as much press as uranium?
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
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Member since Jan 2005
81729 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:14 pm to
Plutonium from the Libyans.

The plutonium was needed to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity.
Posted by Bryno1960
Off River Road
Member since Aug 2013
3969 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:16 pm to
Libyans and plutonium
Posted by Wraytex
San Antonio - Gonzales
Member since Jun 2020
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Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:18 pm to
And they found him because his name was on the side of the truck
Posted by temporary
Lexington, KY
Member since Feb 2013
243 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:18 pm to
I'm sure that in 1985 plutonium is available in every corner drugstore, but in 1955 it's a little hard to come by.
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
23366 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:21 pm to
Come on baw, the two major quotes from that scene are:

"Plutonium? Are you telling me this sucker is nuclear?"

And

"Who do you think?! The Libyans!"
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
71675 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:22 pm to
quote:

Was it plutonium or uranium, and who did he steal it from?


Bro everyone here is like 45 years old. This isn't even a second's worth of thought.

Posted by ellunchboxo
G-Town
Member since Feb 2009
19523 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:29 pm to
quote:

why does plutonium not get as much press as uranium


Pluto is farther away than Uranus thus harder to get.
Posted by blueboy
Member since Apr 2006
66238 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:32 pm to
quote:

what did Doc Brown steal?
Nothing. The Libyans stole it so he could make them a bomb in exchange for keeping the rest for his time machine. He built them a fake bomb so they came after him.
Posted by CleverUserName
Member since Oct 2016
17874 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:39 pm to
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Nothing.


Correct answer. The Libyans gave it to him. He just repurposed it.

They got some used pinball machine parts in exchange.
Posted by Lou
Modesto, CA
Member since Aug 2005
8882 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 6:56 pm to
(my apologies, too late on the pinball reference.)
This post was edited on 5/21/26 at 7:06 pm
Posted by TygerLyfe
Member since May 2023
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Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:27 pm to
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Bro everyone here is like 45 years old


*sniff* don't I wish.
Posted by tigerfan84
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Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:28 pm to
Posted by TygerLyfe
Member since May 2023
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Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:33 pm to
Movie board
Posted by sqerty
AP
Member since May 2022
8566 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:33 pm to
Why were the Libyans driving that shitty van instead of a Chevy Truck or something cooler. shite broke down during the assualt
Posted by cubsfan5150
NWA
Member since Nov 2007
18784 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:40 pm to
Plutonium and lybia
Posted by WG_Dawg
Member since Jun 2004
90727 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:50 pm to
quote:

The plutonium was needed to generate the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity.


What the hell is a gigawatt?
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
39435 posts
Posted on 5/21/26 at 7:57 pm to
Plutonium and Libyans?

ETA: my brain feels good that I got it right.
This post was edited on 5/21/26 at 7:58 pm
Posted by dyslexic
Left field
Member since Nov 2010
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Posted on 5/21/26 at 8:25 pm to
Posted by dyslexic
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Posted on 5/21/26 at 8:29 pm to
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