| Display title | Reverse Polarity |
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This attribute controls the content of the description and og:description elements. | When a major obstacle in a Science Fiction show is resolved purely through the judicious application of Techno Babble, the characters have successfully Reversed the Polarity. It seems that every futuristic gadget or space ship subsystem performs some miraculous function if only you route the power through it backwards. Urban legend has it the expression originated on Doctor Who. In reality, the phrase "Reverse the Polarity" can be traced back at least as far back as a Carl Barks comic in March 1961, and as mentioned below, Forbidden Planet in 1956 had "Stand by to reverse polarity" as an apparently standard procedure when landing the starship. However, it was popularized by Doctor Who, as Jon Pertwee asked the writers for a simple piece of Techno Babble he could reliably deliver. The version most associated with the Third Doctor is "reverse the polarity of the neutron flow", although he only said it once during his time as the Doctor. |
