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'The Simpsons' predicts epic downfall for Elon Musk and internet has its fingers crossed

‘The Simpsons’ episode which aired on October 29 predicted X getting sold after the owner’s rocket for Mars crashes into the International Space Station

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: The television show ‘The Simpsons’, immensely popular for predicting momentous events from the future, might have made a jaw-dropping prognosis regarding Elon Musk and his fortune including his newly acquired social media site X (previously Twitter).

The social media users were quick to take notice of the apparent prophecy showcased by the program.

The X users, who are still mourning the disappearance of the little blue bird of Twitter, may find the forecast worthy of attention.

However, on the other hand, the space enthusiast might find the prediction alarming.

What did ‘The Simpsons’ predict?

The fourth episode of ‘The Simpsons’s’ 35th season, which aired on Sunday, October 29, predicted X getting sold after the owner’s rocket for Mars crashes into the International Space Station.

In the episode titled ‘Thirst Trap: A Corporate Love Story’, a young college dropout CEO named Persephone - a believer in “fake it until you make it" philosophy - gets married to dashing Mr Burns who also funds her dream project.

In the episode it was shown that Persephone was given “a little something special for her birthday” by Mr Burns, per Yahoo! Entertainment.

Looking at the card, Persephone exclaimed, “A Twitter gift card?”

Burns replied, “No, I bought you Twitter, the whole company!” before adding poignantly,. “It was a bargain, the previous owner had to sell it after his self-driving Mars rocket crashed into the international space station.”

The dialogue naturally gained traction on the internet as eagle-eyed fans found similarity with the SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s life.

'The Simpson just warned us that ...'

One of the fans exclaimed, "Is this #Simpson prediction or what?" 

"The Simpson just warned us that one of @elonmusk spaceship is going to collide with a US space station … they’re undefeated at calling the future tragedy," said someone else.

Someone else said, "So bobs burgers & the Simpsons are doing episodes tonight with mentions of ritual sacrifice, the bohemian Grove, cult, silencing whisteblowers & @ElonMusk having to sell X because his self flying Mars rocket crashed into the space station."

"Wow. Did Mr Burns just try to predict Elon Musk rocket would kill people so he would have to sell Twitter. I love the Simpsons," said a fan excitedly.

Another ardent fan observed, "The Simpsons just predicted that the international space station will be destroyed by one of Elon's spaceships."

Past instances of 'The Simpsons' predictions coming true

'The Simpsons' has correctly predicted the advent of smart watches in a 1995 episode. They also famously predicted the merger of Disney and Fox in 1998 along with Donald Trump's presidential term.

The show also rightfully predicted the Titan submersible disaster back in June 2023 and the Covid pandemic.