Professor Brainard is so consumed by his work at Medfield College that he has forgotten his own wedding to his fiancée, Sara Jean Reynolds, three times. On the afternoon of his third missed wedding, while attempting to create a new energy source to save the financially struggling college, he accidentally invents a metastable compound. Because it is a form of "flying rubber," he names it . Chaos and Utility
: The substance is mischievous and even performs elaborate dance numbers. The Rivalry and Resolution Flubber
The story of Flubber centers on Professor Philip Brainard , a brilliant but chronically absent-minded scientist who accidentally creates a sentient, high-energy green goo. The Accidental Discovery Professor Brainard is so consumed by his work
: To help the Medfield basketball team win a crucial game, he applies Flubber to the players' sneakers, enabling them to bounce to impossible heights for slam dunks. Chaos and Utility : The substance is mischievous
: Brainard uses it as a fuel source for his vintage 1962 Ford Thunderbird, allowing the car to fly.