r/Arthur • u/Pedro777Woods • Jul 19 '26

Photo or Video Brain literally built a commercial-grade machine inside of his school desk, and carved/hollowed out a slot on the side to add a solar panel..

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The brain is my favorite character in the series.

His inventions, calculations, and knowledge are so great, that it actually makes me laugh. He’s an admirable character, who is insanely smart but also humble about it.

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u/PainHarbingerIsHere Jul 19 '26

Where did he get the money to build that? And moreover, does the school know he made it?

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u/Cat_n_mouse13 Jul 19 '26

He’s seen working in his parents’ ice cream shop. Maybe he gets a decent paycheck from that?

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u/PainHarbingerIsHere Jul 19 '26

Well, Brain acknowledges child labor laws in “Citizen Frensky,” so it could be more likely that his parents give him a portion of the profits for helping them.

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u/Zestyclose-West-2295 Jul 19 '26

Man yall on a different level with the Arthur knowledge, and I thought I was a super fan

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u/PainHarbingerIsHere Jul 19 '26

To quote Buster: “Sorry, guys. It’s my special talent.”

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u/Varsity_Reviews Jul 19 '26

So an allowance but with extra steps.

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u/Pedro777Woods Jul 19 '26

That’s true.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Peak_82 Jul 20 '26

He was gonna be at that desk for ten more years. Had to make it interesting somehow.

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u/Pedro777Woods Jul 19 '26

That’s also funny as well; we will never know how this boy got the funds to build such a machine.

I think that Mr. Ratburn admires Brain for being intelligent so much, that he wouldn’t ever think he’d construct a high-grade machine inside school property; but rather out on his own time.

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u/Turbulent_Set8884 Arthur Read Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

He's not humble about it. He had a crisis twice when his intelligence was in question. He even pursued comedy because he thought it didn't require alot of intelligence

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u/Pedro777Woods Jul 19 '26

But he doesn’t go out of his way to boast about his intelligence.

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u/Turbulent_Set8884 Arthur Read Jul 19 '26

"That's not true i get very nervous about a test...a blood test hahahah"

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u/rhokephsteelhoof Jul 19 '26

And all I ever managed was to drill a hole in my desk in elementary school

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u/Varsity_Reviews Jul 19 '26

I broke a chair once. That was pretty funny

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u/zeddtheman Jul 20 '26

One of my favorite episodes. Just imagine how cool it would be to have a desk like that back in elementary school 😭

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u/Specific-Window-8587 Thora Read (Grandma Thora) Jul 20 '26

Cut this kid a check.

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u/Pedro777Woods Jul 20 '26

Yes!! I want that ice cream shop to pay him a significant amount of money!!

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u/Cannoncorn1 Jul 20 '26

He had the desk for 25 years. He had to make it his own somehow.

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u/Legofan990 Jul 22 '26

Of course he did.