The outbreak of coronavirus has caused countless companies worldwide. Salary cuts, layoffs, and no assessment are the direct result of the global economic slowdown. Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, US oil prices turned negative for the first time on Monday, April 20. According to reports, US crude oil prices fell from $18 a barrel to -$38.
The creator of Simpsons, Matt Groening, and his team has one other prediction under its sleeve. American sitcom may be one of the most popular animated TV shows in history, but it turns out that it is very accurate in predicting major life events in the past.
Therefore, when the price of US crude oil turned negative, people shared a short glimpse of the show on Twitter, which showed that the price of oil would reach $ 0 per barrel.
Here is a tweet,
The simpsons on course for another prediction ?? #OilCrash pic.twitter.com/848gIhi5bv
— ?????? (@SaadDeez) April 20, 2020
Besides the oil price crash, here are The Simpsons predictions:
16 years ago, Donald Trump’s Presidency prediction
This is a direct Simpsons quote from March 2000 in a future where Lisa was president
Once again, The Simpsons is always right pic.twitter.com/992UUp8bI6
— Mike M – #MFL10 Retired? (@MikeMarFF) December 8, 2016
In a 2010 episode, Milhouse predicted that Bengt R. Holmstrom will the Nobel Prize. However, it actually happened six years later
Fun fact: @TheSimpsons‘ Milhouse once predicted MIT Prof. Holmström would win a #NobelPrize. Today, he was right! https://t.co/CC0LRk1avy pic.twitter.com/syhMiJBK2A
— Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (@MIT) October 10, 2016
“The Simpsons” had smart watches in a 1995 episode, and in 2013, the first Smart Watch came into existence
The Simpsons Smartwatch prediction (1995) via @mashable. lol pic.twitter.com/TmKgiXulxS
— SmartWatch News (@SmartWatchID) March 14, 2014
In 1998 in its Season 10, Episode 5, Simpsons joked that Fox Studios was a part of Disney, and 21 years later in 2017, the merger actually took place
Disney announces it has reached a deal to acquire 21st Century Fox, as predicted by a Simpsons episode that first aired on November 8, 1998. pic.twitter.com/kzloJQHeM8
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) December 14, 2017
An episode aired in 1993, titled, “Marge in Chains,” spoke about Osaka flu, showing the virus spread across America.
The Simpsons correctly predicted major life events time and time again. Although the creator of the show has repeatedly insisted on using humorous satire to make the audience laugh, many claims are ultimately accurate.
