![]() ![]() As with the the settlers in Chapter One of the Mysterious Island, they first strip their craft of everything nonessential, but do not lighten their aircraft enough, until one the passengers exits it (voluntarily in Lost and, presumably, accidentally in Mysterious Island). The helicopter passengers need to lighten the weight of their craft in order to stay in the air.The use of an electrically charged projectile, as did Captain Nemo in the Mysterious Island to kill some unwanted and hostile invaders.The following are coincidental similarities between the two stories": Given Jules Verne's fame, and the fame of his books around the world, it is likely that the (fictional) ape-capturing explorers named their captured orangutan after the one in Verne's novel. In a translation by Jordan Stump (2001, 2004 Random House), the ape's name is phonetically spelled Joop, to be more easily pronounced by American lips. This is an obvious reference to Jupe (Jupiter), the ape in this novel. Joop, the Hanso Foundation's 105-year-old orangutan (captured by British explorers) was first seen in the early days of the Lost Experience.The following are direct references to this classic Verne work: The content of this book is referenced by the show both directly and thematically. The book is possibly referenced by Shannon when she refers to their island as "Mystery Frickin' Island." (veracity debatable) (" Whatever the Case May Be"). ![]()
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