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The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka

The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka rather than just read about it. In short: "The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka" is the sixth episode in the second season of the American animated television series South Park. The 19th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on June 10, 1998.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

"The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka" is the sixth episode in the second season of the American animated television series South Park. The 19th episode of the series overall, it originally aired on Comedy Central in the United States on June 10, 1998. The episode was written by series co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, and directed by Parker. In the episode, the deadly "Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka" is sighted in South Park and the town's fearless hunters, Ned and Jimbo, are on the case. Their heroic efforts drive up the ratings for their hunting show and threaten to edge out Jesus's television show, Jesus and Pals.

Plot The boys are assigned to interview Vietnam War veterans; they interview Stan's uncle, Jimbo, and his friend, Ned, at the set of their own television show called Huntin' and Killin'. The two claim that they single-handedly defeated the entire Viet Cong army, returning to base just in time to ride the log flume ride at the amusement park section of the camp. Both Mr. Garrison and Mr. Mackey think they fabricated their report and not only fail them, but give them detention for the week. The boys plot revenge on Jimbo and Ned by making bogus videos of the legendary "Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka", which Jimbo and Ned then air on Huntin' and Killin'. The show becomes successful, leading to a decline in ratings for their competitors, including the talk show Jesus and Pals, starring Jesus. Its producer decides to change the show's format to resemble the "trash TV" format, despite Jesus' lack of enthusiasm for the idea. Meanwhile, Jimbo and Ned go searching for the Staring Frog, which can supposedly kill with a glance. Ned sees the fake frog the boys set up and becomes comatose from pure fear. While visiting him in the hospital, the boys confess their misdeed. This leads to Jimbo, Ned, and the boys all appearing on Jesus and Pals, arranged by the show's producer. Without Jesus' knowledge, the producer arranges for them to lie on the air to improve ratings; she has Jimbo lie that Stan is a drug-addicted satanist, while Stan retorts by lying that Jimbo molested him. This escalates into riot in the studio (in a parody of the Jerry Springer Show), that results in Kenny being torn in two by crazed audience members. Jesus angrily silences the crowd and the lie is revealed. Stan apologizes for making up the stories about the Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka, and Jimbo apologizes for telling Stan that he defeated the entire Viet Cong Army. Although Ned is still comatose at the end of the episode, Jimbo reassures the boys he'll snap him out of it by showing him hardcore pornography. Jesus decides that he will put his old show back, and as punishment to his producer, he sends her to Hell, where she meets Satan with his partner Saddam Hussein, much to her horror.

Home media All 18 episodes of the second season, including "The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka", were released on a DVD box set on June 3, 2003.

References

External links

"The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka" Full Episode at South Park Studios "The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka" at IMDb

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka

In research: The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1998 American television episodes, Cultural depictions of Saddam Hussein, Fiction about the Devil, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does The Mexican Staring Frog of Southern Sri Lanka matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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