History Main / IfMyCalculationsAreCorrect

* Spoofed in the ''Machinima/LeeroyJenkinsVideo'', where the calculations being performed were clearly an AssPull.
* Parodied in {{WebVideo/EvAbridged}} 4.0, when people's calculations don't match up.
-->'''Misato:''' How much time until penetration?
-->'''Makoto:''' According to my calculations, we have about twelve hours until penetration.
-->'''NERV Tech:''' Actually according to my calculations we only have about ten hours until penetration.
-->'''Makoto:''' Well according to ''my'' calculations, YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CALCULATIONS!

->''"...when this baby hits 88 miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit."'' or stuff if you watching the TV version

->''"...when this baby hits 88 miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit."''

* ''Franchise/{{Tintin}}'': in ''Explorers of the Moon'', Calculus is hoping that his device will prevent the rocket from crashing against a meteor. Otherwise he would have to "redo all his calculations!"

* Some permutation of this phrase is often used in ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' and ''Series/{{Angel}}'' when trying to decode a book/scroll/anything-in-an-ancient-language that holds information vital to the current plot arc (usually a prophecy detailing the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt end of the world]]). Will probably be uttered by either Giles, Wesley, or Fred.

* In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', Mr. House runs many calculations. They're unbelievably correct - even his prediction for the start of a nuclear war is only off by a single day. [[PlayerCharacter The Courier]] is the only wild card variable in his calculations, and he does his damnest to play them in his own favor.

-->"Now you foul cretins. I calculate a Trans-Siberian express will pass this way in less than an hour using a rather complex mathematical formula devised while travelling across this most inspirational of lands. Pay attention. A Trans-Siberian left Vladivostok at midnight three days ago. At an average speed of 53kph, and given the difference in time zones and allowing for stoppage and dividing that by a factor of twelve..."\\

"Don't worry. I don't assume it. Not one bit."

* Creator/IsaacAsimov's "Literature/ThePsychohistorians": Hari Seldon gives Gaal Dornick [[PrescienceIsPredictable a bunch of calculations that show events over the next three hundred years]]. His math proves that the capital [[CityPlanet planet-city Trantor]], and by proxy, the [[GalacticSuperpower Galactic Empire]], will fall within that timeframe. Several mathematical terms are thrown around, but the details are left vague enough that Seldon's specific calculations unexplained. Dornick, [[TheWatson who normally needs things explained to him]], is capable of verifying the calculations for himself, and it turns out Seldon is right.

* In ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms,'' Zhuge Liang gets out a calculator to figure out if he can make forty-nine human sacrifices and stay on the right side of the MoralEventHorizon. He can't.

* ''Theatre/TheSpongebobMusical'': [[GeniusBruiser Sandy Cheeks the squirrel]] says this in Act II in reference to [[spoiler: her explosive device set to detonate at the exact moment of volcanic eruption, thus preventing the eruption and saving the town.]]

* ''Literature/WarJunkie'': Jon Steele is told by his producer, Bridget, to film the Trans-Siberian express as it passes an obelisk signifying where Europe becomes Asia.

Incidentally, the chances of the calculations actually ''being'' correct are roughly equal to the percentage of episode shown at the point it's said. [[BadassBookworm Unless it]]'s [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark]] or [[Literature/{{Foundation}} Hari Seldon]], or [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture Doc Brown]].

* "Literature/ThePsychohistorians": Hari Seldon gives Gaal Dornick [[PrescienceIsPredictable a bunch of calculations that show events over the next three hundred years]]. His math proves that the capital [[CityPlanet planet-city Trantor]], and by proxy, the [[GalacticSuperpower Galactic Empire]], will fall within that timeframe. Several mathematical terms are thrown around, but the details are left vague enough that Seldon's specific calculations unexplained. Dornick, [[TheWatson who normally needs things explained to him]], is capable of verifying the calculations for himself, and it turns out Seldon is right.

* ''War Junkie'' by ITN cameraman Jon Steele. Steele is told by his producer Bridget to film the Trans-Siberian express as it passes an obelisk signifying where Europe becomes Asia.
-->"Now you foul cretins. I calculate a Trans-Siberian express will pass this way in less than an hour using a rather complex mathematical formula devised while travelling across this most inspirational of lands. Pay attention. A Trans-Siberian left Vladivostok at midnight three days ago. At an average speed of 53kph, and given the difference in time zones and allowing for stoppage and dividing that by a factor of twelve..."
-->"Factor of twelve? What in God's name has that to do with the Trans-Siberian Express?"
-->"Don't you begin to assume a superior intelligence to me!"
-->"Don't worry. I don't assume it. Not one bit."

* Mega Brain from ''WesternAnimation/WidgetTheWorldWatcher'' constantly uses that phrase.

* Caramba from ''WesternAnimation/ZakStorm'' frequently uses that phrase.

* In ''Fanfic:FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms,'' Zhuge Liang gets out a calculator to figure out if he can make forty-nine human sacrifices and stay on the right side of the MoralEventHorizon. He can't.

* In the Adam West ''Series/{{Batman}}'' it was once phrased as "If my memory serves..." and Robin interjected "Which it always does!"

* Bently says this as a catchphrase in the [[Franchise/SlyCooper Sly Cooper games]], usually going "If I did my math right, and I ''always'' do my math right..." While he never screws up safe combinations, his calculations ''are'' sometimes off in later games, hitting unforeseen security. This does not hurt his confidence any.

* In "Part I: The Psychohistorians" of ''Literature/{{Foundation}}'', Hari Seldon gives Gaal Dornick a bunch of calculations proving that [[CityPlanet Trantor]], and by proxy the Empire, will fall within three hundred years. Several actual mathematical terms are thrown around, but the details are left vague enough to leave Seldon's specific calculations unexplained. Dornick is perfectly capable of verifying the calculations for himself; and it turns out Seldon ''is'' right.

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* Spock from ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'' is constantly spouting these.
** In the [[Film/StarTrek2009 2009 movie]] Chekov, of all people, gets this line.

** In the [[Film/StarTrek new movie]] Chekov, of all people, gets this line.

* The ''Film/IronMan1'' movie has [[Comicbook/IronMan Tony Stark]] finishing his first miniature Arc Reactor. His assistant Yinsen asks how much power it could generate, and Tony begins his reply with "If my math is right -- and it always is..." Presumably they're talking about a theoretical full-scale version of the reactor, because the number Tony gives was absurd otherwise (3 gigawatts).