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=== "To Infinity... and Beyond!" === Buzz Lightyear's line "To Infinity and Beyond!" has been used not only on themed merchandise, but among philosophers and mathematical theorists as well.<ref name="InfinityPhil">{{cite book |last=Dusek |first=Val |year=2006 |title=Philosophy of Technology: An Introduction |page=59 |publisher=Blackwell Publishing |isbn=1-4051-1163-1}}</ref><ref name="InfinityPossible">{{cite news |title=Introducing student-friendly technology |url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-919112_ITM |work=[[The Jakarta Post]] |date=April 10, 2004 |access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716080259/http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-919112_ITM|archive-date=July 16, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="InfinityAmerican">{{cite news |last=Matson |first=John |title=Strange but True: Infinity Comes in Different Sizes |url=http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=strange-but-true-infinity-comes-in-different-sizes |work=[[Scientific American]] |date=July 19, 2007 |access-date=March 13, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120918202155/http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=strange-but-true-infinity-comes-in-different-sizes|archive-date=September 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, during [[STS-124]], astronauts took an action figure of Buzz Lightyear into space on [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] as part of an educational experience for students while stressing the catchphrase. The action figure was used for experiments in [[Weightlessness|zero-g]].<ref name="BuzzSpace">{{cite news |first=Robert Z. |last=Pearlman |title=Buzz Lightyear Becomes Real Space Ranger |url=http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/080529-cs-buzz-lightyear.html |publisher=[[Space.com]] |date=May 29, 2008 |access-date=March 12, 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120911124014/http://www.space.com/5420-buzz-lightyear-real-space-ranger.html|archive-date=September 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> It was reported in 2008 that a father and son had continually repeated the phrase to help them keep track of each other while treading water for 15 hours in the Atlantic Ocean.<ref>{{cite news |agency=Associated Press |title='Toy Story' Line Helped Father, Son Survive in Water for 15 Hours |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/toy-story-line-helped-father-son-survive-in-water-for-15-hours |work=Fox News Channel |date=September 10, 2008 |access-date=March 13, 2009 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730124157/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,420602,00.html|archive-date=July 30, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> The phrase occurs in the lyrics of [[Beyoncé Knowles|Beyoncé's]] 2008 song "[[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)]]", during the [[bridge (music)|bridge]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.beyonce.com/album/i-am-sasha-fierce/lyrics/ |title=Beyonce Knowles – Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) Lyrics {{!}} AZLyrics.com|website=www.azlyrics.com|language=en|access-date=February 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202042229/https://www.beyonce.com/album/i-am-sasha-fierce/lyrics/|archive-date=February 2, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, the late [[Capital STEEZ]] released a song titled "Infinity and Beyond" in reference to the phrase as part of his ''AmeriKKKan Korruption'' mixtape.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://genius.com/albums/Capital-steez/Amerikkkan-korruption |title=Capital STEEZ — AmeriKKKan Korruption Lyrics and Tracklist |work=Genius.com |access-date=April 27, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427180020/https://genius.com/albums/Capital-steez/Amerikkkan-korruption |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Disney has also recycled the phrase in homage to ''Toy Story'' at least twice. In the "[[blooper reel]]" shown during the credits of ''[[A Bug's Life]]'', [[Dave Foley]] says the line while in character as Flik, and Tim Allen himself repeated his famous line in ''[[The Shaggy Dog (2006 film)|The Shaggy Dog]]'', in a scene when the titular character jumps off a bridge onto a moving vehicle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eeggs.com/items/50255.html|title=Shaggy Dog, The Easter Egg|work=eeggs.com|date=June 11, 2007|access-date=April 26, 2021|archive-date=April 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426184338/https://eeggs.com/items/50255.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
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