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Previously on
The Big Bang Theory...
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Sheldon, did you just figure out
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a method for synthesizing a new
stable super-heavy element?
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Did I?!
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Well, that can't be right.
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No one's ever done that before.
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Except me because I just did it!
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♪ Sheldon and his brain, yeah
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♪ Sheldon and his brain,
yeah! ♪
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I've made a horrible mistake.
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What are you talking about?
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This table,
it's in square centimeters
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I read it as square meters.
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You know what that means?
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That Americans can't handle
the metric system?
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Amy, I was off
by a factor of 10,000.
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But the Chinese team
found the element.
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Yeah, well, they shouldn't have.
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My calculations were wrong.
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The greatest scientific
achievement of my life
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is based on a blunder.
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I'm not a genius.
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I'm a fraud.
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You know, Sheldon,
in neuroscience,
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we're forever finding something
in one part of the brain
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that we thought was
someplace else.
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Oh, great, now I'm
worse than a fraud.
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I'm practically a biologist.
someplace else.
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This is Science Friday.
I'm Ira Flatow.
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My guest today is responsible
for the discovery of the first
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stable super-heavy element.
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Welcome, Dr. Sheldon Cooper.
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Thank you.
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Uh, the university
made me come here.
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I didn't want to.
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Uh, big fan of the show.
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So, I understand
that you actually discovered
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this element by mistake.
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Yes.
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And some people in the science
community are calling it
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"The Wonder Blunder."
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Who? Give me their names.
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I bet it's Wolowitz.
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It's just such
a fascinating story.
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Your calculations are way off,
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but they find
the element anyway.
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It's like misreading
a treasure map
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and still finding the treasure.
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Can we talk
about something else?
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Do you know that I yodel?
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That's interesting,
but this could be taking you
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down the path
toward a Nobel Prize.
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And in chemistry, no less.
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And wouldn't
that be unusual?
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Because you're a physicist.
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Yes, yes, I'd be a physicist
with a Nobel in chemistry.
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Everyone laugh
at the circus freak.
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You know, I don't need to sit
here and take this, Flatow.
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It is because of bullies
like you,
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every day
more and more Americans
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are making the switch
to television.
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♪ Our whole universe
was in a hot, dense state ♪
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♪ Then nearly 14 billion years
ago expansion started... Wait! ♪
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♪ The Earth ban to cool
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♪ The autotrophs began to drool,
Neanderthals developed tools ♪
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♪ We built the Wall
♪ We built the pyramids ♪
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♪ Math, Science, History,
unraveling the mystery ♪
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♪ That all started
with a big bang ♪
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♪ Bang! ♪
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♪ The Big Bang Theory 7x10 ♪
The Discovery Dissipation
Original Air Date on December 5, 2013
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== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man
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President Seibert, I don't
know why you're yelling.
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You're the one who made me
go on the radio.
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I was expecting a professional
science interview,
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not an attack
by some morning zoo shock jock.
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Well, if the university
needs money so badly,
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perhaps you should start
a swear jar.
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Whoa! That one's worth a dollar.
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I know you don't like it,
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but every time
you do an interview,
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it raises the profile
of the university.
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That translates to funding.
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Yeah, well, I'm not just
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some trained monkey
dancing for coins.
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Of course you're not.
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People love trained monkeys.
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How can you not be happy?
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You're tall, thin and famous.
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Oh, my God,
I'm jealous of Sheldon.
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Look, you're gonna be doing
this stuff for a while.
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You're just gonna have to find
a way to get used to it.
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But none of you know
what this is like.
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Being celebrated for something
you wish you never did.
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Mmm... you clearly haven't been
with me at Mardi Gras.
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Want to pause the video game
and help me clean up?
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I am cleaning up.
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Look at the mess the Joker made
of Gotham City.
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Come on, it's your friend
who's coming to stay here.
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Raj grew up in India.
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Trust me, he's seen worse.
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Howie.
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I promise I'll help out
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the rest of the week.
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The rest of the week?
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You said it was just gonna be
a night or two.
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Yeah, but if I told you a week,
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would you have said yes?
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No!
Then you left me no choice.
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I love Raj, but that's
a long time for a house guest.
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I know, but they're
tenting his building.
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He can't find a hotel
he likes that allows dogs.
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He's bringing Cinnamon?
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For a whole week!
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The nerve of some people.
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Here comes
the Embarrassment Express.
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With stops at Fraudville...
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WonderBlunderberg...
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and Kansas City.
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Because it's a hub.
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Sheldon, can I come in?
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Do you have cookies?
No.
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Good. I don't deserve cookies.
Come in.
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Wil...?
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Hey, Sheldon.
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It's been a while.
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Why are you here?
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Amy said you were
having a rough time,
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and I thought maybe
we could talk.
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Is that okay?
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Certainly.
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Although...
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right now,
I'm having a rough time
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because there's
three people in my room,
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and it's starting to feel
like a discotheque.
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Sheldon, you said you were
unhappy getting attention
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for something you wished
you never did.
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Yeah, I know a little
something about that.
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Oh, nonsense, Wil.
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Your endless tweets are
not that bad.
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I remember why
it's been a while.
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Sheldon, I was actually talking
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about when I was a kid
on Star Trek.
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How could you not
like getting attention
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for playing Wesley Crusher?
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You were wonderful.
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A know-it-all boy genius
with an eidetic memory.
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Who couldn't relate to that?
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Well, not everybody
felt that way.
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A lot of people
really hated the character,
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and some of them
hated me because of it.
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I would do interviews,
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and people would be mean to me.
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That just happened to me.
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Next time you're stuck
for a tweet,
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feel free to say
what a jerk Ira Flatow is.
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Sheldon, the point is
Wil learned to embrace
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that part of his life and moved
on to bigger and better things.
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Yeah, I'm an author now,
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I do public speaking,
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and I have my own Web series
about board games.
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Uh...
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We're trying
to cheer him up, so...
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I'm just saying
that there was a time
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when I thought I would never get
out of Wesley Crusher's shadow.
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But now,
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it's just one small part
of a pretty great life,
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and it's a part
that I'm happy is there.
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I do see what you're saying.
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That helps.
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Good.
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Would you two like to stay
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and play trains with me?
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Sure.
Okay.
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Oh, great!
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Now...
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I work the controls.
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I say "All aboard""
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You sit quietly and watch.
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Can I blow the whistle?
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You should probably go.
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You're gonna brush
your teeth on my couch?
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No, I'm gonna brush
Cinnamon's teeth.
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Why bother?
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She spends half the time
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licking her butt.
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And the other half
licking my face.
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That's why I'm brushing
her teeth.
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Hey, guys.
Sorry I'm so late.
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Did you already have dinner?
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No, we were waiting for you.
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Aw, that's so sweet.
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Yeah. So what do you
feel like making?
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Howard, the poor thing
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just got home from work.
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Let me get you a glass of wine.
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I'll cook dinner.
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- Oh, Raj, you're our guest.
- Don't be silly.
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Sit. You look
like you've had a long day.
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No, she always
looks like that.
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Because she married an idiot.
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Thank you, Raj.
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Please, this is
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my way of thanking you
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for letting me stay here.
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Now, tell us all about your day.
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Okay, um, well, first,
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I was late to a meeting
'cause I was stuck in traffic.
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Well, I keep telling you to put
that traffic app on your phone.
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Hey, when you got home today
complaining that you felt sick
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from eating
too many jelly beans,
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did I tell you how to fix it?
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No.
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I said, "Aw, that must hurt,"
and I rubbed your belly.
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I thought of you
the whole time.
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All I'm saying is there's
a time to just listen.
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Thank you.
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There's also a time to stop
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eating too many jelly beans.
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And it's when you're ten.
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Hello, President Siebert.
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Thank you for taking my call.
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I just wanted you to know
that you can now expect
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enthusiastic participation
from me regarding my discovery.
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Oh, no, no, no, no.
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No need to thank me.
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Thank my friend, Wil Wheaton.
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For your information,
I have nine friends, hmm?
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Ten if we include you.
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Nine it is.
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Ah, it's ten.
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I'll count Wolowitz.
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Hello, friend Leonard.
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Hey, you're in a good mood.
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I'm in a great mood.
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Well, you're about to be
in an even better one.
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I didn't want
to say anything
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until I knew for sure, but...
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I've been re-running the tests
on your element in my lab
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and I disproved it.
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Your element does not exist!
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Yeah, but what about
the Chinese research team?
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They found it.
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Yeah, it turns out someone added
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simulated signals
to the data files.
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They faked the results.
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Really?
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Yes! Do you know
what that means?
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That means all of this attention
that you hate goes away.
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So no more interviews?
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No, it's all over.
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I can't believe it.
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Well, you're welcome.
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You robbed me
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of my greatest achievement!
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What?!
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I'm back down
to nine friends!
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Make it eight--
I'm sick of Wolowitz, too!
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I-I don't understand.
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All you've done
since you discovered
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this stupid element
was complain.
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I was trying to make you happy!
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By taking away
my only claim to fame?
263
00:10:04,743 --> 00:10:06,409
Well, if you wanted
to make me happy,
264
00:10:06,411 --> 00:10:07,827
you could have told me a joke.
265
00:10:07,829 --> 00:10:09,112
Or shown me a cute video
266
00:10:09,114 --> 00:10:11,147
of a koala and an otter
267
00:10:11,149 --> 00:10:12,648
becoming unlikely friends.
268
00:10:12,650 --> 00:10:16,035
Oh, there is
no winning with you.
269
00:10:16,037 --> 00:10:18,421
And koalas and otters don't
even live near each other!
270
00:10:18,423 --> 00:10:21,424
That's what makes
their friendship unlikely!
271
00:10:21,426 --> 00:10:23,042
Hey!
272
00:10:23,044 --> 00:10:24,344
What's with all the yelling?
273
00:10:24,346 --> 00:10:26,429
Leonard disproved my element.
274
00:10:26,431 --> 00:10:28,765
Now all the attention
is going to go away.
275
00:10:28,767 --> 00:10:30,266
Oh, that's great.
You must be thrilled!
276
00:10:30,268 --> 00:10:33,686
That's it!
I'm down to seven friends.
277
00:10:33,688 --> 00:10:37,390
He's counting hobbits
and superheroes, right?
278
00:10:37,392 --> 00:10:40,643
When I thought the element
was real, I didn't want it.
279
00:10:40,645 --> 00:10:42,479
But now that Leonard
made it not exist,
280
00:10:42,481 --> 00:10:44,981
I want it more
than anything in the world.
281
00:10:44,983 --> 00:10:46,566
The-the element never existed.
282
00:10:46,568 --> 00:10:48,351
I didn't take it away,
science took it away.
283
00:10:48,353 --> 00:10:49,452
Be mad at science.
284
00:10:49,454 --> 00:10:52,455
Don't you dare use
science against me.
285
00:10:52,457 --> 00:10:54,991
Science is my best friend!
286
00:10:54,993 --> 00:10:56,459
Oh, good,
I'm back up to eight.
287
00:10:57,828 --> 00:11:00,046
Will you tell him
he's out of his mind.
288
00:11:00,048 --> 00:11:01,347
Actually, I get
what he's saying.
289
00:11:01,349 --> 00:11:02,715
Oh, yes! Nine!
290
00:11:02,717 --> 00:11:03,716
Welcome back, buddy.
291
00:11:06,003 --> 00:11:08,037
It's like if you're dating
someone you're not that into,
292
00:11:08,039 --> 00:11:09,305
and then they break up with you
293
00:11:09,307 --> 00:11:10,723
and then you want them
more than ever.
294
00:11:10,725 --> 00:11:12,425
I have no idea what
she's talking about.
295
00:11:12,427 --> 00:11:15,812
but we're ganged up
on you so I agree.
296
00:11:16,713 --> 00:11:18,881
Okay, Sheldon, what do you
want me to do,
297
00:11:18,883 --> 00:11:20,483
hide the information?
298
00:11:20,485 --> 00:11:21,851
If I don't publish it,
299
00:11:21,853 --> 00:11:23,236
it's just a matter of time
before someone else does.
300
00:11:23,238 --> 00:11:25,021
No, no, of course
you have to publish.
301
00:11:25,023 --> 00:11:26,956
That's your responsibility
as a scientist.
302
00:11:26,958 --> 00:11:28,608
Doing otherwise
would be unethical.
303
00:11:28,610 --> 00:11:29,892
You have no choice.
304
00:11:29,894 --> 00:11:31,661
Fine, I'll publish.
305
00:11:31,663 --> 00:11:33,363
Can you believe this guy?
306
00:11:43,479 --> 00:11:45,480
Aw! Raj did the dishes.
307
00:11:45,482 --> 00:11:47,032
How do you know
I didn't do them?
308
00:11:47,034 --> 00:11:48,767
Because once, when all
the knives were dirty,
309
00:11:48,769 --> 00:11:51,603
you cut a bagel with your keys.
310
00:11:53,039 --> 00:11:54,873
Good morning, everybody.
311
00:11:54,875 --> 00:11:57,008
I picked up coffee
while I was out.
312
00:11:57,010 --> 00:11:59,628
Bernadette, here's
your soy peppermint mocha.
313
00:11:59,630 --> 00:12:01,797
Aw, you didn't have to do that.
314
00:12:01,799 --> 00:12:02,931
Oh, my pleasure, and don't worry
315
00:12:02,933 --> 00:12:03,999
about your presentation today.
316
00:12:04,001 --> 00:12:05,217
You're gonna be great.
317
00:12:05,219 --> 00:12:07,419
Yeah, you're gonna
knock it out of the park.
318
00:12:07,421 --> 00:12:09,621
What presentation
do I have today?
319
00:12:11,057 --> 00:12:12,674
Just go.
320
00:12:16,012 --> 00:12:18,180
He loves you.
321
00:12:18,182 --> 00:12:19,147
What are you doing?
322
00:12:19,149 --> 00:12:20,599
Are you trying
to make me look bad?
323
00:12:20,601 --> 00:12:22,133
I'm just being
a good house guest.
324
00:12:22,135 --> 00:12:23,602
No, you're being
a better husband than I am.
325
00:12:23,604 --> 00:12:25,353
Doing the dishes,
getting coffee,
326
00:12:25,355 --> 00:12:26,571
knowing about her life--
327
00:12:26,573 --> 00:12:28,473
who does that?
328
00:12:28,475 --> 00:12:31,109
Oh, come on,
I brought you one, too.
329
00:12:31,111 --> 00:12:32,794
I don't want coffee.
330
00:12:32,796 --> 00:12:34,246
That's why I got you
hot chocolate.
331
00:12:34,248 --> 00:12:36,331
Give me that.
332
00:12:36,333 --> 00:12:39,034
Just stop showing me up.
333
00:12:39,036 --> 00:12:40,585
Howard, listen to me.
334
00:12:40,587 --> 00:12:41,986
You're a great husband.
335
00:12:41,988 --> 00:12:44,589
Yes, your listening skills
could use some work.
336
00:12:44,591 --> 00:12:47,793
But it's amazing how far
you've come given that you're
337
00:12:47,795 --> 00:12:51,263
an only child raised
by an over-protective mom.
338
00:12:51,265 --> 00:12:53,882
Um, is this getting weird?
339
00:12:53,884 --> 00:12:54,933
Hang on.
340
00:12:59,388 --> 00:13:02,224
So, yes.
341
00:13:03,392 --> 00:13:05,594
Hey.
342
00:13:05,596 --> 00:13:07,946
I just wanted to let you know
that I-I posted my findings.
343
00:13:07,948 --> 00:13:09,180
I saw.
344
00:13:09,182 --> 00:13:10,532
And I just
345
00:13:10,534 --> 00:13:12,617
posted a retraction of my paper.
346
00:13:12,619 --> 00:13:15,620
Now the whole scientific
community knows I was wrong.
347
00:13:15,622 --> 00:13:18,290
These things happen
all the time, Sheldon.
348
00:13:18,292 --> 00:13:19,457
Not to me.
349
00:13:19,459 --> 00:13:21,543
The only other retraction
I ever had to issue
350
00:13:21,545 --> 00:13:24,212
was when I was seven
and I conceded that my brother
351
00:13:24,214 --> 00:13:26,915
was the greatest ninja
in East Texas.
352
00:13:28,167 --> 00:13:30,448
But that was just a ploy to get
my face out of his armpit.
353
00:13:31,721 --> 00:13:34,055
There he is!
354
00:13:35,207 --> 00:13:36,808
It's my favorite superhero--
355
00:13:36,810 --> 00:13:39,594
the Retractor!
356
00:13:40,730 --> 00:13:43,398
Come on, don't give him
a hard time.
357
00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:44,683
I'm sorry, Cooper.
358
00:13:44,685 --> 00:13:46,885
I retract it.
359
00:13:47,820 --> 00:13:49,654
By the way, Hofstadter,
360
00:13:49,656 --> 00:13:52,190
nice job disproving
the Chinese team.
361
00:13:52,192 --> 00:13:53,275
It's not a big deal.
362
00:13:53,277 --> 00:13:54,910
It's a huge deal.
363
00:13:54,912 --> 00:13:57,896
Cooper, maybe physics
just isn't your thing.
364
00:13:58,898 --> 00:14:00,749
Have you ever considered
a career in retail?
365
00:14:00,751 --> 00:14:04,002
That way you could take
things back for a living.
366
00:14:05,454 --> 00:14:06,504
Okay, Barry, that's enough.
367
00:14:06,506 --> 00:14:07,906
Oh, no, that's okay.
368
00:14:07,908 --> 00:14:09,875
I can fight my own battles.
369
00:14:09,877 --> 00:14:12,961
Isn't that right, "Bawwy."
370
00:14:14,580 --> 00:14:16,431
Is...?
371
00:14:16,433 --> 00:14:19,017
Is that a reference
to my speech impediment?
372
00:14:20,469 --> 00:14:23,054
That's pretty hurtful.
373
00:14:23,056 --> 00:14:24,472
I...
374
00:14:24,474 --> 00:14:26,474
I can't control it.
375
00:14:27,944 --> 00:14:29,027
You're right,
376
00:14:29,029 --> 00:14:31,062
That was uncalled for.
377
00:14:31,064 --> 00:14:32,480
I take it back.
378
00:14:32,482 --> 00:14:33,448
Of course you do.
379
00:14:33,450 --> 00:14:35,450
Because you're the Retractor!
380
00:14:39,822 --> 00:14:41,990
Raj, this dinner was amazing.
381
00:14:41,992 --> 00:14:43,107
If you're here much longer,
382
00:14:43,109 --> 00:14:45,126
I'm gonna have
to buy bigger clothes.
383
00:14:45,128 --> 00:14:46,110
Nonsense.
384
00:14:46,112 --> 00:14:47,295
You need
a little fattening up.
385
00:14:47,297 --> 00:14:49,280
You've been looking
too skinny lately.
386
00:14:49,282 --> 00:14:50,615
Aw.
387
00:14:50,617 --> 00:14:53,134
Howie, how come you never
say anything sweet like that?
388
00:14:53,136 --> 00:14:54,118
What are you talking about?
389
00:14:54,120 --> 00:14:55,337
Remember last week,
when I asked you
390
00:14:55,339 --> 00:14:56,721
if you were wearing Spanx
and you weren't?
391
00:14:56,723 --> 00:14:59,007
How's that different?
392
00:15:00,509 --> 00:15:02,010
Maybe you could try being
more thoughtful,
393
00:15:02,012 --> 00:15:03,628
like your friend Raj.
394
00:15:03,630 --> 00:15:06,147
Yeah, well, maybe you could
try being more like Raj.
395
00:15:06,149 --> 00:15:07,232
Oh, really?
396
00:15:07,234 --> 00:15:08,149
Yeah, yeah.
397
00:15:08,151 --> 00:15:09,567
He packed me
a lunch this morning.
398
00:15:09,569 --> 00:15:12,771
And there was a note inside
that said, "Go get 'em""
399
00:15:12,773 --> 00:15:15,357
Like I don't do enough
around here.
400
00:15:15,359 --> 00:15:16,658
Now I need
to pack your lunch?
401
00:15:16,660 --> 00:15:18,309
And by the way, why do you need
a note telling you
402
00:15:18,311 --> 00:15:19,744
to "go get 'em"?
You're a grown man!
403
00:15:19,746 --> 00:15:21,079
You should know to "go get 'em"!
404
00:15:21,981 --> 00:15:23,365
I do know to "go get 'em""
405
00:15:23,367 --> 00:15:25,050
but sometimes it's nice
to have emotional support
406
00:15:25,052 --> 00:15:27,485
when I'm going and getting them!
407
00:15:27,487 --> 00:15:29,921
Hey, hey, do you
hear yourselves?
408
00:15:29,923 --> 00:15:33,208
Let's just, you know, all calm
down and take a step back.
409
00:15:33,210 --> 00:15:35,310
This is stupid.
410
00:15:35,312 --> 00:15:36,511
Why are we fighting?
411
00:15:36,513 --> 00:15:37,545
I don't know.
412
00:15:37,547 --> 00:15:38,997
I guess I was just feeling
413
00:15:38,999 --> 00:15:40,832
like I'm a lousy husband.
414
00:15:40,834 --> 00:15:42,350
You're not a lousy husband.
415
00:15:42,352 --> 00:15:43,635
You're a great husband.
416
00:15:43,637 --> 00:15:45,887
I was the one feeling
like a lousy wife.
417
00:15:45,889 --> 00:15:48,139
Are you kidding?
You're the best.
418
00:15:48,141 --> 00:15:49,691
I know what the problem is.
419
00:15:49,693 --> 00:15:51,376
It's him!
420
00:15:52,194 --> 00:15:54,312
Oh, what did I do?
421
00:15:54,314 --> 00:15:56,681
You made us feel like we're
not trying hard enough.
422
00:15:56,683 --> 00:15:58,349
Yeah, we were totally fine
half-assing our marriage
423
00:15:58,351 --> 00:16:00,251
till you showed up.
424
00:16:00,253 --> 00:16:02,954
Look, I'm sorry
you're upset with me,
425
00:16:02,956 --> 00:16:04,656
but I just have to say
it's nice to see
426
00:16:04,658 --> 00:16:06,190
the two of you on the same page.
427
00:16:06,192 --> 00:16:07,859
Oh, it does feel good
428
00:16:07,861 --> 00:16:09,461
to have you backing
me up for once.
429
00:16:09,463 --> 00:16:11,778
I back you up all the time!
That is not...
430
00:16:11,779 --> 00:16:14,146
He's doing it again!
What is wrong with you?!
431
00:16:15,718 --> 00:16:17,419
I can't believe
they kicked you out.
432
00:16:17,421 --> 00:16:21,056
I can't believe
they're still married.
433
00:16:21,058 --> 00:16:24,559
Oh, no, I forgot Cinnamon's
toothbrush at Howard's.
434
00:16:24,561 --> 00:16:27,312
I guess you're sharing
with Daddy again.
435
00:16:32,351 --> 00:16:34,736
Bark once if you need me
to call PETA.
436
00:16:37,606 --> 00:16:40,325
What's that animal doing
in our apartment?
437
00:16:40,327 --> 00:16:42,610
Oh, relax, she's in her crate.
She can't get out.
438
00:16:42,612 --> 00:16:44,329
I have two words for you:
439
00:16:44,331 --> 00:16:46,364
Jurassic Park.
440
00:16:46,366 --> 00:16:49,584
This day just keeps
getting worse and worse.
441
00:16:49,586 --> 00:16:51,119
You know, if it makes
you feel any better...
442
00:16:51,121 --> 00:16:52,087
It probably won't.
443
00:16:52,089 --> 00:16:53,204
You're probably right.
444
00:16:53,206 --> 00:16:56,257
Sheldon, it's a beautiful night.
445
00:16:56,259 --> 00:16:58,877
Why don't you and I
go for a nice walk together?
446
00:16:58,879 --> 00:17:01,429
Oh, everything is just sex
with you isn't it?
447
00:17:02,915 --> 00:17:05,517
Sheldon, I think
you might find the support
448
00:17:05,519 --> 00:17:07,085
you're looking for,
if you realize
449
00:17:07,087 --> 00:17:09,304
that relationships
are a give and take.
450
00:17:09,306 --> 00:17:10,755
She can only be there for you
451
00:17:10,757 --> 00:17:12,640
as much as you are for her.
452
00:17:12,642 --> 00:17:14,442
Thank you, Rajesh.
453
00:17:14,444 --> 00:17:16,761
And, Amy, you need
to be patient with Sheldon,
454
00:17:16,763 --> 00:17:20,482
instead of pressuring him to
accept intimacy on your terms.
455
00:17:21,433 --> 00:17:23,768
You should probably go.
456
00:17:33,390 --> 00:17:36,092
I'm Ira Flatow,
and this is Science Friday.
457
00:17:36,094 --> 00:17:38,194
I'd like to welcome back
Dr. Sheldon Cooper,
458
00:17:38,196 --> 00:17:40,280
who thought
he had discovered
459
00:17:40,282 --> 00:17:43,032
a new super-heavy element
only to have it disproved
460
00:17:43,034 --> 00:17:45,485
by my next guest,
Dr. Leonard Hofstadter.
461
00:17:45,487 --> 00:17:46,619
Welcome to Science Friday,
gentlemen.
462
00:17:46,621 --> 00:17:48,071
Thanks.
Thank you.
463
00:17:48,073 --> 00:17:50,707
Ira, if I may,
I'd like to apologize
464
00:17:50,709 --> 00:17:52,742
for my behavior last week.
465
00:17:52,744 --> 00:17:54,327
It's all right.
466
00:17:54,329 --> 00:17:57,714
Now, isn't there something
you'd like to say to me?
467
00:17:58,632 --> 00:18:00,667
No.
468
00:18:01,302 --> 00:18:03,169
Now, Dr. Hofstadter.
469
00:18:03,171 --> 00:18:04,554
Can you walk us
through the process
470
00:18:04,556 --> 00:18:06,422
you used to disprove his theory?
471
00:18:06,424 --> 00:18:09,142
Well...
I believe I can answer that.
472
00:18:09,144 --> 00:18:11,094
He asked me.
473
00:18:11,096 --> 00:18:12,312
Fine.
474
00:18:12,314 --> 00:18:13,346
As I was saying...
475
00:18:13,348 --> 00:18:14,814
You're telling it wrong.
Ira...
476
00:18:14,816 --> 00:18:16,816
to really understand
the story here,
477
00:18:16,818 --> 00:18:18,401
you have to start
at the very beginning:
478
00:18:18,403 --> 00:18:21,437
A small town in East Texas,
where a young genius named...
479
00:18:21,439 --> 00:18:23,306
Sheldon...
That's right, Sheldon Cooper.
480
00:18:23,308 --> 00:18:26,576
He was bitten
by his neighbor's dog,
481
00:18:26,578 --> 00:18:28,494
leading to his first
scientific breakthrough--
482
00:18:28,496 --> 00:18:30,747
the doggie death-ray.
483
00:18:30,749 --> 00:18:33,116
Which, sadly, he couldn't build
484
00:18:33,118 --> 00:18:35,985
because Santa wouldn't bring him
enriched uranium.
485
00:18:35,987 --> 00:18:38,755
I mean, I'd really like
to hear it from Dr. Hofstadter,
486
00:18:38,757 --> 00:18:40,039
if it's okay with you.
487
00:18:40,041 --> 00:18:41,991
What a surprise.
488
00:18:41,993 --> 00:18:44,677
Did-did you invite me back
just so you could ignore me?
489
00:18:44,679 --> 00:18:46,512
Actually, I didn't invite you.
490
00:18:46,514 --> 00:18:47,997
You came in, you took a seat,
491
00:18:47,999 --> 00:18:51,017
and I'm not comfortable
with confrontation.
492
00:18:52,636 --> 00:18:55,121
Sheldon, this interview
is supposed to be about me.
493
00:18:55,123 --> 00:18:57,323
Well, that seems like a snooze.
494
00:18:57,325 --> 00:19:00,093
Even for public radio.
495
00:19:00,095 --> 00:19:01,928
You know, if we did
a shot every time
496
00:19:01,930 --> 00:19:03,129
they said something
embarrassing,
497
00:19:03,131 --> 00:19:05,281
this would be one hell
of a drinking game.
498
00:19:05,283 --> 00:19:07,467
A little early
for alcohol, isn't it?
499
00:19:07,469 --> 00:19:09,352
You know, I don't just say smart
things about science.
500
00:19:09,354 --> 00:19:10,853
I also yodel.
501
00:19:15,359 --> 00:19:16,826
I'll get the vodka.
502
00:19:16,828 --> 00:19:21,828
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