1 00:00:01,237 --> 00:00:02,675 Previously on "Young Sheldon"... 2 00:00:02,678 --> 00:00:04,052 What the hell's going on? 3 00:00:04,055 --> 00:00:05,448 Mom thinks that I'm crazy. 4 00:00:06,899 --> 00:00:09,161 I thought we weren't supposed to say stuff like that. 5 00:00:09,164 --> 00:00:11,082 Baby, there's something I need to tell you. 6 00:00:11,085 --> 00:00:12,668 Dr. Sturgis 7 00:00:12,671 --> 00:00:16,038 is not in the kind of hospital you think he is. 8 00:00:16,041 --> 00:00:18,040 What kind of hospital is he in? 9 00:00:18,043 --> 00:00:20,558 The psychiatric kind. 10 00:00:20,561 --> 00:00:23,692 And you think since he and I are both gifted, 11 00:00:23,694 --> 00:00:25,172 I'm going to end up like him? 12 00:00:25,174 --> 00:00:27,176 Oh, baby. 13 00:00:28,438 --> 00:00:30,725 See how valuable a little communication can be? 14 00:00:30,728 --> 00:00:32,312 You do not take credit for this. 15 00:00:34,460 --> 00:00:37,793 You never know where scientific inspiration will strike. 16 00:00:37,795 --> 00:00:39,969 For Newton, it was under an apple tree. 17 00:00:39,971 --> 00:00:42,363 For Archimedes, it was sitting in a bathtub. 18 00:00:42,366 --> 00:00:44,583 For me, on this particular day, 19 00:00:44,585 --> 00:00:47,964 it had a "sweaty people eating meat" kind of vibe. 20 00:00:47,967 --> 00:00:50,023 Sheldon, do you really have to do that here? 21 00:00:50,025 --> 00:00:51,139 If the management 22 00:00:51,142 --> 00:00:53,012 didn't want me to solve unified field theory, 23 00:00:53,015 --> 00:00:54,623 why would they give me a crayon? 24 00:00:54,626 --> 00:00:57,247 I told you to crack a window and leave him in the car. 25 00:00:57,250 --> 00:00:58,288 It occurred to me 26 00:00:58,291 --> 00:01:00,545 that Maxwell's equations would achieve full symmetry 27 00:01:00,548 --> 00:01:02,940 by adding a magnetic monopole. 28 00:01:02,943 --> 00:01:04,640 I drew a ladybug. 29 00:01:05,397 --> 00:01:06,781 All right, y'all. 30 00:01:07,514 --> 00:01:09,521 - Oh... - Is it okay to set this down? 31 00:01:09,523 --> 00:01:11,600 I'm a little busy. Could you come back later? 32 00:01:11,603 --> 00:01:12,959 Sheldon, I'm hungry. 33 00:01:12,961 --> 00:01:14,482 Let's just sit over there. 34 00:01:14,484 --> 00:01:16,913 No. We're gonna eat together as a family. 35 00:01:16,916 --> 00:01:20,400 Instead of electricity, we'll have magnetricity. 36 00:01:20,403 --> 00:01:22,186 It's getting heavy. 37 00:01:22,188 --> 00:01:24,499 We'll be right over here if you need us. 38 00:01:24,502 --> 00:01:25,711 Let's go. 39 00:01:25,713 --> 00:01:27,367 Bye, ladybug. 40 00:01:28,498 --> 00:01:31,412 ♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪ 41 00:01:31,414 --> 00:01:34,198 ♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪ 42 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:36,733 ♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪ 43 00:01:36,736 --> 00:01:39,650 ♪ I am a mighty little man ♪ 44 00:01:39,653 --> 00:01:46,249 - Synced and corrected by VitoSilans - -- www.Addic7ed.com -- 45 00:01:50,969 --> 00:01:52,751 Baby, you need to eat something. 46 00:01:52,754 --> 00:01:54,811 But it looks like I can change the definitions 47 00:01:54,814 --> 00:01:56,460 of electric and magnetic fields 48 00:01:56,463 --> 00:01:59,377 and rotate the magnetic charge away mathematically to zero. 49 00:01:59,380 --> 00:02:01,202 Maybe some fried okra would help. 50 00:02:01,205 --> 00:02:03,753 Richard Feynman didn't develop quantum electrodynamics 51 00:02:03,756 --> 00:02:05,311 by filling up on fried okra. 52 00:02:05,314 --> 00:02:07,662 Well, maybe that's because his mama didn't love him 53 00:02:07,665 --> 00:02:09,535 as much as I love you. 54 00:02:09,538 --> 00:02:11,930 Richard Feynman was Jewish. 55 00:02:11,933 --> 00:02:14,194 His mother didn't give him fried okra. 56 00:02:17,852 --> 00:02:20,475 Ugh. What am I missing? 57 00:02:21,857 --> 00:02:23,438 Wake me up one more time, 58 00:02:23,441 --> 00:02:25,552 and I will sneeze in your mittens. 59 00:02:25,555 --> 00:02:28,254 A big, wet, snotty one. 60 00:02:34,390 --> 00:02:36,390 Baby, what are you doing? 61 00:02:36,392 --> 00:02:37,567 Working. 62 00:02:38,926 --> 00:02:40,491 Have you been out here all night? 63 00:02:40,494 --> 00:02:42,628 No. Why, what time is it? 64 00:02:42,631 --> 00:02:43,991 7:30. 65 00:02:43,994 --> 00:02:45,387 Oh. Then yes. 66 00:02:49,912 --> 00:02:51,319 Son of a... 67 00:02:51,322 --> 00:02:52,756 Dad, you busy? 68 00:02:52,759 --> 00:02:54,324 Do I look like I'm busy? 69 00:02:54,327 --> 00:02:57,197 I can't see what you look like. You're under the sink. 70 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,069 What do you want? 71 00:02:59,072 --> 00:03:00,944 Would you teach me how to throw a baseball? 72 00:03:02,157 --> 00:03:03,895 What's bringing this on? 73 00:03:05,292 --> 00:03:08,160 ♪ Saying I love you ♪ 74 00:03:08,163 --> 00:03:10,910 ♪ Is not the words ♪ 75 00:03:10,913 --> 00:03:15,317 ♪ I want to hear from you ♪ 76 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:19,105 ♪ More than words ♪ 77 00:03:19,108 --> 00:03:20,272 ♪ Is all... ♪ 78 00:03:20,275 --> 00:03:22,227 I don't know, just seems fun. 79 00:03:22,230 --> 00:03:23,710 Sure, why not? 80 00:03:23,713 --> 00:03:25,395 Great, I'll get the gloves. 81 00:03:25,398 --> 00:03:26,694 Not now! 82 00:03:30,185 --> 00:03:32,011 So, what's new? 83 00:03:32,014 --> 00:03:33,926 I'm worried about Sheldon. 84 00:03:33,929 --> 00:03:35,928 I said "new". 85 00:03:35,931 --> 00:03:38,495 He's not sleeping, he's not eating. 86 00:03:38,498 --> 00:03:40,100 We went out for barbecue last night, 87 00:03:40,103 --> 00:03:41,542 and he didn't touch a thing. 88 00:03:41,544 --> 00:03:43,131 He also started biting his nails. 89 00:03:43,134 --> 00:03:45,042 I've never seen him do that before. 90 00:03:45,045 --> 00:03:46,639 Is he worried about something? 91 00:03:46,642 --> 00:03:49,241 He's fixated on some science problem. 92 00:03:49,244 --> 00:03:50,504 Well, I'm sure he'll solve it 93 00:03:50,507 --> 00:03:52,377 and then everything will go back to normal. 94 00:03:52,380 --> 00:03:53,598 I hope so. 95 00:03:56,733 --> 00:03:58,559 What's going on with John? 96 00:03:58,561 --> 00:04:00,561 Not much. 97 00:04:00,563 --> 00:04:02,835 We write letters back and forth. 98 00:04:02,838 --> 00:04:04,141 That's romantic. 99 00:04:04,144 --> 00:04:06,144 Romantic if he were off to war, 100 00:04:06,147 --> 00:04:08,234 not in a mental hospital. 101 00:04:08,237 --> 00:04:12,851 Well, he's at war with his inner demons. 102 00:04:17,450 --> 00:04:20,210 - You're right-handed, yeah? - You don't know? 103 00:04:20,213 --> 00:04:22,343 Okay, smartass, which one am I? 104 00:04:22,346 --> 00:04:25,043 I'm right-handed. 105 00:04:25,046 --> 00:04:27,048 Put this on your left hand. 106 00:04:28,051 --> 00:04:29,703 You ever thrown a ball before? 107 00:04:29,706 --> 00:04:31,210 Just rocks at Sheldon. 108 00:04:31,213 --> 00:04:32,690 Did you hit him? 109 00:04:32,693 --> 00:04:34,041 Every time. 110 00:04:34,044 --> 00:04:36,218 So, we got something to work with. 111 00:04:36,221 --> 00:04:38,134 All right, since you're right-handed, 112 00:04:38,137 --> 00:04:40,137 which I now know, 113 00:04:40,140 --> 00:04:42,314 you're gonna bring your arm up 114 00:04:42,317 --> 00:04:45,274 and follow through like this. 115 00:04:45,277 --> 00:04:47,279 Okay. 116 00:04:49,919 --> 00:04:52,006 Nice. You might be a natural. 117 00:04:52,009 --> 00:04:54,402 I'm not surprised. This is the arm I color with. 118 00:04:56,726 --> 00:04:59,006 I wasn't even aware I was chewing them. 119 00:04:59,009 --> 00:05:00,879 Baby, I think this math problem 120 00:05:00,882 --> 00:05:03,241 you're working on is stressing you out. 121 00:05:03,244 --> 00:05:06,350 It makes sense. Einstein struggled with it for 30 years 122 00:05:06,353 --> 00:05:08,310 and never found a solution. 123 00:05:08,313 --> 00:05:12,272 Maybe if you stop thinking about it, it'll just come to you. 124 00:05:12,275 --> 00:05:14,362 - No. I can't stop. - Sheldon. 125 00:05:14,365 --> 00:05:16,017 If I stop, I'll lose momentum. 126 00:05:16,020 --> 00:05:17,671 I'll never solve it. I'll be a failure. 127 00:05:17,674 --> 00:05:18,991 My life will be worthless. 128 00:05:18,994 --> 00:05:22,272 Okay, that's it. You're taking a break from science. 129 00:05:22,275 --> 00:05:24,749 Give me one good reason why I would do that. 130 00:05:24,752 --> 00:05:27,100 Where is Dr. Sturgis right now? 131 00:05:27,103 --> 00:05:29,592 That's a good reason. 132 00:05:33,627 --> 00:05:35,124 All right, remember, you need to look 133 00:05:35,127 --> 00:05:36,567 right where you want the ball to go. 134 00:05:36,591 --> 00:05:37,757 Where else would I look? 135 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:39,000 Well, in the last five minutes, 136 00:05:39,024 --> 00:05:40,284 I saw you watch a butterfly, 137 00:05:40,287 --> 00:05:42,156 a squirrel and the ice cream truck. 138 00:05:42,159 --> 00:05:44,335 You looked at the ice cream truck, too. 139 00:05:47,191 --> 00:05:50,085 Which team has a big red "T" on their hat? 140 00:05:50,088 --> 00:05:51,272 Texas Rangers. 141 00:05:51,275 --> 00:05:53,199 - Is that a team we like? - Uh, yeah. 142 00:05:53,202 --> 00:05:56,721 Yeah, that's who most people around here root for. 143 00:05:56,723 --> 00:06:00,827 Okay. And what's something I could say about the Rangers? 144 00:06:00,830 --> 00:06:02,384 You know, to sound cool. 145 00:06:02,387 --> 00:06:04,517 - Is this about a boy? - No. 146 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:05,695 All right, sorry. 147 00:06:08,778 --> 00:06:13,163 If you want, you could say, "Even though Nolan Ryan is old, 148 00:06:13,166 --> 00:06:15,427 the Rangers were still smart to get him". 149 00:06:15,430 --> 00:06:16,864 That's a real thing? 150 00:06:16,867 --> 00:06:18,345 That's a real thing. 151 00:06:18,348 --> 00:06:20,348 How old is Nolan Ryan? 152 00:06:20,351 --> 00:06:21,615 My age. 153 00:06:21,617 --> 00:06:22,999 Ew. 154 00:06:24,679 --> 00:06:26,675 I'm so used to thinking about science, 155 00:06:26,678 --> 00:06:28,605 I'm not sure how to make myself stop. 156 00:06:28,608 --> 00:06:29,699 As soon as I think about 157 00:06:29,702 --> 00:06:32,496 not thinking about it, I'm thinking about it. 158 00:06:32,498 --> 00:06:35,319 Well, why don't you just think about something else? 159 00:06:35,322 --> 00:06:37,272 - Like what? - I don't know. 160 00:06:37,275 --> 00:06:38,421 Read a comic book? 161 00:06:38,424 --> 00:06:40,344 How do you think the spider that bit Peter Parker 162 00:06:40,368 --> 00:06:41,999 got radioactive? Science. 163 00:06:42,002 --> 00:06:44,507 How do you think Bruce Banner got exposed to gamma rays? 164 00:06:44,510 --> 00:06:45,827 - Science. - All right. 165 00:06:45,830 --> 00:06:47,296 When the Green Goblin flies... 166 00:06:47,299 --> 00:06:49,299 - I said all right. - Science. 167 00:06:49,302 --> 00:06:51,041 I know you don't want to hear this, 168 00:06:51,044 --> 00:06:54,335 but I find prayer can bring incredible peace of mind. 169 00:06:54,338 --> 00:06:56,253 Come on, Mary, I'm trying to help the kid. 170 00:06:57,463 --> 00:06:59,241 You just need a new hobby. 171 00:06:59,244 --> 00:07:01,632 Very well. What are yours? 172 00:07:01,635 --> 00:07:03,418 Smoking, drinking and gambling. 173 00:07:03,421 --> 00:07:06,422 But we can find you something almost as fun. 174 00:07:06,425 --> 00:07:09,339 Let's sweat again! 175 00:07:09,342 --> 00:07:10,558 Come on, everybody! 176 00:07:10,561 --> 00:07:12,273 Come on, Sheldon. 177 00:07:12,276 --> 00:07:14,217 Let's get that blood pumping. 178 00:07:14,220 --> 00:07:16,045 I'd rather not. 179 00:07:16,048 --> 00:07:18,686 Do it. A little exercise will help 180 00:07:18,689 --> 00:07:20,442 get your head out of your butt. 181 00:07:23,042 --> 00:07:26,435 Get those hands going. 182 00:07:26,438 --> 00:07:27,967 Back to the front. 183 00:07:27,970 --> 00:07:29,397 What do you think? 184 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:31,313 I think I hate this. 185 00:07:31,316 --> 00:07:35,100 Well, you're not thinking about science now, am I right? 186 00:07:35,103 --> 00:07:37,408 I'm thinking about how miserable I am. 187 00:07:37,411 --> 00:07:39,562 Let's get on that train. Can we? 188 00:07:39,565 --> 00:07:41,697 Back to the front. Come on. 189 00:07:42,916 --> 00:07:44,090 Three. 190 00:07:44,093 --> 00:07:47,352 Yes. Four. Count them out for me! 191 00:07:47,355 --> 00:07:48,922 Five. Uh-huh. 192 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:54,374 B-14. 193 00:07:54,426 --> 00:07:56,475 B-14. 194 00:08:00,407 --> 00:08:01,756 What else you got? 195 00:08:07,157 --> 00:08:10,366 Are you positive other people's fingers haven't been in this? 196 00:08:10,369 --> 00:08:12,326 I made sure to get you a new one. 197 00:08:12,329 --> 00:08:14,132 - It doesn't look new. - It's new. 198 00:08:14,135 --> 00:08:15,241 Let her rip. 199 00:08:22,257 --> 00:08:24,514 I'm still thinking about science. 200 00:08:24,517 --> 00:08:26,212 That's okay. 201 00:08:26,215 --> 00:08:28,870 Just aim for the front pin. 202 00:09:13,681 --> 00:09:16,378 You and Missy looked like you were having fun today. 203 00:09:16,381 --> 00:09:18,859 Uh, yeah, we were. 204 00:09:18,862 --> 00:09:20,862 A little father-daughter bonding. 205 00:09:20,865 --> 00:09:22,921 Yeah. It was nice. 206 00:09:22,924 --> 00:09:26,350 Hmm. You guys were out there for a while. 207 00:09:28,248 --> 00:09:29,552 What were you talking about? 208 00:09:29,555 --> 00:09:32,601 Oh, you know, just... life. 209 00:09:34,114 --> 00:09:36,418 Sure. 210 00:09:36,420 --> 00:09:38,420 Everything okay? 211 00:09:38,422 --> 00:09:39,952 Everything's fine. 212 00:09:39,955 --> 00:09:42,000 Nothing to worry about. 213 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:45,993 You're really not gonna tell me? 214 00:09:45,996 --> 00:09:48,085 No. 215 00:09:53,845 --> 00:09:55,960 Hey there, Sheldon. What can I do for ya? 216 00:09:55,963 --> 00:09:57,485 I'm wondering if you have any books 217 00:09:57,488 --> 00:09:59,270 on stopping bad habits. 218 00:09:59,273 --> 00:10:01,665 A few. What habit are you trying to stop? 219 00:10:01,668 --> 00:10:03,581 - Science. - Yowza. 220 00:10:03,584 --> 00:10:04,741 It's not permanent. 221 00:10:04,744 --> 00:10:06,436 I'm just looking to take a break. 222 00:10:06,439 --> 00:10:08,178 I've heard that one before. 223 00:10:08,181 --> 00:10:09,733 What did you take a break from? 224 00:10:09,736 --> 00:10:11,319 Happiness. 225 00:10:11,322 --> 00:10:12,408 Okay. 226 00:10:12,411 --> 00:10:13,931 I've tried a few different activities, 227 00:10:13,955 --> 00:10:16,123 but whatever I do just leads me back to science. 228 00:10:16,126 --> 00:10:19,127 Well, let's think about it. What's the opposite of science? 229 00:10:19,130 --> 00:10:20,475 Science is based in facts, 230 00:10:20,478 --> 00:10:22,928 and the opposite of facts is fiction. 231 00:10:22,931 --> 00:10:24,191 How about fantasy? 232 00:10:24,194 --> 00:10:25,780 Magic and dragons. 233 00:10:25,783 --> 00:10:27,499 We have a whole section here. 234 00:10:27,502 --> 00:10:29,827 Ooh, that sounds intellectually bankrupt. 235 00:10:29,830 --> 00:10:31,397 I'll give it a shot. 236 00:10:33,180 --> 00:10:34,484 Good news. 237 00:10:34,487 --> 00:10:36,704 I found a way to take a break from science. 238 00:10:36,707 --> 00:10:38,585 That's great. What is it? 239 00:10:38,588 --> 00:10:42,373 A fantasy book series called "The Lord of the Rings". 240 00:10:42,376 --> 00:10:44,835 Well, it's got "the Lord" in it. 241 00:10:44,838 --> 00:10:46,536 That's something. 242 00:10:50,940 --> 00:10:52,853 That one had some zip on it. 243 00:10:52,856 --> 00:10:54,397 Zip's a good thing, right? 244 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:55,837 Yes. 245 00:10:56,672 --> 00:10:58,751 So it looks like I know what I'm doing? 246 00:10:58,753 --> 00:11:00,448 Just like a pro. 247 00:11:00,450 --> 00:11:02,281 But like a lady pro? 248 00:11:02,284 --> 00:11:04,286 Oh, yes. Very much. 249 00:11:06,029 --> 00:11:08,688 Is there anything else good I could say about the Rangers? 250 00:11:08,691 --> 00:11:11,126 Uh, let's see. 251 00:11:11,129 --> 00:11:13,939 Tell whoever's interested 252 00:11:13,942 --> 00:11:17,047 that no one's ever gonna touch Nolan Ryan's strikeout record. 253 00:11:17,050 --> 00:11:18,876 'Cause he strikes out all the time. 254 00:11:18,879 --> 00:11:20,125 No. 255 00:11:20,128 --> 00:11:22,516 Because he throws strikeouts all the time. 256 00:11:22,519 --> 00:11:24,893 Oh. Big difference. 257 00:11:24,896 --> 00:11:26,286 Dinner's ready. 258 00:11:26,289 --> 00:11:28,172 Five more minutes? 259 00:11:29,150 --> 00:11:30,367 She wants five more minutes 260 00:11:30,370 --> 00:11:31,641 with her ole dad. 261 00:11:35,572 --> 00:11:37,430 What are they doing out there? 262 00:11:37,433 --> 00:11:39,644 They're bonding. It's great. Sheldon, how's your book? 263 00:11:39,647 --> 00:11:41,117 Nice pivot. 264 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:42,804 Excellent. There's a character 265 00:11:42,807 --> 00:11:45,622 named Gollum who was corrupted by the Ring of Power. 266 00:11:45,625 --> 00:11:48,801 Now he runs around naked and bites the heads off fish. 267 00:11:48,803 --> 00:11:50,352 That's called sushi. 268 00:11:50,355 --> 00:11:53,400 Which, by the way, I will die before I eat. 269 00:11:53,403 --> 00:11:55,284 Speaking of dying, when you do, 270 00:11:55,287 --> 00:11:56,636 can I have your car? 271 00:12:00,483 --> 00:12:02,204 This can't be right. 272 00:12:03,245 --> 00:12:04,549 What now? 273 00:12:04,552 --> 00:12:06,497 In the letter that Gandalf leaves for Frodo 274 00:12:06,500 --> 00:12:08,821 at The Prancing Pony, he says that it's Mid-year's Day, 275 00:12:08,823 --> 00:12:11,196 Shire year 1418. However, 276 00:12:11,199 --> 00:12:13,912 in Appendix B, it says that Gandalf met Radagast 277 00:12:13,915 --> 00:12:16,785 on June 29, which is impossible because... 278 00:12:16,787 --> 00:12:17,899 Hey! 279 00:12:17,902 --> 00:12:19,289 Next time, it's my shoe. 280 00:12:19,292 --> 00:12:21,294 And I will put zip on it. 281 00:12:24,545 --> 00:12:28,765 "The man who lived in the town was tall". 282 00:12:28,768 --> 00:12:31,367 Which word is the relative pronoun? 283 00:12:31,370 --> 00:12:33,022 Sheldon. 284 00:12:33,025 --> 00:12:35,243 Have you read "The Lord of the Rings"? 285 00:12:35,246 --> 00:12:37,246 Um, I have, 286 00:12:37,249 --> 00:12:39,531 but that's not what we're really doing right now. 287 00:12:39,534 --> 00:12:40,881 The relative pronoun is "who". 288 00:12:40,884 --> 00:12:42,580 Now, did you notice that in "Fellowship", 289 00:12:42,583 --> 00:12:44,785 Elrond says that the foundations of Barad-dûr 290 00:12:44,788 --> 00:12:46,657 were made with the One Ring? 291 00:12:46,660 --> 00:12:48,180 Let's say sure. 292 00:12:48,183 --> 00:12:50,906 However, in Appendix B, "The Tale of Years", it's clear 293 00:12:50,909 --> 00:12:54,604 that Sauron began building Barad-dûr in Second Age 1000, 294 00:12:54,607 --> 00:12:57,781 600 years before the ring was forged. 295 00:12:58,688 --> 00:12:59,904 Georgie. 296 00:12:59,907 --> 00:13:01,688 Imagine living with this. 297 00:13:01,691 --> 00:13:03,737 An hour a day is enough. 298 00:13:05,130 --> 00:13:07,364 The timeline doesn't make sense. I mean, it lists 299 00:13:07,367 --> 00:13:09,193 Samwise Gamgee's birth year as both 300 00:13:09,196 --> 00:13:11,849 2963 and 2980. 301 00:13:11,852 --> 00:13:13,899 Maybe he lied about his age. 302 00:13:13,902 --> 00:13:15,774 - Why? - I don't know. Maybe he thinks 303 00:13:15,777 --> 00:13:18,343 his neck makes him look older than he is. 304 00:13:18,346 --> 00:13:20,102 But he's only in his 30s. 305 00:13:20,105 --> 00:13:21,408 That's young. 306 00:13:21,411 --> 00:13:22,617 Thank you. 307 00:13:22,620 --> 00:13:25,722 For a hobbit. For a human, that's mommy-age. 308 00:13:25,725 --> 00:13:28,024 Thank you. 309 00:13:28,027 --> 00:13:29,244 When Frodo and Sam 310 00:13:29,247 --> 00:13:30,927 are riding through the Shire, the book says 311 00:13:30,951 --> 00:13:32,227 the moon went westward, 312 00:13:32,230 --> 00:13:34,056 but according to the calendar Tolkien created, 313 00:13:34,059 --> 00:13:35,619 there should have been no moon visible. 314 00:13:35,643 --> 00:13:37,582 But in the appendix, Tolkien covers himself 315 00:13:37,585 --> 00:13:39,236 by saying there may be mistranslations 316 00:13:39,239 --> 00:13:40,543 from the Red Book. 317 00:13:40,546 --> 00:13:42,293 Fictional Tolkien says that, 318 00:13:42,296 --> 00:13:44,079 but I can't help wondering if real Tolkien, 319 00:13:44,082 --> 00:13:45,522 who wrote the book, made the mistake 320 00:13:45,546 --> 00:13:47,114 or if it was an intentional mistake 321 00:13:47,117 --> 00:13:48,317 made by the fictional Tolkien, 322 00:13:48,341 --> 00:13:49,937 who translated these real-world events 323 00:13:49,940 --> 00:13:51,606 from an original source. 324 00:13:53,408 --> 00:13:54,973 Oh, no. 325 00:13:54,976 --> 00:13:56,976 Is that how I sound to people? 326 00:13:56,979 --> 00:13:59,066 Hey! You want to throw the ball around? 327 00:14:00,332 --> 00:14:02,030 No, go away. 328 00:14:03,572 --> 00:14:05,332 Did something happen at school? 329 00:14:05,335 --> 00:14:07,858 I don't want to talk about it. 330 00:14:07,861 --> 00:14:10,864 Okay. Well... 331 00:14:12,750 --> 00:14:15,778 You change your mind, you know I'm here for you. 332 00:14:20,216 --> 00:14:22,629 He likes someone else. 333 00:14:39,284 --> 00:14:41,284 I'm sorry, sweetheart. 334 00:14:41,287 --> 00:14:44,680 She doesn't even know who Nolan Ryan is. 335 00:14:44,683 --> 00:14:46,817 This guy sounds like an idiot. 336 00:14:46,820 --> 00:14:48,733 He's not. He's perfect. 337 00:14:48,736 --> 00:14:50,303 All right. 338 00:14:53,074 --> 00:14:54,682 Want me to get your mom? 339 00:14:54,684 --> 00:14:56,379 No. 340 00:14:56,381 --> 00:14:58,301 You want me to beat this guy up? 341 00:14:58,304 --> 00:15:00,828 No. 342 00:15:01,794 --> 00:15:03,358 What can I do? 343 00:15:08,503 --> 00:15:10,137 Nice. 344 00:15:12,391 --> 00:15:14,262 How do you make it curve? 345 00:15:14,265 --> 00:15:15,960 Well, that's a little tricky. 346 00:15:15,963 --> 00:15:19,497 You... you put two fingers on the seam. 347 00:15:19,500 --> 00:15:21,997 Right? And then you flick your wrist. 348 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:23,611 - Okay. - Yeah? Here, try it. 349 00:15:25,280 --> 00:15:27,301 Two... Oh, so there. 350 00:15:27,304 --> 00:15:29,028 There you go, right on the stitch there. 351 00:15:29,031 --> 00:15:30,770 Two fingers on it. 352 00:15:30,773 --> 00:15:33,208 - Then at the end, you flick your wrist. - Like that? 353 00:15:33,211 --> 00:15:35,864 There you go. Give her a shot. 354 00:15:35,867 --> 00:15:38,345 Hey! How about that? 355 00:15:38,348 --> 00:15:41,741 Right? Just like a pro, I'm telling you. 356 00:15:41,744 --> 00:15:43,918 Well, we'll work on that, shall we? 357 00:15:43,921 --> 00:15:45,967 Definitely. 358 00:15:47,754 --> 00:15:48,971 Nice. 359 00:15:48,974 --> 00:15:50,987 ♪ Yeah, yeah, oh, yeah ♪ 360 00:15:50,990 --> 00:15:52,598 Having found no answers, 361 00:15:52,601 --> 00:15:54,893 I took it upon myself to rectify 362 00:15:54,896 --> 00:15:57,853 the inconsistent timeline in "Lord of the Rings". 363 00:15:57,856 --> 00:16:00,640 J.R.R. Tolkien had a brilliant mind, 364 00:16:00,643 --> 00:16:01,925 but let's be honest. 365 00:16:01,928 --> 00:16:03,698 He was no S.L. Cooper. 366 00:16:03,701 --> 00:16:05,276 ♪ In a deep, dark hole ♪ 367 00:16:05,279 --> 00:16:07,412 ♪ And then I followed it in ♪ 368 00:16:09,548 --> 00:16:13,593 ♪ I watched myself crawlin' out... ♪ 369 00:16:13,596 --> 00:16:15,315 You okay out here? 370 00:16:15,318 --> 00:16:17,231 I will be once I finish this. 371 00:16:17,234 --> 00:16:20,167 ♪ I got up so tight... ♪ 372 00:16:20,170 --> 00:16:21,672 As hard as I tried 373 00:16:21,675 --> 00:16:23,370 to work out a consistent chronology, 374 00:16:23,373 --> 00:16:25,852 I kept running into roadblocks. 375 00:16:25,855 --> 00:16:27,774 ♪ I just dropped in ♪ 376 00:16:27,777 --> 00:16:29,864 ♪ To see what condition ♪ 377 00:16:29,866 --> 00:16:31,370 ♪ My condition was in... ♪ 378 00:16:31,373 --> 00:16:33,419 What am I missing? 379 00:16:40,964 --> 00:16:42,518 We're never going 380 00:16:42,521 --> 00:16:43,912 to figures it out. 381 00:16:46,048 --> 00:16:49,528 We can, we're smarts. We're so smarts. 382 00:16:49,531 --> 00:16:51,323 Our brains is precious. 383 00:16:52,981 --> 00:16:54,675 If our brains is precious, 384 00:16:54,678 --> 00:16:56,698 we're wasting it on hobbitses. 385 00:16:56,701 --> 00:16:58,143 We like sciences. 386 00:16:58,146 --> 00:17:00,222 We took a break from sciences. 387 00:17:00,225 --> 00:17:02,057 It was making us crazy. 388 00:17:02,060 --> 00:17:03,451 And look at us now. 389 00:17:03,454 --> 00:17:06,823 Look at what those nasty hobbitses have done to us. 390 00:17:08,705 --> 00:17:11,053 No, it was physicses. 391 00:17:11,056 --> 00:17:13,535 Physicses did this to us. 392 00:17:13,538 --> 00:17:14,667 Hobbitses. 393 00:17:14,670 --> 00:17:15,800 Physicses. 394 00:17:15,803 --> 00:17:17,063 Hobbitses. 395 00:17:20,070 --> 00:17:21,418 Ow. 396 00:17:21,421 --> 00:17:23,031 I warned you. 397 00:17:24,921 --> 00:17:27,214 Mom. Mom. 398 00:17:27,217 --> 00:17:28,761 What's wrong? 399 00:17:28,764 --> 00:17:30,721 I was Gollum and Sméagol and I was in a cave 400 00:17:30,724 --> 00:17:33,284 fighting with myself over physics and hobbits. 401 00:17:33,287 --> 00:17:35,917 And then I realized that even though physics is frustrating, 402 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,920 it won't turn me into a tormented creature 403 00:17:37,923 --> 00:17:39,923 who bites the heads off fish. 404 00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:41,928 Okay, good night. 405 00:17:44,356 --> 00:17:46,138 I've been doing a great job with Missy. 406 00:17:46,141 --> 00:17:47,491 This one's on you. 407 00:18:14,574 --> 00:18:16,792 Ow! 408 00:18:18,456 --> 00:18:25,042 - Synced and corrected by VitoSilans - -- www.Addic7ed.com -- 9999 00:00:0,500 --> 00:00:2,00 www.tvsubtitles.net