1 00:00:03,470 --> 00:00:04,960 Hey, Bernie. 2 00:00:05,138 --> 00:00:07,732 Hey. How's my little astronauttie hottie? 3 00:00:08,742 --> 00:00:09,766 Okay, I guess. 4 00:00:09,943 --> 00:00:14,437 It's just being cooped up in this tin can for weeks on end is starting to get to me. 5 00:00:14,614 --> 00:00:18,106 Hang in there. You just have a couple more days to go and you'll be home. 6 00:00:18,284 --> 00:00:21,879 - I know. - I gotta get back to work. I love you. 7 00:00:22,055 --> 00:00:23,545 Love you too. Hey, Bernie... 8 00:00:23,723 --> 00:00:27,921 ...before you go, can you do something for me? 9 00:00:28,094 --> 00:00:29,391 What do you want me to do? 10 00:00:29,929 --> 00:00:31,920 Okay, here it is. 11 00:00:32,098 --> 00:00:35,090 I really miss gravity. 12 00:00:35,268 --> 00:00:40,900 Can you drop something so I can watch it fall? 13 00:00:42,275 --> 00:00:43,902 Really? You're serious? 14 00:00:48,081 --> 00:00:49,810 Okay. 15 00:00:51,584 --> 00:00:54,519 Oh, baby, you're killing me. 16 00:00:57,690 --> 00:00:59,817 Unh. Hey, Sheldon? Hi. 17 00:00:59,993 --> 00:01:01,756 This came for you today. It's from your mom. 18 00:01:01,928 --> 00:01:04,522 - Oh. Thank you, Penny. - Mhmm. 19 00:01:04,697 --> 00:01:06,688 Yeah, wait. Here. 20 00:01:09,302 --> 00:01:10,792 For your troubles. 21 00:01:11,938 --> 00:01:14,133 Oh, boy, a whole dollar. 22 00:01:14,307 --> 00:01:15,831 Now I can quit my paper route. 23 00:01:17,644 --> 00:01:18,668 So, what's in it? 24 00:01:18,845 --> 00:01:22,838 Doesn't matter. Half the time, he just ends up playing with the box. 25 00:01:23,049 --> 00:01:26,416 Yeah, it's journals and research papers I wrote as a child. 26 00:01:26,586 --> 00:01:28,451 Aw. How cute. 27 00:01:28,621 --> 00:01:30,145 Is this, like, a diary? 28 00:01:30,323 --> 00:01:32,917 No, that's my potty-training journal. 29 00:01:33,726 --> 00:01:36,320 - Really? Your potty-training journal? - Yeah. 30 00:01:36,496 --> 00:01:40,455 And forgive my crude penmanship. I didn't start typing until I was 6. 31 00:01:42,969 --> 00:01:44,903 "August 7th, 8:42 a.m. 32 00:01:45,071 --> 00:01:47,767 This is humiliating. What was wrong with diapers?" 33 00:01:49,709 --> 00:01:51,540 There are some charts in the back... 34 00:01:51,711 --> 00:01:54,111 ...where I kept track of shape, color and consistency. 35 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:55,611 Oh! 36 00:01:56,716 --> 00:01:58,377 Disgusting. 37 00:01:58,551 --> 00:02:01,987 No, what's disgusting is he's still keeping track. 38 00:02:03,156 --> 00:02:04,885 - Why do you need this...? - No, no, no. 39 00:02:05,058 --> 00:02:06,525 - Sorry. - I am glad you asked. 40 00:02:06,693 --> 00:02:10,129 - Oh. - Are you familiar with the Higgs boson? 41 00:02:10,296 --> 00:02:12,196 Heh. Of course. 42 00:02:12,365 --> 00:02:16,961 It is... It's been in the news. And it's a very famous boson. 43 00:02:18,271 --> 00:02:20,762 Nice try. No, in 1964... 44 00:02:20,974 --> 00:02:24,205 ...Dr. Peter Higgs, accomplished self-promoter and physicist... 45 00:02:24,377 --> 00:02:26,675 ...he wrote a paper postulating the existence... 46 00:02:26,846 --> 00:02:29,679 ...of a subatomic particle called the Higgs boson. 47 00:02:29,849 --> 00:02:32,443 Now, initially, the paper was rejected. 48 00:02:32,619 --> 00:02:34,712 But recently, he was proven right. 49 00:02:34,888 --> 00:02:37,755 And now he's on the fast track to win a Nobel Prize. 50 00:02:37,924 --> 00:02:40,916 - Yeah. That's basically what I said. - Yeah... 51 00:02:41,928 --> 00:02:46,763 The point is, Higgs is being celebrated for work he did 50 years ago. 52 00:02:46,933 --> 00:02:48,127 So that got me thinking. 53 00:02:48,301 --> 00:02:52,931 Perhaps I've already hit upon the idea that will win me my Nobel Prize. 54 00:02:53,106 --> 00:02:56,872 I didn't know they gave Nobel Prizes for making boom-boom in the potty. 55 00:02:59,045 --> 00:03:02,242 You really think there's some kind of scientific discovery in here? 56 00:03:02,415 --> 00:03:05,248 Well, this box only covers my work through nursery school. 57 00:03:05,418 --> 00:03:09,081 There's a good deal more to come. I didn't really hit my academic stride... 58 00:03:09,255 --> 00:03:12,747 ...until I cut out that time-suck known as playing outdoors. 59 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:16,923 You're gonna spend hours and hours combing through all this stuff? 60 00:03:17,096 --> 00:03:20,088 That's a good point. My time is much too valuable. 61 00:03:20,266 --> 00:03:22,598 Perhaps I should find someone to do it for me. 62 00:03:22,769 --> 00:03:25,329 Someone with a rudimentary understanding of science... 63 00:03:25,538 --> 00:03:29,338 ...but whose real talents lie in menial labor. 64 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,545 - Not gonna happen. - Yeah, well... 65 00:03:36,082 --> 00:03:39,415 If I didn't think you could handle it, I wouldn't be asking. 66 00:03:40,153 --> 00:03:42,178 If you want help, just hire a grad student. 67 00:03:42,355 --> 00:03:45,153 - Maybe I could do it. - Really. 68 00:03:46,292 --> 00:03:50,194 You can assess the quality of my work? Okay. Um, here. 69 00:03:50,363 --> 00:03:52,558 I wrote this when I was 5 years old. 70 00:03:53,466 --> 00:03:55,297 "A proof that algebraic topology... 71 00:03:55,468 --> 00:04:00,599 ...can never have a non-self-contradictory set of abelian groups." 72 00:04:04,777 --> 00:04:07,871 I'm just a blond monkey to you, aren't I? 73 00:04:11,017 --> 00:04:13,281 You said it, not me. 74 00:04:39,846 --> 00:04:45,182 All right, Ms. Jensen, before we begin, may I offer you a refreshment? 75 00:04:45,351 --> 00:04:47,546 Water, coffee, tea? 76 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,847 A marijuana cigarette? 77 00:04:51,190 --> 00:04:52,350 No, thanks, I'm fine. 78 00:04:52,525 --> 00:04:56,325 Are you sure? Everyone's smoking them. 79 00:04:56,896 --> 00:04:59,387 I think they're the best. 80 00:04:59,966 --> 00:05:01,900 - I don't do drugs. - Excellent. 81 00:05:02,101 --> 00:05:03,398 Yeah. That was a ruse. 82 00:05:03,603 --> 00:05:07,039 They're not the best. Physics is the best. 83 00:05:07,507 --> 00:05:10,533 By the way, coffee was also an unacceptable choice. 84 00:05:10,710 --> 00:05:14,669 All right, so I see here you're from Des Moines, Iowa. 85 00:05:14,847 --> 00:05:18,578 You're summa cum laude in theoretical physics from Stanford University. 86 00:05:18,751 --> 00:05:23,381 Oh, and two years ago you had a persistent ear infection. 87 00:05:23,556 --> 00:05:25,820 I hope that didn't cause any hearing loss. 88 00:05:25,992 --> 00:05:27,584 No, of course not. 89 00:05:27,760 --> 00:05:29,193 How did you know about that? 90 00:05:29,362 --> 00:05:31,523 Well, I did a comprehensive background check. 91 00:05:31,698 --> 00:05:35,259 Medical records, credit reports, criminal history. 92 00:05:35,435 --> 00:05:38,495 I trust you paid off those parking tickets. 93 00:05:38,871 --> 00:05:39,895 Yes, I did. 94 00:05:40,073 --> 00:05:43,065 Hearing unimpaired. Good. 95 00:05:43,276 --> 00:05:45,676 Look, Dr. Cooper, I really want this position. 96 00:05:45,845 --> 00:05:49,337 It would be an incredible honor to work for a man of your brilliance. 97 00:05:49,782 --> 00:05:53,115 Flattery will not get you this job, Ms. Jensen. 98 00:05:53,286 --> 00:05:55,550 It's not flattery if it's the truth. 99 00:05:55,755 --> 00:05:57,484 Oh. 100 00:05:57,657 --> 00:05:59,181 Well, thank you. Welcome aboard. 101 00:06:01,527 --> 00:06:04,121 - Talked to Howard, lately? - Yeah, last night. 102 00:06:04,297 --> 00:06:07,664 He kept making me drop pencils for him. 103 00:06:09,068 --> 00:06:11,229 I got uncomfortable. 104 00:06:12,372 --> 00:06:14,533 Hope you're hungry. They're serving macaroni and... 105 00:06:14,707 --> 00:06:16,800 ...cheese. 106 00:06:20,179 --> 00:06:21,976 Smooth. 107 00:06:24,283 --> 00:06:25,750 - Hi. - Hello. 108 00:06:25,918 --> 00:06:27,613 Aren't you gonna introduce us? 109 00:06:27,787 --> 00:06:31,223 No. I have people for that now. You're up. 110 00:06:31,424 --> 00:06:33,449 I'm Alex, Dr. Cooper's new assistant. 111 00:06:33,626 --> 00:06:37,221 Ah, congratulations, and may God have mercy on your soul. 112 00:06:37,964 --> 00:06:40,125 - I'm Leonard, this is Raj. - Nice to meet you. 113 00:06:40,299 --> 00:06:42,062 I'm so excited to be working with... 114 00:06:42,235 --> 00:06:44,726 Please reserve chitchat for your breaks, Ms. Jensen. 115 00:06:44,904 --> 00:06:47,702 And FYI, there'll be no breaks. 116 00:06:49,142 --> 00:06:51,576 I should probably get to work. 117 00:06:53,946 --> 00:06:54,970 She seems nice. 118 00:06:55,148 --> 00:06:58,242 Hey, you already got a girlfriend. I call dibs. 119 00:06:59,152 --> 00:07:02,644 - All I said was "She seems nice." - Yeah, well, I love her. 120 00:07:10,329 --> 00:07:12,661 Hey, I wasn't expecting to hear from you today. 121 00:07:12,832 --> 00:07:15,266 - Everything okay? - Uh, no, not really. 122 00:07:18,004 --> 00:07:19,471 What's wrong? 123 00:07:19,639 --> 00:07:23,131 Well, remember the Soyuz capsule they were sending to bring us home? 124 00:07:23,309 --> 00:07:25,436 - Uh-huh. - It's delayed. 125 00:07:25,611 --> 00:07:27,841 We're gonna be here at least another week, maybe 10 days. 126 00:07:28,014 --> 00:07:30,676 It's the Russians, so you don't know. 127 00:07:33,453 --> 00:07:37,514 They left dogs up here in the '60s. 128 00:07:39,258 --> 00:07:42,193 Come on, Howard. No one's leaving you up there. 129 00:07:42,361 --> 00:07:45,421 I don't know how much longer I can take this. I can't sleep. 130 00:07:45,598 --> 00:07:48,863 And zero-gravity is giving me crazy acid reflux. 131 00:07:49,035 --> 00:07:51,970 I'm down to my last three Tums. 132 00:07:53,706 --> 00:07:54,832 You're gonna be fine. 133 00:07:55,007 --> 00:07:57,635 You survived that Weight Watchers cruise with your mom. 134 00:07:59,679 --> 00:08:02,512 And they ran out of low-fat ice cream on day two. 135 00:08:04,684 --> 00:08:07,209 Just calm down and take a few deep breaths. 136 00:08:07,386 --> 00:08:09,513 Okay, okay. 137 00:08:11,924 --> 00:08:15,018 What am I doing? I'm using up all the oxygen. 138 00:08:18,531 --> 00:08:21,989 If I die, promise you'll never have sex with another man. 139 00:08:28,407 --> 00:08:30,238 Oh, yeah. 140 00:08:32,445 --> 00:08:35,107 I'm a man-eater now. 141 00:08:36,616 --> 00:08:39,449 Okay, for the final touch, this is an eyelash-curler. 142 00:08:39,619 --> 00:08:43,385 You just place it on your lashes and squeeze it closed. 143 00:08:43,556 --> 00:08:45,854 Oh. I don't know. 144 00:08:46,025 --> 00:08:49,552 Looks like something used by Tinker Bell's gynecologist. 145 00:08:52,265 --> 00:08:54,756 Who I hope, for her sake, is not Captain Hook, so... 146 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:01,097 Who you calling? 147 00:09:01,274 --> 00:09:03,538 - I'm gonna video-chat Sheldon. - Hmm. 148 00:09:03,709 --> 00:09:05,438 If my new look leads to phone sex... 149 00:09:05,611 --> 00:09:07,977 ...I'm gonna have to ask you to leave the room. 150 00:09:09,048 --> 00:09:10,640 Dr. Cooper's office. 151 00:09:10,816 --> 00:09:12,647 Oh. Hello. Who are you? 152 00:09:12,852 --> 00:09:14,752 I'm Alex, Dr. Cooper's assistant. 153 00:09:14,921 --> 00:09:17,321 - Can I help you? - I'd like to speak to Sheldon. 154 00:09:17,490 --> 00:09:19,651 I'm sorry, he's asked me to hold all calls... 155 00:09:19,859 --> 00:09:24,296 ...unless you're Stephen Hawking, his mother, or himself from the future. 156 00:09:25,798 --> 00:09:28,392 - All right, well, tell him Amy called. - Last name? 157 00:09:28,568 --> 00:09:31,628 He knows my last name. I'm his girlfriend. 158 00:09:31,938 --> 00:09:35,305 We have a contract and everything. I'll send you a PDF. 159 00:09:37,376 --> 00:09:39,241 All right. I will tell him you called. 160 00:09:41,681 --> 00:09:43,615 - Hmm. That's weird. - What? 161 00:09:44,383 --> 00:09:47,079 Sheldon told me he had a new assistant named Alex. 162 00:09:47,253 --> 00:09:49,187 He didn't mention that Alex was a girl. 163 00:09:49,388 --> 00:09:51,754 Maybe he didn't notice. 164 00:09:52,291 --> 00:09:54,657 You're right. I don't have to worry about Sheldon. 165 00:09:54,827 --> 00:09:57,295 No, you do not. 166 00:09:59,532 --> 00:10:01,159 It's her I have to worry about. 167 00:10:01,334 --> 00:10:04,770 Oh. Amy, really? She is not gonna come on to Sheldon. 168 00:10:04,937 --> 00:10:06,029 Oh, really? 169 00:10:06,205 --> 00:10:08,264 Look at this face. 170 00:10:11,143 --> 00:10:14,271 How can any woman spend eight hours a day alone with this face... 171 00:10:14,447 --> 00:10:16,915 ...and not fall in love with it? 172 00:10:17,984 --> 00:10:21,920 Well, for starters, at some point, that face starts talking. 173 00:10:27,693 --> 00:10:30,560 Amy, this is crazy. You have nothing to be suspicious about. 174 00:10:30,730 --> 00:10:31,788 I'm not suspicious. 175 00:10:31,964 --> 00:10:35,957 I just wanna stop in, say hi to my boyfriend, and meet his new assistant. 176 00:10:36,135 --> 00:10:37,602 Aha! 177 00:10:42,575 --> 00:10:45,510 - Can we go now? - Hang on. 178 00:10:51,951 --> 00:10:54,317 - What are you doing? - Isn't it obvious? 179 00:10:54,487 --> 00:10:58,253 I'm spreading my scent to mark my territory. 180 00:11:00,459 --> 00:11:02,256 Come on, Amy, that is not gonna work. 181 00:11:02,461 --> 00:11:05,089 Really? Because just before you became my best friend... 182 00:11:05,264 --> 00:11:08,233 ...I did this all over your apartment. 183 00:11:13,005 --> 00:11:15,439 Has your assistant said anything about me? 184 00:11:15,608 --> 00:11:16,905 Oh, in fact, she has. 185 00:11:17,076 --> 00:11:21,410 Her exact words were "What is that guy's problem?" 186 00:11:22,782 --> 00:11:26,684 I'm in her head. Let the dance begin. 187 00:11:28,287 --> 00:11:30,414 Here's your frozen yogurt, Dr. Cooper. 188 00:11:30,589 --> 00:11:31,851 This should be fun. 189 00:11:32,024 --> 00:11:34,891 Half chocolate, half vanilla, side by side, not swirled? 190 00:11:35,061 --> 00:11:36,722 - Yes. - Half a teaspoon of sprinkles? 191 00:11:36,896 --> 00:11:38,193 - Rainbow. - Two cherries? 192 00:11:38,364 --> 00:11:40,195 - One on top, one on the bottom. - Stems removed? 193 00:11:40,366 --> 00:11:44,063 Um... Top one, yes. I didn't check the one on the bottom. 194 00:11:44,236 --> 00:11:46,033 Oh! 195 00:11:47,573 --> 00:11:49,803 I'm so sorry, Dr. Cooper. 196 00:11:50,009 --> 00:11:53,775 It's all right, Alex. I'm not mad at you. I'm just disappointed. 197 00:11:55,414 --> 00:11:57,314 Wait, Alex, do you wannajoin us? 198 00:11:57,516 --> 00:11:59,211 - Um... - Alex, a moment. 199 00:11:59,385 --> 00:12:02,548 I need a word with Dr. Hofstadter. 200 00:12:05,024 --> 00:12:09,120 Do you think it's appropriate for her to sit with us, given her station? 201 00:12:10,229 --> 00:12:11,924 Given her what? 202 00:12:12,098 --> 00:12:15,261 If I've learned anything from British television shows on PBS... 203 00:12:15,434 --> 00:12:19,962 ...it's that servants dine downstairs with their own kind. 204 00:12:21,307 --> 00:12:22,774 What? 205 00:12:23,442 --> 00:12:25,103 It's a kindness, Leonard. 206 00:12:25,277 --> 00:12:27,268 Otherwise, you're cruelly tempting them... 207 00:12:27,446 --> 00:12:32,543 ...with a glimpse of a world that's just beyond their soot-stained fingertips. 208 00:12:32,918 --> 00:12:34,647 Oh, sure. 209 00:12:34,820 --> 00:12:38,312 - Please join us. - Oh, okay. Thank you. 210 00:12:38,491 --> 00:12:41,016 So, Alex, what's the topic of your dissertation? 211 00:12:41,193 --> 00:12:44,560 I'm looking for Trojan asteroids at Earth's L-5 Lagrange point. 212 00:12:44,730 --> 00:12:48,791 Oh. That happens to be Dr. Koothrappali's field of expertise. 213 00:12:48,968 --> 00:12:51,266 You two have a lot to talk about. 214 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:54,797 Is that true? 215 00:13:06,819 --> 00:13:09,686 - Is he all right? - No. 216 00:13:13,325 --> 00:13:17,523 But compared to your boss, he's the poster boy for sanity. 217 00:13:17,963 --> 00:13:20,397 It's okay, I've been around scientists all my life. 218 00:13:20,599 --> 00:13:22,965 - My dad's an astronomer at SETI. - Oh, SETI. 219 00:13:23,135 --> 00:13:25,296 The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. 220 00:13:25,471 --> 00:13:28,133 You should introduce him to Sheldon. The search is over. 221 00:13:29,608 --> 00:13:31,337 What kind of research are you doing? 222 00:13:31,510 --> 00:13:33,842 - High-energy lasers. - Ooh, military? 223 00:13:34,013 --> 00:13:37,346 Not yet, but I can remove unwanted hair from 2 miles away. 224 00:13:39,518 --> 00:13:41,679 You were right. I had nothing to worry about. 225 00:13:41,854 --> 00:13:44,345 That skank's your problem, not mine. 226 00:13:45,658 --> 00:13:48,354 - You're very funny, Dr. Hofstadter. - Oh, thank you. 227 00:13:48,527 --> 00:13:50,722 Agh! Cherry stem. Cherry stem. 228 00:13:54,533 --> 00:13:57,263 How you doing, Howie? You feeling a little better? 229 00:13:57,436 --> 00:14:02,169 Oh. A lot better, thanks. One sec. 230 00:14:03,209 --> 00:14:05,905 Listen close, I don't have a lot of time. 231 00:14:06,779 --> 00:14:08,212 I need you to go to my house. 232 00:14:08,380 --> 00:14:12,407 In my bedroom you'll find a model rocket. I want you to bring it back to your place. 233 00:14:13,052 --> 00:14:14,110 Okay. 234 00:14:14,286 --> 00:14:17,187 Step two, build a version roughly 14 stories high. 235 00:14:18,657 --> 00:14:20,682 Fill it full of rocket fuel and come get me. 236 00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:23,556 I'll leave the door unlocked. 237 00:14:25,564 --> 00:14:27,191 Maybe you should talk to someone. 238 00:14:27,366 --> 00:14:29,527 Let them know you're having a little anxiety. 239 00:14:29,702 --> 00:14:33,934 No, no. I'm fine. No anxiety. 240 00:14:34,106 --> 00:14:35,937 We should probably talk in code. 241 00:14:36,108 --> 00:14:40,272 From now on, "frog" is me, "sandwich" means you, and "lemon" means rocket. 242 00:14:40,446 --> 00:14:44,542 So come on, sandwich, build me a lemon because froggie wants to come home. 243 00:14:49,989 --> 00:14:51,581 Look at you... 244 00:14:51,824 --> 00:14:54,190 ...putting on a brave face. 245 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,451 There's nothing to be brave about. Everything's fine. 246 00:14:57,630 --> 00:15:01,066 Really? I don't know how much you know about primate behavior... 247 00:15:01,233 --> 00:15:04,498 ...but Sheldon's assistant was clearly courting Leonard. 248 00:15:04,703 --> 00:15:06,830 Were she a mandrill, she would've bent over... 249 00:15:07,006 --> 00:15:11,340 ...and displayed her brightly colored hindquarters like a big red welcome mat. 250 00:15:13,145 --> 00:15:16,637 By the way, you try that at the junior prom, you get kicked out. 251 00:15:18,517 --> 00:15:21,816 Okay, maybe she was flirting with him, but who cares? 252 00:15:21,987 --> 00:15:24,922 I don't even know where my relationship is with Leonard now. 253 00:15:25,090 --> 00:15:26,819 So says your prefrontal cortex. 254 00:15:26,992 --> 00:15:29,483 But the limbic system of your brain is calculating... 255 00:15:29,662 --> 00:15:32,130 ...that if another woman is attracted to Leonard... 256 00:15:32,298 --> 00:15:34,129 ...it must be because he's desirable. 257 00:15:34,300 --> 00:15:37,667 Well, of course he's desirable. I mean, he's great. 258 00:15:37,836 --> 00:15:40,703 He's smart, he's sweet, and in the bedroom, whew... 259 00:15:40,873 --> 00:15:44,502 ...let me tell you, he really tries. 260 00:15:46,011 --> 00:15:48,309 So it does bother you. 261 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:50,971 Fine, it bothers me a little. 262 00:15:51,650 --> 00:15:54,619 No, you know what? This is stupid. It doesn't bother me. 263 00:15:55,554 --> 00:15:57,181 Okay, it bothers me. 264 00:15:58,524 --> 00:16:02,255 But only because she wouldn't stop laughing. Leonard is not that funny. 265 00:16:03,896 --> 00:16:05,056 And there you have it... 266 00:16:05,264 --> 00:16:08,131 ...prefrontal-cortex reasoning versus limbic lust. 267 00:16:08,834 --> 00:16:11,166 If this were a boxing match they might call it... 268 00:16:11,337 --> 00:16:13,237 ...the Thriller Adjacent to the Amygdala. 269 00:16:17,042 --> 00:16:21,979 If you were a brain scientist, you would be busting a gut right now. 270 00:16:25,017 --> 00:16:27,884 - So how was work today? - Oh, it was all right, I guess. 271 00:16:28,053 --> 00:16:31,284 Had to Heimlich a cherry stem out of Sheldon. 272 00:16:32,191 --> 00:16:34,489 - Caught Raj right in the eye. - Oh. 273 00:16:35,794 --> 00:16:38,490 - You're kidding. - No, Raj had to go to the nurse. 274 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:41,189 Wow. Anything else? 275 00:16:41,367 --> 00:16:45,235 Mm, the nurse is a woman, so he couldn't talk to her. 276 00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:49,702 She had to bring him the Grover puppet so he could point at what hurt. Heh. 277 00:16:53,545 --> 00:16:55,274 Is that it? 278 00:16:55,447 --> 00:16:57,415 Isn't that enough? 279 00:16:57,583 --> 00:17:01,212 It had weaponized fruit and a puppet. What more do you want? 280 00:17:01,887 --> 00:17:03,377 Oh, good. Leonard, you're here. 281 00:17:03,555 --> 00:17:05,853 Science news. This will interest you. 282 00:17:06,025 --> 00:17:08,687 And, Penny, feel free to paint your nails. 283 00:17:10,362 --> 00:17:12,956 - What do you got? - I believe Alex may have unearthed... 284 00:17:13,132 --> 00:17:17,193 ...the grade-school science project that could be my ticket to the Nobel Prize. 285 00:17:17,369 --> 00:17:18,802 Behold. 286 00:17:18,971 --> 00:17:21,201 "Magnets: What Do They Stick To?" 287 00:17:23,342 --> 00:17:27,073 If the answer is metal, it's not exactly groundbreaking. 288 00:17:27,246 --> 00:17:28,372 The original title was: 289 00:17:28,547 --> 00:17:32,244 "A Rederivation of Maxwell's Equations Regarding Electromagnetism." 290 00:17:32,418 --> 00:17:35,751 I dumbed it down because some of the more religious people in town... 291 00:17:35,921 --> 00:17:38,481 ...were starting to say I was a witch. 292 00:17:39,124 --> 00:17:42,218 Sheldon thinks the approach in his paper might change the way... 293 00:17:42,394 --> 00:17:47,388 ...we calculate ferromagnetic hysteresis. - Oh. It's about time. I hated the old way. 294 00:17:48,267 --> 00:17:50,030 - Hi, I'm Penny. - Alex. 295 00:17:50,202 --> 00:17:53,137 - Do you work with Dr. Hofstadter? - In a way. 296 00:17:55,741 --> 00:17:59,233 We've kind of been involved in a five-year experiment. 297 00:17:59,411 --> 00:18:01,936 Oh. Well, you're lucky. He seems very talented. 298 00:18:02,114 --> 00:18:04,275 I'm sure a lot of people wanna work with him. 299 00:18:04,450 --> 00:18:07,419 Oh, well, a lot of people can't, so... 300 00:18:08,120 --> 00:18:10,020 Uh, come on. 301 00:18:10,456 --> 00:18:11,616 Where are we going? 302 00:18:11,790 --> 00:18:14,987 My limbic system wants to take your pants off. 303 00:18:18,130 --> 00:18:19,825 She seems nice. 304 00:18:19,998 --> 00:18:22,159 Notice people on your own time. We're working. 305 00:18:28,841 --> 00:18:30,502 Hey, Howie, how you feeling? 306 00:18:30,676 --> 00:18:32,473 Better. Much better. 307 00:18:32,644 --> 00:18:38,549 The other astronauts held me down and gave me a shot. 308 00:18:44,056 --> 00:18:46,149 Ooh. 309 00:18:46,658 --> 00:18:49,354 Attention, people of Earth. 310 00:18:49,528 --> 00:18:56,331 Tonight there will be two moons in the sky. 311 00:18:56,535 --> 00:18:58,503 Howie, stop that. 312 00:18:58,670 --> 00:19:00,501 NASA's watching this. 313 00:19:00,672 --> 00:19:03,163 Put your pants back on. 314 00:19:04,176 --> 00:19:06,804 Whee! 315 00:19:09,014 --> 00:19:11,539 Whee!