1 00:00:02,369 --> 00:00:04,178 Previously on The Big Bang Theory... 2 00:00:04,471 --> 00:00:05,916 Sheldon, did you just figure out 3 00:00:06,073 --> 00:00:09,316 a method for synthesizing a new stable super-heavy element? 4 00:00:09,476 --> 00:00:11,012 Did I? 5 00:00:11,178 --> 00:00:12,248 Well, that can't be right. 6 00:00:12,412 --> 00:00:13,982 No one's ever done that before. 7 00:00:14,147 --> 00:00:15,751 Except me because I just did it! 8 00:00:15,916 --> 00:00:17,589 I Sheldon and his brain, yeah I 9 00:00:17,751 --> 00:00:19,662 I Sheldon and his brain, yeah! I 10 00:00:19,820 --> 00:00:22,027 I've made a horrible mistake. 11 00:00:22,489 --> 00:00:23,092 What are you talking about? 12 00:00:23,257 --> 00:00:25,863 This table, it's in square centimeters. 13 00:00:26,026 --> 00:00:27,903 I read it as square meters. 14 00:00:28,061 --> 00:00:29,335 You know what that means? 15 00:00:29,496 --> 00:00:31,703 That Americans can't handle the metric system? 16 00:00:33,934 --> 00:00:37,381 Amy, I was off by a factor of 10,000. 17 00:00:37,538 --> 00:00:39,779 But the Chinese team found the element. 18 00:00:39,940 --> 00:00:41,112 Yeah, well, they shouldn't have. 19 00:00:41,208 --> 00:00:42,710 My calculations were wrong. 20 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:44,685 The greatest scientific achievement of my life 21 00:00:44,845 --> 00:00:46,415 is based on a blunder. 22 00:00:46,580 --> 00:00:47,718 I'm not a genius. 23 00:00:47,881 --> 00:00:49,053 I'm a fraud. 24 00:00:49,917 --> 00:00:51,225 You know, Sheldon, in neuroscience, 25 00:00:51,385 --> 00:00:53,922 we're forever finding something in one part of the brain 26 00:00:54,087 --> 00:00:55,395 that we thought was some-place else. 27 00:00:55,556 --> 00:00:58,093 Oh, great, now I'm worse than a fraud. 28 00:00:58,792 --> 00:01:00,430 I'm practically a biologist. 29 00:01:03,230 --> 00:01:05,369 This is Science Friday. I'm Ira Flatow. 30 00:01:05,532 --> 00:01:08,706 My guest today is responsible for the discovery of the first 31 00:01:08,869 --> 00:01:11,315 stable super-heavy element. 32 00:01:11,471 --> 00:01:12,814 Welcome, Dr. Sheldon Cooper. 33 00:01:12,973 --> 00:01:13,815 Thank you. 34 00:01:15,309 --> 00:01:16,379 The university made me come here. 35 00:01:16,543 --> 00:01:17,544 I didn't want to. 36 00:01:19,546 --> 00:01:21,492 Big fan of the show. 37 00:01:22,616 --> 00:01:25,062 So, I understand that you actually discovered 38 00:01:25,118 --> 00:01:26,563 this element by mistake. 39 00:01:28,789 --> 00:01:30,462 Yes. 40 00:01:30,991 --> 00:01:33,494 And some people in the science community are calling it 41 00:01:33,660 --> 00:01:35,503 "The Wonder Blunder." 42 00:01:35,662 --> 00:01:37,164 Who? Give me their names. 43 00:01:37,331 --> 00:01:38,776 I bet it's Wolowitz. 44 00:01:39,733 --> 00:01:41,440 It's just such a fascinating story. 45 00:01:41,602 --> 00:01:42,979 Your calculations are way off, 46 00:01:43,136 --> 00:01:45,343 but they find the element anyway. 47 00:01:45,505 --> 00:01:47,678 It's like misreading a treasure map 48 00:01:47,841 --> 00:01:50,082 and still finding the treasure. 49 00:01:50,243 --> 00:01:52,086 Can we talk about something else? 50 00:01:52,245 --> 00:01:54,486 Do you know that I yodel? 51 00:01:57,184 --> 00:01:58,788 Thats interesting, but this could be taking you 52 00:01:58,919 --> 00:02:01,160 down the path toward a Nobel Prize. 53 00:02:01,321 --> 00:02:02,527 And in Chemistry, no less. 54 00:02:02,689 --> 00:02:04,691 And wouldn't that be unusual? 55 00:02:04,858 --> 00:02:07,031 Because you're a physicist. 56 00:02:07,194 --> 00:02:09,333 Yes, yes, I'd be a physicist with a Nobel in Chemistry. 57 00:02:09,496 --> 00:02:11,339 Everyone laugh at the circus freak. 58 00:02:12,966 --> 00:02:15,344 I don't need to sit here and take this, Flatow. 59 00:02:16,169 --> 00:02:17,705 It is because of bullies like you, 60 00:02:17,871 --> 00:02:19,373 every day more and more Americans 61 00:02:19,539 --> 00:02:21,541 are making the switch to television. 62 00:02:23,210 --> 00:02:25,121 I (THEME SONG PLAYS) I 63 00:02:48,368 --> 00:02:50,848 President Seibert, I don't know why you're yelling. 64 00:02:51,004 --> 00:02:53,211 You're the one who made me go on the radio. 65 00:02:53,373 --> 00:02:56,047 I was expecting a professional science interview, 66 00:02:56,209 --> 00:02:59,554 not an attack by some morning zoo shock jock. 67 00:03:01,515 --> 00:03:03,256 Well, if the university needs money so badly, 68 00:03:03,417 --> 00:03:05,488 perhaps you should start a swear jar. 69 00:03:07,220 --> 00:03:09,427 Whoa! That one's worth a dollar. 70 00:03:11,858 --> 00:03:13,098 I know you don't like it, 71 00:03:13,260 --> 00:03:14,432 but every time you do an interview, 72 00:03:14,594 --> 00:03:16,437 it raises the profile of the university. 73 00:03:16,596 --> 00:03:18,098 That translates to funding. 74 00:03:18,265 --> 00:03:19,107 Yeah, well, I'm not just 75 00:03:19,266 --> 00:03:21,439 some trained monkey dancing for coins. 76 00:03:23,103 --> 00:03:24,081 Of course you're not. 77 00:03:24,237 --> 00:03:25,716 People love trained monkeys. 78 00:03:28,208 --> 00:03:29,380 How can you not be happy? 79 00:03:29,543 --> 00:03:31,079 You're tall, thin and famous. 80 00:03:31,244 --> 00:03:33,224 Oh, my God, I'm jealous of Sheldon. 81 00:03:35,382 --> 00:03:37,055 Lock, you're going to be doing this stuff for a while. 82 00:03:37,217 --> 00:03:39,424 You're just going to have to find a way to get used to it. 83 00:03:39,586 --> 00:03:41,293 But none of you know what this is like. 84 00:03:41,455 --> 00:03:44,459 Being celebrated for something you wish you never did. 85 00:03:44,624 --> 00:03:47,127 You clearly haven't been with me at Mardi Gras. 86 00:03:51,364 --> 00:03:53,366 Want to pause the video game and help me clean up? 87 00:03:53,533 --> 00:03:54,534 I am cleaning up. 88 00:03:54,701 --> 00:03:56,942 Look at the mess the Joker made of Gotham City. 89 00:03:58,305 --> 00:04:00,979 Come on, it's your friend who's coming to stay here. 90 00:04:01,141 --> 00:04:02,415 Raj grew up in India. 91 00:04:02,576 --> 00:04:03,884 Trust me, he's seen worse. 92 00:04:05,579 --> 00:04:06,557 Howie. 93 00:04:06,713 --> 00:04:08,784 I promise I'll help out the rest of the week. 94 00:04:08,949 --> 00:04:09,927 The rest of the week? 95 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:11,721 You said it was just going to be a night or two. 96 00:04:11,885 --> 00:04:13,660 Yeah, but if I told you a week, would you have said yes? 97 00:04:13,820 --> 00:04:16,232 -No! -Then you left me no choice. 98 00:04:17,624 --> 00:04:20,935 I love Raj, but that's a long time for a house guest. 99 00:04:21,294 --> 00:04:22,796 I know, but they're tenting his building. 100 00:04:22,963 --> 00:04:25,170 He can't find a hotel he likes that allows dogs. 101 00:04:25,332 --> 00:04:27,778 -He's bringing Cinnamon? -For a whole week! 102 00:04:27,934 --> 00:04:29,174 The nerve of some people. 103 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:36,412 Here comes the Embarrassment Express. 104 00:04:37,277 --> 00:04:39,689 With stops at Fraudville... 105 00:04:39,846 --> 00:04:41,848 ...WonderBIunderberg... 106 00:04:42,349 --> 00:04:45,193 ...and Kansas City. 107 00:04:45,352 --> 00:04:46,524 Because it's a hub. 108 00:04:48,922 --> 00:04:50,424 Sheldon, can I come in? 109 00:04:50,590 --> 00:04:51,694 -Do you have cookies? -No. 110 00:04:51,858 --> 00:04:53,462 Good. I don't deserve cookies. Come in. 111 00:04:56,463 --> 00:04:57,305 Wil? 112 00:04:57,464 --> 00:04:58,841 Hey, Sheldon. It's been a while. 113 00:04:58,999 --> 00:05:00,205 Why are you here? 114 00:05:00,367 --> 00:05:01,869 Amy said you were having a rough time, 115 00:05:02,035 --> 00:05:03,105 and I thought maybe we could talk. 116 00:05:03,270 --> 00:05:04,544 Is that okay? 117 00:05:04,805 --> 00:05:06,443 Certainly. 118 00:05:06,606 --> 00:05:08,347 Although... right now, I'm having a rough time 119 00:05:08,475 --> 00:05:10,716 because there's three people in my room, 120 00:05:10,877 --> 00:05:12,515 and its starting to feel like a discotheque. 121 00:05:14,314 --> 00:05:16,351 Sheldon, you said you were unhappy getting attention 122 00:05:16,516 --> 00:05:18,621 for something you wished you never did. 123 00:05:18,785 --> 00:05:20,458 Yeah, I know a little something about that. 124 00:05:20,620 --> 00:05:22,531 Oh, nonsense, Wil. 125 00:05:22,689 --> 00:05:25,568 Your endless tweets are not that bad. 126 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:28,668 I remember why it's been a while. 127 00:05:30,063 --> 00:05:31,133 Sheldon, I was actually talking 128 00:05:31,298 --> 00:05:32,675 about when I was a kid on Star Trek. 129 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:35,177 How could you not like getting attention 130 00:05:35,335 --> 00:05:36,678 for playing Wesley Crusher? 131 00:05:36,837 --> 00:05:38,748 You were wonderful. 132 00:05:38,905 --> 00:05:42,352 A know-it-all boy genius with an eidetic memory. 133 00:05:42,509 --> 00:05:44,250 Who couldn't relate to that? 134 00:05:45,412 --> 00:05:47,050 Well, not everybody felt that way. 135 00:05:47,214 --> 00:05:48,750 A lot of people really hated the character, 136 00:05:48,915 --> 00:05:51,054 and some of them hated me because of it. 137 00:05:51,218 --> 00:05:52,026 I would do interviews, 138 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:53,687 and people would be mean to me. 139 00:05:53,987 --> 00:05:55,933 That just happened to me. 140 00:05:56,089 --> 00:05:57,727 Next time you're stuck for a tweet, 141 00:05:57,891 --> 00:06:00,565 feel free to say what a jerk Ira Flatow is. 142 00:06:01,194 --> 00:06:04,107 Sheldon, the point is Wil learned to embrace 143 00:06:04,264 --> 00:06:07,404 that part of his life and moved on to bigger and better things. 144 00:06:07,567 --> 00:06:08,910 Yeah, I'm an author now, 145 00:06:09,069 --> 00:06:10,446 I do public speaking, 146 00:06:10,604 --> 00:06:12,777 and I have my own web series about board games. 147 00:06:14,174 --> 00:06:16,051 We're trying to cheer him up, so... 148 00:06:21,581 --> 00:06:22,855 I'm just saying that there was a time 149 00:06:23,016 --> 00:06:25,360 when I thought I would never get out of Wesley Crusher's shadow. 150 00:06:26,019 --> 00:06:29,125 But now, it's just one small part of a pretty great life, 151 00:06:29,289 --> 00:06:31,269 and it's a part that I'm happy is there. 152 00:06:31,791 --> 00:06:33,600 I do see what you're saying. 153 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:35,103 That helps. 154 00:06:35,262 --> 00:06:36,240 Good. 155 00:06:36,396 --> 00:06:38,467 Would you two like to stay and play trains with ms? 156 00:06:38,632 --> 00:06:39,576 -Sure. -Okay. 157 00:06:39,733 --> 00:06:40,643 Oh, great! 158 00:06:41,868 --> 00:06:44,974 Now... I work the controls. 159 00:06:45,138 --> 00:06:46,139 I say "All aboard." 160 00:06:46,306 --> 00:06:47,979 You sit quietly and watch. 161 00:06:49,943 --> 00:06:51,422 Can I blow the whistle? 162 00:06:53,547 --> 00:06:54,787 You should probably go. 163 00:07:02,589 --> 00:07:04,296 You're going to brush your teeth on my couch? 164 00:07:04,457 --> 00:07:06,562 No, I'm going to brush Cinnamon's teeth. 165 00:07:07,627 --> 00:07:08,571 Why bother? 166 00:07:08,728 --> 00:07:11,072 She spends half the time licking her butt. 167 00:07:12,332 --> 00:07:13,640 And the other half licking my face. 168 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:15,507 Thats why I'm brushing her teeth. 169 00:07:17,671 --> 00:07:19,514 Hey, guys. Sorry I'm so late. 170 00:07:19,673 --> 00:07:22,119 -Did you already have dinner? -No, we were waiting for you. 171 00:07:22,309 --> 00:07:23,413 That's so sweet. 172 00:07:23,576 --> 00:07:25,817 Yeah. So what do you feel like making? 173 00:07:27,347 --> 00:07:29,418 Howard, the poor thing just got home from work. 174 00:07:29,583 --> 00:07:31,529 Let me get you a glass of wine. 175 00:07:31,685 --> 00:07:33,096 I'll cook dinner. 176 00:07:33,253 --> 00:07:35,028 -Oh, Raj, you're our guest. -Don't be silly. 177 00:07:35,188 --> 00:07:37,031 Sit. You look like you've had a long day. 178 00:07:37,190 --> 00:07:39,796 No, she always looks like that. 179 00:07:42,629 --> 00:07:44,870 Because she married an idiot. 180 00:07:47,701 --> 00:07:48,702 Thank you, Raj. 181 00:07:48,868 --> 00:07:51,439 Please, this is my way of thanking you 182 00:07:51,604 --> 00:07:53,277 for letting me stay here. 183 00:07:53,440 --> 00:07:56,216 Now, tell us all about your day. 184 00:07:56,376 --> 00:07:58,219 Okay, well, first, 185 00:07:58,378 --> 00:08:00,221 I was late to a meeting because I was stuck in traffic. 186 00:08:00,380 --> 00:08:02,291 I keep telling you to put that traffic app on your phone. 187 00:08:02,349 --> 00:08:05,125 Hey, when you got home today complaining that you felt sick 188 00:08:05,285 --> 00:08:07,561 from eating too many jelly beans, did I tell you how to fix it? 189 00:08:07,721 --> 00:08:08,722 No. 190 00:08:10,657 --> 00:08:13,638 I said, "Aw, that must hurt," and I rubbed your belly. 191 00:08:17,998 --> 00:08:19,705 I thought of you the whole time. 192 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:25,146 All I'm saying is there's a time to just listen. 193 00:08:25,305 --> 00:08:26,477 Thank you. 194 00:08:26,639 --> 00:08:28,641 There's also a time to stop eating too many jelly beans. 195 00:08:28,808 --> 00:08:30,378 And it's when you're ten. 196 00:08:33,747 --> 00:08:35,226 Hello, President Siebert. 197 00:08:35,382 --> 00:08:36,759 Thank you for taking my call. 198 00:08:36,916 --> 00:08:39,556 I just wanted you to know that you can now expect 199 00:08:39,719 --> 00:08:43,394 enthusiastic participation from me regarding my discovery. 200 00:08:43,556 --> 00:08:44,660 No, no, no, no. 201 00:08:44,824 --> 00:08:45,996 No need to thank me. 202 00:08:46,159 --> 00:08:48,503 Thank my friend, Wil Wheaton. 203 00:08:48,928 --> 00:08:51,431 For your information, I have nine friends. 204 00:08:53,366 --> 00:08:55,243 Ten if we include you. 205 00:08:56,569 --> 00:08:58,105 Nine it is. 206 00:09:01,875 --> 00:09:04,549 Eh, it's ten. I'll count Wolowitz. 207 00:09:06,079 --> 00:09:09,060 -Hello, friend Leonard. -Hoy, you're in a good mood. 208 00:09:09,215 --> 00:09:10,523 I'm in a great mood. 209 00:09:10,683 --> 00:09:12,685 Well, you're about to be in an even better one. 210 00:09:12,852 --> 00:09:15,128 I didn't want to say anything until I knew for sure, but... 211 00:09:15,288 --> 00:09:17,859 I've been re-running the tests on your element in my lab 212 00:09:18,024 --> 00:09:19,799 and I disproved it. 213 00:09:19,959 --> 00:09:21,370 Your element does not exist! 214 00:09:22,429 --> 00:09:24,568 Yeah, but what about the Chinese research team? 215 00:09:24,697 --> 00:09:25,573 They found it. 216 00:09:25,732 --> 00:09:29,305 Yeah, it turns out someone added simulated signals to the data files. 217 00:09:29,469 --> 00:09:30,914 They faked the results. 218 00:09:31,071 --> 00:09:32,072 Really? 219 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:33,911 Yes! Do you know what that means? 220 00:09:34,074 --> 00:09:36,918 It means that all of this attention that you hate goes away. 221 00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:38,954 -So no more interviews? -No, it's all over. 222 00:09:39,112 --> 00:09:40,921 -I can't believe it. -Well, you're welcome. 223 00:09:41,081 --> 00:09:43,288 You robbed me of my greatest achievement! 224 00:09:45,485 --> 00:09:46,293 What?! 225 00:09:46,453 --> 00:09:48,057 I'm back down to nine friends! 226 00:09:49,255 --> 00:09:51,326 Make it eight. I'm sick of Wolowitz, too! 227 00:09:52,659 --> 00:09:55,003 I don't understand. 228 00:09:55,161 --> 00:09:58,074 All you've done since you discovered this stupid element was complain. 229 00:09:58,231 --> 00:09:59,403 I was trying to make you happy! 230 00:09:59,566 --> 00:10:02,012 By taking away my only claim to fame? 231 00:10:02,168 --> 00:10:03,670 Well, if you wanted to make me happy, 232 00:10:03,837 --> 00:10:05,111 you could have told me a joke. 233 00:10:05,271 --> 00:10:08,445 Or shown me a cute video of a koala and an otter 234 00:10:08,608 --> 00:10:09,951 becoming unlikely friends. 235 00:10:11,077 --> 00:10:13,353 There is no winning with you. 236 00:10:13,513 --> 00:10:15,754 And koalas and otters don't even live near each other! 237 00:10:15,849 --> 00:10:18,159 That's what makes their friendship unlikely! 238 00:10:18,852 --> 00:10:21,264 Hey! What's with all the yelling? 239 00:10:21,821 --> 00:10:23,198 Leonard disproved my element. 240 00:10:23,356 --> 00:10:26,098 Now all the attention is going to go away. 241 00:10:26,259 --> 00:10:27,602 Oh, that's great. You must be thrilled! 242 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:30,206 That's it! I'm down to seven friends. 243 00:10:32,165 --> 00:10:34,509 He's counting Hobbits and superheroes, right? 244 00:10:34,868 --> 00:10:37,974 When I thought the element was real, I didn't want it. 245 00:10:38,138 --> 00:10:39,811 But now that Leonard made it not exist, 246 00:10:39,973 --> 00:10:41,646 I want it more than anything in the world. 247 00:10:41,875 --> 00:10:43,877 The element never existed. 248 00:10:44,043 --> 00:10:45,681 I didn't take it away, science took it away. 249 00:10:45,845 --> 00:10:46,789 Be mad at science. 250 00:10:46,946 --> 00:10:48,983 Don't you dare use science against me. 251 00:10:49,949 --> 00:10:52,054 Science is my best friend! 252 00:10:52,218 --> 00:10:53,959 Oh, good, I'm back up to eight. 253 00:10:55,321 --> 00:10:57,392 Will you tell him he's out of his mind. 254 00:10:57,557 --> 00:10:58,558 Actually, I get what he's saying. 255 00:10:58,725 --> 00:10:59,703 Yes! Nine! 256 00:10:59,792 --> 00:11:01,237 Welcome back, buddy. 257 00:11:03,530 --> 00:11:05,407 It's like if you're dating someone you're not that into, 258 00:11:05,565 --> 00:11:06,669 and then they break up with you 259 00:11:06,833 --> 00:11:08,073 and then you want them more than ever. 260 00:11:08,234 --> 00:11:09,736 I have no idea what she's talking about. 261 00:11:09,903 --> 00:11:12,406 But we're ganging up on you so I agree. 262 00:11:13,873 --> 00:11:15,910 Okay, Sheldon, what do you want me to do, 263 00:11:16,075 --> 00:11:17,247 hide the information? 264 00:11:17,410 --> 00:11:18,980 If I don't publish it, it's just a matter of time 265 00:11:19,145 --> 00:11:20,146 before someone else does. 266 00:11:20,313 --> 00:11:21,917 No, no, of course you have to publish. 267 00:11:22,081 --> 00:11:23,856 That's your responsibility as a scientist. 268 00:11:24,017 --> 00:11:25,519 Doing otherwise would be unethical. 269 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:26,755 You have no choice. 270 00:11:27,487 --> 00:11:28,557 Fine, I'll publish. 271 00:11:28,721 --> 00:11:30,029 Can you believe this guy? 272 00:11:36,529 --> 00:11:38,372 Oh, Raj did the dishes. 273 00:11:38,531 --> 00:11:39,942 How do you know I didn't do them? 274 00:11:40,099 --> 00:11:41,669 Because once, when all the knives were dirty, 275 00:11:41,835 --> 00:11:43,610 you cut a bagel with your keys. 276 00:11:46,105 --> 00:11:47,778 Good morning, everybody. 277 00:11:47,941 --> 00:11:49,921 I picked up coffee while I was out. 278 00:11:50,076 --> 00:11:52,522 Bernadette, here's your soy peppermint mocha. 279 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:54,681 You didn't have to do that. 280 00:11:54,847 --> 00:11:55,791 Oh, my pleasure, and don't worry 281 00:11:55,949 --> 00:11:56,927 about your presentation today. 282 00:11:57,083 --> 00:11:58,118 You're going to be great. 283 00:11:58,284 --> 00:12:00,286 Yeah, you're going to knock it out of the park. 284 00:12:00,453 --> 00:12:02,433 What presentation do I have today? 285 00:12:04,123 --> 00:12:05,397 Just go. 286 00:12:09,462 --> 00:12:10,805 He loves you. 287 00:12:11,264 --> 00:12:12,265 What are you doing? 288 00:12:12,365 --> 00:12:13,537 Are you trying to make me look bad? 289 00:12:13,700 --> 00:12:15,077 I'm just being a good house guest. 290 00:12:15,235 --> 00:12:16,543 No, you're being a better husband than I am. 291 00:12:16,703 --> 00:12:18,273 Doing the dishes, getting coffee, 292 00:12:18,438 --> 00:12:19,473 knowing about her life? 293 00:12:19,639 --> 00:12:20,913 Who does that? 294 00:12:22,375 --> 00:12:24,048 Oh, come on, I brought you one, too. 295 00:12:24,210 --> 00:12:25,712 I don't want coffee. 296 00:12:25,879 --> 00:12:27,153 That's why I got you hot chocolate. 297 00:12:27,313 --> 00:12:29,293 Give me that. 298 00:12:29,449 --> 00:12:31,986 Just stop showing me up. 299 00:12:32,151 --> 00:12:33,494 Howard, listen to me. 300 00:12:33,653 --> 00:12:34,927 You're a great husband. 301 00:12:35,088 --> 00:12:37,500 Yes, your listening skills could use some work. 302 00:12:37,657 --> 00:12:40,137 But it's amazing how far you've come 303 00:12:40,259 --> 00:12:44,173 given that you're an only child raised by an over-protective mom. 304 00:12:45,398 --> 00:12:46,843 Is this getting weird? 305 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:48,001 Hang on. 306 00:12:52,505 --> 00:12:54,178 Oh, yes. 307 00:12:56,342 --> 00:12:58,447 Hey. 308 00:12:58,678 --> 00:13:00,919 I just wanted to let you know that I posted my findings. 309 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,150 I saw. 310 00:13:02,315 --> 00:13:05,592 And I just posted a retraction of my paper. 311 00:13:05,752 --> 00:13:08,596 Now the whole scientific community knows I was wrong. 312 00:13:08,755 --> 00:13:11,258 These things happen all the time, Sheldon. 313 00:13:11,424 --> 00:13:12,425 Not to me. 314 00:13:12,592 --> 00:13:14,538 The only other retraction I ever had to issue 315 00:13:14,694 --> 00:13:17,197 was when I was seven and I conceded that my brother 316 00:13:17,363 --> 00:13:19,707 was the greatest ninja in East Texas. 317 00:13:21,334 --> 00:13:23,974 But that was just a ploy to get my face out of his armpit. 318 00:13:25,438 --> 00:13:27,213 There he is! 319 00:13:28,374 --> 00:13:29,819 It's my favourite superhero, 320 00:13:29,976 --> 00:13:31,887 the Retractorl 321 00:13:33,880 --> 00:13:36,383 Come on, don't give him a hard time. 322 00:13:36,549 --> 00:13:37,687 I'm sorry, Cooper. 323 00:13:37,850 --> 00:13:39,386 I retract it. 324 00:13:40,987 --> 00:13:42,660 By the way, Hofstadter, 325 00:13:42,822 --> 00:13:45,200 nice job disproving the Chinese team. 326 00:13:45,358 --> 00:13:46,302 It's not a big deal. 327 00:13:46,459 --> 00:13:47,904 It's a huge deal. 328 00:13:48,061 --> 00:13:50,701 Cooper, maybe physics just isn't your thing. 329 00:13:51,531 --> 00:13:53,738 Have you ever considered a career in retail? 330 00:13:53,900 --> 00:13:56,710 That way you could take things back for a living. 331 00:13:58,338 --> 00:13:59,544 Okay, Barry, that's enough. 332 00:13:59,706 --> 00:14:00,912 Oh, no, that's okay. 333 00:14:01,074 --> 00:14:02,917 I can fight my own battles. 334 00:14:03,076 --> 00:14:05,750 Isn't that right, "Bawwy"? 335 00:14:08,314 --> 00:14:09,486 Is...? 336 00:14:09,649 --> 00:14:12,220 Is that a reference to my speech impediment? 337 00:14:13,686 --> 00:14:16,098 That's pretty hurtful. 338 00:14:16,255 --> 00:14:17,529 I... 339 00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:19,692 I can't control it. 340 00:14:21,160 --> 00:14:22,070 You're right, 341 00:14:22,228 --> 00:14:24,105 that was uncalled for. 342 00:14:24,263 --> 00:14:25,537 I take it back. 343 00:14:25,698 --> 00:14:26,506 Of course you do. 344 00:14:26,666 --> 00:14:28,668 Because you're the Retractor! 345 00:14:33,039 --> 00:14:35,041 Raj, this dinner was amazing. 346 00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:36,186 If you're here much longer, 347 00:14:36,342 --> 00:14:38,185 I'm going to have to buy bigger clothes. 348 00:14:38,344 --> 00:14:39,186 Nonsense. 349 00:14:39,345 --> 00:14:40,346 You need a little fattening up. 350 00:14:40,513 --> 00:14:42,220 You've been locking too skinny lately. 351 00:14:42,415 --> 00:14:43,723 Aww. 352 00:14:43,850 --> 00:14:46,228 Howie, how come you never say anything sweet like that? 353 00:14:46,386 --> 00:14:47,194 What are you talking about? 354 00:14:47,353 --> 00:14:48,423 Remember last week, when I asked you 355 00:14:48,588 --> 00:14:49,794 if you were wearing Spanx and you weren't? 356 00:14:49,956 --> 00:14:51,697 How's that different? 357 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:55,103 Maybe you could try being more thoughtful, 358 00:14:55,261 --> 00:14:56,706 like your friend Raj. 359 00:14:56,863 --> 00:14:59,241 Yeah, well, maybe you could try being more like Raj. 360 00:14:59,399 --> 00:15:01,242 -Oh, really? -Yeah, yeah. 361 00:15:01,401 --> 00:15:02,641 He packed me a lunch this morning. 362 00:15:02,802 --> 00:15:05,874 And there was a note inside that said, "Go get them." 363 00:15:06,873 --> 00:15:08,443 Like I don't do enough around here. 364 00:15:08,608 --> 00:15:09,780 Now I need to pack your lunch? 365 00:15:09,909 --> 00:15:11,411 And by the way, why do you need a note telling you 366 00:15:11,577 --> 00:15:12,715 to go get them? You're a grown man! 367 00:15:12,812 --> 00:15:14,120 You should know to "go get them!" 368 00:15:15,248 --> 00:15:16,488 I do know to "go get them," 369 00:15:16,649 --> 00:15:18,253 but sometimes it's nice to have emotional support 370 00:15:18,317 --> 00:15:20,319 when I'm going and getting them! 371 00:15:20,386 --> 00:15:22,992 Hey, hey, do you hear yourselves? 372 00:15:23,156 --> 00:15:26,330 Let's just, you know, all calm down and take a step back. 373 00:15:27,894 --> 00:15:29,635 This is stupid. Why are we fighting? 374 00:15:29,796 --> 00:15:30,672 I don't know. 375 00:15:30,830 --> 00:15:33,970 I guess I was just feeling like I'm a lousy husband. 376 00:15:34,133 --> 00:15:35,476 You're not a lousy husband. 377 00:15:35,635 --> 00:15:36,773 You're a great husband. 378 00:15:36,936 --> 00:15:39,007 I was the one feeling like a lousy wife. 379 00:15:39,172 --> 00:15:41,277 Are you kidding? You're the best. 380 00:15:41,441 --> 00:15:42,818 I know what the problem is. 381 00:15:42,975 --> 00:15:44,181 It's him! 382 00:15:45,478 --> 00:15:47,458 Oh, what did I do? 383 00:15:47,613 --> 00:15:49,422 You made us feel like we're not trying hard enough. 384 00:15:49,582 --> 00:15:51,493 Yeah, we were totally fine half-assing our marriage 385 00:15:51,651 --> 00:15:53,358 till you showed up. 386 00:15:53,519 --> 00:15:56,090 Look, I'm sorry you're upset with me, 387 00:15:56,255 --> 00:15:57,791 but I just have to say it's nice to see 388 00:15:57,957 --> 00:15:59,334 the two of you on the same page. 389 00:15:59,492 --> 00:16:00,994 Oh, it does feel good 390 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:02,605 to have you backing me up for once. 391 00:16:02,762 --> 00:16:04,935 -l back you up all the time! -That is not-- 392 00:16:05,097 --> 00:16:06,542 -He's doing it again! -What is wrong with you?! 393 00:16:09,035 --> 00:16:10,537 I can't believe they kicked you out. 394 00:16:10,703 --> 00:16:12,546 I can't believe they're still married. 395 00:16:14,373 --> 00:16:17,718 Oh, no, I forgot Cinnamon's toothbrush at Howards. 396 00:16:17,877 --> 00:16:20,153 I guess you're sharing with Daddy again. 397 00:16:25,685 --> 00:16:28,063 Bark once if you need me to call PETA. 398 00:16:31,390 --> 00:16:33,495 What's that animal doing in our apartment? 399 00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:35,798 Oh, relax, she's in her crate. She can't get out. 400 00:16:37,663 --> 00:16:39,540 Jurassic Park. 401 00:16:40,233 --> 00:16:42,736 This day just keeps getting worse and worse. 402 00:16:42,902 --> 00:16:44,313 You know, if it makes you feel any better-- 403 00:16:44,470 --> 00:16:46,416 -It probably won't. -You're probably right. 404 00:16:47,740 --> 00:16:49,413 Sheldon, it's a beautiful night. 405 00:16:49,575 --> 00:16:52,078 Why don't you and I go for a nice walk together? 406 00:16:52,245 --> 00:16:54,748 Oh, everything is just sex with you isn't it? 407 00:16:56,249 --> 00:16:58,729 Sheldon, I think you might find the support 408 00:16:58,885 --> 00:17:00,262 you're looking for, if you realize 409 00:17:00,419 --> 00:17:02,524 that relationships are a give and take. 410 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:03,928 She can only be there for you 411 00:17:04,090 --> 00:17:05,865 as much as you are for her. 412 00:17:06,025 --> 00:17:07,663 Thank you, Rajesh. 413 00:17:07,827 --> 00:17:09,932 And, Amy, you need to be patient with Sheldon, 414 00:17:10,096 --> 00:17:13,100 instead of pressuring him to accept intimacy on your terms. 415 00:17:14,834 --> 00:17:16,541 You should probably go. 416 00:17:22,542 --> 00:17:24,681 I'm Ira Flatow, and this is Science Friday. 417 00:17:24,844 --> 00:17:26,790 I'd like to welcome back Dr. Sheldon Cooper, 418 00:17:26,946 --> 00:17:28,892 who thought he had discovered 419 00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:31,619 a new super-heavy element only to have it disproved 420 00:17:31,784 --> 00:17:34,094 by my next guest, Dr. Leonard Hofstadter. 421 00:17:34,253 --> 00:17:35,391 Welcome to Science Friday, gentlemen. 422 00:17:35,521 --> 00:17:36,693 -Thanks. -Thank you. 423 00:17:36,856 --> 00:17:41,362 Ira, if I may, I'd like to apologize for my behavior last week. 424 00:17:41,527 --> 00:17:42,938 It's all right. 425 00:17:43,095 --> 00:17:46,474 Now, isn't there something you'd like to say to me? 426 00:17:48,401 --> 00:17:49,471 No. 427 00:17:50,469 --> 00:17:51,812 Now, Dr. Hofstadter. 428 00:17:51,971 --> 00:17:53,143 Can you walk us through the process 429 00:17:53,306 --> 00:17:55,047 you used to disprove his theory? 430 00:17:55,208 --> 00:17:57,779 -Well... -I believe I can answer that. 431 00:17:57,944 --> 00:17:59,719 He asked me. 432 00:17:59,879 --> 00:18:00,949 Fine. 433 00:18:01,113 --> 00:18:01,989 As I was saying... 434 00:18:02,148 --> 00:18:03,456 You're telling it wrong. Ira... 435 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:05,460 ...to really understand the story here, 436 00:18:05,618 --> 00:18:07,063 you have to start at the very beginning. 437 00:18:07,220 --> 00:18:10,099 A small town in East Texas, where a young genius named... 438 00:18:10,256 --> 00:18:11,963 -Sheldon... -That's right, Sheldon Cooper. 439 00:18:12,925 --> 00:18:15,235 He was bitten by his neighbour's dog, 440 00:18:15,394 --> 00:18:17,135 leading to his first scientific breakthrough, 441 00:18:17,296 --> 00:18:19,401 the doggie death-ray. 442 00:18:19,565 --> 00:18:21,772 Which, sadly, he couldn't build 443 00:18:21,934 --> 00:18:24,642 because Santa wouldn't bring him enriched uranium. 444 00:18:24,804 --> 00:18:27,410 You know, I'd really like to hear it from Dr. Hofstadter, 445 00:18:27,573 --> 00:18:28,677 if ifs okay with you. 446 00:18:28,841 --> 00:18:30,650 What a surprise. 447 00:18:30,810 --> 00:18:33,347 Did you invite me back just so you could ignore me? 448 00:18:33,512 --> 00:18:35,185 Actually, I didn't invite you. 449 00:18:35,348 --> 00:18:36,691 You came in, you took a seat, 450 00:18:36,849 --> 00:18:39,489 and I'm not comfortable with confrontation. 451 00:18:41,487 --> 00:18:43,797 Sheldon, this interview is supposed to be about me. 452 00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:45,993 Well, that seems like a snooze. 453 00:18:46,158 --> 00:18:47,262 Even for public radio. 454 00:18:48,928 --> 00:18:50,601 You know, if we did a shot every time 455 00:18:50,763 --> 00:18:51,798 they said something embarrassing, 456 00:18:51,964 --> 00:18:53,966 this would be one hell of a drinking game. 457 00:18:54,133 --> 00:18:56,170 A little early for alcohol, isn't it? 458 00:18:56,335 --> 00:18:58,042 You know, I don't just say smart things about science. 459 00:18:58,204 --> 00:18:59,444 I also yodel. 460 00:18:59,705 --> 00:19:01,446 I (SHELDON YODELING) I 461 00:19:06,045 --> 00:19:07,183 I'll get the vodka.