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Hey, I read
that someone invented a way
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to convert your footsteps
into electromagnetic energy
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so you can charge
your cell phone while walking.
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We had that idea years ago.
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How come we never
did anything with it?
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Probably because we left the
diagram of it in the restaurant,
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and none of us
wanted to walk back.
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I know the real reason you never
made progress with that idea.
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You thought of it
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September 22, 2007.
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Two days later, Penny moved in,
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and so much blood rushed
to your genitals,
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your brain became a ghost town.
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That's not what happened.
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I remember it distinctly
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because I had just
composed my annual poem
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commemorating the anniversary
of Dr. Seuss's death.
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No one wants
to hear it.
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Why, die.
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Why did he die?
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Old, told.
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I was told he was old.
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Penny is not the reason
I didn't pursue that idea.
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Oh, really?
Since meeting her,
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what have been
your greatest accomplishments?
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KOOTHRAPPALI:
Easy.
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Sleeping with Penny.
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Getting Penny to go back out
with him after she dumped him.
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Tricking Penny
into getting engaged.
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And a few weeks ago,
he almost did a pull-up.
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I think
someone owes me an apology.
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Well, don't feel bad.
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I think we've all
been distracted
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since the girls
entered our lives.
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You admit Amy's a distraction?
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Oh, very much so.
Listen to this.
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This is from two days ago.
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“Hi. Hope you're having
a good day.”
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Who has time
for this constant sexting?
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Well, maybe
we have lost our focus.
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It wouldn't kill us to get
together and brainstorm ideas.
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Ooh, we could have one
of those retreats.
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Like our own science retreat.
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My cousin has a cabin
out in the woods.
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I'm not going to a
cabin in the woods.
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Did you see the movie
Cabin in the Woods?
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Then we'll go to a hotel.
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A hotel?
Did you see The Shining?
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KOOTHRAPPALI:
We could go up
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to Big Bear
and get a house on the lake.
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Did you see
The Lake House?
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Nothing bad happens
in The Lake House.
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Yeah, well, no,
not to them. To me.
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Time traveling mailbox.
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The only time that traveled
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was an hour and half
of my life down the toilet.
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Fine. Then we'll just stay here
and do it.
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Well, you didn't suggest
a beach house.
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You would go to a beach house?
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Well, good Lord, no--
have you seen Jaws?
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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 began 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 8x05 ♪
The Focus Attenuation
Original Air Date on October 13, 20
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== sync, corrected by elderman ==
@elder_man
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Hey.
Hey.
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So, the guys and
I are talking
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about having kind of a
science retreat this weekend.
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I just wanted to
know if that's okay.
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You and I had talked about
going to brunch on Sunday...
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Want to go to Vegas
this weekend?
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Of course I do.
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Bernadette?
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Girl's weekend.
Vegas. You in?
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Hell, yeah!
Yes!
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I'll check flights.
I'll check hotels.
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I'll check my underpants.
I'm so excited, I think I peed.
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They seem okay with it.
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Hey.
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Hey.
Hey. I didn't think you'd make it.
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Why not?
Well, 'cause you have
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a steady girlfriend now,
and we assumed
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you'd have to stay home to lower
the food down to her in the pit.
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(laughs)
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For your information,
Emily is working tonight.
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Yeah, one would assume,
on getting out of the pit.
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Okay, let's focus.
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The girls are gone,
we have 48 hours.
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There are no distractions.
Let's change the world.
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Thinking caps on.
Here we go.
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Ooh, this is exciting.
We're innovating.
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I feel like
we're in the Facebook movie.
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Oh. I never saw that.
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Yeah. Really?
KOOTHRAPPALI: Oh.
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It's wonderful, and I swear
I'm not saying that
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because Justin Timberlake
is in it.
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Yeah, I have it on Blu-ray.
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We should watch it.
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Cool. I'll make the popcorn.
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Guys...
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in 30 seconds, we went from
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“Let's change the world”
to “Let's watch TV.”
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I'm sorry. Is that a “no”?
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WOLOWITZ:
Okay. No.
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Leonard's right.
We're here to focus.
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Didn't we used
to have a list of all our ideas?
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I-I think I still have it.
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I did not get a clear answer.
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I'm gonna set this down now.
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Ah, here it is.
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(laughs)
Whoa.
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I haven't looked
at these in years.
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“Robot girlfriend.”
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Mm, that was mine.
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“Robot prostitute.”
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Also mine.
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SHELDON:
Wait. I'm confused.
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Why would you need
both a robot girlfriend
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and a robot prostitute?
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There's just some things
you don't do
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with your robot girlfriend.
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Boy, when you met Bernadette,
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the field of robotics
really took a hit.
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Okay, let's just skip
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all the inventions
you can have sex with.
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All right, no-- here we go:
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“Ergonomic heated seat cushion”"
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No, it vibrates.
Keep going.
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You know, let's just come up
with something new.
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SHELDON:
You know,
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a number of significant
innovations have been inspired
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by science fiction.
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The-the geosynchronous satellite
from Arthur C. Clarke.
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The Motorola flip phone--
that came from Star Trek.
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Yeah, and I've long suspected
that the idea
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of an African-American president
was stolen
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from the movie Deep Impact.
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KOOTHRAPPALI:
Hey,
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the future they show
in Back to the Future II
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is only a year away.
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A lot of the things in that
movie haven't been invented yet.
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How cool would that be
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if we could make
one of those a reality?
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If we could figure out
the scientific basis
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for Marty's hover board,
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that would have
universal application.
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Well, it's-it's possible
at absolute zero,
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but we would
have to remove
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the temperature restrictions.
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Oh, I have an idea.
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I think I have the same one.
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We got to watch
Back to the Future II!
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I'll make the popcorn.
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So, where should
we go first?
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Ooh.
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There's a cover band
in the lounge.
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Nah.
But they play Barry Manilow.
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No.
But they're called “Fairly Manilow”"
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Oh. Okay.
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Great!
No!
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Well, what do you want
to do?
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Well, we're in Vegas.
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I want to go downstairs,
get a bucket of margaritas,
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dance until I vomit
all over a roulette wheel
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and watch it go everywhere.
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What if we don't want to vomit?
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Oh, you will. That's why
they give you the bucket.
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Uh-oh.
What?
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It's my boss.
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They moved my field ride
up to Monday.
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What does that mean?
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It means instead
of having a week to study,
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I only have two days.
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That sucks.
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Can you start
in the morning?
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Uh, it's kind of a lot.
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You know,
let me do a little tonight,
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and I'll catch up
with you guys later.
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You sure?
Yeah, it's okay. Go ahead.
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So, um, now that
Penny's not coming...
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We're not seeing Fairly Manilow.
Okay.
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(dramatic movie music
plays on TV)
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Hold on. Pause.
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Something doesn't make sense.
Look...
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In 2015, Biff steals
the sports almanac
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and takes the time machine
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back to 1955, to give it
to his younger self.
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But as soon as he does that,
he changes the future,
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so the 2015 he
returns to would be
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a different 2015, not the 2015
that Marty and Doc were in.
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This is Hot Tub Time Machine
all over again.
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If future Biff
goes back to 2015
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right after he gives
young Biff the almanac,
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he could get back to the 2015
with Marty and Doc in it.
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Because it wasn't until
his 21st birthday
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that 1955 Biff
placed his first bet.
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SHELDON:
Wait. Whoa, whoa.
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Is “placed” right?
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What do you mean?
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Is “placed” the right tense
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for something that would have
happened in the future
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of a past that was affected
by something from the future?
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Had will have placed?
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That's my boy.
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Okay, so, it wasn't until
his 21st birthday
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that Biff had will have
placed his first bet
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and made his millions.
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That's when
he altered the timeline.
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Yeah, but he had will
haven't placed it!
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What?!
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Unlike Hot Tub Time Machine,
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this couldn't be more simple.
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When Biff gets the almanac
in 1955,
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the alternate future
he creates isn't the one
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in which Marty and Doc Brown
ever use the time machine
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to travel to 2015.
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Therefore,
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in the new timeline,
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Marty and Doc never brought
the time machine...
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W-Wait.
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Is “brought” right?
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Marty and Doc never
had have had brought?
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I don't know.
You did it to me.
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Oh, I'm going with it.
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Marty and Doc never
had have had brought
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the time machine to 2015.
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That means 2015 Biff could also
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not had have had brought
the almanac to 1955 Biff.
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Therefore, the timeline in which
1955 Biff gets the almanac
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is also the timeline
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in which 1955 Biff
never gets the almanac.
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And not just “never gets.”
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Never have, never hasn't,
never had have hasn't.
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He's right.
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Also, what kind of name is Biff?
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Sounds like when you pop open
a can of Pillsbury dough.
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Biff.
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Oh, that stuff is so good
wrapped around cocktail weenies.
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Guys...
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Do you know that
the word “wiener”
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comes from the German name
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of the Austrian capital
Vienna, or “Wien”?
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Do you know if you look
at Austria on a map
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it actually looks like a wiener?
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Guys, what are
we doing?
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W-We sent the girls away
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so we could focus.
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I don't think it worked.
254
00:10:28,601 --> 00:10:30,818
(lively dance music playing)
255
00:10:34,707 --> 00:10:38,943
Maybe after this, you'll be
in the mood for some Manilow.
256
00:10:38,945 --> 00:10:42,029
I think after this,
I'll be dead.
257
00:10:42,031 --> 00:10:44,064
Look at us out,
258
00:10:44,066 --> 00:10:45,950
while Penny's in
the room studying.
259
00:10:45,952 --> 00:10:47,201
I'm proud of her.
260
00:10:47,203 --> 00:10:48,335
This is a great opportunity.
261
00:10:48,337 --> 00:10:50,204
It's nice to see her take it
seriously.
262
00:10:50,206 --> 00:10:51,206
It is.
263
00:10:51,207 --> 00:10:52,207
But enough about Penny.
264
00:10:52,208 --> 00:10:54,008
Let's talk about us.
265
00:10:54,010 --> 00:10:56,343
We're looking good.
266
00:10:56,345 --> 00:10:58,429
We are... (giggles)
267
00:10:58,431 --> 00:11:00,097
Better than good.
268
00:11:00,099 --> 00:11:03,517
I mean, look at you.
Your body's bangin'!
269
00:11:03,519 --> 00:11:05,302
Amy!
270
00:11:05,304 --> 00:11:06,637
Don't “Amy” me.
271
00:11:06,639 --> 00:11:07,638
We're always talking
about how hot Penny is.
272
00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:09,974
Come on-- scientist
to scientist,
273
00:11:09,976 --> 00:11:13,644
how big are those
Hadron Colliders?
274
00:11:15,481 --> 00:11:17,898
You're embarrassing me.
275
00:11:17,900 --> 00:11:18,983
Oh, don't be embarrassed.
276
00:11:18,985 --> 00:11:21,318
I'll show you the divot
in my spine.
277
00:11:21,320 --> 00:11:21,929
What?
278
00:11:21,953 --> 00:11:23,872
No, no, it's okay.
I was born with it.
279
00:11:23,873 --> 00:11:26,073
If you put a double-A
battery in there,
280
00:11:26,075 --> 00:11:28,959
it makes my leg kick.
281
00:11:31,130 --> 00:11:32,162
All right.
282
00:11:32,164 --> 00:11:34,415
Oh, this is already better.
There are
283
00:11:34,417 --> 00:11:36,800
far fewer distractions in here.
284
00:11:36,802 --> 00:11:37,918
Plus, this is where our minds
285
00:11:37,920 --> 00:11:39,219
are conditioned
to focus on work.
286
00:11:39,221 --> 00:11:40,921
So, I've been thinking
about the hover boards,
287
00:11:40,923 --> 00:11:43,640
and maybe there's a way
we could use Maglev technology.
288
00:11:43,642 --> 00:11:46,343
Or if we could figure out a
way to supercool the materials,
289
00:11:46,345 --> 00:11:47,978
we could utilize
quantum coupling.
290
00:11:47,980 --> 00:11:50,147
Well, I wonder
if anyone's tried that.
291
00:11:50,149 --> 00:11:51,648
Go online and look it up.
292
00:11:51,650 --> 00:11:53,233
Oh, I can't argue with him.
293
00:11:53,235 --> 00:11:54,685
It's right there on the screen.
294
00:11:54,687 --> 00:11:58,238
Austria does look like a wiener.
295
00:11:59,275 --> 00:12:00,407
That's nothing, dude.
296
00:12:00,409 --> 00:12:02,559
Go check out
how hung Florida is.
297
00:12:02,561 --> 00:12:04,661
(laughing)
298
00:12:04,663 --> 00:12:06,780
I'm sure Mrs. Florida's
walking funny.
299
00:12:06,782 --> 00:12:08,198
Can we get back to work?
300
00:12:09,452 --> 00:12:10,951
Yeah... he's right.
301
00:12:10,953 --> 00:12:13,170
Oh, here's a thought.
302
00:12:13,172 --> 00:12:16,623
What if we use some form of
operant conditioning techniques
303
00:12:16,625 --> 00:12:18,592
to keep us from
getting off topic?
304
00:12:18,594 --> 00:12:20,461
Like behavior modification?
305
00:12:20,463 --> 00:12:21,512
Yeah, exactly.
306
00:12:21,514 --> 00:12:22,780
Did you know
307
00:12:22,782 --> 00:12:25,215
those techniques were used
to actually teach pigeons
308
00:12:25,217 --> 00:12:26,767
to play ping-pong?
309
00:12:26,769 --> 00:12:28,802
That cannot be true.
310
00:12:28,804 --> 00:12:31,004
(ping-pong ball bouncing)
311
00:12:38,647 --> 00:12:41,648
Hey, it was match point.
312
00:12:42,485 --> 00:12:44,201
Some psychologists
313
00:12:44,203 --> 00:12:46,153
perform operant conditioning
with punishment.
314
00:12:46,155 --> 00:12:47,621
Maybe we can come up
with a punishment
315
00:12:47,623 --> 00:12:49,490
for straying off topic.
316
00:12:49,492 --> 00:12:54,244
Not getting to see who wins at
pigeon ping-pong comes to mind.
317
00:12:54,246 --> 00:12:56,413
We could snap a rubber
band on our wrists
318
00:12:56,415 --> 00:12:58,382
every time we
get sidetracked.
319
00:12:58,384 --> 00:13:01,835
Mmm, not bad.
You know, in medieval times,
320
00:13:01,837 --> 00:13:04,004
idle chatter was punished
with a device called
321
00:13:04,006 --> 00:13:05,672
the scold's bridle.
322
00:13:05,674 --> 00:13:07,257
It's an iron cage
323
00:13:07,259 --> 00:13:11,345
that's locked around the head
and pierces the tongue.
324
00:13:11,347 --> 00:13:14,548
If only we had one.
325
00:13:15,618 --> 00:13:17,818
Oh! I'll check Amazon.
326
00:13:21,023 --> 00:13:23,140
(knocking on door)
327
00:13:23,142 --> 00:13:25,492
BERNADETTE:
Housekeeping!
328
00:13:27,329 --> 00:13:28,946
AMY:
We had a complaint
329
00:13:28,948 --> 00:13:32,466
about somebody pooping
on a party in there!
330
00:13:34,887 --> 00:13:37,538
It was us the whole time!
331
00:13:38,674 --> 00:13:40,541
Why'd you tell her?
It was working.
332
00:13:40,543 --> 00:13:42,009
Was it working?
333
00:13:42,011 --> 00:13:44,428
Yeah.
334
00:13:44,430 --> 00:13:47,181
Oh, I'm so sorry.
335
00:13:47,183 --> 00:13:50,050
You guys look
like you're having fun.
336
00:13:50,052 --> 00:13:51,552
We're having
the best time.
337
00:13:51,554 --> 00:13:56,056
Guess who won $100
playing craps.
338
00:13:56,058 --> 00:13:57,558
That's a dollar.
339
00:13:57,560 --> 00:14:01,145
Then guess who wildly overtipped
a cocktail waitress.
340
00:14:01,147 --> 00:14:03,614
Hey, Penny... hey, let's go.
341
00:14:03,616 --> 00:14:06,950
We found a place that has
Australian male strippers.
342
00:14:06,952 --> 00:14:08,068
We want to see
343
00:14:08,070 --> 00:14:10,404
if they twirl their junk
in the other direction.
344
00:14:20,833 --> 00:14:22,749
That sounds so great.
345
00:14:22,751 --> 00:14:25,252
But I have
a little more studying to do.
346
00:14:25,254 --> 00:14:28,055
(sighs) Can you
believe this nerd?
347
00:14:29,091 --> 00:14:31,925
Come on, do you want to
sit here being a loser,
348
00:14:31,927 --> 00:14:33,093
or do you want to watch me climb
349
00:14:33,095 --> 00:14:34,595
into an Australian man's
G-string
350
00:14:34,597 --> 00:14:36,763
like a baby kangaroo?
351
00:14:42,104 --> 00:14:45,239
All right, guys, look,
I would love to go out,
352
00:14:45,241 --> 00:14:46,773
but I've got
to get this done, okay?
353
00:14:46,775 --> 00:14:48,942
So have fun at the club.
And if you get
354
00:14:48,944 --> 00:14:50,444
in trouble, find a policeman.
355
00:14:50,446 --> 00:14:52,279
And if he's taking off
his pants,
356
00:14:52,281 --> 00:14:54,665
he is not a real policeman.
357
00:14:54,667 --> 00:14:58,202
Okay, okay, this is obviously
very important to her.
358
00:14:58,204 --> 00:15:01,371
Let's just, we'll help her study
so she can get done quicker.
359
00:15:01,373 --> 00:15:03,090
Here...
here, I'm gonna quiz you.
360
00:15:03,092 --> 00:15:05,759
I'm gonna quiz you.
361
00:15:05,761 --> 00:15:08,128
I got your notes!
362
00:15:08,130 --> 00:15:09,346
I got your notes!
363
00:15:09,348 --> 00:15:11,265
I got your notes!
If you want these,
364
00:15:11,267 --> 00:15:14,368
they're gonna be
at the strip club!
365
00:15:15,854 --> 00:15:17,804
Aren't you gonna chase her?
366
00:15:17,806 --> 00:15:20,107
To the walk-in closet? Sure.
367
00:15:27,816 --> 00:15:29,149
Okay, so we agree,
368
00:15:29,151 --> 00:15:30,484
whenever someone
takes us off topic
369
00:15:30,486 --> 00:15:33,787
they get their arm
hair yanked off.
370
00:15:33,789 --> 00:15:34,905
And I really
can't let that happen
371
00:15:34,907 --> 00:15:36,290
or the girl who does
my eyebrows will think
372
00:15:36,292 --> 00:15:37,791
I've been cheating on her.
373
00:15:38,827 --> 00:15:42,329
All right, now, one benefit
of quantum coupling...
374
00:15:42,331 --> 00:15:43,714
Wait, no, question:
375
00:15:43,716 --> 00:15:45,749
who decides if someone's
gone off topic?
376
00:15:45,751 --> 00:15:48,335
I think it'll be pretty clear.
If not, we'll take a vote.
377
00:15:48,337 --> 00:15:50,053
Oh, and also...
378
00:15:50,055 --> 00:15:52,673
Ow!
379
00:15:52,675 --> 00:15:54,758
W-We didn't vote!
380
00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:56,927
We didn't have to--
that was clearly a tangent.
381
00:15:56,929 --> 00:15:58,595
Now come on.
Back to work.
382
00:15:58,597 --> 00:16:00,480
If we're leaning towards
quantum coupling...
383
00:16:00,482 --> 00:16:02,599
Aah! Why?
384
00:16:02,601 --> 00:16:04,318
You said
“quantum coupling.”
385
00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,520
That made me think
of the show Quantum Leap.
386
00:16:06,522 --> 00:16:08,212
That's a tangent
and it's your fault.
387
00:16:08,212 --> 00:16:09,601
That's ridiculous.
388
00:16:09,625 --> 00:16:11,625
Sheldon, I vote that
is not a tangent.
389
00:16:12,077 --> 00:16:13,694
Thank you.
And now I owe you one.
390
00:16:13,696 --> 00:16:15,779
Ow!
391
00:16:15,781 --> 00:16:17,531
That was your fault.
392
00:16:17,533 --> 00:16:19,082
Hey!
393
00:16:19,084 --> 00:16:21,335
Ooh, that is a lot of hair.
394
00:16:22,004 --> 00:16:23,587
Ow!
395
00:16:23,589 --> 00:16:27,007
And now I'm gonna hear it
from Jenny.
396
00:16:27,009 --> 00:16:29,009
(stammers)
Everyone stop.
397
00:16:29,011 --> 00:16:30,260
This was a stupid idea.
398
00:16:30,262 --> 00:16:32,546
Negative reinforcement
isn't working.
399
00:16:32,548 --> 00:16:34,381
I think you mean
positive punishment.
400
00:16:34,383 --> 00:16:37,834
Negative reinforcement is the
removal of a positive stimulus.
401
00:16:37,836 --> 00:16:39,219
It's a common mistake.
402
00:16:39,221 --> 00:16:41,471
Negative reinforcement
is really wrong?
403
00:16:41,473 --> 00:16:43,223
Oh, it's used incorrectly
all the time.
404
00:16:43,225 --> 00:16:45,025
Even Bill Murray
makes that mistake
405
00:16:45,027 --> 00:16:47,044
in the first scene
of Ghostbusters.
406
00:16:47,046 --> 00:16:50,681
No way. Not Bill Murray.
407
00:16:50,683 --> 00:16:53,233
I'm studying the effect
of negative reinforcement
408
00:16:53,235 --> 00:16:55,152
on ESP ability.
409
00:16:55,154 --> 00:16:56,236
Huh.
410
00:16:56,238 --> 00:16:59,406
Bill Murray did get it wrong.
411
00:16:59,408 --> 00:17:01,208
Jump ahead to the Stay Puft
Marshmallow Man.
412
00:17:01,210 --> 00:17:02,909
No!
(Sheldon stammers)
413
00:17:02,911 --> 00:17:04,878
Leonard's right.
414
00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:06,413
We can't just jump ahead.
415
00:17:06,415 --> 00:17:09,082
We have to watch the whole movie.
Look.
416
00:17:09,084 --> 00:17:11,218
We keep procrastinating.
417
00:17:11,220 --> 00:17:13,053
We saw Back to the Future II,
418
00:17:13,055 --> 00:17:14,204
pigeons playing
ping-pong,
419
00:17:14,206 --> 00:17:15,756
a bunch of countries
that look like genitals
420
00:17:15,758 --> 00:17:18,759
and one guy whose genitals
look like Denmark!
421
00:17:19,928 --> 00:17:22,829
Yeah, sorry for
clicking on that.
422
00:17:24,650 --> 00:17:26,400
It's late.
We've wasted hours.
423
00:17:26,402 --> 00:17:28,185
Can we please find it
in ourselves
424
00:17:28,187 --> 00:17:29,986
to do any amount of work
tonight?
425
00:17:29,988 --> 00:17:33,573
But we didn't see them bust
one ghost.
426
00:17:35,077 --> 00:17:37,744
So y-you're saying
we should stand here
427
00:17:37,746 --> 00:17:39,579
in my lab on a
Saturday night
428
00:17:39,581 --> 00:17:40,781
and watch the rest
of Ghostbusters
429
00:17:40,783 --> 00:17:42,449
on a crappy laptop?
430
00:17:42,451 --> 00:17:43,917
No.
431
00:17:43,919 --> 00:17:47,537
♪ ♪
432
00:17:49,842 --> 00:17:52,125
♪ ♪
433
00:17:54,063 --> 00:17:56,430
It really does hold up.
434
00:17:58,634 --> 00:18:00,884
(dance music blaring,
women whooping and cheering)
435
00:18:05,224 --> 00:18:08,642
See? Isn't this better
than a hotel room?
436
00:18:08,644 --> 00:18:11,645
Yep. Shake that thing!
437
00:18:11,647 --> 00:18:15,932
Have you ever seen a body
so fine?
438
00:18:15,934 --> 00:18:18,618
We had some pretty hot corpses
in my anatomy class,
439
00:18:18,620 --> 00:18:21,121
but none of them
moved like that!
440
00:18:35,967 --> 00:18:38,504
PENNY:
Good morning.
441
00:18:38,505 --> 00:18:40,138
You want to go
to the pool?
442
00:18:40,140 --> 00:18:42,507
(both groaning)
443
00:18:42,509 --> 00:18:45,510
Come on...
you said it yourself.
444
00:18:45,512 --> 00:18:48,379
Only nerds and losers
stay in the room.
445
00:18:48,381 --> 00:18:51,632
Oh! Oh!
Oh!
446
00:18:51,634 --> 00:18:53,351
Wow, it's bright out.
447
00:18:53,353 --> 00:18:56,020
Isn't it bright? I should
probably close these curtains.
448
00:18:56,022 --> 00:18:57,638
Nah. Bye!
449
00:18:58,725 --> 00:19:01,592
Would you please close
the drapes?
450
00:19:01,594 --> 00:19:02,894
Okay.
451
00:19:06,053 --> 00:19:12,553
== sync, corrected by elderman ==
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