1 00:00:02,544 --> 00:00:04,160 I have a special treat for y'all today. 2 00:00:04,379 --> 00:00:06,712 My dear friend and former college roommate is here 3 00:00:06,924 --> 00:00:08,131 from the Johnson Space Center 4 00:00:08,342 --> 00:00:11,130 in Houston to talk to us about our space program. 5 00:00:11,345 --> 00:00:13,302 And yeah, I know what you're thinking. 6 00:00:13,514 --> 00:00:15,050 These guys were roomies. 7 00:00:15,599 --> 00:00:16,214 How does one go on 8 00:00:16,433 --> 00:00:19,016 to be a... a fancy scientist at NASA, 9 00:00:19,269 --> 00:00:21,431 and the other's teaching freshman science 10 00:00:21,647 --> 00:00:23,013 at a public high school? 11 00:00:24,107 --> 00:00:25,018 Yeah, Sheldon. 12 00:00:25,234 --> 00:00:26,816 I was thinking that. 13 00:00:27,903 --> 00:00:28,768 Thank you. 14 00:00:30,239 --> 00:00:31,696 All right, uh, let's give a warm welcome 15 00:00:31,907 --> 00:00:35,446 to my good buddy, Dr. Ronald Hodges. 16 00:00:36,662 --> 00:00:37,448 Hey, kids. Hey. 17 00:00:37,663 --> 00:00:39,780 Glad to be here. And, uh, Hubert, the answer 18 00:00:39,998 --> 00:00:43,708 to your question is, one of those roomies was busy studying 19 00:00:43,919 --> 00:00:45,911 while the other was out chasing high school girls. 20 00:00:48,423 --> 00:00:49,379 Yeah. 21 00:00:49,591 --> 00:00:51,799 To be clear, they were all over 18. 22 00:00:52,010 --> 00:00:53,251 Yeah. Well... 23 00:00:54,263 --> 00:00:56,676 Now, what I thought would be fun to talk about today 24 00:00:56,890 --> 00:01:00,258 is what NASA's planning on doing beyond the space shuttle. 25 00:01:00,477 --> 00:01:04,061 Things like the first manned mission to Mars. 26 00:01:04,565 --> 00:01:05,305 Uh, yeah. 27 00:01:05,524 --> 00:01:07,106 Did you see the movie Aliens? 28 00:01:07,776 --> 00:01:08,562 I did. 29 00:01:08,777 --> 00:01:10,234 Did you think it was cool? 30 00:01:11,697 --> 00:01:12,562 Uh... 31 00:01:13,615 --> 00:01:14,901 Sure, I enjoyed it. 32 00:01:15,200 --> 00:01:16,190 Me, too. 33 00:01:17,119 --> 00:01:18,360 Football player, right? 34 00:01:18,662 --> 00:01:19,573 Yes, sir. 35 00:01:19,788 --> 00:01:20,949 Yeah. 36 00:01:21,415 --> 00:01:23,407 Now, of course, before 37 00:01:23,625 --> 00:01:25,958 we can set out to explore the solar system, 38 00:01:26,169 --> 00:01:28,286 we've got a few minor problems to overcome. 39 00:01:28,505 --> 00:01:30,212 Not the least of which is, every time 40 00:01:30,507 --> 00:01:32,590 we launch, it costs the U.S. taxpayers 41 00:01:32,801 --> 00:01:34,963 hundreds of millions of dollars. 42 00:01:35,804 --> 00:01:36,760 Oh, no, no, no. 43 00:01:37,264 --> 00:01:39,005 - Yes. - If you want to save money, 44 00:01:39,224 --> 00:01:40,556 why don't you land the booster rockets 45 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:42,975 instead of letting them drop in the ocean? 46 00:01:44,980 --> 00:01:48,564 That's a cute idea, but, uh, it's not technically possible. 47 00:01:48,817 --> 00:01:49,898 Why not? 48 00:01:51,862 --> 00:01:53,728 Well, it's hard to explain. 49 00:01:53,947 --> 00:01:55,313 The math is pretty complicated. 50 00:01:55,532 --> 00:01:57,148 Perhaps I could help you with it. 51 00:01:57,826 --> 00:01:58,862 Well, 52 00:01:59,077 --> 00:02:00,909 I bet you could. 53 00:02:01,121 --> 00:02:02,737 I'll bet you could. 54 00:02:02,956 --> 00:02:06,245 I'll tell you what. Here is a NASA patch. 55 00:02:06,460 --> 00:02:09,794 Why don't you have your mom sew that on your book bag? Now, 56 00:02:10,213 --> 00:02:12,626 who here wants to know how astronauts go to the bathroom? 57 00:02:12,841 --> 00:02:14,082 - Me. I do. - Oh, right. See, 58 00:02:14,301 --> 00:02:16,338 now, during liftoff, all the astronauts 59 00:02:16,553 --> 00:02:17,543 wear diapers. 60 00:02:17,846 --> 00:02:19,838 People often wonder why I chose 61 00:02:20,057 --> 00:02:23,266 to pursue a career in theoretical physics. 62 00:02:23,852 --> 00:02:25,639 I usually respond by saying 63 00:02:25,854 --> 00:02:28,813 I wanted to unravel the inner workings of the universe. 64 00:02:29,024 --> 00:02:29,684 Yeah, perhaps when 65 00:02:29,900 --> 00:02:32,187 Captain Kirk said, "To boldly go," 66 00:02:32,402 --> 00:02:34,610 he meant in one of those, huh? 67 00:02:34,821 --> 00:02:36,403 But the real answer was 68 00:02:36,615 --> 00:02:38,698 I wanted to prove this nincompoop wrong. 69 00:02:38,909 --> 00:02:40,616 Yeah, that's right. Beam me up, Potty! 70 00:03:00,597 --> 00:03:02,384 So I saw a lawyer today. 71 00:03:02,808 --> 00:03:03,423 Why? 72 00:03:03,642 --> 00:03:05,929 I'm putting together my last will and testament. 73 00:03:06,395 --> 00:03:07,306 We're gonna miss ya. 74 00:03:07,688 --> 00:03:08,303 George. 75 00:03:08,522 --> 00:03:10,855 Don't worry. I ain't leaving him squat. 76 00:03:11,358 --> 00:03:12,223 Are you dyin'? 77 00:03:12,442 --> 00:03:13,603 We're all dyin', honey. 78 00:03:13,819 --> 00:03:14,730 From the second we're born, 79 00:03:14,945 --> 00:03:16,937 it's just a slip and slide into the darkness. 80 00:03:17,239 --> 00:03:19,026 Unless you get bit by a vampire. 81 00:03:19,408 --> 00:03:22,116 Well, now that goes without saying. 82 00:03:24,162 --> 00:03:25,403 I don't want to die. I've only kissed 83 00:03:25,622 --> 00:03:26,954 one boy so far. 84 00:03:27,249 --> 00:03:28,035 What? 85 00:03:28,375 --> 00:03:30,367 Relax. It was a long time ago. 86 00:03:31,837 --> 00:03:32,918 Are you relaxed? 87 00:03:33,755 --> 00:03:34,415 Shelly, you haven't 88 00:03:34,631 --> 00:03:35,963 touched your dinner. 89 00:03:36,258 --> 00:03:37,294 You feel okay? 90 00:03:37,884 --> 00:03:40,001 Oh, yes. I was just thinking. 91 00:03:40,595 --> 00:03:41,460 About what, baby? 92 00:03:41,847 --> 00:03:45,181 The optimal height-to-width ratio for a reusable rocket. 93 00:03:46,143 --> 00:03:46,758 I was just 94 00:03:46,977 --> 00:03:48,639 thinking the exact same thing. 95 00:03:49,187 --> 00:03:50,268 Really? 96 00:03:50,689 --> 00:03:52,396 Oh, Moonpie, I love you so much. 97 00:04:15,839 --> 00:04:16,955 It's late. What are you doing up? 98 00:04:17,174 --> 00:04:19,086 I'm working on the hyperbolic calculations 99 00:04:19,301 --> 00:04:20,337 for a rocket return. 100 00:04:21,219 --> 00:04:22,130 Need any help? 101 00:04:23,430 --> 00:04:24,295 What? 102 00:04:24,514 --> 00:04:27,632 I'm kiddin'. Now, turn out the light and go to bed. 103 00:04:28,018 --> 00:04:29,054 - But... - Now. 104 00:04:34,524 --> 00:04:36,436 Dad, can we afford a computer? 105 00:04:37,027 --> 00:04:39,064 You do my taxes. What do you think? 106 00:04:39,780 --> 00:04:41,112 Never mind. 107 00:04:41,782 --> 00:04:43,068 Good night. 108 00:05:13,772 --> 00:05:14,762 Meemaw? 109 00:05:17,818 --> 00:05:20,310 Mr. Moonpie, how might I help you? 110 00:05:20,612 --> 00:05:23,195 How much money are you planning to leave me when you die? 111 00:05:23,406 --> 00:05:24,522 Nice talkin' to you. 112 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:28,151 Meemaw? 113 00:05:29,913 --> 00:05:31,279 Want to try that again? 114 00:05:31,498 --> 00:05:32,488 I need to buy a computer 115 00:05:32,707 --> 00:05:34,744 so I can solve the Navier-Stokes equation. 116 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,794 Uh-huh. How much is a computer? 117 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:40,166 Apple has a nice one for $2,000, 118 00:05:40,382 --> 00:05:42,624 but the kind I need costs three million. 119 00:05:43,927 --> 00:05:45,463 Let me see what I got in the vault. 120 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:53,221 Nine bucks and, uh... 121 00:05:56,064 --> 00:05:58,647 Oh, look at that... a peso. 122 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:01,810 It's warm. 123 00:06:09,411 --> 00:06:10,652 Hello, First National Bank. 124 00:06:10,871 --> 00:06:12,828 I'd like to speak with a loan officer. 125 00:06:13,039 --> 00:06:15,656 It's regarding a second mortgage on my home. 126 00:06:16,334 --> 00:06:18,326 My name is Sheldon Lee Cooper. 127 00:06:19,170 --> 00:06:20,251 Sure, I'll hold. 128 00:06:21,381 --> 00:06:23,589 Oh, I hate hold music. 129 00:06:23,925 --> 00:06:24,790 Hello. 130 00:06:25,010 --> 00:06:27,548 Yes, you can help me, Dorothy Fitzpatrick. 131 00:06:27,929 --> 00:06:30,672 I'm interested in taking out a second mortgage. 132 00:06:31,558 --> 00:06:33,766 I'm nine years old. Why do you ask? 133 00:06:34,686 --> 00:06:36,928 That's called age discrimination, Dorothy, 134 00:06:37,147 --> 00:06:39,355 but I'm willing to let it slide. 135 00:06:40,609 --> 00:06:43,602 I'm glad you find me cute, but I'm deadly serious. 136 00:06:43,945 --> 00:06:46,232 I need funds to buy a computer. 137 00:06:46,489 --> 00:06:48,025 No, the house isn't in my name. 138 00:06:48,241 --> 00:06:50,324 I'm nine. We've established this. 139 00:06:51,119 --> 00:06:53,327 I do prepare the taxes for my parents, 140 00:06:53,538 --> 00:06:54,745 and if we tighten our belts, 141 00:06:54,956 --> 00:06:56,822 we'll have sufficient equity for the loan. 142 00:06:57,042 --> 00:06:58,328 Sheldon, who are you talking to? 143 00:06:59,044 --> 00:07:00,535 Dorothy Fitzpatrick. 144 00:07:00,795 --> 00:07:01,911 Who's Dorothy Fitzpatrick? 145 00:07:02,130 --> 00:07:03,746 Is she a new buddy from school? 146 00:07:04,007 --> 00:07:06,920 She's the loan officer at The First National Bank of Medford. 147 00:07:07,135 --> 00:07:08,216 Why are you talking to her? 148 00:07:08,803 --> 00:07:09,668 Mom, can this wait? 149 00:07:09,888 --> 00:07:12,005 I'm trying to negotiate favorable terms. 150 00:07:12,599 --> 00:07:14,090 Hello. Dorothy? 151 00:07:19,731 --> 00:07:21,848 Hey, how come you weren't in math class? 152 00:07:22,067 --> 00:07:24,480 That guy from NASA treated me like a child, 153 00:07:24,694 --> 00:07:26,731 and I need to prove him wrong. 154 00:07:26,988 --> 00:07:27,853 You are a child. 155 00:07:28,073 --> 00:07:29,814 Tread lightly, my friend. 156 00:07:30,909 --> 00:07:32,866 Was Ms. Ingram upset I wasn't in class? 157 00:07:33,078 --> 00:07:35,115 Actually, she was happy. 158 00:07:35,330 --> 00:07:36,616 She even did a little dance. 159 00:07:36,957 --> 00:07:38,539 Do you know anybody with a modem? 160 00:07:38,750 --> 00:07:40,867 I think Radio Shack has one. Why? 161 00:07:41,086 --> 00:07:43,419 I need to access thrust-to-weight ratios 162 00:07:43,630 --> 00:07:46,338 from the FTP server at the Johnson Space Center. 163 00:07:46,675 --> 00:07:47,381 Then what? 164 00:07:47,676 --> 00:07:49,258 Then I show that guy from NASA my work 165 00:07:49,469 --> 00:07:51,677 and laugh as he begs for mercy. 166 00:07:52,305 --> 00:07:54,513 You know, sometimes you sound like a super villain. 167 00:07:54,724 --> 00:07:55,760 Silence! 168 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:57,216 That'll be more effective after 169 00:07:57,435 --> 00:07:58,801 your voice changes. 170 00:08:01,940 --> 00:08:03,351 Silence. 171 00:08:04,734 --> 00:08:07,021 Mom, can you take me to Radio Shack? 172 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:08,310 Not today, baby. 173 00:08:08,530 --> 00:08:11,113 I have to go food shopping and get dinner started. 174 00:08:11,366 --> 00:08:13,153 But it's important. 175 00:08:13,743 --> 00:08:15,655 Sorry. Maybe over the weekend. 176 00:08:15,954 --> 00:08:16,944 But it won't take that long. 177 00:08:17,163 --> 00:08:18,620 Sheldon, I said no. 178 00:08:18,832 --> 00:08:21,415 - But, Mom... - Not another word. 179 00:08:23,336 --> 00:08:24,076 What? 180 00:08:24,754 --> 00:08:26,120 Can't I just be happy? 181 00:08:29,926 --> 00:08:31,087 Mom, please! 182 00:08:31,302 --> 00:08:33,089 Sheldon Lee, I said no. 183 00:08:33,304 --> 00:08:34,465 I'm still happy. 184 00:08:37,392 --> 00:08:39,099 Please, Mom! You're being unfair! 185 00:08:39,310 --> 00:08:41,927 - No. - But I really need those thrust-to-weight ratios. 186 00:08:42,147 --> 00:08:43,513 Do you see I'm cookin'? 187 00:08:43,815 --> 00:08:45,056 Well, take me after dinner. 188 00:08:45,275 --> 00:08:47,733 Enough! I'm not takin' you anywhere tonight. 189 00:08:49,195 --> 00:08:50,151 I'm not proud of it, 190 00:08:50,363 --> 00:08:52,901 but as a child, I was prone... 191 00:08:53,158 --> 00:08:54,649 to the occasional meltdown. 192 00:08:54,868 --> 00:08:56,530 Cheese and crackers! 193 00:08:56,870 --> 00:08:59,283 I'm sorry you had to hear that. 194 00:09:04,044 --> 00:09:07,003 All right, I finally got him calmed down. 195 00:09:07,213 --> 00:09:08,499 How'd you manage that? 196 00:09:08,715 --> 00:09:11,708 Easy. Gave him a hug and a little cough syrup. 197 00:09:11,926 --> 00:09:12,586 Mom! 198 00:09:12,802 --> 00:09:15,044 It's not like he's operating heavy machinery. 199 00:09:15,472 --> 00:09:17,634 We can't keep putting up with this behavior. 200 00:09:18,141 --> 00:09:18,927 We need to ground him. 201 00:09:19,142 --> 00:09:22,260 How? If you say "No playing outside," he says, "Thank you." 202 00:09:22,479 --> 00:09:23,686 Well, we need to do something. 203 00:09:23,897 --> 00:09:26,184 It's just a tantrum. It's what kids do. 204 00:09:26,399 --> 00:09:27,731 You used to punish me all the time. 205 00:09:27,942 --> 00:09:30,184 That was different. You were a pain in the ass. 206 00:09:31,154 --> 00:09:33,111 I say no Radio Shack for at least a month. 207 00:09:33,865 --> 00:09:34,571 Sounds fair. 208 00:09:34,783 --> 00:09:35,614 I'll go tell him. 209 00:09:35,950 --> 00:09:37,441 I'd wait and tell him tomorrow. 210 00:09:37,744 --> 00:09:39,326 He's a little loopy right now. 211 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:45,207 Good night. 212 00:09:46,127 --> 00:09:47,288 She drugged our son. 213 00:09:48,671 --> 00:09:51,835 Thus began the longest month of my life. 214 00:09:54,052 --> 00:09:57,591 Without the ability to access the thrust-to-weight ratios, 215 00:09:57,806 --> 00:10:00,970 my well-intended effort to humiliate a NASA scientist 216 00:10:01,184 --> 00:10:02,265 ground to a halt. 217 00:10:02,477 --> 00:10:03,137 Mom. 218 00:10:03,561 --> 00:10:05,348 Uh... what's going on? 219 00:10:05,814 --> 00:10:07,601 Something's wrong with Sheldon. 220 00:10:09,776 --> 00:10:12,314 What's the matter, baby? Have a tummy ache? 221 00:10:12,529 --> 00:10:13,815 I think it's an ulcer. 222 00:10:14,197 --> 00:10:14,903 Don't be silly. 223 00:10:15,115 --> 00:10:16,822 - You must have eaten something. - No. 224 00:10:17,033 --> 00:10:19,696 My symptoms are consistent with an ulcer. 225 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,281 Shelly, remember when you thought 226 00:10:21,496 --> 00:10:24,204 you had leprosy, and it was just a patch of dry skin? 227 00:10:24,415 --> 00:10:27,203 And when you thought you had gout? Or an enlarged prostate? 228 00:10:27,418 --> 00:10:28,408 Or mad cow? 229 00:10:28,628 --> 00:10:29,869 That was my favorite. 230 00:10:30,088 --> 00:10:32,000 Well, this is different. 231 00:10:33,091 --> 00:10:34,832 Maybe we should take him to the doctor. 232 00:10:36,594 --> 00:10:39,086 Listen to your wife... ulcers are serious. 233 00:10:39,389 --> 00:10:40,129 Ow. 234 00:10:40,765 --> 00:10:43,303 Well, I've never seen this in someone so young, 235 00:10:43,601 --> 00:10:46,514 but, uh, your son has an ulcer. 236 00:10:46,938 --> 00:10:47,769 Thank you. 237 00:10:47,981 --> 00:10:49,222 How could this happen? 238 00:10:49,482 --> 00:10:51,519 Uh, there are a number of factors. 239 00:10:52,026 --> 00:10:52,766 Has he been under 240 00:10:52,986 --> 00:10:55,069 some unusual stress lately? 241 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:57,522 Yes. She won't take me to Radio Shack. 242 00:10:57,740 --> 00:10:58,947 Go wait outside. 243 00:10:59,200 --> 00:11:00,611 I've heard some interesting research 244 00:11:00,827 --> 00:11:02,068 about treating ulcers 245 00:11:02,287 --> 00:11:03,243 with antimicrobials. 246 00:11:03,454 --> 00:11:04,160 Go. 247 00:11:06,291 --> 00:11:07,827 And you're surprised I have an ulcer. 248 00:11:08,042 --> 00:11:09,374 I'm surprised I don't have one. 249 00:11:11,963 --> 00:11:13,374 Um, Radio Shack? 250 00:11:13,798 --> 00:11:16,791 He's trying to figure out how to help NASA land rockets. 251 00:11:17,010 --> 00:11:18,717 Oh. Well, that's a nice thing. 252 00:11:18,928 --> 00:11:20,715 He's just doing it out of spite. 253 00:11:21,973 --> 00:11:23,134 Okay. 254 00:11:23,474 --> 00:11:25,591 Well, keep him off spicy foods for the time being, 255 00:11:25,810 --> 00:11:28,427 and I'll write you a prescription for Zantac. 256 00:11:28,813 --> 00:11:29,644 Does he smoke? 257 00:11:30,398 --> 00:11:31,889 'Course not. He's nine. 258 00:11:32,108 --> 00:11:33,770 I started at his age. 259 00:11:34,027 --> 00:11:35,768 Uh, but only when I drank. 260 00:11:38,406 --> 00:11:40,989 What the...? 261 00:11:44,037 --> 00:11:45,494 Sheldon! What are you doing? 262 00:11:45,747 --> 00:11:48,285 I just need a minute. These things are so slow. 263 00:11:50,460 --> 00:11:51,701 Is this your family? 264 00:11:52,003 --> 00:11:53,039 They're lovely. 265 00:12:00,094 --> 00:12:01,551 - Mom. - What? 266 00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:03,754 There's something wrong with Sheldon again. 267 00:12:03,973 --> 00:12:04,713 I figured it out! 268 00:12:04,933 --> 00:12:06,640 I figured it out! 269 00:12:07,435 --> 00:12:08,095 One night. 270 00:12:08,519 --> 00:12:09,976 I want to sleep one night. 271 00:12:12,398 --> 00:12:13,434 Oh. Hi, Mom. 272 00:12:14,609 --> 00:12:15,224 Hi there. 273 00:12:19,614 --> 00:12:22,903 With my research complete and my ulcer on the mend, 274 00:12:23,117 --> 00:12:26,030 all that was left to do was send my work to NASA 275 00:12:26,246 --> 00:12:29,660 and wait to become America's scientific sweetheart. 276 00:12:33,419 --> 00:12:34,375 So I waited... 277 00:12:38,841 --> 00:12:40,377 ...and waited... 278 00:12:43,429 --> 00:12:44,510 ...and waited... 279 00:12:55,275 --> 00:12:56,482 ...and waited. 280 00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:02,397 Something's wrong with Sheldon again. 281 00:13:02,615 --> 00:13:03,355 Now what? 282 00:13:03,574 --> 00:13:06,362 Those people at NASA never responded to his science stuff. 283 00:13:06,577 --> 00:13:08,910 Damn it. I've had enough of this. 284 00:13:09,539 --> 00:13:10,905 Sheldon, get up. 285 00:13:11,124 --> 00:13:12,911 What's the point? 286 00:13:14,335 --> 00:13:15,416 We're going to Houston. 287 00:13:17,046 --> 00:13:17,752 Really? 288 00:13:18,339 --> 00:13:19,250 Yeah. 289 00:13:20,008 --> 00:13:21,340 You and me are gonna give those space monkeys 290 00:13:21,634 --> 00:13:22,920 a little talkin' to. 291 00:13:24,262 --> 00:13:26,094 I often found my father to be 292 00:13:26,306 --> 00:13:28,514 a strange and puzzling man, 293 00:13:28,725 --> 00:13:32,344 but at that moment, I never loved him more. 294 00:13:39,986 --> 00:13:42,023 I don't see why I couldn't stay home. 295 00:13:42,530 --> 00:13:44,943 'Cause we're having a fun family outin'. 296 00:13:45,199 --> 00:13:46,485 Can I at least drive? 297 00:13:46,701 --> 00:13:48,784 She said fun, not tragic. 298 00:13:50,038 --> 00:13:51,529 Let's go to the ostrich farm. 299 00:13:51,748 --> 00:13:52,363 Cool. 300 00:13:52,582 --> 00:13:54,323 We can ride 'em, and then we can eat 'em. 301 00:13:54,542 --> 00:13:55,532 We're not stopping anywhere. 302 00:13:55,752 --> 00:13:57,459 We're going to Houston to straighten this thing out 303 00:13:57,670 --> 00:13:59,286 for your brother, then we're going home. 304 00:13:59,964 --> 00:14:01,671 Shelly, you doing okay? 305 00:14:02,050 --> 00:14:04,133 Yes. I just hope I don't get carsick. 306 00:14:04,344 --> 00:14:05,926 You want Daddy to pull over? 307 00:14:06,554 --> 00:14:07,544 I'll be okay. 308 00:14:08,306 --> 00:14:09,638 Oh, God, 309 00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:12,182 it's on my shoes, it's on my shoes! 310 00:14:12,435 --> 00:14:15,018 For Pete's sake, somebody open a window. 311 00:14:24,405 --> 00:14:25,145 Yeah, I don't mean to be rude, 312 00:14:25,365 --> 00:14:26,105 but we've been waitin' for an hour 313 00:14:26,324 --> 00:14:28,190 - to see your boss. - I'm sorry, sir, 314 00:14:28,409 --> 00:14:30,321 - but you didn't have an appointment. - We didn't have 315 00:14:30,536 --> 00:14:32,994 an appointment 'cause every time I called, you put me on hold. 316 00:14:33,373 --> 00:14:36,707 I'm sure Dr. Hodges'll see you as soon as he can. 317 00:14:40,088 --> 00:14:41,920 - So, what do you want to do? - Well... 318 00:14:42,340 --> 00:14:44,457 I guess we just got to be patient and wait... 319 00:14:44,675 --> 00:14:45,791 Aw, screw it! 320 00:14:46,135 --> 00:14:47,842 Excuse me, sir, you can't just... 321 00:14:48,054 --> 00:14:49,386 All right, here's the deal. 322 00:14:49,680 --> 00:14:50,921 My kid's got a damn ulcer 'cause of you, 323 00:14:51,140 --> 00:14:53,473 so either you take him seriously, 324 00:14:53,684 --> 00:14:55,721 or you're gonna be taking me seriously. 325 00:14:57,438 --> 00:14:58,098 Yes, sir? 326 00:14:58,314 --> 00:14:59,600 Janice, why don't you 327 00:14:59,816 --> 00:15:01,352 send the little boy in? 328 00:15:01,567 --> 00:15:02,478 Right away. 329 00:15:05,113 --> 00:15:07,196 He'll see you now. 330 00:15:08,366 --> 00:15:09,823 You're up, Moonpie. 331 00:15:18,292 --> 00:15:19,032 And here... 332 00:15:19,752 --> 00:15:21,584 near apogee, we gimbal the engine 333 00:15:21,796 --> 00:15:22,832 to exert a torque 334 00:15:23,047 --> 00:15:24,959 that executes a pitchover maneuver 335 00:15:25,174 --> 00:15:28,212 to flip the rocket by 180 degrees. 336 00:15:29,429 --> 00:15:31,967 Well, that's very impressive. 337 00:15:32,181 --> 00:15:33,513 Thank you very much for taking the time... 338 00:15:33,724 --> 00:15:34,840 I'm not done. 339 00:15:35,726 --> 00:15:36,432 Oh. 340 00:15:36,644 --> 00:15:38,260 Uh... sorry. 341 00:15:38,479 --> 00:15:39,515 Needless to say, 342 00:15:39,897 --> 00:15:43,356 we use a P.I.D. controller to minimize the dispersions 343 00:15:43,568 --> 00:15:45,230 to the landing site. 344 00:15:46,654 --> 00:15:47,440 Anything else? 345 00:15:47,655 --> 00:15:49,988 Yes. I'd like a glass of water. 346 00:15:50,199 --> 00:15:51,735 It's time to take my Zantac. 347 00:15:53,035 --> 00:15:54,651 Oh... 348 00:15:58,249 --> 00:15:59,660 He's been in there quite a while. 349 00:15:59,876 --> 00:16:00,582 Well, if the topic 350 00:16:00,793 --> 00:16:03,285 is science, he can be a really Chatty Patty. 351 00:16:03,504 --> 00:16:04,540 I'm bored. 352 00:16:04,755 --> 00:16:06,667 - Me, too. - Hey. 353 00:16:07,008 --> 00:16:09,466 Someday somebody's gonna write a book about Sheldon. 354 00:16:09,760 --> 00:16:11,547 Don't you want there to be a chapter 355 00:16:11,762 --> 00:16:15,096 about how loving and supportive you two were? 356 00:16:15,308 --> 00:16:17,220 Doesn't matter. I ain't reading it. 357 00:16:20,062 --> 00:16:21,928 This is groundbreaking work. 358 00:16:22,148 --> 00:16:23,855 Thank you. And...? 359 00:16:24,567 --> 00:16:25,307 And...? 360 00:16:25,526 --> 00:16:27,768 I thought you might want to apologize. 361 00:16:28,070 --> 00:16:28,856 Well... 362 00:16:29,155 --> 00:16:29,895 why? 363 00:16:30,239 --> 00:16:32,777 You tried to shut me up with a patch. 364 00:16:33,201 --> 00:16:35,568 Well... I-I give those to everyone. 365 00:16:35,786 --> 00:16:37,243 A-And you have to understand, Sheldon, 366 00:16:37,455 --> 00:16:40,994 that while your math is-is theoretically correct, 367 00:16:41,459 --> 00:16:44,202 we don't have the technical capability to execute it. 368 00:16:44,420 --> 00:16:45,831 So I'm ahead of my time? 369 00:16:46,464 --> 00:16:49,502 Well... it would appear so. 370 00:16:50,259 --> 00:16:52,296 All right, call me when you catch up. 371 00:16:53,137 --> 00:16:53,752 W... uh... 372 00:16:53,971 --> 00:16:55,212 We can go now. 373 00:17:08,819 --> 00:17:11,482 I've often contemplated what might have happened 374 00:17:11,697 --> 00:17:14,235 if my father hadn't stuck up for me that day. 375 00:17:14,492 --> 00:17:15,778 Would I have gone on to become 376 00:17:15,993 --> 00:17:17,905 a world-class theoretical physicist, 377 00:17:18,162 --> 00:17:21,530 or just your average Joe Sixpack theoretical physicist? 378 00:17:21,749 --> 00:17:22,489 Dad? 379 00:17:22,708 --> 00:17:23,619 Yeah? 380 00:17:24,669 --> 00:17:25,659 Thank you. 381 00:17:27,463 --> 00:17:28,499 You're welcome. 382 00:17:31,509 --> 00:17:33,341 We're real proud of you, honey. 383 00:17:35,346 --> 00:17:37,588 - Are you proud of me and Georgie? - Of course. 384 00:17:37,807 --> 00:17:38,718 You bet. 385 00:17:39,225 --> 00:17:40,215 For what? 386 00:17:40,434 --> 00:17:42,050 Don't go pokin' at it. 387 00:17:59,245 --> 00:18:00,281 For the first time, 388 00:18:00,496 --> 00:18:03,455 SpaceX has successfully landed its Falcon 9 rocket 389 00:18:03,666 --> 00:18:06,079 on a drone ship in the Atlantic Ocean. 390 00:18:11,841 --> 00:18:14,424 SpaceX founder Elon Musk called the event 391 00:18:14,635 --> 00:18:17,298 an "incredible milestone in the history of space." 392 00:18:25,271 --> 00:18:28,230 - Elon, the CNN reporter's here to talk to you. - Hang on. 393 00:18:32,028 --> 00:18:33,564 Send him in.