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I have a special treat for y'all today.
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My dear friend and former
college roommate is here
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from the Johnson Space Center
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in Houston to talk to us
about our space program.
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And yeah, I know what you're thinking.
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These guys were roomies.
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How does one go on
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to be a.... a fancy scientist at NASA,
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and the other's
teaching freshman science
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at a public high school?
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Yeah, Sheldon.
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I was thinking that.
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Thank you.
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All right, uh, let's give a warm welcome
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to my good buddy, Dr. Ronald Hodges.
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Hey, kids. Hey.
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Glad to be here. And,
uh, Hubert, the answer
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to your question is, one of
those roomies was busy studying
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while the other was out
chasing high school girls.
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- [FORCED LAUGH]
- [LAUGHS]
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Yeah.
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To be clear, they were all over 18.
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[LAUGHING]: Yeah. Well...
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Now, what I thought would
be fun to talk about today
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is what NASA's planning on
doing beyond the Space Shuttle.
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Things like the first
manned mission to Mars.
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Uh, yeah.
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Did you see the movie Aliens?
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I did.
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Did you think it was cool?
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Uh...
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Sure, I enjoyed it.
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Me, too.
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Football player, right?
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Yes, sir.
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[LAUGHING]: Yeah.
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Now, of course, before
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we can set out to
explore the solar system,
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we've got a few minor
problems to overcome.
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Not the least of which is, every time
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we launch, it costs the U.S. taxpayers
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hundreds of millions of dollars.
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Oh, no, no, no, no.
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- Yes.
- If you want to save money,
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why don't you land the booster rockets
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instead of letting
them drop in the ocean?
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[LAUGHS]
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That's a cute idea, but, uh,
it's not technically possible.
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Why not?
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Well, it's hard to explain.
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The math is pretty complicated.
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Perhaps I could help you with it.
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[LAUGHING]: Well,
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I bet you could.
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[LAUGHS] I'll bet you could.
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I'll tell you what.
Here is a NASA patch.
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Why don't you have your mom
sew that on your book bag? Now,
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who here wants to know how
astronauts go to the bathroom?
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- BOY: Me. I do.
- Oh, right. See,
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now, during liftoff, all the astronauts
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wear diapers.
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ADULT SHELDON: People
often wonder why I chose
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to pursue a career in
theoretical physics.
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I usually respond by saying
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I wanted to unravel the inner
workings of the universe.
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Yeah, perhaps when
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Captain Kirk said, "To boldly go,"
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he meant in one of those, huh?
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ADULT SHELDON: But the real answer was
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I wanted to prove this nincompoop wrong.
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Yeah, that's right. Beam me up, Potty!
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[CACKLING]
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♪ Nobody else is stronger than I am ♪
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♪ Yesterday I moved a mountain ♪
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♪ I bet I could be your hero ♪
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♪ I am a mighty little man ♪
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MEEMAW: So I saw a lawyer today.
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Why?
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I'm putting together my
last will and testament.
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We're gonna miss ya.
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George.
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Don't worry. I ain't leaving him squat.
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Are you dyin'?
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We're all dyin', honey.
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From the second we're born,
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it's just a slip and
slide into the darkness.
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Unless you get bit by a vampire.
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Well, now that goes without saying.
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I don't want to die. I've only kissed
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one boy so far.
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What?
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Relax. It was a long time ago.
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Are you relaxed?
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Shelly, you haven't
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touched your dinner.
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You feel okay?
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Oh, yes. I was just thinking.
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About what, baby?
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The optimal height-to-width
ratio for a reusable rocket.
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MEEMAW: I was just
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thinking the exact same thing.
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Really?
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Oh, Moonpie, I love you so much.
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[LAUGHS]
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[SIGHS]
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[SUCKS AIR IN THROUGH TEETH]
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It's late. What are you doing up?
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I'm working on the
hyperbolic calculations
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for a rocket return.
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Need any help?
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What?
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I'm kiddin'. Now, turn out
the light and go to bed.
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- But...
- Now.
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[SIGHS]
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Dad, can we afford a computer?
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You do my taxes. What do you think?
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Never mind.
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Good night.
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Meemaw?
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Mr. Moonpie, how might I help you?
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How much money are you planning
to leave me when you die?
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Nice talkin' to you.
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[KNOCKING] Meemaw?
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Want to try that again?
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I need to buy a computer
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so I can solve the Navier-Stokes equation.
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Uh-huh. How much is a computer?
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Apple has a nice one for $2,000,
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but the kind I need costs three million.
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Let me see what I got in the vault.
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[MURMURS QUIETLY]
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Nine bucks and, uh...
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Oh, look at that... a peso.
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It's warm.
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Hello, First National Bank.
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I'd like to speak with a loan officer.
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It's regarding a second
mortgage on my home.
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My name is Sheldon Lee Cooper.
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Sure, I'll hold.
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Oh, I hate hold music.
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Hello.
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Yes, you can help me,
Dorothy Fitzpatrick.
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I'm interested in taking
out a second mortgage.
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I'm nine years old. Why do you ask?
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That's called age
discrimination, Dorothy,
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but I'm willing to let it slide.
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I'm glad you find me cute,
but I'm deadly serious.
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I need funds to buy a computer.
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No, the house isn't in my name.
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I'm nine. We've established this.
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I do prepare the taxes for my parents,
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and if we tighten our belts,
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we'll have sufficient
equity for the loan.
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Sheldon, who are you talking to?
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Dorothy Fitzpatrick.
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Who's Dorothy Fitzpatrick?
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Is she a new buddy from school?
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She's the loan officer at The
First National Bank of Medford.
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Why are you talking to her?
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Mom, can this wait?
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I'm trying to negotiate favorable terms.
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Hello. Dorothy?
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[WHIRRING, BEEPS]
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Hey, how come you weren't in math class?
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That guy from NASA
treated me like a child,
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and I need to prove him wrong.
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You are a child.
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Tread lightly, my friend.
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Was Ms. Ingram upset I wasn't in class?
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- [BEEPS]
- TAM: Actually, she was happy.
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She even did a little dance.
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Do you know anybody with a modem?
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I think Radio Shack has one. Why?
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I need to access thrust-to-weight ratios
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from the FTP server at
the Johnson Space Center.
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Then what?
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Then I show that guy from NASA my work
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and laugh as he begs for mercy.
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You know, sometimes you
sound like a super villain.
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Silence!
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That'll be more effective after
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your voice changes.
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[SIGHS]
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[IN DEEP VOICE]: Silence.
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[BEEPS]
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Mom, can you take me to Radio Shack?
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Not today, baby.
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I have to go food shopping
and get dinner started.
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But it's important.
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Sorry. Maybe over the weekend.
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But it won't take that long.
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Sheldon, I said no.
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- But, Mom...
- Not another word.
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What?
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Can't I just be happy?
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Mom, please!
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Sheldon Lee, I said no.
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I'm still happy.
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Please, Mom! You're being unfair!
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- No.
- But I really need those
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thrust-to-weight ratios.
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Do you see I'm cookin'?
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Well, take me after dinner.
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Enough! I'm not takin'
you anywhere tonight.
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[GRUNTS]
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ADULT SHELDON: I'm not proud of it,
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but as a child, I was prone...
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to the occasional meltdown.
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SHELDON: Cheese and crackers!
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ADULT SHELDON: I'm sorry
you had to hear that.
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All right, I finally
got him calmed down.
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How'd you manage that?
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Easy. Gave him a hug
and a little cough syrup.
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Mom!
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It's not like he's
operating heavy machinery.
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We can't keep putting
up with this behavior.
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We need to ground him.
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How? If you say "No playing
outside," he says, "Thank you."
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Well, we need to do something.
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It's just a tantrum. It's what kids do.
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You used to punish me all the time.
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That was different. You
were a pain in the ass.
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I say no Radio Shack
for at least a month.
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Sounds fair.
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I'll go tell him.
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I'd wait and tell him tomorrow.
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He's a little loopy right now.
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[LAUGHS]
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Good night.
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She drugged our son.
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ADULT SHELDON: Thus began the
longest month of my life.
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Without the ability to access
the thrust-to-weight ratios,
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my well-intended effort to
humiliate a NASA scientist
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ground to a halt.
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Mom.
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Uh... what's going on?
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Something's wrong with Sheldon.
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[GROANING]
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What's the matter,
baby? Have a tummy ache?
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I think it's an ulcer.
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GEORGE SR.: Don't be silly.
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- You must have eaten something.
- No.
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My symptoms are
consistent with an ulcer.
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Shelly, remember when you thought
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you had leprosy, and it was
just a patch of dry skin?
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And when you thought you had
gout? Or an enlarged prostate?
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Or mad cow?
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That was my favorite.
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Well, this is different.
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Maybe we should take him to the doctor.
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Listen to your wife...
Ulcers are serious.
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Ow.
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Well, I've never seen
this in someone so young,
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but, uh, your son has an ulcer.
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Thank you.
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How could this happen?
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Uh, there are a number of factors.
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Has he been under
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some unusual stress lately?
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Yes. She won't take me to Radio Shack.
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Go wait outside.
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I've heard some interesting research
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about treating ulcers
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with antimicrobials.
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Go.
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And you're surprised I have an ulcer.
268
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I'm surprised I don't have one.
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[CLEARS THROAT]
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Um, Radio Shack?
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He's trying to figure out
how to help NASA land rockets.
272
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Oh. Well, that's a nice thing.
273
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He's just doing it out of spite.
274
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Okay.
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Well, keep him off spicy
foods for the time being,
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and I'll write you a
prescription for Zantac.
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Does he smoke?
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'Course not. He's nine.
279
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[CHUCKLES]: I started at his age.
280
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Uh, but only when I drank.
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[MODEM DIALING UP]
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- [MODEM WHINING]
- What the...?
283
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Sheldon! What are you doing?
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I just need a minute.
These things are so slow.
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Is this your family?
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They're lovely.
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♪ ♪
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- Mom.
- What?
289
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There's something wrong
with Sheldon again.
290
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SHELDON: I figured it out!
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I figured it out!
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One night.
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I want to sleep one night.
294
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Oh. Hi, Mom.
295
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PETER GABRIEL: Hi there.
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["BIG TIME" PLAYING]
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♪ I'm on my way, I'm making it... ♪
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ADULT SHELDON: With my research
complete and my ulcer on the mend,
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all that was left to do
was send my work to NASA
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and wait to become America's
scientific sweetheart.
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♪ And I will walk through the front door ♪
302
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♪ Big time... ♪
303
00:12:29,421 --> 00:12:30,789
ADULT SHELDON: So I waited...
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♪ Make it show, yeah ♪
305
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♪ Big time ♪
306
00:12:34,573 --> 00:12:36,495
and waited...
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♪ Big time ♪
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♪ Oh, oh, oh... ♪
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and waited...
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♪ ♪
311
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[DIAL TONE DRONING]
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[DIAL TONE CONTINUES DRONING]
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and waited.
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♪ ♪
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♪ Big. ♪
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Something's wrong with Sheldon again.
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GEORGE SR.: Now what?
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MARY: Those people at NASA never
responded to his science stuff.
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GEORGE SR.: Damn it.
I've had enough of this.
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Sheldon, get up.
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What's the point?
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We're going to Houston.
323
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Really?
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Yeah.
325
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You and me are gonna
give those space monkeys
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a little talkin' to.
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ADULT SHELDON: I often
found my father to be
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a strange and puzzling man,
329
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but at that moment, I
never loved him more.
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♪ ♪
331
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I don't see why I couldn't stay home.
332
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'Cause we're having a fun family outin'.
333
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Can I at least drive?
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She said fun, not tragic.
335
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Let's go to the ostrich farm.
336
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GEORGE JR.: Cool.
337
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We can ride 'em, and
then we can eat 'em.
338
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GEORGE SR.: We're not stopping anywhere.
339
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We're going to Houston to
straighten this thing out
340
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for your brother, then we're going home.
341
00:13:52,273 --> 00:13:54,206
Shelly, you doing okay?
342
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Yes. I just hope I don't get carsick.
343
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You want Daddy to pull over?
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I'll be okay.
345
00:14:00,948 --> 00:14:02,550
- [VOMITING]
- MISSY: Oh, God, it's
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on my shoes, it's on my shoes!
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00:14:05,052 --> 00:14:08,220
MEEMAW: For Pete's sake,
somebody open a window.
348
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♪ ♪
349
00:14:15,829 --> 00:14:17,696
Yeah, I don't mean to be rude,
350
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but we've been waitin' for an hour
351
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- to see your boss.
- I'm sorry, sir,
352
00:14:20,935 --> 00:14:23,302
- but you didn't have an appointment.
- We didn't have
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an appointment 'cause every time
I called, you put me on hold.
354
00:14:25,940 --> 00:14:29,808
I'm sure Dr. Hodges'll
see you as soon as he can.
355
00:14:32,012 --> 00:14:34,780
- So, what do you want to do?
- I don't know.
356
00:14:34,783 --> 00:14:37,416
I guess we just got to
be patient and wait...
357
00:14:37,418 --> 00:14:38,830
Aw, screw it!
358
00:14:38,833 --> 00:14:40,551
Excuse me, sir, you can't just...
359
00:14:40,554 --> 00:14:42,287
All right, here's the deal.
360
00:14:42,289 --> 00:14:44,189
My kid's got a damn ulcer 'cause of you,
361
00:14:44,191 --> 00:14:45,975
so either you take him seriously,
362
00:14:45,978 --> 00:14:47,843
or you're gonna be taking me seriously.
363
00:14:47,846 --> 00:14:49,960
[INTERCOM BUZZES]
364
00:14:49,963 --> 00:14:50,962
Yes, sir?
365
00:14:50,965 --> 00:14:52,398
HODGES: Janice, why don't you
366
00:14:52,401 --> 00:14:54,205
send the little boy in? [NERVOUS CHUCKLE]
367
00:14:54,208 --> 00:14:55,596
Right away.
368
00:14:57,938 --> 00:15:00,172
He'll see you now.
369
00:15:00,174 --> 00:15:02,362
You're up, Moonpie.
370
00:15:10,243 --> 00:15:11,843
And here...
371
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near apogee, we gimbal the engine
372
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to exert a torque
373
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that executes a pitchover maneuver
374
00:15:17,825 --> 00:15:20,604
to flip the rocket by 180 degrees.
375
00:15:22,041 --> 00:15:24,429
[LAUGHS]: Well, that's very impressive.
376
00:15:24,431 --> 00:15:26,565
Thank you very much
for taking the time...
377
00:15:26,567 --> 00:15:27,799
I'm not done.
378
00:15:27,801 --> 00:15:29,471
Oh.
379
00:15:29,474 --> 00:15:31,003
Uh... sorry.
380
00:15:31,005 --> 00:15:32,404
Needless to say,
381
00:15:32,406 --> 00:15:36,054
we use a P.I.D. controller
to minimize the dispersions
382
00:15:36,057 --> 00:15:38,176
to the landing site.
383
00:15:38,178 --> 00:15:40,307
Anything else?
384
00:15:40,310 --> 00:15:42,781
Yes. I'd like a glass of water.
385
00:15:42,783 --> 00:15:44,799
It's time to take my Zantac.
386
00:15:45,886 --> 00:15:47,830
[MUMBLES SOFTLY]: Oh...
387
00:15:50,090 --> 00:15:52,124
He's been in there quite a while.
388
00:15:52,126 --> 00:15:53,458
Well, if the topic
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00:15:53,460 --> 00:15:56,268
is science, he can be
a real Chatty Patty.
390
00:15:56,271 --> 00:15:57,569
I'm bored.
391
00:15:57,572 --> 00:15:59,598
- Me, too.
- Hey.
392
00:15:59,600 --> 00:16:02,200
Someday somebody's gonna
write a book about Sheldon.
393
00:16:02,202 --> 00:16:04,436
Don't you want there to be a chapter
394
00:16:04,438 --> 00:16:07,955
about how loving and
supportive you two were?
395
00:16:07,958 --> 00:16:09,823
Doesn't matter. I ain't reading it.
396
00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:14,880
This is groundbreaking work.
397
00:16:14,882 --> 00:16:16,848
Thank you. And...?
398
00:16:16,850 --> 00:16:18,350
And...?
399
00:16:18,352 --> 00:16:20,252
I thought you might want to apologize.
400
00:16:20,254 --> 00:16:21,253
Well...
401
00:16:21,255 --> 00:16:22,821
why?
402
00:16:22,823 --> 00:16:25,590
You tried to shut me up with a patch.
403
00:16:25,592 --> 00:16:28,198
[CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY]:
Well... I-I give those to everyone.
404
00:16:28,201 --> 00:16:30,094
A-And you have to understand, Sheldon,
405
00:16:30,097 --> 00:16:33,498
that while your math is-is
theoretically correct,
406
00:16:33,500 --> 00:16:37,033
we don't have the technical
capability to execute it.
407
00:16:37,036 --> 00:16:38,969
So I'm ahead of my time?
408
00:16:38,972 --> 00:16:42,374
Well... it would appear so. [CHUCKLES]
409
00:16:42,376 --> 00:16:44,743
All right, call me when you catch up.
410
00:16:45,612 --> 00:16:46,812
W... uh...
411
00:16:46,814 --> 00:16:48,413
We can go now.
412
00:16:48,415 --> 00:16:49,948
♪ ♪
413
00:16:52,853 --> 00:16:54,786
♪ Rocket... ♪
414
00:17:00,794 --> 00:17:04,148
ADULT SHELDON: I've often contemplated
what might have happened
415
00:17:04,151 --> 00:17:06,798
if my father hadn't
stuck up for me that day.
416
00:17:06,800 --> 00:17:08,800
Would I have gone on to become
417
00:17:08,802 --> 00:17:10,769
a world-class theoretical physicist,
418
00:17:10,771 --> 00:17:14,280
or just your average Joe
Sixpack theoretical physicist?
419
00:17:14,283 --> 00:17:15,407
Dad?
420
00:17:15,409 --> 00:17:16,875
Yeah?
421
00:17:16,877 --> 00:17:18,526
Thank you.
422
00:17:19,947 --> 00:17:21,416
You're welcome.
423
00:17:23,817 --> 00:17:26,485
We're real proud of you, honey.
424
00:17:27,788 --> 00:17:30,455
- Are you proud of me and Georgie?
- Of course.
425
00:17:30,458 --> 00:17:31,656
You bet.
426
00:17:31,658 --> 00:17:33,104
For what?
427
00:17:33,107 --> 00:17:35,007
Don't go pokin' at it.
428
00:17:35,010 --> 00:17:37,629
♪ ♪
429
00:17:41,352 --> 00:17:43,939
_
430
00:17:48,361 --> 00:17:49,952
NEWSWOMAN: For the first time,
431
00:17:49,955 --> 00:17:52,999
SpaceX has successfully
landed its Falcon 9 rocket
432
00:17:53,001 --> 00:17:55,935
on a drone ship in
the Atlantic Ocean.
433
00:18:01,276 --> 00:18:04,110
SpaceX founder Elon
Musk called the event
434
00:18:04,112 --> 00:18:07,416
an "incredible milestone
in the history of space."
435
00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:14,744
[INTERCOM BEEPS]
436
00:18:14,747 --> 00:18:16,932
Elon, the CNN reporter's
here to talk to you.
437
00:18:16,935 --> 00:18:17,978
Hang on.
438
00:18:20,929 --> 00:18:23,997
Send him in. [CLEARS THROAT]
439
00:18:24,687 --> 00:18:29,900
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