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Previously on
The Big Bang Theory...

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We conclusively proved
super-asymmetry,

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and yet somehow we-we still
feel like imposters.

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Yeah, there should be
a term for that.

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Oh, for crying out loud,
there is a term for that!

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It's called
"imposter syndrome,"

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and you don't have it,
because you can't have it

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if you are imposters,
and you are!

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We're the ones
who discovered super-asymmetry,

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so if anyone's gonna feel like
they have imposter syndrome,

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it's us, because we're
not imposters, they are!

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You're imposters
and you're frauds!

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Is that what I
would've sounded like?

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Yeah.
Yikes.

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Sheldon, look at this.

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[stammers]
Wait a minute.

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How do I know this isn't
one of those joke phones

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that squirts water in my face?

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Because that's
not even a thing. Look.

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You got called
into human resources?

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I'm sure it's because I insulted
Pemberton and Campbell

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in a room full
of Nobel Laureates.

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You did do that.

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It was awkward. People
didn't know where to look.

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This is a twist.

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Usually you're the one
getting called into H.R.

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KOOTHRAPPALI:
Yeah, now it's Amy.

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Who knew you were married
to such a bad girl.

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I suppose the signs
were always there.

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I mean, she did recently
go to that rave at the mall.

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It was a Spencer's Gifts.

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There was music
and a strobe light.

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If that isn't a rave,
then I don't know what one is.

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You don't know
what one is.

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Guys, come on,
I think I'm in trouble.

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It's no big deal. I used
to get called into H.R.

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all the time.
Ms. Davis is great.

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Pro tip: if you find
strong women sexy,

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do not say it out loud.

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[phone chimes]

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Oh! She wants to see me, too.

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All right, let's get
our story straight:

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This is all your fault.

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Relax.

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You're probably just gonna
get a slap on the wrist.

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Maybe, but do not ask for that,
on the wrist or anywhere else.

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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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Thank you both for coming.

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President Siebert asked that
I be a part of this conversation

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to help us calmly
discuss what went wrong

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and how we can
better move forward.

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We are not here
to point fingers,

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so, Dr. Cooper,
please stop that.

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President Siebert,
would you like to start?

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[clears throat]
This is all my fault.

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I assumed you knew
the Nobel Prize was good

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and we wanted to win it,
so that's on me.

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Oh, so...
No.

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I think what President Siebert
is trying to say is that

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this is a setback and we should
adopt a different strategy.

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Like maybe you two
keep your traps shut.

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"Traps." That's a fun old word.
Where's that been?

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I-I'm sorry.
I-I just-- I-I snapped.

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Oh, you're sorry!
It's all better then!

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Listen up, you have a shot
to win a Nobel Prize,

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and you're blowing it.

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I think what President Siebert
is trying to say

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is that you have a shot
to win a Nobel Prize

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and you're blowing it.

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Uh, that's exactly
what he said.

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Yes, but I said it
in my calming H.R. voice.

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The science world is
a small community. People talk.

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I'm sure by now everyone knows
about your tantrum.

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All right, well,
what can we do?Nothing.

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Let me make this
absolutely clear for you.

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You two are done talking.

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We're canceling your speaking
engagements and your interviews.

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You're gonna lie low
and let us do damage control.

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Well, if that's what you want,
that's what we'll do.

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You two winning the Nobel Prize
is very important to us,

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and not just
to the university.

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Dr. Fowler, you would be
only the fourth woman

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to win a Nobel Prize in physics.

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I don't need
to tell you

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just how inspirational
that would be

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to a generation of young women.

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Uh, yes, of-of course, I know.

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So, the next words
out of your mouth

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should be on a stage in
Stockholm when you're saying...

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[speaks Swedish]

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...which is Swedish for,
"Thank you for this honor."

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[speaks Swedish]

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...which is Swedish for,
"I knew that."

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Dr. Cooper...

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You want me to shut my trap?I do.

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Hey, check it out.

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That looks like the moped
you used to have.

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It wasn't a moped.
It was a scooter.

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How's that better?[scoffs]

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You do not want to walk
into a scooter bar

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and ask that question.

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Well, does
take me back.

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Yeah, the two of us, cruising
around town looking for women.

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Looking

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and looking and looking.

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Remember that time
one looked back and said hi?

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Oh, yeah.

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We drove away
so fast.

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Hey, I forget,
why did you sell the scooter?

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I finally got my woman.
[chuckles]

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Then my woman made me sell it.

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So apparently,
if we win,

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I'll be the fourth woman ever
to win a Nobel in physics.

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Wow, that's a big deal.

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Yeah, tell me about it.
This morning,

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I blew through my antiperspirant
in, like, an hour.

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Plus, Sheldon's freaking out
'cause we got in trouble.

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Well, I've got him
distracted for a while.

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Doesn't he know
how to solve those?

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Normally, yes, but I switched
the stickers around, so...

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I don't even think
it's possible to solve...

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Solved it.

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What? No, you didn't.

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Not the cube, but the puzzle of
why I couldn't solve the cube.

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Solution:

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you switched stickers
two, nine, 32, and 51.

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Really? This thing has numbers?

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Anything has a number
if you assign it a number,

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friend number four.

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Top five, not bad.

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This is so frustrating.

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I can't believe
the university expects us

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to just sit back and do nothing.

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Sweetie, you just need to relax.
You know what I like to do?

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Numb your brain with alcohol
and watch a reality show

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where wealthy people pick
fake arguments with each other?

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Hey, don't knock it
until you've wasted

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a couple hundred hours
of your life.

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I'm sorry, but this is,
it's hard for me.

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Usually I self-soothe
by doing science,

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but now science reminds me
of the Nobel Prize

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and the idea that we may not win
one, and that makes me angry,

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which makes me want to
self-soothe by doing science,

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and on and on and on.

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So that's been my today.

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Hey, how about a massage?

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No, the only person who
touches me is my wife.

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And even I have to let him
smell my hand first.

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Okay, well,
what about Reiki?

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It's like massage
but without touching.

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Then what is it?

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Well, I place my hands
near your body

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and allow
the universal energy field

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to manifest
its healing powers.

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Okay, I know

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it sounds crazy, but it
really works; ask Leonard.

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[stammers]
It really does.
Yeah.

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[mouthing]:
No.

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Oh, uh, how about a
sensory deprivation tank?

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Oh, that's interesting.

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It's supposed to be
very calming.

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Floating in a warm pool
of liquid

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in a dark, soundless space.

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Oh, I don't know
how I feel about

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being deprived of all my senses.

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What are you talking about?
All you ever do is complain

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about how things
smell, feel and sound.

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Oh, I'm right here.
Why are you shouting?

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What do you say?
We could both use a break.

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Come on,
I'll do it with you.

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Okay, but not
in the same tank.

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I already shared a uterus
with my twin sister.

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I don't need to go
through that again.

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Are your eyes closed?Yes. What is it? Show me.

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Okay, open them.

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You bought me
a scooter?!

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No, I bought me a scooter!

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Then why did you make me
close my eyes?

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I wanted to see the expression
on your face

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when you saw how happy I was.

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Wait, one second.

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Won't Bernadette be mad
when she finds out?

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She's not gonna. I'm keeping it
here at the university.

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Ah.

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My dad kept a secret
at work, too,

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but it was his receptionist.

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Hey, would you mind
if I ride it sometimes?

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Yeah, whenever you want.

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[engine starts]

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[exhales]
Check it out.

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[engine revving]

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[chuckles] That there, son,

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is 12 horses
of "eye-talian" thunder.

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[engine revving]

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Have either of you done
sensory deprivation before?

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No.
Never.

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Okay, just a heads up.

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People have different
experiences in the tanks.

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Uh, some people experience
perfect calm.

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Some people sleep.

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Some people even reported
having visions.

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But if at any time
you feel uncomfortable,

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just press the panic button
and say, "Bebe."

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[laughs] That's a stupid word.

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That's my name.

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What do we push if
we feel uncomfortable?

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All right, are you ready?

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I'm not saying
this is why we came,

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but can I close
the lid on him?

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No.

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No.

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Shall we?

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[stammers] One second.

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Is the pH between
7.2 and 7.8?
Yes.

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Is the water drained
and replaced after each use?

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Yes.

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Is the saline level 30%?
Yes.

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Does your filtration system
use ultraviolet light

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to kill bacteria?
Yes.

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I don't need to get in.
I'm relaxed already.

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Bebe.

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What's wrong?

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Nothing. I just wanted
to make sure it worked.

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Also, I changed my mind.

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It's fun to say your name.

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Bebe. Bebe.

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Bebe. Bebe.

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Bebe. Bebe.

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Bebe.

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BERNADETTE:
Hey, what you got there?

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Oh. [stammers]

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Just tossing out this old
helmet I don't need.

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I thought you were at the park.

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We were. The kids
got sleepy.

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Great story.
I need to make a phone call.

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Howard, why do you
look all guilty?

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Like when I catch you deleting
your browser history?

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[horn honking]

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Never mind.

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SHELDON:
Hmm, this is nice.

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It's sort of like
floating in space.

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But better because
my eyeballs haven't frozen.

250
00:10:49,997 --> 00:10:52,042
Ooh, colors. [relaxing classical music
playing]

251
00:10:52,086 --> 00:10:54,088
[gasps]
It's infinite iterations

252
00:10:54,131 --> 00:10:58,092
of the "Nautilus" section
of the Mandelbrot set.

253
00:10:58,135 --> 00:11:00,268
[sighs]

254
00:11:00,311 --> 00:11:03,140
That's some good stuff. [music stops]

255
00:11:06,013 --> 00:11:09,364
AMY:
Wow, this is really dark.

256
00:11:09,407 --> 00:11:13,237
There's no difference between
my eyes being open or closed.

257
00:11:13,281 --> 00:11:15,196
Open, closed.

258
00:11:15,239 --> 00:11:17,807
Open, clo--
nope, same thing.

259
00:11:19,853 --> 00:11:21,855
Ooh, pretty.

260
00:11:21,898 --> 00:11:25,989
You winning a Nobel Prize would
be an inspiration to all women.

261
00:11:26,033 --> 00:11:29,471
All women, Amy,
and you're blowing it.

262
00:11:29,514 --> 00:11:32,909
I was gonna be a scientist,
but since you lost,

263
00:11:32,953 --> 00:11:35,956
I'm just gonna give
makeup tutorials on YouTube.

264
00:11:39,133 --> 00:11:41,744
[relaxing classical music
playing]

265
00:11:41,788 --> 00:11:44,878
SHELDON:
Look all the infinite
Mandelbrot sets.

266
00:11:44,921 --> 00:11:47,968
Here a brot, there a brot,
everywhere a Mandelbrot.

267
00:11:51,928 --> 00:11:53,669
Thanks for letting us down.

268
00:11:53,713 --> 00:11:56,324
I'm gonna marry a dope
and have his dopey children.

269
00:11:56,367 --> 00:11:58,456
You're such a disappointment.I can't do science.

270
00:11:58,500 --> 00:12:00,458
Way to not go, girl.Disappointing.

271
00:12:00,502 --> 00:12:03,679
Math is too hard.I am woman, hear me bake.

272
00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:05,289
Disappointment.You're letting us down.

273
00:12:05,333 --> 00:12:07,335
You're letting us down.You're blowing it.

274
00:12:07,378 --> 00:12:08,815
Disappointment.You're blowing it.

275
00:12:08,858 --> 00:12:11,121
Mm, mm, mm.

276
00:12:12,383 --> 00:12:15,386
Okay, hour's up.
Let's see how they're doing.

277
00:12:17,301 --> 00:12:19,173
Hey, buddy, how you feeling?

278
00:12:19,216 --> 00:12:20,391
[moans]:
Aw.

279
00:12:20,435 --> 00:12:22,916
Five more minutes?

280
00:12:25,657 --> 00:12:27,616
Hey, Amy. Relaxed?

281
00:12:27,659 --> 00:12:30,662
I'm a failure! I can't do this!

282
00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:33,404
Can someone close her lid?

283
00:12:33,448 --> 00:12:35,015
She's kind of
harshing my mellow.

284
00:12:41,891 --> 00:12:43,850
That tank was amazing.

285
00:12:43,893 --> 00:12:47,549
It was like Disneyland, but
the rides were in 35 dimensions.

286
00:12:47,592 --> 00:12:49,551
And instead of Mickey,
I had my picture taken

287
00:12:49,594 --> 00:12:51,814
with the concept
that time is an illusion.

288
00:12:53,903 --> 00:12:56,776
That's great.
I'm so happy for you.

289
00:12:56,819 --> 00:12:59,213
Uh, yeah, a little
constructive criticism:

290
00:12:59,256 --> 00:13:03,217
You're saying you're happy, but
you're using your mean voice.

291
00:13:03,260 --> 00:13:04,958
Thanks for pointing that out.

292
00:13:05,001 --> 00:13:07,134
Now you got it.

293
00:13:07,177 --> 00:13:09,789
Sheldon, I'm freaking out.

294
00:13:09,832 --> 00:13:12,052
Well, is this still
about the Nobel Prize?

295
00:13:12,095 --> 00:13:13,662
Yes, it's about the Nobel Prize!

296
00:13:13,705 --> 00:13:15,359
And back to the mean voice.

297
00:13:15,403 --> 00:13:18,972
It's just--
it's too much pressure.

298
00:13:19,015 --> 00:13:21,801
You know? It was bad enough
when I was letting us down.

299
00:13:21,844 --> 00:13:24,760
But now, if I don't win, it's
like I'm letting all women down.

300
00:13:24,804 --> 00:13:25,979
Hang on.

301
00:13:26,022 --> 00:13:27,415
What-what are you doing?

302
00:13:27,458 --> 00:13:30,026
I'm googling what to do
when someone's freaking out.

303
00:13:30,070 --> 00:13:32,289
Huh.

304
00:13:32,333 --> 00:13:33,856
Uh, whoa, it says here

305
00:13:33,900 --> 00:13:36,424
that a walk can be calming.

306
00:13:36,467 --> 00:13:38,382
Bye.

307
00:13:43,910 --> 00:13:46,042
Hey.

308
00:13:46,086 --> 00:13:47,435
You still mad?

309
00:13:47,478 --> 00:13:50,220
Are you still a jackass?

310
00:13:50,264 --> 00:13:52,309
Now, now, I asked you first.

311
00:13:52,353 --> 00:13:54,572
I can't believe you were

312
00:13:54,616 --> 00:13:56,487
sneaking around my back
like a child.

313
00:13:56,531 --> 00:13:59,055
[scoffs] I just didn't
want you to worry.

314
00:13:59,099 --> 00:14:01,362
No, you just didn't
want to get caught.

315
00:14:01,405 --> 00:14:03,799
I'm sorry, but you telling me
what I can and can't do

316
00:14:03,843 --> 00:14:05,279
is pretty damn emasculating.

317
00:14:05,322 --> 00:14:06,889
Emasculating?

318
00:14:06,933 --> 00:14:11,111
You were about to ride bitch
on a moped with another man.

319
00:14:12,242 --> 00:14:14,201
It's a scooter.

320
00:14:14,244 --> 00:14:17,682
It can go on some highways.

321
00:14:19,336 --> 00:14:20,598
What if you fell?

322
00:14:20,642 --> 00:14:22,209
What if you got hurt?

323
00:14:22,252 --> 00:14:24,037
I don't want to raise
two small children

324
00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,996
and one large vegetable.

325
00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:29,216
I'm sorry, but I need to have
something in my life

326
00:14:29,259 --> 00:14:31,522
that reminds me I'm still a man.You do.

327
00:14:31,566 --> 00:14:34,917
You have a wife and two children
who need their father.

328
00:14:34,961 --> 00:14:36,266
I know that.

329
00:14:36,310 --> 00:14:38,965
Uh, well, you don't act like it.

330
00:14:39,008 --> 00:14:41,793
Why do you want to ride
that stupid thing anyway?

331
00:14:41,837 --> 00:14:44,100
I don't know.

332
00:14:44,144 --> 00:14:48,626
Maybe I just miss the freedom
I had as a younger man.

333
00:14:48,670 --> 00:14:51,542
What freedom?
You lived with your mother.

334
00:14:52,979 --> 00:14:56,199
You had a curfew.

335
00:14:56,243 --> 00:14:58,680
It wasn't a curfew;
it was just a time of night

336
00:14:58,723 --> 00:15:02,292
where if I got home after that,
she would be mad.

337
00:15:02,336 --> 00:15:04,294
You know what?
I'm done talking about this.

338
00:15:04,338 --> 00:15:06,470
Do whatever you want.I will!

339
00:15:06,514 --> 00:15:09,299
I just want you to ask yourself
if that tiny, ridiculous scooter

340
00:15:09,343 --> 00:15:12,346
is the hill you want to die on.

341
00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:16,306
[engine revving]

342
00:15:16,350 --> 00:15:19,831
Oh, yeah, this feels good.

343
00:15:19,875 --> 00:15:22,051
Born to ride, buddy.

344
00:15:23,313 --> 00:15:25,446
Yeah, watch out, ladies.

345
00:15:25,489 --> 00:15:27,056
All right, well, wish me luck.

346
00:15:27,100 --> 00:15:28,753
You won't need luck.

347
00:15:28,797 --> 00:15:30,886
Yeah, only condoms.

348
00:15:35,021 --> 00:15:36,979
He sees that car, right?

349
00:15:39,677 --> 00:15:43,507
I tried to console her,
but nothing seemed to work.

350
00:15:43,551 --> 00:15:46,293
Okay, when you say
you consoled her,

351
00:15:46,336 --> 00:15:48,077
what exactly
does that mean?

352
00:15:48,121 --> 00:15:50,688
[sighs]
I took a walk, I came back,

353
00:15:50,732 --> 00:15:53,909
she was still upset,
so I came here.

354
00:15:55,606 --> 00:15:59,001
Well, I don't see
what else you could've done.

355
00:15:59,045 --> 00:16:02,526
You know, I know she's unhappy,
but I don't know how to help.

356
00:16:02,570 --> 00:16:03,745
LEONARD:
Maybe you can't.

357
00:16:03,788 --> 00:16:05,355
Sometimes people are upset,

358
00:16:05,399 --> 00:16:07,879
and all you can do
is be there for them.

359
00:16:07,923 --> 00:16:11,057
And while I'm there,
what do I do?

360
00:16:11,100 --> 00:16:12,754
Nothing.

361
00:16:12,797 --> 00:16:16,671
Oh, so like what you're doing
right now to help me.

362
00:16:17,802 --> 00:16:20,240
You're up.
[grunts]

363
00:16:20,283 --> 00:16:22,024
Sheldon, maybe you
don't know what to do

364
00:16:22,068 --> 00:16:24,766
because Amy's always
taking care of you.

365
00:16:24,809 --> 00:16:27,377
Of course.

366
00:16:27,421 --> 00:16:30,032
And by calming down,
I've taken away the one thing

367
00:16:30,076 --> 00:16:32,948
that gives her comfort:
caring for me.

368
00:16:34,950 --> 00:16:36,996
That's what you heard?

369
00:16:37,039 --> 00:16:39,085
Yes.

370
00:16:39,128 --> 00:16:40,434
No, I need to have

371
00:16:40,477 --> 00:16:42,175
an emotional meltdown
so she's forced

372
00:16:42,218 --> 00:16:44,394
to focus on me
and forget about herself.

373
00:16:44,438 --> 00:16:47,397
No. Th-That's not
even close to what--

374
00:16:47,441 --> 00:16:50,183
Uh, you know, actually, that
might be your best move. Yeah.

375
00:16:51,488 --> 00:16:54,448
Amy. Thank goodness
you're home.

376
00:16:54,491 --> 00:16:56,667
I don't know if you can tell,
but I am literally

377
00:16:56,711 --> 00:16:59,018
losing my mind.You are?

378
00:16:59,061 --> 00:17:02,325
Isn't it obvious? I just used
"literally" figuratively.

379
00:17:03,674 --> 00:17:05,807
Like a crazy person.

380
00:17:05,850 --> 00:17:08,418
What is going on with you?
Are you okay?

381
00:17:08,462 --> 00:17:11,160
No, I am not okay, so I suggest
you start focusing on me

382
00:17:11,204 --> 00:17:12,596
to the exclusion of
your own feelings.

383
00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:15,208
Sheldon, whatever you're doing,

384
00:17:15,251 --> 00:17:17,297
I-I don't have time
for it right now.

385
00:17:18,472 --> 00:17:20,213
I'm sorry.
I know you're upset,

386
00:17:20,256 --> 00:17:22,215
but I don't know
how to make it better.

387
00:17:22,258 --> 00:17:24,608
I don't know
how you can, either.

388
00:17:25,609 --> 00:17:27,307
I mean, I don't know
if anybody can.

389
00:17:27,350 --> 00:17:28,656
I just--

390
00:17:28,699 --> 00:17:31,572
I feel like I'm letting
everybody down.

391
00:17:40,363 --> 00:17:44,367
I'm about to hold you. Would you
like to smell my hand first?

392
00:17:47,936 --> 00:17:49,720
I'm fine.

393
00:17:55,378 --> 00:17:56,858
[sighs]

394
00:17:56,901 --> 00:17:58,990
Thank you.

395
00:18:01,645 --> 00:18:04,605
♪ Soft kitty, warm kitty

396
00:18:04,648 --> 00:18:06,868
♪ Little ball of fur

397
00:18:06,911 --> 00:18:09,479
♪ Happy kitty, sleepy kitty

398
00:18:09,523 --> 00:18:12,091
♪ Purr, purr, purr

399
00:18:12,134 --> 00:18:13,701
That helps.

400
00:18:13,744 --> 00:18:16,356
Shh, I'm singing.
Oh.

401
00:18:16,399 --> 00:18:18,488
♪ Soft kitty, warm kitty

402
00:18:18,532 --> 00:18:19,533
♪ Little ball of fur...

403
00:18:29,934 --> 00:18:32,807
Raj said you got $800.

404
00:18:34,983 --> 00:18:36,985
Jerk.

405
00:18:39,553 --> 00:18:42,208
On a positive note, the scooter
helped Bert meet a girl.

406
00:18:42,251 --> 00:18:44,732
Oh, that's nice.
What does she do?

407
00:18:44,775 --> 00:18:47,387
She's an E.R. nurse.

408
00:18:47,430 --> 00:18:49,693
Oh, no.
No.

409
00:18:49,737 --> 00:18:50,912
It was a real meet-cute.

410
00:18:50,955 --> 00:18:52,783
She popped his arm
back in the socket,

411
00:18:52,827 --> 00:18:56,047
and when he came to,
they exchanged phone numbers.

412
00:18:56,091 --> 00:18:57,527
Aw.

413
00:19:00,008 --> 00:19:00,922
[knock on door]

414
00:19:00,965 --> 00:19:01,923
Ms. Davis?

415
00:19:01,966 --> 00:19:04,143
Dr. Fowler, how can I help you?

416
00:19:04,186 --> 00:19:08,059
You were right about this Nobel
Prize being bigger than I am,

417
00:19:08,103 --> 00:19:09,278
and you were right

418
00:19:09,322 --> 00:19:11,411
that, like it or not,
I am a role model.

419
00:19:11,454 --> 00:19:14,022
But you are wrong
to keep me on the sidelines.

420
00:19:14,065 --> 00:19:17,852
I am smart, I'm capable,
and I can make a difference.

421
00:19:17,895 --> 00:19:21,203
Well said.
You make a strong case.

422
00:19:21,247 --> 00:19:23,118
Damn right,
'cause I'm a strong woman

423
00:19:23,162 --> 00:19:25,076
wearing
a strong man's deodorant!

424
00:19:27,078 --> 00:19:29,168
Well, how about have a seat?

425
00:19:29,211 --> 00:19:31,387
Maybe you'd like
a glass of water?

426
00:19:31,431 --> 00:19:34,129
You have anything with
a little more kick?

427
00:19:34,173 --> 00:19:37,567
Seriously, Dr. Fowler,
this is human resources.

428
00:19:37,611 --> 00:19:38,960
You're right.

429
00:19:39,003 --> 00:19:40,875
I-I don't know
what I was thinking.

430
00:19:44,531 --> 00:19:47,186
You want ice,
you're out of luck.

431
00:19:54,105 --> 00:19:56,107
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