1 00:00:03,545 --> 00:00:04,671 I like your suit. 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:07,341 Oh, thanks. Got a couple new outfits for work. 3 00:00:07,549 --> 00:00:12,137 How's it feel knowing your fiance's job is to go out and flirt with doctors looking like that... 4 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:16,016 While you sit here, you know, looking like this? 5 00:00:17,351 --> 00:00:20,854 - She doesn't flirt with doctors. - Yeah. It's all very professional. 6 00:00:21,063 --> 00:00:24,691 - When you bend over I can see down your shirt. - Okay, good. 7 00:00:26,360 --> 00:00:29,321 Speaking of new careers, how are things going with dark matter? 8 00:00:29,655 --> 00:00:33,700 Oh. Yeah. I'd have to say it's the most exciting time in the history of the field. 9 00:00:33,909 --> 00:00:35,494 Oh. What's going on? 10 00:00:35,702 --> 00:00:37,329 I started doing it. 11 00:00:38,247 --> 00:00:42,709 You know the government funded the biggest experiment yet to detect dark matter? 12 00:00:42,918 --> 00:00:46,672 I read about that. They're sending research teams down into abandoned salt mines. 13 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:49,424 Look. Sheldon, if we apply to be one of those teams... 14 00:00:49,633 --> 00:00:52,010 We could be on the ground floor of something big. 15 00:00:52,219 --> 00:00:54,721 Not just for theoretical physics, but for astrophysics. 16 00:00:54,930 --> 00:00:55,973 Hang on. 17 00:00:56,181 --> 00:00:58,517 - You guys are gonna work in a mine? - Why not? 18 00:00:59,142 --> 00:01:01,895 You had a panic attack when we went through the car wash. 19 00:01:02,396 --> 00:01:07,192 Perhaps the emotion you're referring to was shock at you having something cleaned. 20 00:01:08,652 --> 00:01:12,114 I think what penny meant is the thought of you two in a mine is funny. 21 00:01:12,322 --> 00:01:14,366 It's like a cat riding a Roomba. 22 00:01:15,659 --> 00:01:21,415 If they get scared, they'll have hats with lights because down there, it's night-night all the time. 23 00:01:22,666 --> 00:01:25,066 Maybe they can ride around in one of those mine cars that go: 24 00:01:25,210 --> 00:01:26,920 [Mimics squeaking] 25 00:01:27,421 --> 00:01:31,174 That'll help them get away when they see a g-g-ghost. 26 00:01:31,341 --> 00:01:32,843 [Laughs] 27 00:01:33,010 --> 00:01:34,803 - Are they making fun of us? - Yup. 28 00:01:35,012 --> 00:01:37,472 I miss the old days when I couldn't tell. 29 00:02:03,790 --> 00:02:07,919 So one of my favorite video games of all time is called "shadow of the colossus." 30 00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:09,838 It was only for PlayStation 2... 31 00:02:10,047 --> 00:02:13,467 But then they came out with a new version for p83 with better graphics. 32 00:02:13,675 --> 00:02:18,138 I finally got a chance to play it, and for some reason, it just wasn't as good as the first one. 33 00:02:22,809 --> 00:02:25,437 Or something about yoga. 34 00:02:26,521 --> 00:02:28,398 I'm sorry. I was thinking about work. 35 00:02:28,607 --> 00:02:30,817 Oh, I was just saying there's this video game... 36 00:02:31,026 --> 00:02:33,278 Yeah. That's when I started thinking about work. 37 00:02:33,904 --> 00:02:35,739 Uh, listen. I've got some good news. 38 00:02:37,949 --> 00:02:40,952 - This is for you. - Oh. 39 00:02:44,665 --> 00:02:47,542 - What is this? - You know how they gave me the company car? 40 00:02:47,751 --> 00:02:50,462 Didn't make sense to have two, so I sold the other one. 41 00:02:50,671 --> 00:02:51,922 - The one I gave you? - Yeah. 42 00:02:52,130 --> 00:02:54,132 And there's your money back. Now we're even. 43 00:02:54,341 --> 00:02:56,343 How great is that? 44 00:02:57,469 --> 00:02:59,346 Uh, yeah. 45 00:02:59,638 --> 00:03:01,056 What? 46 00:03:01,348 --> 00:03:02,391 Nothing. 47 00:03:02,599 --> 00:03:06,353 Oh. I know the car was a thoughtful gesture. I really appreciate it. 48 00:03:06,561 --> 00:03:09,648 - But it doesn't make sense to have both. - You're right. 49 00:03:09,856 --> 00:03:12,734 What should I have done? Taken a picture of us in the car... 50 00:03:12,943 --> 00:03:17,781 Put it in a pink frame with puffy paint around it that says, "best fiance ever"? 51 00:03:20,033 --> 00:03:21,660 Doesn't sound that bad. 52 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:24,287 Well, good, because that's what I did. 53 00:03:24,454 --> 00:03:26,248 Oh, ha, ha. 54 00:03:28,250 --> 00:03:30,711 Thank you. That is so sweet. 55 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:34,673 Ah, it's not that sweet. I paid for the frame with your money and then got a massage. 56 00:03:36,299 --> 00:03:39,469 You know what, you don't have to give me this. You keep it. 57 00:03:39,845 --> 00:03:41,471 - —Why? - The car was a gift. 58 00:03:41,680 --> 00:03:43,765 Something you needed. I was happy to help you. 59 00:03:44,182 --> 00:03:48,812 And I really appreciate it, but now I don't need it. So here you go. 60 00:03:49,020 --> 00:03:52,441 This is silly. You don't need the car, but you could buy something else... 61 00:03:52,649 --> 00:03:56,278 Like a new purse to put all this money in. 62 00:03:56,820 --> 00:03:59,489 Sweetie, I can buy my own stuff. I have a good job now. 63 00:03:59,698 --> 00:04:04,995 I know, and I'm proud of you, but that doesn't mean I can't do something nice. Like this. 64 00:04:05,996 --> 00:04:07,497 I don't want this to be a fight. 65 00:04:07,664 --> 00:04:10,876 - I don't either. - Great. Thank you. 66 00:04:13,795 --> 00:04:15,505 - Can you pass the salt, please? - Sure. 67 00:04:22,429 --> 00:04:26,558 In my mind, that broke the tension with comedy and led to sex. 68 00:04:32,481 --> 00:04:33,899 Hey, Sheldon. You busy? 69 00:04:34,316 --> 00:04:35,734 I'm always busy. 70 00:04:35,942 --> 00:04:39,112 This mind is capable of advanced multi-tasking. 71 00:04:39,488 --> 00:04:42,741 Currently, I'm attempting to solve the penrose conjecture. 72 00:04:42,949 --> 00:04:47,579 I'm composing my nobel acceptance speech for when I've solved the penrose conjecture. 73 00:04:47,788 --> 00:04:50,874 And I'm wondering how mermaids have babies. 74 00:04:52,667 --> 00:04:54,836 Don't they lay eggs on a rock? 75 00:04:57,464 --> 00:05:00,091 Now I've got room for another thing. What do you want? 76 00:05:01,051 --> 00:05:04,888 So I did a little research on what the conditions are like in the mines. 77 00:05:05,096 --> 00:05:07,516 The guys might be right. Sounds rough down there. 78 00:05:07,724 --> 00:05:11,311 For starters, it's very humid and about a hundred degrees. 79 00:05:11,520 --> 00:05:14,356 Well, I'm from Texas, and you're from India. 80 00:05:14,564 --> 00:05:18,276 We're no strangers to the fragrant armpit. Next. 81 00:05:19,820 --> 00:05:23,657 It's also a live mine so there'll be dynamite explosions going off in the distance. 82 00:05:23,824 --> 00:05:29,037 Yeah. I have a lactose-intolerant roommate with a taste for ice cream. Next. 83 00:05:29,329 --> 00:05:32,082 Oh, you have to be down there for 12 hours at a time. 84 00:05:32,541 --> 00:05:34,793 We have to be somewhere. 85 00:05:35,168 --> 00:05:37,796 No toilet, so we'll have to do our business in a bucket. 86 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:40,632 So it's settled. We're not doing it. 87 00:05:42,676 --> 00:05:44,052 Look. I get it, but... 88 00:05:44,261 --> 00:05:46,638 Before we pass up on an incredible opportunity... 89 00:05:46,847 --> 00:05:49,975 I was thinking about when Howard was training to go into space... 90 00:05:50,183 --> 00:05:53,687 - They put him in a simulated environment. - Interesting. 91 00:05:53,895 --> 00:05:58,400 You're suggesting that we recreate the conditions of the mine to see if we can handle it. 92 00:05:58,608 --> 00:06:00,485 - Exactly. - Very well. 93 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:03,488 - So where should we do it? - Well, I'll just Google... 94 00:06:03,697 --> 00:06:06,992 "Hot, dark and moist." See what comes up. 95 00:06:09,411 --> 00:06:12,956 - Uh, Sheldon... - Look. There's all kinds of videos. 96 00:06:15,792 --> 00:06:17,085 [Knock on door] 97 00:06:17,252 --> 00:06:19,504 - Hey, you got a sec? - Hi. Sure. 98 00:06:19,713 --> 00:06:23,425 - I was hoping we could talk about the money. - Oh, sweetie. Just forget about it. 99 00:06:23,633 --> 00:06:26,177 No. Hear me out. I know things got weird last night. 100 00:06:26,386 --> 00:06:32,017 Well, leaving an envelope full of cash on my dresser after sex would count as weird. 101 00:06:33,977 --> 00:06:36,563 Well, I think I came up with a pretty good solution. 102 00:06:36,771 --> 00:06:38,899 Why don't we put the money in a joint account? 103 00:06:39,107 --> 00:06:42,819 It'll be our first money together. We can use it for the wedding, the honeymoon. 104 00:06:43,028 --> 00:06:44,738 Yeah. That's great. I love that. 105 00:06:44,946 --> 00:06:48,408 Of course you do. I'm not just a genius in bed. 106 00:06:56,291 --> 00:06:58,585 [In high pitch voice] "You sure are, baby." 107 00:07:00,629 --> 00:07:02,505 You two wanna be alone? 108 00:07:03,089 --> 00:07:05,592 I want you to know I get why you don't want the money. 109 00:07:05,759 --> 00:07:08,762 The new job. You're excited about being financially independent. 110 00:07:08,970 --> 00:07:10,764 I am nothing but proud of you. 111 00:07:10,972 --> 00:07:14,225 Oh, thank you so much. It feels so good to hear you say that. 112 00:07:14,434 --> 00:07:18,730 I want you to know that I get this job changes the balance in our relationship. 113 00:07:18,939 --> 00:07:21,066 And I'm trying to be sensitive to that. 114 00:07:23,985 --> 00:07:25,695 What? 115 00:07:26,529 --> 00:07:30,700 Well, I just think that you're hung up on the money because I'm less reliant on you now... 116 00:07:30,909 --> 00:07:32,744 And that's a little scary. 117 00:07:36,206 --> 00:07:37,624 Maybe. 118 00:07:38,500 --> 00:07:41,836 Or maybe I tried to do something nice... 119 00:07:42,045 --> 00:07:46,216 And maybe you had a problem with it because of your control issues. 120 00:07:48,426 --> 00:07:49,928 "Control issues." 121 00:07:50,804 --> 00:07:52,430 Maybe. 122 00:07:53,473 --> 00:07:55,266 Or maybe... 123 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:59,437 Now that I'm no longer an out-of—work actress who can't pay for her own dinner... 124 00:07:59,646 --> 00:08:01,398 That makes you a little insecure. 125 00:08:01,773 --> 00:08:06,194 I can't believe you'd say that. You know how insecure I am about my insecurities. 126 00:08:08,863 --> 00:08:11,700 You know what, I'm sorry. It's stupid to fight over money. 127 00:08:11,908 --> 00:08:15,245 I'm sorry too. We're about to share the rest of our lives together. 128 00:08:15,453 --> 00:08:17,497 It's our money. Who cares who has it? 129 00:08:17,664 --> 00:08:20,333 Ugh. You're right. Who cares? 130 00:08:21,876 --> 00:08:25,463 Get that money out of my back pocket, or I'll break your fingers. 131 00:08:27,924 --> 00:08:31,219 Huh. I never knew there were steam tunnels down here. 132 00:08:31,428 --> 00:08:33,304 Most universities have them. 133 00:08:33,513 --> 00:08:37,308 When I was an undergrad, I spent three days in one pledging a sorority. 134 00:08:39,644 --> 00:08:41,855 - Did you get in? - No. They forgot I was there... 135 00:08:42,063 --> 00:08:44,190 But it really opened up my pores. 136 00:08:45,942 --> 00:08:47,485 According to my research... 137 00:08:47,694 --> 00:08:53,491 The steam tunnels below this access point should be the closest analog to the mines. 138 00:08:53,658 --> 00:08:55,994 It'll be more accurate than the steam room at the gym. 139 00:08:56,202 --> 00:09:00,040 Plus there's almost no chance we'll see any of our co-workers half-naked. 140 00:09:00,915 --> 00:09:02,208 Or totally naked. 141 00:09:02,417 --> 00:09:05,378 I love Howard, but the dude needs a little shame. 142 00:09:06,129 --> 00:09:08,840 Amy, this walkie-talkie is yours. 143 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:11,259 If we run into any problems, I'll contact you. 144 00:09:11,468 --> 00:09:13,511 If anything bad happens, what's the rule? 145 00:09:13,720 --> 00:09:17,015 Save you first, come back for raj only if there's time. 146 00:09:18,016 --> 00:09:19,684 We're going to be fine. 147 00:09:19,851 --> 00:09:20,894 [Sheldon exhales sharply] 148 00:09:21,061 --> 00:09:23,396 Sheldon, I'm really impressed you're willing to try this. 149 00:09:23,605 --> 00:09:27,400 Admittedly, this brushes up against my well-known aversions to heat... 150 00:09:27,609 --> 00:09:34,407 Small places, going below floor level, dampness, hatches, ladders, darkness, echoes... 151 00:09:34,616 --> 00:09:37,827 And eliminating in home depot buckets. 152 00:09:38,036 --> 00:09:42,707 That last one is quite new, but I have a feeling that's gonna rocket to the top of the list. 153 00:09:52,634 --> 00:09:55,261 Raj: I'm sweating already. 154 00:09:55,887 --> 00:09:59,933 As the person beneath you, allow me to say, "I know." 155 00:10:04,354 --> 00:10:06,856 - How hot is it? - Let's see. 156 00:10:07,065 --> 00:10:10,735 Seven-hundred and four...? No. Wait. It's on "clock." 157 00:10:11,402 --> 00:10:15,365 Uh, the real answer isn't much better, 102 degrees. 158 00:10:15,740 --> 00:10:18,576 That's what we wanted. This is as hot as the mines will be. 159 00:10:18,785 --> 00:10:20,245 True. 160 00:10:20,787 --> 00:10:24,916 Sheldon's mine-simulation log. Entry one. 161 00:10:25,125 --> 00:10:29,754 Koothrappali's restating of the obvious is already getting on my nerves. 162 00:10:32,882 --> 00:10:34,926 - Thanks again for having us. - Of course. 163 00:10:35,135 --> 00:10:36,719 What did you wanna talk about? 164 00:10:36,928 --> 00:10:42,225 Now that we're engaged, we had questions about how you handle money as a couple. 165 00:10:42,809 --> 00:10:45,520 I told you they weren't gonna ask us to swing with them. 166 00:10:48,064 --> 00:10:49,691 I didn't think they were going to. 167 00:10:49,899 --> 00:10:53,403 I just wanted to have a way to say no without hurting Leonard's feelings. 168 00:10:54,070 --> 00:10:56,781 Well, nailed it. 169 00:10:56,990 --> 00:10:58,283 What did you wanna know? 170 00:10:58,700 --> 00:11:01,244 Well, do you guys ever fight over money? 171 00:11:01,452 --> 00:11:02,787 Sure. Sometimes. 172 00:11:02,996 --> 00:11:06,416 It can be a little awkward since I make so much more money than Howie. 173 00:11:08,418 --> 00:11:10,670 You didn't have to say, "so much more." Heh. 174 00:11:10,920 --> 00:11:14,174 I didn't have to, but for the sake of accuracy, I felt that I should. 175 00:11:15,550 --> 00:11:18,094 I brought significant assets into the relationship too. 176 00:11:18,303 --> 00:11:22,432 Like what? Your incomplete set of Star Trek collector plates? 177 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:26,936 For your information, I just bought the last one I needed on eBay. 178 00:11:27,437 --> 00:11:28,938 Without asking me? 179 00:11:30,231 --> 00:11:32,525 There were only three minutes left in the auction. 180 00:11:32,734 --> 00:11:36,154 It was a mint-condition "Scotty" from a smoke-free home. 181 00:11:38,740 --> 00:11:40,491 - How much, Howie? - Not a lot. 182 00:11:40,700 --> 00:11:42,452 How much? 183 00:11:43,036 --> 00:11:45,663 Let's not talk about this in front of our friends. 184 00:11:46,206 --> 00:11:48,958 Was it more or less than falconry school? 185 00:11:50,543 --> 00:11:54,255 For the 10th time, that was a groupon. 186 00:11:56,591 --> 00:11:58,301 Like I would swing with him. 187 00:12:03,640 --> 00:12:05,016 How you feeling? 188 00:12:07,185 --> 00:12:09,145 A little claustrophobic. 189 00:12:09,354 --> 00:12:13,066 Let's set up the equipment. It'll help take your mind off of it. 190 00:12:13,274 --> 00:12:16,903 Miners often sing mining songs to keep their spirits up. 191 00:12:17,111 --> 00:12:20,531 - Do you know any mining songs? - Just the hits. 192 00:12:22,116 --> 00:12:26,913 [Singing] Where it's dark as a dungeon and as damp as the dew 193 00:12:27,121 --> 00:12:28,164 that's pretty. 194 00:12:28,373 --> 00:12:33,711 Where the dangers are double and the pleasures are few 195 00:12:33,920 --> 00:12:38,883 where the rain never falls and the sun never shines 196 00:12:39,092 --> 00:12:43,888 yes, it's dark as a dungeon way down in the mines 197 00:12:44,097 --> 00:12:46,266 it's a little more bleak than I thought. 198 00:12:46,516 --> 00:12:51,312 Well, ipray when I'm dead and the ages shall roll 199 00:12:51,521 --> 00:12:56,401 that my body will blacken and turn into coal 200 00:12:56,609 --> 00:12:59,237 we're getting kind of grim. 201 00:13:00,530 --> 00:13:05,535 Then I'll look from the door of my heavenly home 202 00:13:05,702 --> 00:13:11,416 and pity the miner that mines my poor bones 203 00:13:13,251 --> 00:13:16,879 okay. How about a little Miley Cyrus next? 204 00:13:18,172 --> 00:13:19,590 Who's he? 205 00:13:23,428 --> 00:13:27,348 Talk about wasted money, what about the late fees on our credit card... 206 00:13:27,557 --> 00:13:30,393 - Because somebody didn't pay on time? - I would've paid it... 207 00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:32,812 If I wasn't doing everything else around here. 208 00:13:33,062 --> 00:13:35,606 You're saying I don't do anything around here? 209 00:13:37,859 --> 00:13:39,861 Look at my chore chart. 210 00:13:40,820 --> 00:13:43,448 - She made him a chore... - I see it. 211 00:13:44,115 --> 00:13:47,160 "Do the dishes." There's a star right there. 212 00:13:47,368 --> 00:13:50,204 That was a pity star. Putting water in the roasting pan... 213 00:13:50,413 --> 00:13:53,082 And leaving it in the sink is not doing the dishes. 214 00:13:53,708 --> 00:13:57,211 That pan had to soak, and you know it. 215 00:13:58,838 --> 00:14:01,591 Don't come crying to me when you don't get your allowance. 216 00:14:02,133 --> 00:14:04,218 It's not an allowance. It's a stipend. 217 00:14:04,427 --> 00:14:08,723 And we said we weren't gonna call it an allowance in front of my friends. 218 00:14:10,141 --> 00:14:11,434 [Door slams] 219 00:14:12,685 --> 00:14:16,731 I usually don't like lemon bars, but these are really good. 220 00:14:19,317 --> 00:14:22,111 So as Hannah Montana... 221 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:24,614 Miley was a world-famous pop star. 222 00:14:24,781 --> 00:14:27,658 She would take off her wig and go to school like a normal girl. 223 00:14:27,867 --> 00:14:31,662 Which, I don't have to tell you, at that age, is its own headache. 224 00:14:32,955 --> 00:14:37,210 That's preposterous. How would she go unrecognized just by wearing a wig? 225 00:14:37,418 --> 00:14:40,630 But you're okay with Superman concealing his identity with glasses? 226 00:14:40,797 --> 00:14:42,757 He doesn't just put on a pair of glasses. 227 00:14:42,965 --> 00:14:47,136 He combs back his curlicue and affects a mild-mannered personality. 228 00:14:48,304 --> 00:14:50,014 Amy: You guys doing okay down there? 229 00:14:50,223 --> 00:14:52,642 I told you to use the walkie-talkie. 230 00:14:54,435 --> 00:14:56,938 Amy [over radio]: You guys doing okay down there? 231 00:14:58,189 --> 00:15:01,734 Please keep this channel clear for emergencies. Thank you. 232 00:15:02,777 --> 00:15:05,405 I'm going to the vending machine. Do you want anything? 233 00:15:06,155 --> 00:15:09,659 This is a simulation. We have to survive on the supplies we brought. 234 00:15:09,826 --> 00:15:12,203 Okay. Just checking. 235 00:15:12,412 --> 00:15:14,872 We should have asked her to get some funyuns. 236 00:15:15,832 --> 00:15:19,210 You're not going to have funyuns when we're a mile below the earth. 237 00:15:19,419 --> 00:15:21,546 What if we brought them down with us? 238 00:15:22,713 --> 00:15:24,507 We'll take some funyuns. 239 00:15:25,466 --> 00:15:27,218 Anything else? 240 00:15:27,427 --> 00:15:30,346 Some York peppermint patties, a couple of dr peppers... 241 00:15:30,555 --> 00:15:33,766 And run to best buy and see if they have a portable DVD player... 242 00:15:33,975 --> 00:15:37,186 And season one of a show called Hannah Montana. 243 00:15:38,187 --> 00:15:42,316 Have her get season two. Season one it was still finding itself. 244 00:15:43,860 --> 00:15:46,028 Sorry you guys had to see that. 245 00:15:46,237 --> 00:15:48,489 - Don't apologize. - It makes it harder... 246 00:15:48,698 --> 00:15:50,783 To pretend it never happened. 247 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:54,787 Money's a sensitive subject for Howie because of the difference in our income. 248 00:15:54,996 --> 00:15:56,080 It really bothers him? 249 00:15:56,289 --> 00:15:59,208 Sure. There's still a lot of pressure on guys to be providers. 250 00:15:59,417 --> 00:16:02,462 So even though he's happy for me, it's just a little tough on him. 251 00:16:03,838 --> 00:16:05,339 - What? - Well... 252 00:16:05,548 --> 00:16:08,384 If I do well in sales, I could end up making more than you. 253 00:16:08,593 --> 00:16:10,636 Not a problem. I grew up with a mother... 254 00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:15,016 Who emasculated my father financially and in every other aspect of his life. 255 00:16:15,933 --> 00:16:18,728 Really, it's what I think love looks like. 256 00:16:20,897 --> 00:16:23,232 I'll be right back. I'm gonna go check on him. 257 00:16:25,234 --> 00:16:28,905 Maybe it's a good thing we came here. It's like a lesson in what not to do. 258 00:16:29,113 --> 00:16:31,365 I don't want money to come between us. 259 00:16:31,574 --> 00:16:34,994 It won't. Let's promise to figure this stuff out before we get married. 260 00:16:35,244 --> 00:16:38,998 Howard: Why are you being so bossy? Bernadette: Why are you being a baby? 261 00:16:39,248 --> 00:16:45,129 Howard: I'm not a baby. I'm a grown man, and I made the bed. Now where's my star? 262 00:16:47,965 --> 00:16:52,011 - Should we go? - Hang on. I wanna see if he gets the star. 263 00:16:57,558 --> 00:17:00,061 As someone from the tropical subcontinent of India... 264 00:17:00,269 --> 00:17:04,857 You should know fanning yourself in a humid environment raises your body temperature. 265 00:17:05,107 --> 00:17:09,612 Huh. That does explain why the servants used to look so hot while they were fanning me. 266 00:17:10,947 --> 00:17:13,324 Let's get our minds off how uncomfortable we are. 267 00:17:13,533 --> 00:17:16,077 We could take some more simulated instrument readings. 268 00:17:16,285 --> 00:17:19,664 My major focus at the moment is keeping my claustrophobia at bay. 269 00:17:19,872 --> 00:17:21,958 - How's that going? - You tell me. 270 00:17:22,166 --> 00:17:25,795 I feel like I can't breathe, and I am tempted to crack you open... 271 00:17:26,003 --> 00:17:28,548 And suck the air right out of your lungs. 272 00:17:30,049 --> 00:17:32,385 Sheldon, if this is too much, we can stop. 273 00:17:32,593 --> 00:17:35,221 - We're not stopping. - You don't have to bite my head off. 274 00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:38,349 I apologize. I just... 275 00:17:38,558 --> 00:17:41,143 I'm plagued by an internal struggle. 276 00:17:41,352 --> 00:17:45,231 If you would just use the bucket, you'd be so much more comfortable. 277 00:17:46,440 --> 00:17:48,359 My struggle is emotional. 278 00:17:49,110 --> 00:17:52,321 - Is it Amy? - It's dark matter. 279 00:17:53,447 --> 00:17:57,326 When I entered the field of string theory, I was a prodigy. 280 00:17:57,493 --> 00:18:01,038 I Rose to a position of respect... 281 00:18:01,247 --> 00:18:05,459 And I assumed my career would continue on that upward trajectory. 282 00:18:06,544 --> 00:18:08,671 Now here I am in my 30s. 283 00:18:08,879 --> 00:18:11,382 I'm back at square one. 284 00:18:12,592 --> 00:18:14,677 And frankly, it's frightening. 285 00:18:16,554 --> 00:18:19,348 Sheldon, you know what I think of when I'm scared? 286 00:18:19,515 --> 00:18:21,434 Voyager. 287 00:18:22,018 --> 00:18:26,606 Voyagerthe space probe, or voyagerthe Star Trek TV show? 288 00:18:27,189 --> 00:18:29,150 - The space probe. - Good. 289 00:18:29,358 --> 00:18:32,862 I am too hot and tired to go on about how much I hate voyagerthe TV show. 290 00:18:34,864 --> 00:18:38,659 By the time I was born, voyager 1's mission was supposed to be over. 291 00:18:38,868 --> 00:18:42,663 It had seen Jupiter and saturn and all their moons... 292 00:18:42,872 --> 00:18:44,874 But it kept going. 293 00:18:46,375 --> 00:18:50,546 When I left India for america, I was never more scared in my life. 294 00:18:50,921 --> 00:18:52,923 I had no idea what lay ahead. 295 00:18:53,799 --> 00:18:57,720 Whenever I feel that way, I think about how voyager is... 296 00:18:57,928 --> 00:18:59,680 Still out there. 297 00:18:59,889 --> 00:19:02,099 Somewhere beyond our solar system. 298 00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:04,894 Going further than anyone ever thought it could. 299 00:19:08,731 --> 00:19:10,941 Don't leave. You can do this. 300 00:19:13,653 --> 00:19:14,945 Sheldon, is everything okay? 301 00:19:15,154 --> 00:19:17,406 It's too late for Koothrappali. Let's go. 302 00:19:20,993 --> 00:19:23,704 Eleven minutes. That's longer than I thought. 303 00:19:25,164 --> 00:19:28,250 Raj: They're in my shirt. They're in my shirt. They're in my shirt! 304 00:19:33,339 --> 00:19:36,509 Okay, this is definitely the most fun thing we can do with the money. 305 00:19:40,721 --> 00:19:43,432 I've never done it on a big old pile of cash before. 306 00:19:47,103 --> 00:19:50,022 "Me neither, Leonard. It's my first time too." 307 00:19:54,402 --> 00:19:57,113 I'm so sorry I made you feel bad about the money stuff. 308 00:19:57,321 --> 00:20:00,032 - It's okay. - No. It's not okay. 309 00:20:00,241 --> 00:20:02,660 I want us to be partners. Equals. 310 00:20:02,868 --> 00:20:05,162 Adults in a mature relationship. 311 00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:07,540 I want that too. 312 00:20:08,833 --> 00:20:10,835 Now, let's talk about your birthday party. 313 00:20:11,043 --> 00:20:13,129 Ooh, laser tag. Laser tag. 314 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:19,301 - Do you really need me to transcribe this? - You're not doing it for me. 315 00:20:19,510 --> 00:20:23,514 You're doing it for future generations who will benefit from my struggle. 316 00:20:25,099 --> 00:20:27,435 Sheldon [on recording]: Sheldon's mine simulation log. 317 00:20:28,644 --> 00:20:30,229 Entry four. 318 00:20:30,438 --> 00:20:32,898 My kit Kat has melted. 319 00:20:34,567 --> 00:20:36,610 All is lost. 320 00:20:37,945 --> 00:20:39,780 You call yourself a friend? 321 00:20:40,322 --> 00:20:43,701 I was trying to help you, and at the first sign of trouble... 322 00:20:43,909 --> 00:20:48,497 You ran away, leaving me to fend off a family of rats. 323 00:20:49,373 --> 00:20:54,420 You're a completely selfish human being and a physical and moral coward. 324 00:20:56,547 --> 00:20:59,133 His statements of the obvious continue to annoy. 325 00:21:28,078 --> 00:21:30,080 [English - us - sdh]