Sheldon has just calculated the exact launch trajectory for a model rocket he and Dr. Sturgis are building. But his mind snags on a different problem: his parents’ new habit of ordering “adult pay-per-view” events.
“The PPV.”
(typing on his laptop, which he’s rigged to a 2400-baud modem): “I’ve calculated a solution. If we pool the money we would have spent on two more PPV events, plus what Dad loses from betting on the Cowboys, we can afford the educational satellite channel. They’re showing a documentary on quantum entanglement. It’s like a PPV, but the particles sigh less and the physics is more reliable.” young sheldon s06e19 ppv
nods, satisfied. “Finally. A rational economic decision.”
“Mother, I’ve run the numbers. The cost-per-minute of a Tyson fight is $0.86. That’s inefficient but acceptable. The cost-per-minute of a Barbara Mandrell concert is $0.42. But the cost-per-minute of the ‘PPV event’ you and Dad watched last Saturday—the one you told me was ‘wrestling’—was $1.50. And there was no wrestling ring. Just a poorly lit bedroom set and dialogue consisting primarily of sighs.” Sheldon has just calculated the exact launch trajectory
“No. And Donkey Kong isn’t pay-per-view. It’s cartridge-based. Please keep up.”
“The glow from the descrambler box illuminated my doorframe. A design flaw. I suspect Dad didn’t pay for it. He used a ‘black box.’ Which means we’re stealing the sighs. That’s morally inconsistent with our church’s stance on marital relations.” “The PPV
(walks in, sighs—genuinely): “What’s he on about now?”
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