– It looks like a map from Dungeons and Dragons.

– Except that the creature in the crib is a level nine poop monster.

– Okay now you check foot squeaks and I will mark them down

– Okay space A3 here we go… It’s squeaky, mark it

– It’s nice to think that you grew up in this room and now your daughter is going to as well

– Well I hope she has the same amount of sex in it I did. Now next square

– Why are you bouncing your hands in the air like that?

– It’s a tradition of my people: “If I were a rich man…”

– “Material Girl” needs to be retired that is your karaoke song

– So what we did was map out the entire room to identify every squeak but it’s easy once you get the hang of it. Step! Step! Hop, I got it!

– Don’t do that on the soft side …. I almost broke my neck

– Then simply sit, spin, stand, stretch … maybe elusive pants then step grab tiny pivot, pull and you’re there. Easy peasy, mac and you get the idea.

– You actually expect me to do this while holding a baby in the dark?

– Hold on…I don’t think she was impressed

-… bigger problems…I felt something popped.

Can you fill in the gaps in the sentences from the script?

1. All we need to do is plot out where each …… is.

2. We can find a quiet path to the …… .

3. Why are you …… your hands in the air like that?

4. It’s a …… of my people.

5. I almost broke my ….. .

Key

1. squeak

2. crib

3. bouncing

4. tradition

5. neck

Amy: Sheldon, can I come in?

Sheldon: I don’t think that’s a good idea.

Amy: Why not?

Sheldon: According to an online message board, I may be having a panic attack. SoccerMom09 had similar symptoms. But to be fair, the twins were a real handful that day.

Amy: You’re making me worry. What’s going on?

Sheldon: What’s going on is we’re about to go to a prom. And there’s a great deal of pressure on young couples like us to engage in what Mr. Bob Eubanks called making whoopee.

Amy: What pressure? All I said was you look handsome. Can you please open the door?

Sheldon: It’s not just that. Leonard and Penny also made comments about it. And I’m not blind. Even I looked twice when I saw my posterior in these tuxedo pants.

Amy: Sheldon, this is silly. I’m not missing another prom. I’m going upstairs now. Good-bye.

Sheldon: I really did think you looked pretty.

Amy: You did?

Sheldon: Yes. So much so that I started to panic.

Amy: Well, you can relax. Just because you think I look pretty doesn’t mean we have to spend the night together.

Sheldon: Were you hoping we would because it’s prom?

Amy: I’m always hoping. But tonight I just wanted to have a nice time with you. And maybe dance with someone who has arms.

Sheldon: Thank you for understanding.

Amy: Of course I understand. Sheldon, there’s something else I’ve been wanting to say, but before I do, I just, I want you to know that you don’t have to say it back. I know you’re not ready, and I don’t want you to say it just because social convention dictates…

Sheldon: I love you, too.

Amy: You said it.

Sheldon: There’s no denying I have feelings for you that can’t be explained in any other way. I briefly considered that I had a brain parasite. But that seems even more farfetched. The only conclusion was love. I know what’s happening. This is a panic attack. SoccerMom09 says to lie down with your feet elevated.

Amy: Okay.

Sheldon: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Just because I love you doesn’t mean girls are allowed in my room.

Watch the scene once again and fill in the gaps, please.

Amy: Sheldon, can I come in?

Sheldon: I don’t think that’s a 1. _________.

Amy: Why not?

Sheldon: According to an online 2. __________, I may be having a panic attack. SoccerMom09 had similar symptoms. But to be fair, 3. _________ were a real handful that day.

Amy: You’re making me worry. What’s going on?

Sheldon: What’s going on is we’re about to go to a prom. And there’s 4. __________ pressure on young couples like us to engage in what Mr. Bob Eubanks called making whoopee.

Amy: What pressure? All I said was you look handsome. Can you please 5. ___________?

Sheldon: It’s not just that. Leonard and Penny also made comments about it. And I’m not blind. Even I 6. ____________ when I saw my posterior in these tuxedo pants.

Amy: Sheldon, this is silly. I’m not missing another prom. I’m going upstairs now. Good-bye.

Sheldon: I really did think you looked 7. __________.

Amy: You did?

Sheldon: Yes. 8. ___________ that I started to panic.

Amy: Well, you can relax. Just because you think I look pretty doesn’t mean we have to spend the night together.

Sheldon: Were you hoping we would because it’s prom?

Amy: I’m always hoping. But tonight I just wanted to have a nice time with you. And maybe dance with someone who has arms.

Sheldon: Thank you 9. ___________.

Amy: Of course I understand. Sheldon, there’s something else I’ve been wanting to say, but before I do, I just, I want you to know that you don’t have to say it back. I know you’re not ready, and I don’t want you to say it just because social convention dictates…

Sheldon: I love you, too.

Amy: You said it.

Sheldon: There’s no denying I have feelings for you that can’t be explained 10. ________. I briefly considered that I had a brain parasite. But that seems even more farfetched. The only conclusion was love. I know what’s happening. This is a panic attack. SoccerMom09 says to lie down with your feet elevated.

Amy: Okay.

Sheldon: Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Just because I love you doesn’t mean girls are allowed in my room.

Key:

1.    good idea

2.    message board

3.    the twins

4.    a great deal of

5.    open the door

6.    looked twice

7.    pretty

8.    So much so

9.    for understanding

10.  in any other way

Az 1 milliárd fontos ‘időgép’

Úgy néz ki, mintha egy tudományos fantasztikus filmben lenne a helye, de ez az ‘időgép’ a származásunk és a világegyetem rejtélyeit tárhatná fel. Az Atacama Large Millimeter Array, röviden ALMA a világ legerősebb teleszkópja és a föld legmagasabbika, azáltal pedig, hogy majdnem 1 milliárd fontba került, a legdrágább is a fajtájából. Azt remélik, hogy lehetővé fogja tenni a csillagászok számára, hogy többet megtudjanak az eredetünkről azáltal, hogy általa a világegyetem megalakulásának első pillanataira tekinthetnek majd vissza.

Chile sivatagjának mélyén építették, a föld egyik legszárazabb részén. Az ALMA 16,400 láb magasságban helyezkedik el, egy jumbo-jet repülési magasságának durván a felénél, és majdnem négyszer olyan magasan, mint a Ben Nevis. Sokkal inkább mint egy egyedülálló teleszkóp, az ALMA 66 óriási antennából áll, amelyek gyenge radióhullámokat gyűjtenek az űrből, amelyeket egy szuper számítógépbe kerülnek feldolgozásra. Megépítése majd 950 millió fontba került, beleértve 65 millió fontot Nagy-Brittaniából, és általa remélik megválaszolni a kozmikus eredetünkkel kapcsolatos kérdéseket és azt, hogy honnan jöttünk.

Azáltal, hogy rádióhullámokat gyűjt és nem optikai fényt, az ALMA a mély űr sűrű porfelhőin is át tud hatolni. Ezáltal a csillagászoknak rálátása nyílik közvetlenül a Nagy Robbanás után keletkezett galaxisokra és az egyéni csillagok és bolygók keletkezését is megfigyelhetővé tenné. Az élet eredetéről azáltal is többet megtudhatunk, hogy a vízből és vegyi anyagokból származó vegyületek nyomait is megtalálja, melyek a DNS-ben találtakhoz hasonlóak. Brian Ellison, a Tudomány és Technológiai Testület (Science and Technology Facilities Council) tagja és az ALMA brit projektvezetője azt nyilatkozta: “Azt mondják mi mind csillagporból lettünk.”

A chilei sivatagra azért esett a választás, mert azon ritka helyek egyike a földön, ahol még mindig található olyan magas, száraz hely, ahol nincs mesterséges fényszennyezettség. A szárazság különösképpen fontos tényező,  mivel a levegőben levő nedvesség elnyeli azokat a rádióhullámokat, amiket a rádiótányérok megpróbálnak begyűjteni.