Sheldon Cooper

🔟 Sheldon Cooper's Top 10 Favorite Things

These are my favorite things, ranked objectively. If your favorite things differ, you are welcome to be wrong.

1. 1

   Trains

   A vintage locomotive with properly restored Pullman coaches is the most romantic thing I can think of.

2. 2

   My signed Spock napkin

   It's signed and it carries actual DNA, which makes it the greatest gift ever given.

3. 3

   Meemaw

   She's my grandmother and the only person allowed to use my childhood nickname.

4. 4

   Amy Farrah Fowler

   She's my intellectual equal, which is something I hadn't thought was statistically possible.

5. 5

   Halo night

   It's on the schedule and it starts on time. Eight o'clock means eight o'clock.

6. 6

   Barbecue bacon cheeseburger, with the toppings on the side

   There's a correct way to serve it, and it's my way.

7. 7

   Laundry night

   Saturday night, a fixed time, a fixed system. It's pure bliss.

8. 8

   Spaghetti with little hot dogs cut up in it

   It's how my mother made it, and nobody has improved on it.

9. 9

   The Roommate Agreement

   Every clause is airtight, and I can call an emergency meeting whenever I need one.

10. 10

    Zazzles

    The best of my cats. I nearly named him after Helmholtz, but he's simply too zazzy.

🔟 Sheldon Cooper's Top 10 Games

Ranked by logic. Disagreement is noted and dismissed.

1. 1

   Three-dimensional chess

   Ordinary chess is for people who see in two dimensions.

2. 2

   Rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock

   The original game had an unacceptable tie rate.

3. 3

   Mystic Warlords of Ka'a

   A card game of elegant complexity.

4. 4

   Counterfactuals

   An exercise in hypothetical rigor.

5. 5

   Settlers of Catan

   Trading wheat for sheep is surprisingly satisfying.

6. 6

   Chess

   Acceptable when three dimensions are unavailable.

7. 7

   Dungeons & Dragons

   Statistically fair when I am the Dungeon Master.

8. 8

   Trivia night

   I have an eidetic memory. It hardly seems fair to others.

9. 9

   Scrabble

   Klingon words should be allowed.

10. 10

    Sudoku

    Solitary, orderly, perfect.

🔟 Sheldon Cooper's Top 10 Movies

Allow me to save you hours of poor viewing choices. I've ranked these films by scientific integrity, rewatchability and how many times I've quoted them correctly, which is all of them. You're welcome, mankind.

1. 1

   Star Wars(1977)

   I keep an emergency video for the day they stop making these, which tells you how much they matter.

2. 2

   Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan(1982)

   It has Spock, logic and sacrifice, so it's basically a documentary about my ideal self.

3. 3

   The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring(2001)

   I'd own the One Ring if certain people in this group ever let me have my way.

4. 4

   Raiders of the Lost Ark(1981)

   It was my favorite until someone pointed out that Indy has no effect on how the story ends. I'm still processing it.

5. 5

   Back to the Future(1985)

   I have strong opinions about its time-travel rules, and I'd love to own the time machine prop.

6. 6

   Superman(1978)

   He's a hero from another planet with superior abilities, which I find relatable for no particular reason.

7. 7

   Batman(1989)

   I waited all afternoon for Batman at my birthday once. Watching this is less disappointing.

8. 8

   Star Trek(2009)

   I'm a stickler about canon, but I'll allow this reboot because Spock is in it.

9. 9

   Planet of the Apes(1968)

   It's a cautionary tale about what happens when intellect isn't respected.

10. 10

    The Day the Earth Stood Still(1951)

    A visitor from space tries to reason with humanity and gets met with panic, which is every conversation I've had at the comic book store.

🔟 Sheldon Cooper's Top 10 TV Shows

Television is mostly a wasteland of reality competitions and people yelling at each other in kitchens. These shows are the exceptions. I'll be watching them in my spot, so please don't sit there.

1. 1

   Star Trek (the original series and The Next Generation)(1966)

   I'm an honorary graduate of Starfleet Academy and I speak fluent Klingon, so no other show comes close.

2. 2

   Doctor Who(2005)

   It's my scheduled viewing, and anyone sleeping in my spot while it's on will hear about it.

3. 3

   Battlestar Galactica(2004)

   It inspired my Cylon toast, and breakfast has been better ever since.

4. 4

   Firefly(2002)

   It was brilliant and got canceled far too early, which I still haven't forgiven.

5. 5

   Stargate (the whole franchise)(1997)

   Wormholes, ancient technology and military efficiency all appeal to me.

6. 6

   Professor Proton

   He was my childhood science hero, and I've never fully recovered from him being cast without me.

7. 7

   Alphas(2011)

   It was canceled on a cliffhanger. I've done the closure exercises, all of them, twice.

8. 8

   Fun with Flags

   I host it myself. It's educational, it's riveting, and it has excellent vexillology.

9. 9

   Bill Nye the Science Guy(1993)

   He makes science fun for kids, which is nearly as important as making it correct, and I have notes on both.

10. 10

    Babylon 5 (dishonorable mention)(1994)

    It lacks scientific integrity and it's derivative. I include it so you know what to avoid.

🔟 Sheldon Cooper's Top 10 Favorite Scientists (Real and On-Screen)

People often ask who could possibly impress a mind like mine. The list is short, but it isn't zero. Here are the scientists I admire, tolerate, or plan to surpass.

1. 1

   Professor Proton

   He taught me science on Saturday mornings when I was a boy, and he's the reason I became the genius you see before you.

2. 2

   Stephen Hawking

   He read my paper and reached out to me. It was the single greatest moment of my life, and I may have fainted.

3. 3

   Albert Einstein

   I once took a menial job to think the way he did at the patent office. It didn't work, but the principle is sound.

4. 4

   Carl Sagan

   He made the whole cosmos feel close enough to touch, and I'd have loved to correct his math in person.

5. 5

   Isaac Newton

   He's brilliant, but between you and me, I believe I'm smarter.

6. 6

   Richard Feynman

   He was a physicist who played the bongos, so I took them up too. My neighbors were less enthusiastic.

7. 7

   Marie Curie

   She's the reason I sing about the half-life of radium while I wait for important phone calls.

8. 8

   Erwin Schrödinger

   His cat is my preferred way of explaining relationships to people who don't understand physics.

9. 9

   George Smoot

   He's a Nobel winner and I offered him a collaboration. He's still thinking it over.

10. 10

    Charles Darwin

    He deserves credit for evolution and also for a song that once helped me with my love life.

🔟 Sheldon Cooper's Top 10 Mortal Enemies

Every great mind has adversaries. Mine are ranked, documented and never forgotten.

1. 1

   Leslie Winkle

   She mocks my life's work for a living, which makes her the gold standard for arch-rivals. (S2E2 "The Codpiece Topology")

2. 2

   Barry Kripke

   His robot flattened ours in a fair fight, and I have never once forgiven the laws of physics. (S2E12 "The Killer Robot Instability")

3. 3

   Dr. Gablehauser

   He fired me for telling him the truth, and history will remember who was right. (S1E4 "The Luminous Fish Effect")

4. 4

   Dennis Kim

   A younger prodigy showed up on my campus, so naturally I treated it as a matter of national security. (S1E12 "The Jerusalem Duality")

5. 5

   The mockingbird outside my window

   It sings off-key on purpose, and I know it's doing it just to me. (S5E17 "The Rothman Disintegration")

6. 6

   Todd Zarnecki

   He looted my online wizard's entire treasure hoard. We drove all the way to his house to take it back. (S4E19 "The Zarnecki Incursion")

7. 7

   Anyone who sits in my spot

   That cushion is the zero point of my personal coordinate system, so please choose another seat. (S2E16 "The Cushion Saturation")

8. 8

   Bert, the geologist

   Somebody gave a prestigious grant to a man who studies rocks. I'll be fine eventually. (S10E9 "The Geology Elevation")

9. 9

   The burglars who raided our apartment

   They took our things and even helped themselves to a drink, so I bagged the evidence myself and briefly relocated to Montana. (S3E13 "The Bozeman Reaction")

10. 10

    Drs. Pemberton and Campbell

    They tried to edit Amy out of our Nobel nomination, which is a bold strategy for two people who simply confirmed our theory. (S12E13 "The Confirmation Polarization")

🎁 Sheldon Cooper's Top 10 Acceptable Gifts

Gift ideas for science-loving fans. Generic products, not official merchandise.

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1. 1

   Periodic table poster

   The most beautiful chart ever made.

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2. 2

   Chemistry kit

   For experiments. Supervised by me.

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3. 3

   Model train set

   Trains are the pinnacle of orderly transport.

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4. 4

   Telescope

   The universe deserves careful observation.

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5. 5

   Comic book storage box

   Mint condition is non-negotiable.

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6. 6

   Physics book

   Light reading.

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7. 7

   Seat cushion

   For one's designated spot.

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8. 8

   Brain teaser puzzles

   Solved in under a minute, but still appreciated.

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9. 9

   Science graphic tee

   Superheroes are acceptable. So is science.

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10. 10

    Weekly meal planner

    Thai food is on Mondays. Always.

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