"Drowsiness is the opposite of my goal. I want to stop all biological function. Like a hamster in a snowbank, but with more math."
(Without looking up) "Sheldon, if that’s another ant farm, I swear I’m calling the building’s pest control myself."
Just as panic sets in, Raj—who had been secretly recording the experiment for his documentary on "Neurotic American Scientists"—accidentally bumps the frequency dial. Leonard gasps back to life, screaming, "I COULD HEAR EVERYTHING! YOU SAID MY LEGACY WAS A DIRTY MUG!"
The climactic sequence. Sheldon has modified a medical-grade centrifuge (acquired through questionable means from the university surplus) and has convinced Leonard to participate by threatening to move back in with his mother for six months unless Leonard "proves his friendship through science." La Teoria del Big Bang 9x7
"Correction: Tardigrada . They are the universe’s ultimate survivors. They can withstand radiation, the vacuum of space, and—more to the point—your passive-aggressive sighing. I am training them."
The experiment goes wrong. The electromagnetic frequency causes Leonard to enter a state of hyper-consciousness while his body becomes temporarily rigid. He is awake, aware, and floating inside the modified centrifuge, completely unable to move or speak.
(To Howard and Raj at the university cafeteria) "Imagine: no more dying. No more funerals. Just a polite, pre-scheduled ‘I’ll be back in 500 years, please don’t touch my comic books.’" "Drowsiness is the opposite of my goal
"I’m going to tell your mother you tried to turn me into a human fruit snack."
"Temporarily suspend! There’s a difference. Death is permanent. This is just... a very aggressive nap."
Sheldon looks up, almost touched, then ruins it by saying: "I’m not an idiot. I’m an unappreciated visionary . There’s a difference. It’s in the dictionary. Look it up." Leonard gasps back to life, screaming, "I COULD
"I’ll email her the video Raj took."
(Peering inside) "Hmm. He’s not blinking. That’s either success or catastrophic neural failure. Penny, poke him with a stick."
(Puts down the journal) "You built a five-hundred-dollar climate-controlled terrarium for water bears?"
"There it is."
Meanwhile, Bernadette discovers Howard has secretly built a miniature replica of the Mars Rover to deliver snacks from the kitchen to his gaming chair.