(Gets out. (He leaves.) DMV Lady: Here's your learner's permit. Howard is setting up a large kit of high tech equipment. Leonard: Penny's taking you to the DMV, I'm going to bed. Leonard: Sheldon, I told you, I only have access to the free-electron laser at night. Leonard: Sheldon, you need to learn how to drive. Leonard: Well, since he won't take the bus and he's too evolved to drive, he decided it would be easier to just sleep in his office and shower in the radiation lab until I'm finished with my experiment. Please learn how to drive! Raj: But you finished your experiment a week ago. Scene: A corridor in the university. Sheldon emerges from his office in a shower cap and bathrobe. Sheldon: And Radio Shack. Sheldon: Homo Novus doesn't know. Sheldon: Yeah, we're going to have to stop by Pottery Barn on the way to work, I bought these Star Wars sheets but they turned out to be much too stimulating to be compatible with a good night's sleep. You have to drive me to work.
Plan: A: several days; Q: How long does Leonard work on his experiment? A: Leonard; Q: Who is working on an experiment involving a free-electron laser? A: Sheldon; Q: Who claims to be 'Homo novus automobilis' and therefore too highly evolved to learn to drive? A: Penny; Q: Who was the first person to eject Sheldon from a car for being annoying? A: the vehicle; Q: What does Sheldon ask Penny, Howard and Raj to drive him to the university, but each in turn ejects him from? A: a driver's license; Q: What did the group tell Sheldon to get? A: the DMV results; Q: What did the group go to to get Sheldon's learner's permit? A: his learner's permit; Q: What did Sheldon get after a trip to the DMV? A: a driving simulator; Q: What does the group set up for Sheldon after he gets his learner's permit? A: the living room; Q: Where is the driving simulator set up for Sheldon? A: an appalling driver; Q: What does Sheldon turn out to be? A: his university office; Q: Where does Sheldon live to avoid having to commute? A: his experiment; Q: What did Leonard finish a week earlier than he stated? A: a week earlier; Q: How much earlier did Leonard finish his experiment than he said he did? Summary: For several days Leonard works on an experiment involving a free-electron laser which is only available at night, so he cannot drive Sheldon to the university as usual. In succession, Sheldon asks Penny, Howard and Raj to drive him, but each in turn ejects him from the vehicle for being annoying. The group finally stage an "intervention" and tell Sheldon to get a driver's license and learn to drive. After a trip to the DMV results in Sheldon getting his learner's permit, the group sets up a driving simulator for him in the living room. However, Sheldon turns out to be an appalling driver, claiming to be 'Homo novus automobilis' and therefore too highly evolved to learn to drive, so he decides to live in his university office to avoid having to commute. Leonard finally reveals he actually finished his experiment a week earlier than he stated, to avoid having to drive Sheldon to work.