(Checking changes Howard has made to his flowchart) A loop counter? Due to a high concentration of cyanide it is poisonous in its raw form and lethal if prepared improperly. He tuts. Howard: Hear him out. I shall befriend him. I'm having some difficulty bonding with a colleague at work, so I'm doing a little research to better understand why my current friends like me. It IS a fear of heights. Kripke! Leonard: Oh he's trying to make a new friend. Leonard: Sheldon, there is no algorithm for making friends! Raj, you're back in. Raj: He almost made it to the top this time. Scene: The apartment. Sheldon (on phone): Hello, Kripke. Sheldon (picks up train): Oh my! Sheldon: Coming, Kripke. Sheldon: Hey it's true, Kripke lacks the basic social skills that we take for granted, but he also controls the new open science grid computer that I need to use to run some simulations of structure formation in the early universe. Sheldon: I'm making friends with this little girl. Sheldon: Not really. Time to learn rock climbing. Why can't Sheldon make friends?
Plan: A: Kripke; Q: Who does Sheldon plan to befriend to gain access to an Open Science Grid computer? A: The socially inept Sheldon struggles; Q: Why does Sheldon struggle to make friends? A: his current friends; Q: Who is of little help in this area? A: Leonard; Q: Who drives Sheldon to the bookstore? A: the bookstore; Q: Where does Sheldon go to find self-help literature on friendship? A: a pedophile; Q: What is the little girl Sheldon tries to make friends with accused of being? A: A children's book; Q: What book helped Sheldon design an algorithm for making new friends? A: flowchart form; Q: How did Sheldon design an algorithm for making new friends? A: Sheldon faints; Q: What happens when Sheldon goes rock climbing with Kripke? A: heights; Q: What does Sheldon fear? A: the apartment; Q: Where does Sheldon decide to cut off Raj as a friend to make room for Kripke? A: a friend; Q: What does Sheldon restore Raj to after Kripke reveals he does not control computer access? Summary: Sheldon hears that Kripke controls access to an Open Science Grid computer, so he plans to befriend him to gain access to it. The socially inept Sheldon struggles, and his current friends are of little help in this area so, in the hope of finding self-help literature on friendship, he has Leonard drive him to the bookstore. There Sheldon tries making friends with a little girl, but Leonard makes him exit quickly before he is picked up as a pedophile. A children's book from the store helps Sheldon design an algorithm in flowchart form for making new friends. This pays off when Sheldon goes rock climbing with Kripke, but Sheldon faints due to his fear of heights. Back at the apartment, Sheldon decides to cut off Raj as a friend to make room for Kripke. However, when Kripke reveals he does not actually control computer access, Sheldon dismisses him and restores Raj as a friend.