TEXT: Scene: The apartment. Sheldon: All right, I'm ready for my next question. Amy: In a world where rhinoceroses are domesticated pets, who wins the Second World War? Sheldon: Uganda. Amy: Defend. Sheldon: Kenya rises to power on the export of rhinoceroses. A Central African power block is formed, colonizing North Africa and Europe. When war breaks out, no one can afford the luxury of a rhino. Kenya withers, Uganda triumphs. Amy: Correct. My turn. Sheldon: In a world where a piano is a weapon, not a musical instrument, on what does Scott Joplin play The Maple Leaf Rag? Amy: Tuned bayonets. Sheldon: Defend. Amy: Isn't it obvious? Sheldon: You're right. My apologies. Leonard: What the hell are you guys playing? Sheldon: It's a game we invented. It's called Counterfactuals. Amy: We postulate an alternate world that differs from ours in one key aspect and then pose questions to each other. Sheldon: It's fun for ages eight to eighty. Join us. Leonard: All right. I like a good brainteaser. Give it a whirl. Sheldon: You're in luck, this is an easy one. In a world where mankind is ruled by a giant intelligent beaver, what food is no longer consumed? Leonard: Uh, a BLT where the B stands for beaver? I don't know. Sheldon: Leonard, be serious. We're playing a game here. Leonard: I can figure this out, let's see. Um, well, beavers eat tree bark. The only tree bark I know that humans consume is cinnamon. So, I'll say cinnamon. Sheldon: Incorrect. Obviously, the answer is cheese Danish. Leonard: What? Amy: In a world ruled by a giant beaver, mankind builds many dams to please the beaver overlord. The low-lying city of Copenhagen is flooded. Thousands die. Devastated, the
SUMMARY:
Sheldon and Amy are very compatible with each other, but the rest of the group is irritated by their combined personalities. They are relieved when Sheldon and Amy break up after an argument over the relative significance of physics compared to neuroscience, but Leonard becomes worried when Sheldon brings 25 cats into the apartment. He calls in Sheldon's mother, who manipulates Sheldon into reconciling with Amy.