Though not explained in the episode, Feynman's van is famous in physics circles because of the curious squiggly markings on the outside of the vehicle. (The Enterprise and the Batmobile probably have been referenced.) And the vehicle they use for their bachelor party road trip was a van that had belonged to Richard Feynman.Īnd his van is, to my knowledge, the only real vehicle that has been repeatedly mentioned in physics books. To make up for it, they decide to drive down to Mexico (abducting Sheldon to bring him along, although one has to wonder why they would ruin their weekend in this fashion and not just leave him behind). Since Leonard and Penny eloped in the last season finale/premiere, the guys hadn't gotten a chance to throw Leonard a bachelor party. Not by a scientist, though, but by his family van. In the handful of episodes this season, the direct scientific references have been slim, but there's been one notable scientific cameo. Science communicators and scientists ranging from Nobel Laureate George Smoot to Bill Nye to Stephen Hawking have made cameo appearances on the show. Many of the science jokes hinge on comprehending the subtleties of quantum physics in the Shrodinger's cat thought experiment (or making a self-aware lack of comprehension), but some are not about scientific concepts themselves, but jokes that focus on the culture of science.įor example, in a previous episode, Sheldon took Amy to a book signing by noted theoretical physicist and author Brian Greene, specifically so that he could heckle Greene for attempting to demystify string theory in a language accessible to the common, non-scientist reader. From its first joke, CBS' The Big Bang Theory has proven adept at mixing humor and science.
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