8 Times The Big Bang Theory Failed At Science

1. Buzz Who?

The worlds worst astrophysicist strikes again! When Howard is invited to go into outer space he has to come up with a nickname and somehow convince the other astronauts to use it. They eventually chose "Fruit Loops" but before that Howard asks Raj for potential nicknames and Raj suggests Buzz. Howard points out what any astrophysicist, indeed anyone who knows anything about astronauts and space should know, that Buzz is taken. Raj laughs it off, insisting "Buzz Lightyear isn't a real astronaut." Spot the mistake here. Now it's hardly a secret that TBBT loves it's pop culture references. We're all used to them referencing "nerd" topics like Star Wars, Star Trek, comic books and Indiana Jones and that's all fine. It gets a little too on-the-nose when they start namedropping non-nerd topics like Toy Story, Twilight and even Mad Men (decide who your audience is already!), but in their eagerness to make another pop culture reference, they made their astrophysicist look like one of the biggest idiots on the planet. These four guys may not have clue what goes on in the real world, but that's no reason to make them fail at their strengths as well. Thanks for reading. Feel free to leave your feedback below!
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