The one thing TBBT does get right is the science. The exaggerated parts of the show are the personalities and quirks of the characters, but when they have a discussion about science, they are dead on accurate.

If Iran attacked one of our carriers, they would cease to exists as a country anymore. It is complete suicide.

Don’t give your friends and family the maximum gift allowance.

That is a small automated boat, not a diesel submarine. What if there is a mechanical problem that needs to be fixed?

Autonomous submarines that can go long distances don’t exists. They are possible to create, but it is going to be cost tens of millions in research to get it right and it will still be more failure prone than using a human. It is the type of technology that the US Navy would have to develop, not some random drug…

If it is a book that you have to flip through random sections like a textbook or reference book, then I buy the real thing.

How is an enemy supposed to get WVR of an F-35 when they can’t see it on radar?

Is there really going to be a hardened target out there that is worth the risk escalating the conflict to total nuclear war?

I find good bosses who care about your career goals are more supportive when you leave for something better.

You can still be passionate working in the insurance industry.

If you are working on a web application, you don’t even need to wait until the product is even ready. You can just release something small and basic to meet the basic deadline, then continuously improve on it with lots of small updates. It makes it much easier to manage expectations and keep the higher ups happy.

From my experience, every company that does this will not hire you.

It doesn’t matter how good another country’s food is. If you live there long enough, you will have cravings for the food that you grew up with.

But Java and JavaScript aren’t just different languages. They have completely different uses that could have been described in a clever analogy that is much more informative.

I ride the Metro daily and the architecture is about the only thing I like about the system.

People store water in jerry cans when the taps fail to run. It isn’t like when the taps go out, people die of thirst. There are many alternatives that people rely on as back up.

I didn’t live in Ghana, but did live in Uganda for 6 months and survived off mostly boiled water. It really isn’t that bad if you do a large pot at a time and is much cheaper than buying it bottled.

If you are able to cook food, you are able to boil water.

The much cheaper solution is to boil tap water before drinking.

Search how to tie a bowline one handed and it will become one of the fastest knots out there.