In which Sheldon Cooper discovers that compressing his life’s work doesn’t have to mean losing his mind.
The 4-hour PBS special compresses from 12 GB to 890 MB. Sheldon watches it three times. He misses none of the quantum mechanics. He does miss the warm, analog hiss of the VHS tape, which he begrudgingly admits “has a certain charm, like a vinyl record for the eyes.” young sheldon s03e06 ffmpeg
Missy picks up the USB stick. “So this magic computer thingy can make stuff smaller?” Sheldon (from off-screen): “ Lossy compression , yes. But never smaller in spirit.” Missy: “Weird.” She tosses the stick into a half-empty Dr. Pepper can. In which Sheldon Cooper discovers that compressing his
But the VCR only records in SP (Standard Play) mode. Two hours per tape. The symposium on Quantum Inelegancies runs four hours. He misses none of the quantum mechanics