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Leonard has to deal with the fallout of disproving Sheldon's new scientific discovery. Raj spends a week at Howard and Bernadette's apartment.

Ever since Sheldon made the major scientific discovery of how to stabilize a new, stable super heavy element, Sheldon has been miserable promoting his discovery since he and the world knows he came across the discovery solely by an error on his part. Even being touted as possibly winning a Nobel Prize, albeit in Chemistry, makes the situation worse. Competing actions by Leonard and Wil Wheaton make Sheldon come to a different perspective on the matter. Meanwhile, Bernadette is upset with Howard for lying to her about Raj and Cinnamon's stay with them, which she thought was only going to be for one night, but which she learns is going to be a for a week. Raj ends up having a profound effect on the Wolowitz/Rostenkowski household.—Huggo

Sheldon is being interviewed by Ira Flatow on Science Friday in the National Public Radio studio to discuss his discovery of a stable super heavy element. Ira mentions that the element was found by mistake and that the scientific community is calling it the wonder blunder. Ira continues that Sheldon's calculations were way off and he compares it to misreading a treasure map and still finding the treasure. Ira then states that he could be on the path to winning a Nobel Prize in Chemistry even though his field is physics. Sheldon then walks out calling Flatow a bully and saying that he is the reason why Americans are switching to television.

While Leonard and Penny and Sheldon and Amy have dinner, Sheldon is on the phone with an angry President Siebert. Sheldon tells him that he was expecting a professional science interview and not an attack by a morning zoo shock jock. Penny wants to know why he isn't happy since he is tall, thin and famous and then realizes that she is jealous of Sheldon.

Bernadette is running the vacuum cleaner in their place and asks if he's going to help her clean up. Howard says Raj is going to be their house guest for a week. Bernadette didn't know it was a week and Howard didn't tell her. His building is being fumigated and he couldn't find a hotel that takes dogs. "He's bringing Cinnamon?"

Sheldon is in his bedroom playing with his toy train called the Embarrassment Express which stops at Fraudville, Wonder Blunderberg and Kansas City because it is a hub. Amy enters with Wil Wheaton who explains that Amy told him that he was having a rough time and thought that they could talk. Wil says that he knows about getting attention for something he wishes he never did. Wil starts to talk about when he played Wesley Crusher. SWil explained that a lot of people hated the character and therefore hated him and would be mean to him. Amy concluded that Wil learned to embrace his problem and moved on to bigger and better things. Wil is now an author, public speaker and has a webpage about board games.

Raj is at Howard and Bernadette's apartment. Bernadette arrives home tired and apologizes for being late. Howard tells to make dinner. Raj objects and tells Bernie that he'll get her a glass of wine and fix dinner since it looks like she has had a long day. Raj asks about her day and she started out getting stuck in traffic. Howard wants to know why she didn't put that traffic app on her phone. Raj objects not to tell her how to fix something when she just comes home.

Sheldon is back on the phone with the university president telling him that he is ready to do more interviews and for him to be enthusiastic about his discovery. He greets his friend, Leonard. Leonard has been rerunning the test in his lab and has found that the element that Sheldon discovered does not exist. Someone on the Chinese team had added simulated data signals to their files and they faked the results. All the attention that Sheldon hates can now go away. Sheldon then shouts at him for robbing him of his greatest achievement. Sheldon says he is now down to nine friends, though make it eight since he is also sick of Howard. Leonard finds that there is no pleasing Sheldon. Penny enters wondering what all the yelling is about. Sheldon explains what Leonard did. Penny also thinks that he should be thrilled. Now, Sheldon says he is down to seven friends. Leonard wants Penny to tell him that he is crazy; however, Penny knows what he's talking about. Penny had the same experience with guys she has broken up with. Leonard replies that if he doesn't publish it, someone else will find it out and tells the world about the nonexistent element. Sheldon tells him to publish it since it is his ethical responsibility as a scientist. Leonard tells him that he will publish it.

At the Wolowitz's, Bernadette discovers that Raj did the dishes and knows that it wasn't Howard. Raj arrives with coffee for everyone. Howard complains to Raj that he is making him look bad. Raj is a better husband than Howard. Raj does the dishes, brings coffee and knows all about her life. Howard doesn't want coffee, until Raj identifies it as hot chocolate. Howard wants Raj to stop showing him up in front of Bernadette. Raj explains despite his listening skills, he is a great husband and has come a long way despite being an only child raised by an over protective mother as Raj adjusts all of Howard's clothes.

Leonard enters Sheldon's office and tells him that he has published his findings. Sheldon has already posted a retraction of his previous work. Barry Kripke (John Ross Bowie) comes in to taunt him. He calls Sheldon his favorite superhero, The Retractor. He complements Leonard for disproving the Chinese and asks Sheldon if he should try another line of work like retail. Then he could take things back for a living. Sheldon can fight his own battles and calls him "Bawwy". Kripke says that is very hurtful since he can't control his speech impediment. Sheldon says that that was uncalled for and he takes it back. "Because you're the re-tractor", Kripke again taunting him.

Raj continues to do things. Bernadette finds the dinner he made amazing. Howard admitted that he felt like a lousy husband. Bernie felt like she was a lousy wife. Then they tell each other that they are the best. Howard identifies the problem as Raj. He keeps trying them so well, that they don't think they are doing enough for each other.

Leonard is making up the couch telling Raj that he can't believe they kicked him out. Amy and Sheldon enter and he wants to know why the dog was in their apartment. Amy wants to go for a walk with Sheldon since it was a lovely night. Sheldon snaps at her saying that everything with her is about sex. Raj tells Sheldon that she can only be there for him as much as he is there for her. Amy thanks him. Then Raj tells Amy not to press Sheldon and that he has to give her intimacy on his terms. Amy tells him that he should probably go.

Now, Leonard and Sheldon are both on NPR, where they want to discuss Leonard's work disproving Sheldon's discovery. Sheldon first apologizes to Ira for his behavior last week. Leonard is supposed to describe how he came up with his findings. Sheldon interrupts him twice. Sheldon goes way back to when he was bitten by a neighbor's dog at seven leading to his first scientific breakthrough, the doggie death-ray that wouldn't work since he couldn't get any enriched uranium. It turns out that Sheldon wasn't invited. He just came in and sat down.

Penny and Amy are listening to the broadcast. Penny quips that it would be a great drinking game to take a shot every time they say something stupid. Amy thinks that it's a little early for drinking when Sheldon starts to yodel. Amy then offers to go get the vodka.

Title reference: Leonard disproves Sheldon's accidental stable super-heavy element discovery.