One of *The Big Bang Theory*'s funniest moments begins with an innocent conversation that quickly turns into one of Sheldon's most unforgettable calculations. Curious about Penny's dating history, Sheldon calmly explains that during the two years she was single while he knew her, he observed seventeen different suitors. Using what he proudly calls simple extrapolation, he works backward from what he assumes was her dating life as a teenager. Penny immediately interrupts, insisting she did not start dating at fifteen. Sheldon instantly adjusts his estimate—"I'm sorry, sixteen... fourteen. My mistake.

" The deadpan correction only makes the conversation even more absurd.

## **Sheldon's Mathematical Logic**

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User1."Where did you get 171 men?"

User2.Penny, where did YOU get 171 men??

User3.This is one of those infinite sentences. How DO you get 171 men? How do YOU get 171 men? How do you GET 171 men? How do you get ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-ONE men? How do you get 171 MEN?

User4.I mean, you were never able to pull anyone like that, so I’m assuming that trope doesn’t actually exist and the ‘easy’ factor is her just actually being attractive and attracting attractive suitors.

User5.It’s kind of how nature works.

User6.In his calculations, he forgot the exes she'd go back to. So that number would be a lil lower.

User7."I'm sorry, sixteen?"

User8."Fourteen."

User9.How kind that he was giving her the benefit of the doubt