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7. Spock is his alter-ego.
Sheldon is a huge "Star Trek" fan. Sheldon identifies with Spock, as they both prioritize logic over sentimentality. When faced with a decision-making crisis, he may turn to the enhanced decision-making tool known as "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock." The rules are, as Sheldon explains, "Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and, as it always has, rock crushes scissors."
Sheldon is a huge "Star Trek" fan. Sheldon identifies with Spock, as they both prioritize logic over sentimentality. When faced with a decision-making crisis, he may turn to the enhanced decision-making tool known as "Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock." The rules are, as Sheldon explains, "Scissors cuts paper, paper covers rock, rock crushes lizard, lizard poisons Spock, Spock smashes scissors, scissors decapitates lizard, lizard eats paper, paper disproves Spock, Spock vaporizes rock, and, as it always has, rock crushes scissors."
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