“I’m trying something new,” Sheldon said. “It’s an experiment.”
“No,” said the older Sheldon. “x265 doesn’t just compress video. It compresses time, too. You’re seeing a glitch in the spacetime continuum caused by your future self regretting this moment.” young sheldon s05e18 x265
“Do what?” Young Sheldon leaned closer to his Compaq Presario. “I’m trying something new,” Sheldon said
Here’s a tale titled: Sheldon Cooper stared at the progress bar. 87%. His Season 5, Episode 18 of Fun with Flags —a special extended cut featuring actual guest commentary from Dr. John Sturgis—was encoding in x265. The smaller file size meant more room on his external drive for Star Trek: The Next Generation technical manuals. It compresses time, too
And for once, the experiment worked. Hope you enjoyed this meta, time-bending twist on a file format! Want me to write a more traditional scene based on Season 5’s actual themes (family, faith, growing up in Texas)?
Sheldon stared at the file. Then he deleted it.