Howard Wolowitz: Higgs had to wait almost 50 years before they built a collider big enough to prove his theory.

Sheldon Cooper: 50 years? But I want to play with it now.

Rajesh Koothrappali: You just have to wait for science to catch up or technology to get cheaper. Think about, uh, DVD players... they used to cost, like, a thousand dollars, but just the other day I used one to smash a bug.