The Big Bang Theory
Howard Wolowitz was the only one in the group ( apart from Penny ) without his doctorate , but that did n’t mean that he was n’t extremely train or bright . Howard was a talented engineer with a gravid job as an aerospace applied scientist at the prestigious Caltech . Sheldon had no reason to mock Howard due to his credentials .
If therewasa reason to bemock Howard , it would have been for all of the time he was unfitting at work and only got a slap on the articulatio radiocarpea as opposed to being go off . Howard was brilliant but he did n’t always make the smartest decision with his time or imagination at body of work . In fact , he should have been fired on more than one occasion onThe Big Bang Theory .
He Crashed The Mars Rover
One of Howard ’s greatest fails was crashing the Mars Rover whiletrying to impress a woman . For dispatcher , a mortal who was n’t working with Caltech or the United States administration should n’t have been allow in the lab , permit alone be allot the ability to force back one of the most important robot in history . When Howard crashed the Mars Rover while trying to impress Dr. Stephanie , he also lost information . The FBI eventually found out it was Howard after Sheldon blackleg him out but did anything happen to him ? Nope !
He Interfered With NASA Satellites
When Howard and Raj heard of the showAmerica ’s Next Top Model , they found out that the cast live in a house in Los Angeles .
After watching the show and taking note of nearby construction , Howard step his workplace privilege and used a artificial satellite from the United States Department of Defense to cipher where the models lived . Not only is this highly illegal but it ’s predatory behavior .
He Used University Money For A Sex Robot
In " The Robotic Manipulation , " Howard was playing around with a robotic arm that was created by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory . The JPL is " federally funded " and most likely not meant to make robot for playday . But in this episode , Howard borrowed the arm to play around with . He taught it how to give-up the ghost certain items and how to knead his shoulders . But after too much thought , Howard used it for bedroom body process as well . The golem end up malfunction of sort while tie to Howard , which direct him to the emergency elbow room . If the JPL even know what Howard was using the robotic weapon for , he would have been fired .
Sexual Harassment Complaints
Before Howard settled down with Bernadette , he was a man on the prowl and did n’t know when to take no for an response . Any time a woman flash in his direction , he took that as an opportunity to border on her . And unfortunately , Howard breach hatful of women without realizing it .
Brought Home Work Equipment To Spy On His Friend
There are plenty of times inThe Big Bang Theorywhere the guys are playing around with employment equipment at home for their own personal use . In " The Pancake Batter Anomaly , " Howard used government activity property as a means to descry on Sheldon . He attach a camera to Leonard ’s principal so that they could direct him to his room without glasses on . While nothing bad chance to Howard ’s equipment , it was still being used for something that it was n’t meant for .
The Christmas Pigeon
In " The Clean Room Infiltration , " Howard was in Caltech ’s sportsmanlike room with Leonard and Raj for a cosmic particles experiment . What should have been a brief experiment on Christmas Eve turn into an extended evening after Howard allow the door subject and have a pigeon in . With the room being extremely sensitive , letting in a filthy godforsaken bird could foul and ruin everything . The three men were so embarrassed that they wipe out their names from the sign - in plane , pull up stakes the bird in the elbow room , and left .
Using Food On Lab Equipment
In " The Infestation Hypothesis , " Howard wasin the science laboratory with Leonard and Rajusing work equipment worth $ 170,000 to make a panini sandwich . Not only does that seem unethical but the word " contamination " forthwith springs to mind . Using science equipment that ’s both own by the university and the government for unauthorized lunch - qualification could have easily put Howard on probation .
The Kissing Machine
When Leonard was in along - distance relationship with Priya , he vented to the guy about how hard it was . With Priya in India , they were just alive at the same time to have a conversation . Howard had a solvent to Leonard ’s problem . With work ’s equipment , he create a kissing simulator that made it seem like he was kissing the other mortal . It ’s not known if this kissing simulator was an experimentation on behalf of Caltech or if it was Howard ’s creation out of boredom but it did n’t seem authorise by Dr. Gablehauser .
A “Six-Breasted Robot”
When thefour unspoilt friendswere called down to Caltech ’s human resource department , they were all unquiet about the outcome . Out of scare , Raj blamed Howard for creating a six - breasted robot on the university ’s dime . Howard traverse the accusation but when Mrs. Davis asked Howard if the automaton had six breasts , he could n’t refuse it . He claim the robot had breasts because he was a " feminist . "
M.O.N.T.E.
There are wads of things that the graphic symbol onThe Big Bang Theorydid that they would n’t have been able to otherwise without the resources they had at Caltech . In season 2 , the gang joined the Southern California Robot Fighting League Round - Robin Invitational and created a robot ring M.O.N.T.E. And while Howard was n’t there on scrap day , he was the Einstein behind the robot . As a practice around , they fought Barry Kripke ’s robot in Caltech and chased the two robot down the hall . chase after agitate robots — create with university materials — throughout a place of work does n’t seem like it would get Howard a promotion .
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