Episode 5 · 1.4 minutes · first aired October 17

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The stick figure is lying, and his name is Gary.

Dr. Yuki Tanabe-Rowe explains to Hank Ledger why the assembly diagram never matches the pile of parts, and why one screw always judges you.

From the interview

Hank LedgerDoctor, why does the diagram never match the parts?
Dr. Yuki Tanabe-RoweIt matches. The diagram shows the parts at birth. You meet them after eleven hundred miles of sulking.

Parody and entertainment: the expert, the institute, the studies and every number are invented.