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along with all that other trash.

Here you go.

I don't know what he is,

but retarded he's not.

Well, aside from the absence

of any and all body hair,

which is a condition

not too uniquely uncommon,

bottom line,

he's a very healthy young man.

In fact, with all that farm work,

I'd say you're in damn fine shape.

And the optometrist said

his contact lenses'll be here...

- the end of the week?

- They'll be callin' him "Ol' Blue Eyes"...

in time for the county fair.

- You guys are comin', right?

- Uh, you'll see a few of us there.

Hey, Doc, thanks for comin' out.

It's my pleasure.

Good day, Mr. Jeremy Reed.

Jeremy, listen, uh,

I want you to think about something.

We attend school in town

at Wheaton High.

You certainly wouldn't be at

an intellectual disadvantage there,

and I know most

of the teachers so-

Anyway, um, all I'm saying is,

if you'd like to attend school

one day next week, I can arrange it.

Will my contacts be ready by Monday?

- Come on, let's go. Okay?

- Hey, there.

- I left it in my locker.

- Hey, what is that?

- I'll go get it.

- Hey, check it out.

Hey, hey, guys.

Check that guy out.

Look, look.

Molecules.

When we speed up the course

of molecules, we get...

energy.

And, um, since we

are all basically...

just a mass of molecules,

what does our brain send out

to all the other parts of the body?

Lindsey?

Um, impulses.

Yeah.

Electric impulses.

Jeremy, turn your head

and look at Lindsey.

Yes. That's lovely.

That's very good.

You've just relayed electricity.

Your brain sent out

an electric impulse...

down to your neck muscles...

and, uh, what, what

turned your head,

besides the obvious?

What your, what your muscles

used to turn your head?

It's energy. Energy.

Always relaying,

always transforming.

And never ending.

Now looky here.

This is a, uh, a Jacob's ladder.

It's a science fair toy,

and it's, uh, built to show us

how electricity travels.

Okay?

Can we get the, uh, shutters?

Watch this.

Hey, cut it out.

Cut it out.

Ooh, look at this.

Blinding, isn't it? Now, who can tell me

why electricity travels?

Uh, boredom?

Huh, he tickles me.

No. No, potential.

Potential.

One side of this thing is positive,

while the other side...

has a strong negative pull.

And, uh, that's all the potential

that electricity needs to travel.

That's right.

That's pretty good. Don't I bring you

good, entertaining things?

But you get the idea that it does- You

know, it-it travels and just keeps going.

Did you ever-

What's your experience with electricity?

Did you ever, you know, run your feet

over a carpet like that and touch somebody?

- What happens?

- Static electricity?

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