...And given that my machine can substantially reduce the size of bulky payloads and fuel...

[during the conference; several audience members leave] Wayne Szalinski: ...And given that my machine can substantially reduce the size of bulky payloads and fuel supplies, the savings to the space program would be staggering. Professor Frederickson: [puzzled at Wayne's invention] Mr. Szalinski, are you trying to tell me that suddenly size is no longer relative? Wayne Szalinski: That's right, Professor Frederickson; and with the amount of space in any given object, we can thereby shrink the object. Professor Frederickson: Uh-huh, where's your proof? Wayne Szalinski: When Einstein came up with the Atomic Bomb, did they ask him to prove that it worked? Professor Frederickson: You, Mr. Szalinski, are hardly Einstein. [audience laughs] Wayne Szalinski: I picked a name. Professor Frederickson: You have, however, managed to shrink one thing: the size of this audience! [to the rest of the audience] Professor Frederickson: Gentlemen, ladies, I don't know about you; but I'm going to lunch. [Professor Frederickson and the rest of the audience get up to leave; Dr. Brainard approaches the stage and stops Wayne] Dr. Brainard: Pardon me. Wayne. Wayne. Wayne Szalinski: Oh, hi, Dr. Brainard. Dr. Brainard: Don't take it too hard, Wayne. It'll take time to convince people without proof. Wayne Szalinski: I appreciate it. Thanks a lot. Dr. Brainard: [as the two leave the conference room] By the way, you were right about the electric flea collar: the extension cord was a bad idea.