The extension cord was a bad idea

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: 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.Wayne Szalinski:I picked a name.Professor Frederickson:You have, however, managed to shrink one thing: the size of this audience!Professor Frederickson:Gentlemen, ladies, I don't know about you; but I'm going to lunch.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: By the way, you were right about the electric flea collar: the extension cord was a bad idea