Continuity mistake: Right at the start of the episode, Leonard kisses Penny. When he starts kissing her his head is tilted to the right (opposite side to the wall with the camera). When they move to the camera image, his head is tilted to the left (on the side with the camera), and when they move back his head is back tilting to the right again. (00:00:30)
The Lizard-Spock Expansion - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Raj says Star Trek 5 is worse than Star Trek 1, his hands are outspread. Camera cuts and now they are clasped together. (00:04:15)
Continuity mistake: When Sheldon and Penny are talking at the end on the stairs, Penny's hands keep changing from clenched to hanging down.
The Killer Robot Instability - S2-E12
Revealing mistake: When M.O.N.T.E. crashes through the door, if you watch carefully, the door is already off its hinges and falling before M.O.N.T.E. hits it.
The Classified Materials Turbulence - S2-E22
Continuity mistake: In the comic book store, when Stuart and Leonard are talking about Penny saying "Leonard" when with Stuart, Stuart's pen/hand is constantly changing position instantly.
The Work Song Nanocluster - S2-E18
Continuity mistake: When Penny gets the package, the position of the box on the counter keeps changing position.
The Vartabedian Conundrum - S2-E10
Continuity mistake: When Sheldon is told that he can't talk, he goes from sitting to standing instantly.
The Lizard-Spock Expansion - S2-E8
Continuity mistake: When Sheldon goes to speak to Leonard, he is sitting on the couch. Camera cuts to Raj for one second, then to Penny and you can see Sheldon has crossed the apartment and is now in the hall. There is not enough time to move that far in that time. (00:09:05)
The White Asparagus Triangulation - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Sheldon is questioning Raj and Howard in the cafeteria, the bottle of water is on Raj's tray faces the camera with the barcoded side. But in one closeup it rotates to show the logo-branded side.
The Vegas Renormalization - S2-E21
Continuity mistake: In the bathroom of the hotel in Las Vegas, we can see Rajesh taking a small white bottle and keeping it in his hand while saying "I love Las Vegas". In the next shot, the bottle has returned to its place instantly.
The White Asparagus Triangulation - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When climbing the stairs at the start, Penny and Sheldon turn the corner and carry on the conversation. Camera cuts and now they turn the corner again and continue their conversation without breaking it.
The Griffin Equivalency - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: When talking to his parents, Raj's grip on the laptop changes between shots. Note the side of the screen. (00:18:10)
The Barbarian Sublimation - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: When Penny is talking to Sheldon in his bedroom, her hands are constantly changing positions between shots. (00:08:45)
Continuity mistake: Leonard says that Sheldon has gone crazy and chucks his pen down on a red pad on the desk. When the shot changes, so does the position of the pen without being touched. (00:13:10)
The Dead Hooker Juxtaposition - S2-E19
Continuity mistake: After the guys leave and Penny and Sheldon are eating alone, Sheldon's chopsticks switch between an unevenly broken pair of chopsticks and an evenly broken pair of chopsticks.
The Panty Piñata Polarization - S2-E7
Continuity mistake: When Leonard talks to Penny about having to live with Sheldon he has his hand up to his chest. Camera swaps to a side view and his hand is not in front of his chest any more. (00:07:30)
The Griffin Equivalency - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: When Raj asks the guys who's going to the party on Saturday night, Penny's grip on the martini glass she has changes between shots. (00:10:20)
The Barbarian Sublimation - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: When Penny explains she has bought the game, her grip on the laptop changes. (00:06:50)
The Barbarian Sublimation - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: At the start, after Penny has dropped one bag, there is an item in the top of the remaining bag. This item keeps appearing and disappearing. (00:01:20)
Continuity mistake: When Leslie and Leonard are talking about starting a relationship again, the can of Diet Cola keeps rotating. In some shots from Leslie's point of view you can't see the logo and in others you can. (00:06:30)
Chosen answer: It does. The variable cleanliness of the cab and the habit of taxi drivers to engage customers in small talk would be too much for Sheldon to handle, and not an option for him.
Captain Defenestrator