Theory, Sheldon and Amy discuss the history of Buridan's ass (renamed donkey), and its application to their lives. Amy resolves the paradox (of Sheldon desiring to live in different apartments) by creating a more desirable option by engaging Sheldon in a discussion of the theory and its history. On episode 2 of the 3rd season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Kimmy's Roommate Lemonades), Kimmy learns about Buridan's Ass from Perry, a possible love interest and also a tour guide for prospective students at Robert Moses College for Everyone. In The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, a note can be found on a notice board from a farmer that is selling the meat of his donkey, who died of starvation because it was unable to decide between two different piles of food. Aleksander Fredro, Polish 19th-century poet, tells a story about a donkey who died from hunger because he could not decide between oats and hay, served in two troughs. In the episode "Peace, Pity, Pardon" of the show Route 66, Lincoln Case told his buddy Todd Stiles that he wasn't sure he wanted his discharge papers from the army or if he wanted to re-enlist after being on leave. Stiles then related the story of Buridan's ass, but wrongly attributed the theory to a Greek philosopher. After telling Case about Buridan's ass, he said that "indecision has killed more cats than curiosity." See also Analysis paralysis Catch-22 Dining philosophers problem Hobson's choice Fredkin's paradox Lagrangian point Morton's fork Search cost Spontaneous symmetry breaking References Bibliography External links Decision-making paradoxes Fictional donkeys Thought experiments in philosophy