If you were regarded as the smartest man on the planet, with a mind that had single handedly advanced scientific knowledge in countless ways, what would you do with your free time?
Would you potter about your house?theorising?how the Universe came into being? Maybe you'd hold a dinner party with your peers, discussing what lies in store for the rest of us mere mortals? Or would you get freaky with a harem of naked beach babes in a California swingers club?
Well, if you're Stephen Hawking, the answer is to roll yourself on down to the meat market and perform your own version of the Big Bang.