The Killer Robot Instability - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When Penny and Howard are arguing near the start, Penny has her arms crossed in one shot and down by her side in the next. (00:04:50)
The Panty PiƱata Polarization - S2-E7
Continuity mistake: At the start when Howard is asking about the house, the pencil in front of him keeps moving on the table. Note the point and the edge of the table. (00:02:30)
The Cooper-Nowitzki Theorem - S2-E6
Continuity mistake: At the start as Leonard says about being able to talk to women, he puts his hand on his drink. Camera cuts and now his hand is back by the edge of the table. (00:02:50)
The Bat Jar Conjecture - S1-E13
Continuity mistake: When Raj is talking about psychological warfare he has a fork in his hand in one shot and not in the next. (00:08:40)
The Hamburger Postulate - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When Sheldon is ranting about his board being changed, there is one shot where his hand is uncovered then covered by the blanket. (00:12:00)
The Luminous Fish Effect - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: When Penny is asking if Sheldon has ever done anything like this before she is holding her plate with 2 hands in one shot and 1 hand in the next. (00:13:20)
The Big Bran Hypothesis - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Leonard and Sheldon are pushing the box up the stairs, the position of the box on the stairs changes instantly. In one shot it is flush against the wall, then in the centre of the stairs. (00:05:20)
Answer: Because Raj's selective mutism seems to be caused by women that Raj sees (on some sort of conscious or subconscious level) as a potential sexual partner. An attribute that wouldn't apply to either his sister or mother.