See this is how you do character development, no silly looking flashbacks, no random power-ups, just clear motivation and we can see the character learn (and teach us!!!) how to solve the problem. Nick, my hat off to you.
If at first you don't succeed, try try try again. Here we see Nick illuminate the source of all human progress, observation, careful thinking, and bold experimentation paving the way to great success!
After the first burn, he could've thrown in the towel and called it quits. But Nick has real steel and grit. Nick is a real man. He pushed through the pain, had the patience to solve his problem through trial and error, and got it done. We can all learn something from his perseverance.