Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson appeared on The Nightly Show to further dispel B.o.B’s claims that the world is flat.
“Listen, B.o.B once and for all,” the scientist says, “the Earth looks flat because one, you’re not far enough away at your size. Two, your size isn’t large enough relative to Earth to notice any curvature at all. It’s a fundamental fact of calculus and non-Euclidean geometry. Small sections of large curved surfaces will always look flat to little creatures that crawl upon it.”
Tyson says that B.o.B is not only factually incorrect, but his false theories are potentially harmful to society at large. He warns the Atlanta rapper of the power of his influence.
“This whole thing is just a symptom of a larger problem,” Tyson says. “There’s a growing anti-intellectual strain in this country that may be the beginning of the end of our informed democracy. In a free society, you can and should think whatever you want. If you want to think the world is flat, go right ahead. But if you think the world is flat and you have influence over others, as would successful rappers or even presidential candidates, then being wrong becomes being harmful to the health, the wealth and the security of our citizenry. Discovery and exploration got us out of the caves and each generation benefits from what previous generations have learned.”
Tyson, who’s nephew made a diss track to the rapper, asks B.o.B to appreciate the work of those who have come before him and to live in the progress of modern society.
“Isaac Newton, my man, said, ‘If I have seen farther than others, it’s by standing on the shoulders of giants,'” Tyson says. “So it’s right, B.o.B, when you stand on the shoulders of those who came before, you might just see far enough to realize, the Earth isn’t (beep) flat.”
In a final statement, Tyson asserts the power of science.
“And, by the way, this is called gravity,” he says as he drops the mic.
Watch Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson dispelling B.o.B’s claims that the Earth is flat below:
(This article was first published on January 25, 2016 and is as follows.)
B.o.B’s “Flat Earth” claims have been rebuffed by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
“The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart… where is the curve ? please explain this,” B.o.B wrote in a series of tweets yesterday (January 25) that included his saying that the earth is flat.
“A lot of people are turned off by the phrase “flat earth” … but there’s no way u can see all the evidence and not know… grow up,” B.o.B wrote.
B.o.B then posted a blurb about about the view of Manhattan’s skyline, to which astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson responded.
“@bobatl Earth’s curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that,” Tyson wrote today (January 25).
Tyson then refutes another post about the visibility of Polaris, also known as the North Star, in the Southern hemisphere and called B.o.B’s views regressive.
“@bobatl Duude — to be clear: Being five centuries regressed in your reasoning doesn’t mean we all can’t still like your music,” Tyson wrote.
View the tweets from B.o.B, whose “Flat Earth” claims have been rebuffed by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, as follows:
For additional B.o.B coverage, watch the following DX Daily:
BoB gotta be trolling with this one, or this dude just went flat out crazy….
Nope he’s an idiot conspiracy theorist just like the rest of em he just has more money and popularity
LMAOOOO I bet you he thinks the illuminati is the reason why hes not popping right now
Might have been wrecked out off his nappa 😀
*of
smh @ bob stick to your profession and that nigga cant even do that good job right
The same people clowning him for challenging the common paradigm are the same mindless ones that watch shows like “The Walking Dead”. In case you people didn’t know, “The Walking Dead” is a spiritual allegory about the collective consciousness of the masses. That’s right, the elite consider most of you people as “dead” or zombie like for blindly excepting their false narrative. You people cluelessly watch tv shows while actually being in the elite’s tv show….B.O.B. is trying to get people to question this current construct and wake up
“accepting”
………….and what are you going to do about it now that you are “awake”????? Are you going to do anything aside from talk about your bullshit conspiracy theories on social media and comment sections like this one?? If you and Bob are awake then I’d rather be asleep
This is one of the dumbest most acid and LSD laced comments i’ve ever seen. lol
okay i understand what you are saying about the zombie thing but is it wrong to clown on someone who is saying something ridiculous, why dont i just say we dont really need oxygen to breath because air isnt just made up of pure oxygen WAKE UP DUDE WE DONT NEED OXYGEN smh bruh ya’ll sheeple thankin we need oxygen den dayum smh bruh smh bruh smh
I got ya back wake up*these sheep/zombies love the way They lie to them*the matrix is better suited for them*….what’s the best way to enslave millions*…..Simple let em think they’re free*research folks*9/11 evidence stacked to the heavens & still will call u crazy*hope u fucking sheep love this new order we live in*all the lies tht were spewed will come to light*….thank us conspiracy people later*
Damn, this whole time I thought The Walking Dead was about zombies..
I love The Walking Dead, but that’s a good perception of the premises of the show. Now, I will watch it in a new way. People should question everything and stop believing everything someone says because they say “Trust me, I’m a professional”
How come none of the good rappers from Atlanta get any love in hip hop? I’ll take actual skilled and intelligent rappers Rittz and Yung Joc over idiots like B.O.B, Young Thug, and Future any day.
Yung Joc? LOL
all you idiotic imbeciles going @ wake up are exactly the walking dead he alluded to*……research sheeple*I’m told not to believe everything on the Internet which I dont*but the same mfr that says that will believe what msm reports*lmao…..not really tho*because our country is fucked*Naysayers will see for themselves soon enough*
Soooooooo what are you going to do now that you’re awake? Talk about it on Facebook…good job
all we can do is get the word around idiot fuck* we’re past the point of no return*dumb asses*
you can’t see shit because you’re asleep*very fitting name btw*lmao*so go back to sleep it’s awesome*
I am not saying the earth is or isn’t flat BUT months ago this was brought to my attention and after lots and lots of research too many unanswered questions remain for me to say with confidence that it is or it is not. The one thing NASA could do to prove it is round is not available. And what might that evidence be? Try to find one photo of the earth from space that does not contain computer animation. That is not an unreasonable request, just one raw unedited photo of our planet. You would think there would be thousands if not millions since US Citizens via NASA/Taxes have spent literally billions of dollars on telescopes whose main function is to take photos. Go ahead and call everyone who doubts nuts, crazy, stupid, whatever but also prove them wrong with a simple raw photograph without photo shop or CGI……
Fuck you, prick
the heavens: that is exactly how I feel. I believe in the possibility of anything, I have no proof either way that Earth is flat or round and I cannot say that I will believe someone who says it is flat simply because they’re a scientist. Scientists are people too, they can lie…especially when the intent is to keep the public from “going crazy”
Mark Twain said, “It is easier to fool someone than it is to convince them they have been fooled.” That is soooo true.
Power of influence? Who the fuck goes to a rapper for science theories?
This is why ancient medicines such as ayahuasca shouldn’t be doled out to the intellectually bankrupt—- It’s also quite hilarious to hear folks speak on masonry whom have clearly never actually known one and just happens to be the victim of one too many youtube documentaries lol
Cosign, way too many people getting a youtube education these days.
Dude globes are pretty cool of you ever seen ine before
the earth is not flat, but the universe is geocentric.
Tyson is a dud, I laugh at people who follow these pricks, the so called scientists been lyin’ for ages
Neil Degrasse Tyson is a legend watch his videos discussing science really entertaining and his joe rogan podcast video is classic. The daily show is complete trash without jon stewart tho that south African guy cant follow his act
The fact that Niel Degrass Tyson even responded shows that he is being payed by the masonic elite to spread disinformation. They are not liking how BOB is speaking up about the lies from NASA and the government. If what BOB was saying was soooo wrong and out of this world why would Tyson even care to respond? This was obviously an order from Tysons superiors to counter real thought provoking arguments with DISINFORMATION. Thats why he went on NATIONAL TV to say something about it and make fun of him in the process. They are trying to make him look stupid because they know he is telling the Truth. Anybody who says otherwise is asleep. Keep sleeping #IgnoranceisBliss
you need to walk off the edge…..he’s talking about the dumbing down of society because of stupidass niggaz like bob and jaden smith because so many idiots follow them and start to believe that shit like you! its fuuny how he says it nicely! fuck bob! dont be like bob! IGNORANCE
“There’s a growing anti-intellectual strain in this country that may be the beginning of the end of our informed democracy. In a free society, you can and should think whatever you want. If you want to think the world is flat, go right ahead. But if you think the world is flat and you have influence over others, as would successful rappers or even presidential candidates, then being wrong becomes being harmful to the health, the wealth and the security of our citizenry. Discovery and exploration got us out of the caves and each generation benefits from what previous generations have learned.”
Instead actually researching just take word he was scientist. It’s hilarious.
don’t believe the hype!