Noted airplane enthusiast and rapper B.o.B is an unabashed believer in the Flat Earth theory, which claims the idea of a spherical Earth is a mass conspiracy/coverup being carried out by international governments.
Yesterday, Neil deGrasse Tyson, noted astrophysicist and champion of STEM education, tried to explain to B.o.B on Twitter that the Earth’s spherical shape has been proven by science:
@bobatl Earth's curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
@bobatl Polaris is gone by 1.5 deg S. Latitude. You’ve never been south of Earth’s Equator, or if so, you've never looked up.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
Tyson ended his earnest attempt at explaining to the Atlanta-born rapper why his “proof” of a flat Earth was incorrect with a none too subtle dig.
@bobatl Duude — to be clear: Being five centuries regressed in your reasoning doesn’t mean we all can’t still like your music
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
Yesterday, Neil deGrasse Tyson, noted astrophysicist and champion of STEM education, tried to explain to B.o.B on Twitter that the Earth’s spherical shape has been proven by science:
@bobatl Earth's curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
@bobatl Polaris is gone by 1.5 deg S. Latitude. You’ve never been south of Earth’s Equator, or if so, you've never looked up.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
Tyson ended his earnest attempt at explaining to the Atlanta-born rapper why his “proof” of a flat Earth was incorrect with a none too subtle dig.
@bobatl Duude — to be clear: Being five centuries regressed in your reasoning doesn’t mean we all can’t still like your music
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
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