Rapper B.o.B is on a mission to disprove centuries worth of scientific knowledge and prove to the world that he is smarter than Harvard-educated Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, which is a risky gambit. Here is a detailed breakdown of the feud going on between B.o.B and Tyson, as B.o.B struggles to prove that Earth is flat.
B.o.B began a feud with science by releasing a series of anti-science tweets that started a hashtag trend #FlatEarth
The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart… where is the curve ? please explain this pic.twitter.com/YCJVBdOWX7
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
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 (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
Time-lapse photos of stars form perfect circles… how is this possible ? pic.twitter.com/d9d1sJja8z
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
Good Job Guys ???????? pic.twitter.com/GWFzfQDfNu
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
Btw… Go Pros have curved lenses.
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
@neiltyson why can’t the curvature of the earth be measured anywhere in nature? why does only NASA have photos of the curve ? r u a mason?
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
B.o.B’s anti-intellectual tweets prompted a response from Tyson, who sought to educate B.o.B and safeguard years of scientific knowledge in the process by informing someone with a public audience of the realities of physics.
@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
@bobatl Flat Earth is a problem only when people in charge think that way. No law stops you from regressively basking in it.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
@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
Unable to accept defeat in the form of scientific reasoning, B.o.B released Flatline, a diss track filled with false scientific information and ad hominem attacks directed at Tyson.
Tyson took no time to respond to the track filled with false information. He and his nephew penned a scientifically backed diss track entitled Flat to Fact. He also appeared on The Nightly Show, to criticize B.o.B’s anti-intelligence movement, and seal his victory complete with a mic drop as he demonstrated the power of gravity.
When asked about the feud, a NASA spokeswoman told WashingtonPost, “We don’t think there’s a debate to be had.” She directed those interested in learning more about Earth, to the organization’s website, where there are photos of earth from space. Hint hint It’s not flat.