A Kid's Question Impresses Neil deGrasse Tyson

[@gregcoree2]

The most impressive part... Not his initial question... Not the fact that he very politely listened to the complex answer without interrupting... But the fact that he didn't understand a big part of the answer but didn't give up and said he will go on internet to get the extra knowledge that he lacks. That is exactly what I think is a great mind.

[@WonderScience.]

Completely agree!

[@devilsephiroth9000]

That young man is a sponge for knowledge as everyone should strive to be

[@WilliamWizer]

@@devilsephiroth9000 the young man may, one day, become a great man of science that makes discoveries we can't even dream about. he already has the mind of a scientific. he already gives that vibe of "I want to understand the universe"

[@T3n50r]

@@devilsephiroth9000 Why should everyone strive for that? It's completely fine just living life without expanding your horizons as long as you're not arrogant about it. Imo too few are able to live life happily with what they already know.

[@callnight1441]

Yes!

[@sam21462]

The kid is awesome but I think we should all take a moment to thank and admire whomever it is that is raising this young person.

[@bungus49]

probably a KZbin short

[@Mr.Goodkat]

Why? I'd much rather admire the individual worthy of admiration and not give credit to someone I have no clue played any part in what he said.

[@TS-bj8my]

@@Mr.Goodkat For giving him the freedom to grow. You can be a genius but without tools for advancement he would not be where he is today. One can admire more than one person.

[@Mr.Goodkat]

@@TS-bj8my I know but I have zero reason to believe they give him the freedom to grow because many children end up gifted or intelligent in spite of their parents and it's not unheard of against their cruelties too because I have no idea of his background I'll assume nothing and just comment on what I do know/can see.

[@TS-bj8my]

@@Mr.Goodkat That is very true but to get there at his young age proves that his parent(s) were giving him the tools. He did not get to that event on his own.

[@bgrigg07]

"Thank you and I'm going to have to research some of those words..." YES! This kid GETS IT! Ask questions and when you don't understand the answer, go and find out about it. So much easier to do today with the Internet!

[@esoteric404]

it demonstrates he was coached because not a single word used by neil in that explanation goes beyond the question he himself posed.

[@csjrogerson2377]

Be careful what you wish for when you say "so much easier today with the internet". I give you Flat Earthers....

[@clarissathompson]

@@esoteric404 exactly how many kids do you have?

[@clarissathompson]

@@csjrogerson2377 while that’s true, so it is with any tool. If you give someone a hammer they can build a house or they can smash windows.

[@warpey5632]

​@@csjrogerson2377 Access to information is the key to knowledge but being heavily biased makes access to information next to meaningless.

[@FrancescoMarelli84]

The kid is smart, patient, well spoken, polite and ... doesn't care to admit what he doesn know. Greatness in the making (mad props to whoever raised him❤)

[@davidepastore8183]

MAYBE his dad fed him the question (or his teacher or...) STILL is a valid and interesting question... Neil does not dismiss (as could have) with a joke and instead gave a right answer not "for children" but for a science-lover student. It shows respect, empathy and genuine love for the science. We need more Neils in this world and definitely we need more kids like this one!

[@genespell4340]

I think that young man didn't need any help from anybody to come up with his question.

[@MADDOXXXbr]

@@genespell4340 exactly

[@SgtGuarnereDD]

@@genespell4340 and even if he did, I would still be surprised at how well he'd remembered what it was all about, cause it surely didn't sound like he was just repeating a question he was taught.

[@kelmirosue3251]

@@CliftonCosta and that's the best way to teach imo. Feed into their curiosity and let them come to their own conclusions and, if those conclusions are wrong, explain in a kind, soft voice with evidence why their conclusion is wrong but do so in a constructive way so that they in turn, can retain and keep their curiosity going

[@frankedward6510]

Just because he asks such a question does not mean it was fed to him. My nephew is four and loves to ask questions about the solar system. I bought him Tyson's book and my sister read it to him back and forth. It is a kids' guide to physics. You are the person that thinks kids are stupid and incapable of knowing these type of things. I can tell you, kids are resilient, and they are the ones who are in tune with things such as global warming amongst other social issues.

[@JSmellerM]

It always feels almost as good as getting an answer to your question when the one you are asking genuinely compliments you for that question. It feels like you competed on the same level and it always makes you feel better about yourself because you are usually in a scenario where you ask someone smarter than you.

[@starcrafter13terran]

This kid is smarter than most of my coworkers...and managers.

[@andrewslat7283]

As I've gotten older, I've become more and more disappointed with people who ascend to positions of authority. 😔

[@MADDOXXXbr]

or even you

[@chromeemc]

and me

[@chromeemc]

combined

[@IamGenoBlack]

75% of the country buddy

[@vpsjdon]

What a wonderful interaction. I remember the first time we read about Gravity in school.. I asked my Science teacher WHY do planets and satellites go around a bigger body instead of you know... coming straight towards them and colliding because they are attracted to each other... I was told to shut up and stop asking non-sensical questions that weren't in the book. We didn't even have internet in homes back then so it took me a few years to find out the answer to that question. Thankfully kids these days are better off now

[@WonderScience.]

I’m happy that times have changed as well. Those types of responses squash curiosity and just make kids compliant learners, rather than curious learners. Thanks for sharing your experience. Much appreciated!

[@albertforletta1498]

The science teacher did not know the reason, therefore the teacher could not answer the question.

[@vidal9747]

​​@@albertforletta1498it is disrespectful to not study (review) a topic before giving a lesson on it. You should be ready for questions that are reasonable and answer them well. If you think the question is not useful for every student, just say that you can answer at the end of the lesson. It is better to admit that you don't know something than to be disgraceful about not knowing something. Saying that you don't know something is the first step to learning it. Dismissing the question is total incompetence. I had teachers that did things that way. I am now finishing my bachelor's in Physics and I can say with certainty: If you really know about a topic even something that you never thought about brings you joy to think and explore. If you don't have that joy you are a failure as a teacher and the profession is clearly not for you.

[@vidal9747]

You don't have to have a masters and a PhD in the topic. You just have to have some knowledge.

[@xczechr]

Let me guess, you were home schooled, lol.

[@zedcarr6128]

That kid is going places for sure. His parents must be bursting with pride.

[@zedcarr6128]

​@@ksadjdadjaifen It shows that a child has a curiosity about the universe that he's part of, and has questions about that universe. I as a child was fascinated with electricity, and then electronics. People used to give me old transistor radios, and other electronics they were going to throw away, because they didn't work, as they knew that I was interested in electronic things. I had a curiosity and wanted to know what was inside, and had an opportunity to finally get a screwdriver, take out the screws, and look inside. I had no idea what the parts inside were, and certainly no idea of how to fix the radio, but I was fascinated with the strange parts in there, and wanted to know what they did. I got an electronics set for Christmas in 1978, and it changed my life. Not only did I find out what those parts were inside that radio, I learned how they worked, and built several projects with that electronics set, including radios. Next year, I'll have been a professional electronics engineer / electrician for 40 years. I have a job where my curiosity is constantly stimulated, and where wonders never cease. 📻⚡🔌💡🧑‍🔧

[@420sunshinehikes]

@@ksadjdadjaifenkick rocks punk. Who pissed in your cereal this morning? Shitting on a bright young mind is just wrong

[@sourovpaul6081]

Yet he will be Bullied and called a nerd

[@ohmeika994]

@@sourovpaul6081yeah because ignorant people get jealous, he’ll be smart enough to see through it

[@Ozryl]

@@sourovpaul6081 Well, that's the life of being smarter than literally anyone.

[@JUMALATION1]

I thought for a brief moment that Mr Tyson would fumble his answer 😅 The young man presented a very interesting question, I hadn't really thought about why Mercury isn't tidally locked while Venus is. You certainly learn something new everyday 🤔 Props to the young man for having learned so much!

[@matson8008]

Venus isn't tidally locked. There, you also learned something new today.

[@yanceyboyz]

Thank you, I came to say this haha

[@corbinmcnabb]

I'm worse. I thought Mercury WAS tidal locked. Ugh.

[@HelloIamCloudy]

​@@corbinmcnabb I'm worse. I'd never heard of tidal locking before this video.

[@iancuspinera1160]

I started to do my research on physics when I was 20 years old, not studying that but I’m so interested in that. In five years I don’t think I’ve collected the knowledge that kid might have right now. It’s so cool to know that in these strange times we live, where we are blasted with useless info in social media (our biggest source of info, sadly, since a very few actually read research articles on many topics) there’s kids that enjoy simple fun stuff like social media, videogames and science in any form. I don’t know this kid at all but I hope he gets to do amazing things for humanity.

[@j.b.macadam6516]

Thank you, Professor Tyson, for sharing and passing along your passion and knowledge of Science to everyone, especially this young Man and other young People!

[@methshin1]

The question was so good NDT answered it as if he was talking to a peer, not a child. Funny, but also cool.

[@paulstelian97]

To be fair he did talk to someone outside the scientific community, he just didn’t talk to “a kid”. He did use some words like tidal locking (and explained them - not everyone knows what that means), but still explained it as simple as it can be explained without doing the lie-to-kids thing. A simple understanding that can be revealing to anyone outside of the scientific community (as those in it might know the answer) Although to be fair I learnt something too, he did mention resonance with Venus. Now I gotta look up what that resonance is heh

[@voidbinary]

I truly wish all the best for the kid. No matter what obstacles he encounters, his endless curiosity will prevail. At such a young age, to have such a sheer intrinsic interest in complex topics and already the self-reflection and critical thinking skills to not only realize and admit a lack of understanding but to be determined to fill that gap to fully comprehend it is genuinely remarkable.

[@cmbtking]

This kids mind and how it works will get him far. Good for him. Good on his parents or whoever has raised him. Never stop asking questions, and never stop researching answers.

[@LudwigAxborn]

Oh.. it's been such a long time since I actually heard or learned something new and interesting about our solar system. Thanks kid!

[@danielbar5646]

Some of Uranus's moons have seasonal exopheres (really weak atmospheres, the moon has one, though it's permanent)

[@ManahManah77]

I loved when the kid stopped to define "tidally locked" as if Neil was unfamiliar with the term lol. Gold.

[@paulstelian97]

I mean he did say it wrong so the definition was kinda useful.

[@lilysawyer1]

This young man will go far in this world. He said he will look up what he didn't understand from Dr. Tyson. I have been like that, too, when I was a kid I would look things up all the time. I was honored to see Dr. Tyson when he was in DC several years ago, I could listen to him all day.

[@PeterParker-gt3xl]

I am going to have to research on that. (Not just taking your words). That's critical thinking, needs more like this young man.

[@hendrixjoe555]

Not what he said,

[@JamesWarrior]

That young lad is very, very clever. Thank you for showing this.

[@WonderScience.]

I agree!

[@danieldanieldadada]

He later said it was his dad who made the question through his child. He specially had a kid to ask that question. The kid is now useless for his dad.

[@yournostroleeoleeolees.]

I HAVE HOPE NOW FOR OUR FUTURE WITH THIS KID . HE IS A RESEARCHER. THANK YOU PARENTS OF THIS CHILD

[@dalewilliams4451]

The kid is interested in these things, that's what will lead him to greatness in life because he is thinking and not nearly enough people think as much as they should.

[@dandaintac388]

It's kids like this one that give me a glimmer of hope for our future.

[@MrCrisTheRo]

On a day like today, this is exactly what I needed.

[@bobblum5973]

Some people are saying the kid's dad gave him the question to ask, and point out that the kid said he'd need to look up more about the answer. The second item is: maybe the kid just wants to learn. Maybe he's never heard the word "tussle" and needs to look it up; maybe he wants to look up more about Pluto and Charon, or resonance in orbits. The first item? Why are you presuming it would be the kid's _Dad_ feeding him the question? Why not his Mom?

[@WonderScience.]

Thanks for posting this, as I agree!

[@CognitiveHeatsink]

Maybe he needs to look up who Pink Floyd is.

[@HellionSol]

@@CognitiveHeatsinkthis boy about to be a man

[@HellionSol]

@@CognitiveHeatsinkI’m in tidal lock with this weed man

[@kaycey7361]

Asking questions about the world is the best thirst of knowledge a person can have. No question should be considered stupid. That's what my biology teacher always said.

[@HelloIamCloudy]

I've never heard of Tidal Locking before. I learned something new today. I hope this kid goes far.

[@godzilloid]

we need more kids like him

[@BillSmith3546]

YES! THERE IS STILL HOPE FOR HUMANITY

[@adamjahani4494]

Kid has so much potential for even admitting the fact that he didn't know some of the words. Damn. Most of us need to learn of a lesson from just that.

[@michaelcook8580]

I love this explanation but I think it would have also been cool if it was mentioned how since Proxima Centauri B is tidally locked, both the inward and outward sides have incredibly inhospitable conditions, so the most habitable space on the planet would be a ring which divides the day and night sides.

[@colejames423]

I mean, maybe, but being on a planet close to a red dwarf is just not good for any long term prospects of habitation or life

[@TheTruthKiwi]

So, a bit like a tropical island near the equator on earth 😊

[@michaelcook8580]

…yeah… I suppose. Except if we’re defining the equator as the part of the planet at which receives the highest average electromagnetic radiation, then it would be a single point on the pole nearest the three stars. I understand what you mean though idk why im extra about it

[@TheTruthKiwi]

@@michaelcook8580 Extra is good man. Good to know:)

[@NatividadAlonsoCabo]

Apon watching again I must admit that: the kid is smart! His line of questioning is rationalised by an understanding of certain relevant fundamentals (his citation of a physics based fact, see his question for clarification) and motivated by a sincere and rather serious point of inquiry. I think below i attempted to diminish the kids input here but after watching again and more carefully i confidently withdraw my former view and happily express support for the "kid is smart" comments. He is very smart. Nieve perhaps in his scope and point of focus but clearly smart and independant thinking in testing his understanding backed with decent reasoning for his probing question. Definetly a kid on the path of discovery and learning. Well done to him. I take back my initial criticism fullheartedly

[@xaenon9849]

That child has a bright future.

[@DocTheJock]

Or really involved parents

[@cookieeikooc3814]

@@DocTheJock even then its fine. Atleast his parents are keeping him interested in such topics. It will def make the child somewhat curious about these matters when he grows old. My parents just got fucking divorce when I was 5 let alone the constant fightings that i remember.

[@Andrew_M_Ward]

Dr. Tyson's style isn't for everybody as he can come across a little flippant and casual, but kids love him. Some adults seem to want their scientists to be more dry and calculating, whereas Neil deGrasse Tyson is probably too comedic and unserious (BTW I love him)

[@ashir555]

There is so much simplicity in Neil that I believe is inherited from Carl: give simple answers that anyone can understand. But at the same time, I believe Neil got that what make Carl so great back then was that Carl made science reachable for anyone, not just for scientists or people with college degrees; Carl's approach to achieve such a feat was being human, humble, warm; Neil's approach?, you just said it. I don't think that is wrong, just a different side of the same dice. I believe we need more Neil's and Carl's. Einstein was right on the spot back in the day: If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.

[@sample.text.]

Great question from this young man and great answer from Neil. That was something I was unaware of and now am, thanks to this kid. Kudos.

[@aug9301]

This kid give me hope for humanity!

[@JL-eu5ef]

People are so critical of Tyson but I respect him always being the same guy in every situation, sure he can come off arrogant, dude is smart enough I’m sure he knows it bothers people but remains authenticity himself despite that and enjoys every encounter I’ve seen him in

[@Ecktor]

People pretending to be smart usually focus around “big words” and, if they were to ask a question in this context, it’d probably be a “one-liner” type of question they rehearsed on the mirror. Not only is his question quite layered, in terms of concepts, but he also has the modesty to comment how he’ll “need to research half of those words” given to him as an answer. He’s smart, mentally organized and also rather modest! 😂 Truly epic guy

[@smallfaucet]

The music in the background really drove the point home.

[@WonderScience.]

Sarcasm is so beautiful.

[@smallfaucet]

@@WonderScience. I agree 101%

[@ivy_savage69]

Huh, why are people liking this?

[@LydiaReiko]

not only more curious, but also accepting that you dont know everything (or have to know everything since science is always changing), also be able to accept that you might be wrong sometimes too and that other people have different opinions to the same topic

[@BoogerDeluxe22]

being curious is one of the greatest qualities you can have

[@dunnnuu6502]

Full video?

[@kg4wwn]

Sadly, all too often kids like that lead to underachievement and dead-end jobs. Our educational system is very poorly designed to handle their needs, and our workforce is even more poorly designed. I wish that kid all the luck in the world that he may break out and keep his curiosity and his ability to learn despite what our educational system will do to it.

[@zz4165]

Who are you to say that… What do you know about the people that made great discoveries? Don't be ignorant. Your comment makes actually no sense. You are probably a bot.

[@roku_nine]

That's not a question that most children would ask. Brilliant question!

[@ricardomorillo7922]

how is Neil so good at explaining things? its like a gift

[@isaiahhealey6323]

the way the kid started his question was like a harvard alumni

[@Youonly_dieonce]

The internet gave you a low bar for intelligence

[@saxogrammaticus3917]

That kid's question and curiosity gives me hope

[@B_4RRY]

It raises a question in my mind that why is the moon locked with Earth's gravity cuz Venus is near Earth and particularly moon as well so it should be the same situation as the Mercury...

[@wlockuz4467]

There are two main reasons for it 1. Mercury's orbit Its orbit is elliptical so the gravity of other solar bodies it experience varies depending on where it is on the orbit. This prevents it from settling into a tidally locked orbit. 2. Mercury's iron core Mercury has a huge iron core much like Earth's. This core creates a magnetic field which interacts with the Sun preventing it from settling into a tidally locked orbit.

[@iNdisposedEnt4890]

Space is very gloomy and scary to a degree when you think about the sheer size,vastness,and emptiness of it. However that is why it is so interesting.

[@shanecreekmore2539]

I once explained light year to a friend and calculated it down to with our unmanned voyager’s speed it would take 2.14 years to travel the same distance as what light can do in one hour

[@priztucker]

You can tell the kid is just soaking up the knowledge at this point but knows he'll get everything later.

[@orang1921]

education in my mom's day didn't even properly explain the basics of what "gravity" was. it's crazy how far we've come even though some people prefer to think we're in the dark ages

[@velink5972]

Boom!! Thanks for the explanation

[@ashir555]

This is actually a very good question and somehow Neil answer and old question of mine that me, being so lazy, never searched for an answer: why we only see the dark side of the moon?. This is what a love about Neil and Carl: they explain complex things in a very simple way that even idiots like me can understand them!

[@burstcity3832]

You underestimate idiots, they can "not get" anything the choose.

[@genespell4340]

and me.

[@subsume7904]

If we only saw a "dark side" of the moon then we wouldn't see the moon..?

[@jeanzhang4247]

Man this kid is awesome! I hope he grow up to be an amazing scientist/engineer or whatever he does! Very polite and very curious, thats what we need as human race

[@Cayoalbuquerque]

The fact that the answer only inspired him to do more research, shows how much of a communicator Neil is and how much of a researcher mentality resides in that kid's frame of mind. What great things he will accomplish if society doesn't try to dumb him down and put him in a box of normality!

[@King_Of_Games]

In case you didn’t understand it either the planet that kid is talking about need something else to pull on it so it’s not locked and prevented from spinning. We have that. specifically he was asking about mercury. But if we didn’t have any of the other planets, or anything else to prevent us from getting locked, even though we’re in the Goldilocks zone, we probably wouldn’t even rotate and spin

[@DanielRossellSolanes]

it makes me feel that this question was planned but kudos for the kid to make that question and take that answer as "I will need to do more research on your answer" kids like him are what makes the world improve.

[@classymuffin4589]

Inherently, it's not a very complicated question and if you actually think about it, it's not a very complicated answer. But what makes this impressive is the level of understanding required to ask the question. Something like "tidal locking" isn't just a topic you just know and definitely not something most people, especially at that age, would bother to try and understand enough to ask a question related to it. Is the kid super smart? Potentially, but it isn't displayed here. He's clearly gone out of his own way to do research into a topic not part of his standard curriculum and done enough research on the topic to ask a contextual question. To produce someone "smart", this type of curiosity needs to be catered to and rewarded, something I would say modern education does not do. A lot of people see a "smart kid", I see a kid with great potential, they are different.

[@glenchapman3899]

Yeah his strength is deductive reasoning. If this is happening here, why is it not happening there, is a question that has been driving science for hundreds of years.

[@NatividadAlonsoCabo]

@@classymuffin4589 I agree, you have assessed this situation well in my view. Kid shows potential but not necessarily smarts. The inquiry seems more to offer a challenge rather than to test ones own self generated theory. Smart in school brains but not smart in contributing a unique or novel perspective to the topic at hand

[@ShiroYuuki86]

This kid is better at research than most of the people here, including me 😂😂😂😂 I wish the best for boy

[@thomassicard3733]

SUPER thumbs-up for this one!!!

[@hennessyfaust]

this kid is going places!!! impressive...

[@raph5402]

Great Kid, hope his curiosity doesn't get suppressed in school.

[@Mr.Goodkat]

The government doesn't spend millions and millions of dollar's every year because they care that much about making sure you know the place names on the other side of the world or what a king did 500 years ago, they only care about profit and wouldn't dish out that much money if it didn't ensure a return on investment, they care about making a population tolerant of doing boring, menial, pointless, repetitious tasks everyday for little pay best way to do this is have everyone forced to tolerate boring, menial, pointless, repetitious tasks everyday for no pay day after day this benefits them greatly you being a intelligent, critical thinker with confidence who doesn't tolerate the short end of the stick does not but it's necessary to suppress your wants, desires, interests and psychological needs to achieve this, curiosity is explicitly targeted and diminished alongside various other valuable, priceless traits including mental health and they relay purely and entirely on ex-victims of this mistreatment to aid in it's enforcement. There is and always has been protests going all the way back to the 1860's when compulsory schooling was invented and the ones in power who invented it openly admitted it was to benefit them and "defang" the population (that's the term they used) John D. Rockefeller was quoted as saying about it "I want a nation of worker's, not thinker's" and it was the time of the industrial revolution so they needed obedient docile worker's for their factories and created school with that in mind and then that same system was passed down by the kids suffered through it onto theirs and theirs etc, until we came along. No it was never about education and when you look at it, it's effects, it's construction, people's frequent experiences in it, the rules etc, it becomes obvious as hell it never was, then you look up it's history and it turns out it wasn't.

[@SCVIndy]

Wow .. a young future astro physicist!!

[@somestuffithoughtyoumightl6985]

This is why Neil is awesome!

[@nuclearcrayons3511]

Thats a very interesting question tbh. It stands to reason that if other near-by orbital bodies are exhibiting a characteristic that the same thing would happen in our own solar system. But the explanation also make sense since this other plant thats 4.25 light years away doesnt have another large mass to cause resonance.

[@charleshill506]

That was a great album. Man what a bright, interesting kid. Maybe he'll be Neil's replacement some day.

[@BaritoneUkeBeast4Life]

I love how Neil is so excited to answer a question he believes he knows the answer to, and responds in absolute factual terms. Neil, like most scientists, get so caught up in the details of the limited scope and understanding of the universe through the lens of the Scientific Method, they lose sight of the big picture and what's actually going on. I bet it would really blow Neil's mind if he realized that the universe as depicted in science doesn't actually exist. There is no world out there let alone a universe. Heck, there is no out there, out there. Everything ever experienced occurs within the mind and is merely conceptual. Everything is perception and thoughts, that's it. All of which are interpretations within the mind.

[@nbdynprtcular]

The music in the background is very distracting.

[@dmmmitry8450]

That was heartwarming.

[@rudolfbart]

hi from germany 60 years ago i had so many questions I was about 8 and lived in austalia I had so many questions and I had many books one said no cumputer can beat man in chess and do many other things that are seen wrong that is science we learn from failures this kid can be happy to be close to so much info I would wished so hard I had

[@tiemen88]

Much of the question was not relevant to mention, suggesting he was just showing off the knowledge he had. I am more impressed by how clearly Neil answered the it for everyone to understand.

[@teipkep]

That was a great explanation in my opinion.

[@juegoscubicos4410]

No hate to anyone, but if someone didn't totally get it, basically: Mercury is also getting the gravitational pulls from other space objects, making it move "freely"

[@3ggCat]

Yea by venus

[@QRS666]

Something tells me that we will see more of that kid in the future!

[@Squirrel-zq6oe]

Neil deGrasse Tyson is way more likeable in this setting than in podcasts.

[@johnsheldon7716]

"There is no dark side in the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark." -Gerry O'Driscoll, at the end of Dark Side Of The Moon

[@CapAnson12345]

"The only thing that makes it look light is the sun."

[@FDguy343]

I am tidally amazed, Neil. Tidally amazed.

[@BlackironEzekiel]

That kid and Neil would probably have a great time chatting together.

[@amandasylvester8624]

This kid is going places. Never lose that curiosity, buddy.

[@Razorgeist]

That is an excellent question.

[@supercraig89day]

This year for Sophmore year of Highschool, I decided to take environmental science. However, to take that class, you need take a semester of Astronomy. I never liked astronomy before this class, however due to a new and really good teacher, I really love astronomy now. Space before was just that; A Black void containing nothing. Now it is so much bigger. I’ve seen galaxies, I can explain redshifting, and I love it. Now, do I have an astronomy test tomorrow and it’s 11:21 at night that I haven’t studied for, absolutely. Will I pass? Probably with a solid B or High C. Should I stop yapping here and go study. Yep. Alright see ya nerds later

[@mattlawson714]

I like how he knew the exact year that Dark Side of the Moon came out.

[@glenchapman3899]

Although he looses cred for not knowing the last human voice on the album says "There is no dark side of the Moon, it is all dark"

[@gillall4828]

So locking only occurs if the two objects have disproportionate gravities and little or no interference from other objects.

[@jeffrowisdabest]

Exactly

[@Kyle-nm1kh]

Imagine you have a basketball and you pull on the left and right of it equally. The basketball doesn't rotate. But if you pull on the left more than the right, it will rotate. Gotta have that equilibrium to lock it in place

[@gregcoree2]

No it doesn't have to be disproportionate gravity as Earth managed to lock the Moon and even more so, Pluto and Charon managed to lock each other (Charon and Pluto have far far less disproportionate gravity than Mercury and the Sun).

[@vortozan5395]

The kid’s reply scares me. He showed insane smarts when giving the question but wisdom beyond his ages by saying he needs to look up a lot of the words used instantly. No pause, just instantly accepted he didn’t know and would look it up. O_o

[@vortozan5395]

@@ChatGPT-kh5ut ? What brought you to this conclusion?

[@vortozan5395]

@@ChatGPT-kh5ut I’m confused. You still didn’t answer how you believe this kid isn’t smart? “I bet he doesn’t even know _____.” Just outlines that your making an assumption about what he does and does not know. It validates nothing.

[@StoneAgeStark]

We need to raise more kids to be like this one, it will give us hope for the future

[@karlinwilliamson9329]

People will call that indoctrination and say kids should think for themselves.

[@elir.torres8642]

I have a Info Sec degree BSc and have taken science 🔭 classes and I am struggling to understand some APIs in terms of user authentication. But I am also struggling with the concept of continuum in space much less how two gravitational points from two different moons compete with each other.

[@MISA-qy4hx]

What is the full video?

[@CarlosCruz-ll5ez]

Niel why is the epic background music so loud?

[@seanjustg5425]

Future looks bright 😎❤

[@WonderScience.]

Indeed!

[@pablovargas7078]

Look at the brain of those two ! So cool ! 😎

[@maaaxdasaaavage7487]

Maybe there's still hope in this next generation...

[@alexanderconrad669]

Love this question

[@joaol.galdino8738]

Not to be that guy, but as a Pink Floyd fan: "There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it's all dark. The only thing that makes it look light is the sun." Thump, thump. Thump, thump. Thump, thump.

[@pedrohenriquefernandes3717]

i was looking for this

[@wancheedale]

I was waiting for that "dad!! You got that!?" 🤣 this kid is lucky to have such parents.

[@RFC3514]

1:37 - Charon, not "Sharon". Admittedly, it's at least partly Neil's fault for mispronouncing it.

[@Boredmillenial]

It actually is pronounced “Sharon” according to the guy who discovered and named the moon. Jim Christy promised his wife Charlene that he’d name the moon after her. So he took “Char” from “Charlene” and added “on” to it so it would match up with the spelling of a figure from Greek mythology to go along with the naming scheme of the rest of the solar system. That obscure piece of lore is why many astronomers pronounce it “Sharon.”

[@RFC3514]

@@Boredmillenial - So... he'd forgotten to buy her a proper anniversary gift _again?_ 😉 Regardless of his reasons (be they pre- or post-facto), it's officially named after the character in Greek mythology, and he wasn't called Sharon. Except on Friday nights, but a boatman needs a hobby.

[@ReservedRealm]

I had this doubt when I was 21 but this kid who is probably aged between 8 - 10 understood about the tidal force, light year, and has the knowledge about the nearest star

[@mCblue79]

So the kid remembered and asked the question, but didnt understand the simple answer? Yep, dad fed him the question hehehe. Still, smart and confident kid to get up and ask!

[@WonderScience.]

It seems he struggled to understand some of the words used by Neil, and said what everyone should say, “I’ll look those words up so I can understand what you said a lot better.” Which makes him more impressive. A lot of people would just pretend. He didn’t.

[@CognitiveHeatsink]

​@@WonderScience. The reason everyone loves Neil deGrasse Tyson is because he will always "explain it like I'm 5." What words did Mr. Tyson use that this kid didn't understand? The kid knew that the closest star had a locked planet in the goldilocks zone. I'm sure the kid was exceptionally smart to have asked such a question, but what he said sounded very scripted and rehearsed. He may have written the script himself, but he was so nervous that he continued to follow the script even though it didn't make sense to do so.

[@franzschubertv2874]

Well he the planet was habitable. Which is kind of a slip.

[@phaedrus000]

​@@franzschubertv2874Not really. Astronomers use the words "habitable" and "Earth-like" in ways that most people would find very broad. In this instance habitable just means it is in its star's goldilocks zone where liquid water can exist on the surface. Even if the planet can't support life as we know it, an astronomer might still refer to it as habitable.

[@franzschubertv2874]

@@phaedrus000 that is “habitable zone”.

[@superfluffy7171]

He's going to be the next Neil I bet.

[@dnakatomiuk]

That kid is going to go far in life

[@Real_Fredbear]

I wonder what that unavailable video was at the end

[@galvinvoltag]

I hate this, everyone just goes "wow, we need more people like that kid." then just forgets about it, and no one can do nothing about it. I hate the impossible. Also, Wow, we need more people like that kid.

[@JamielPridgen68]

I always thought mercury was tidally locked. Guess this kid taught me:)