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[@RyanHeroing]

Few people have already pointed out but Newton is being played by Weird Al. He's an interesting dude that had been in the music industry for like 30 years. Should check his stuff out if you haven't seen it.

[@TheCoasterFoodie]

Over 40 years actually

[@mattroxursoul]

Closer to 40 years. Dude was around when I was a kid. Super talented man

[@victoriasteichen122]

More like 40 years, he's been active since the early 80's

[@danielhenry177]

He's lasted longer than a lot of the artists he has parodied

[@danisaksson3214]

Word. Weird Al reactions! Give them!

[@williamozdal7442]

‘Whoever this guy is, he can rap’. That’s weird Al!!! I’m surprised you’ve never heard of him, I actually expected you to give him a shoutout when the video first started lol. Def check some of his stuff out, he does parody songs, and they’re incredible. 10/10

[@UMadUCauseBad]

Lol came to the comments as soon as he said that, my face was like "HUH?!" confused face meme.

[@JRcomments]

It's true! Under rocks do make homes for some.

[@avgikyriazi1186]

Amish Paradise FTW

[@ArmandDLirium]

Yha how can you survive the 90s without knowing Al.

[@possibear]

im sure he knows of him and just didnt recognize him, i cant imagine someone not at least hearing of weird al

[@rorajoey]

Weird Al is a very accomplished musician and parodist. He's put out 13 full albums of parodies, pastiches, and original music since the '80s. His discology includes a number of hip-hop parodies; my favorite of those is probably "It's All About the Pentiums" (a parody of "It's All About the Benjamins" by Puff Daddy). "Hardware Store" (recommended by others in the comments here) is an excellent showcase of his vocal dexterity.

[@Protege2001]

oh yes, Amish Paradise.......PLEASE!

[@chaoticoldbore]

Trapped in the Drivethough

[@mustangdebbie56]

14 albums and his last one debuted at number 1 on US Billboard.

[@masteralaric]

Don't forget about "Tacky" and "Word Crimes"! XD

[@frogpaste]

Weird Al is phenomenal, definitely underrated today!

[@frogpaste]

That whole bar with the formula answer being 'what' - he wasn't saying the answer was 'what'. He said, "I will leave you with a page I wrote at half your age to rebut." He presents the problem and challenges Bill Nye to provide the answer, implying Bill Nye isn't smart enough to solve the problem. Then, Neil DeGrasse Tyson shows up and provides the answer as 'i' in his verse.

[@philenaphilena2223]

Which would seem to indicate Newton was right, Nye had to have backup to answer the question. That could be an unintended diss on Nye.

[@chopps75]

@@philenaphilena2223 I don't think that it was "unintended"

[@makotoxchihiroyaoifangirl8409]

@@philenaphilena2223 Also "Pick on a brain your own size" is a dis saying that while he and Newton are on the same level intellectually Nye has a small brain compared to them.

[@penepleto1210]

It also refers to the fact that "i" (aka the square root of -1, which gave birth to imaginary numbers), was theorized but not accepted nor well known by mathematicians back then, so for Newton it wouldn't be a valid answer, and later by saying "little calculation" Neil implies that what Newton thought was nearly an impossible math equation is almost trivial now with how maths has evolved ever since Newton was around (we now know that it has 64 possible answers, with 1 and -1 on the real group and 62 others, including "i" and "-i", on the complex group) It also sets up a wordplay on how Neil *_is_* literally the answer because his body came from the equation written on the chalkboard in the video lol

[@RattlsnakeHands]

I've seen alot of answers to this from an intellectual standpoint that seem to forget this is a rap battle... "The answer is 'I" as in him. Like Iverson's shoes, The answer is him, he is the truth

[@zippolight2002]

You don't know who Weird Al is?! I would never had guessed that. Dude is the master of parody music. Many artists have said that you know you've made it when Weird Al makes a parody of your song.

[@Motodoggo_]

He's done reviewing on weird Al's songs he has to know who he is lol

[@Autra3]

I mean, the only changes I would make here is to point out that “the” should be capitalized when mentioning Weird Al as the master of parody, and then…well, this one is one me, but I didn’t notice it was him when I first saw this, and I feel bad about it

[@sitbackrelaxxx]

Bro.... that's Weird Al. You've reacted to his videos before. Dude is 62 years old

[@Leedark3]

You're literally the FIRST reactor I've seen to recognize the equation Newton presents and Tyson answers. Respect.

[@CountryMetal01]

ANd Neil Tyson is being played by Chali 2na

[@miconis123]

I feel like the equation was asked in the way a teacher or professor would "and the answer is....what?"

[@nunyabiz7699]

Not gonna lie. The fact that he knew was super awesome. In a way It and his knowledge of the subjects makes him seem more qualified to review this.

[@hp_omen5294]

Fr I was surprised that not that many people knew the answer to newtons question it was like first thing u learn in math

[@stevenkeeffe]

"I can calculate the weight and the size and the shape of the shadow of the mind you're standing in" That is a powerful line.

[@philjones3824]

That's Weird Al Yankovic as Sir Isaac, and yes, he can rap.

[@NickTheCryptid]

We gotta get this man on White and Nerdy😂

[@williamozdal7442]

I second this

[@TheSpyderx82]

Third

[@THG-3141]

And Amish Paradise

[@dawatcherz]

or All About The Pentiums

[@toddlynch7282]

Good news! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6W6nJ9votuimNE

[@jeffreymurillo3131]

When he says what. He means "What?" as in asking Bill for the answer. Neil just comes along to rescue his friend and answered the question for him.

[@RandomCorvid]

I was looking for this comment. I am surprised he didn't figure it out when he said "of what?" out loud.

[@bepbep7418]

"You're the shadow of the man you're standing in" could also refer to the other performers. Al Yankovic is undoubtedly the King of Parody. Which is exactly what ERB does.

[@glahtiguy]

It's actually extremely clever. In math there is an unsolvable problem involving shadows cast by higher dimensional objects into lower dimensions. Imagine you live in a 2d world, and somewhere 'above' you (a dimension you cannot perceive) a 3d object casts a shadow onto your 2d world. Mathematically there is no way to calculate the size and shape of the object casting the shadow, no matter how much it moves or rotates or anything, there are always multiple mutually exclusive answers and you can never prove one to be correct over the other by just observing the shadow. Newton is saying his mind is on a higher dimension, and he *can* calculate the size and shape of the shadow Nye is standing in, but Nye cannot comprehend the brain casting the shadow. Solid solid bar, possibly the best ERB has ever produced.

[@Bobsyagod]

Since so many people have already pointed out Weird Al, I'll point out Neil De Grasse Tyson was played by Chali 2NA from Jurassic 5 and solo work. Very distinctive voice.

[@marzix427]

I did not know that. Golden was the shi when it came out.

[@pluflop]

Had to scroll too far to see this

[@thundermite1241]

To top it off the real neil de grasse tyson said he would of have played himself

[@LaMirah]

​@@thundermite1241 Honestly, Chali 2Na plays a better Neil deGrasse Tyson than Neil deGrasse Tyson. The impression was _on point_

[@FishGuy1983]

You need to check out more of Weird Al, lol running with scissors and bad hair day were two of my childhood favorite albums

[@jlyvren89]

Weird Al... The King of Parodies! 👍

[@dasdardlydave8848]

Dare to be Stupid was my first Weird Al album

[@samieltheinfamous]

@@dasdardlydave8848 I've still got my cassette tape copy.

[@Northwite]

"Whoever this guy is." What?! You don't know Weird Al Yankovic? Come on now. How is that even possible? Weird Al Yankovic is an absolute God in music.

[@matd2892]

To be fair Mrlboyd has just got around to listening to Eminem for the first time this year. So im not surprised he doesn't know who other world famous musicians are lol

[@Northwite]

@@matd2892 But he knows Michael Jackson and Weird Al got huge over his MJ parodies.

[@lastwolflord]

@@Northwite Not even that he's old enough to have been around in the 80s. How do you not know of weird al when MTV was still king?

[@mpbosco11]

he is pretending for views and comments

[@lastwolflord]

@@mpbosco11 I think most of these people who watch music vids and pretend they never heard them even though they grew up in that time lie just to get people to donate money through patron. I mean there are lots of musicians I am aware of even though I couldn't tell you any of their music. But somebody like weird AL that everybody would have known in the 80s/90s... nope never heard of him. Even raciest are aware of people they don't like or support in entertainment. Yet all the times he would have seen t.v. or listened to the radio not one weird al mention ever... please.

[@celeste575]

Regarding the calculation at the end: Yes, the answer to ? is the imaginary, _i,_ but Isaac Newton didn't believe in imaginary numbers per se - he was with Descartes, Cardano, and Girad in describing calculations involving _i_ as "solution impossible" (Cardano even said it was like "mental torture" working with imaginary numbers) since imaginary numbers don't actually map to reality. The original equation actually did have ?? at the end rather than _i_ because Newton really, _really_ hated the concept, which wouldn't gain much traction until almost a century later, with Euler. So NDT tossing it back at Newton was basically kicking the ball back - "You think you're hot stuff? Well, _we_ got your equations' answer when you couldn't, d-bag" - so i personally think it's an adequate rebuttal for the rapid-fire equation bar Wierd Al Yankovic (Newton) popped in there.

[@Songfugel]

One reason for this was that while imaginary numbers allowed you to calculate stuff you shouldn't have been able to calculate, as you said weren't "real" back then. That is, until quantum physics were discovered, they didn't have a "real" equivalent in our physical World, but they do now.

[@searchingfororion]

As someone who had a second major in Mathematics, this thread has me *living* for the history of (and someone even mentioning) imaginary numbers.

[@kaldogorath]

Euler and his damn angles

[@searchingfororion]

@@kaldogorath someone's (preteen) daughter announced that she wanted to be a vet "so she would have to learn more math" - the mother *believed* this theory. I know veterinarians and shared half my course load with them in college - the *minimum* you can have and start the reqs is trig or calc. ----- I told the mother this and she didn't believe me. *Ok, but just wait until she gets to graph an equation! No complaints, just joy and elation.*

[@andrewhinson4323]

Newton spent the back half of his life exploring the then current theories of alchemy, pursuing the ultimate expression of its art by transmuting substances. To say he wasnt doing science is to presuppose that anything that has been disproven in modern times, in the past, wasnt science even then. It was considered science in his day, and he approached it scientifically. Its only because of his work and the work of others that we now know that alchemy is an insufficient and inaccurate theory of matter. We replaced it with chemistry.

[@alanp3334]

I like how Science of Discworld 2 explained it -- Newton was at the turning point in history where alchemy and mysticism became scientific discovery, and had a foot in both worlds. He didn't find anything because there was nothing TO find, but Pratchett, Cohen and Stewart couldn't help but feel that if there was, then Newton would have found the basis behind alchemy.

[@deathinc]

Weird Al Yancovic is pure Legend. More than 40 years of Parody and Original songs and always adapting his style to the times.

[@ed.z.]

And high production values.

[@Cityweaver]

"Whoever this guy is can RAP." Well, we all know what people are going to ask him to react to next.

[@ThatDapperDevil]

Sir Issac Newton wasn't born on Dec 25th technically, because you're right they were using a different calendar at the time. He was born the day Christmas was being celebrated, though, which is why we say his birthday was December 25th, even though it wasn't.

[@Axetwin]

Oh boy, expect an influx of Weird Al requests after this because even though he's known for being a parody artist, dude can spit bars like crazy.

[@xRamZx]

And here we are now about 10 weird al reactions deep!

[@mimseydemon1844]

Everyone's already said who Newton is, but for added bit of trivia - Tyson was Chali 2na of Jurassic 5.

[@MercenaryMuse]

Newton died a virgin because he considered people and all the social traps of life to be a giant waste of time. Dude was a crank. A genius but pathologically anti social.

[@Gulicktheemu]

Al is one of the few if not only artist who has won a Grammy in every decade for the last 40 years.

[@adamschmidt3432]

You should do some weird Al if you haven't heard some of his songs, hardware store is epic

[@THG-3141]

Amish Paradise

[@peterferber1527]

Mr. Lboyd. I loved it when you said that the guy playing Newton is the best guest star for his cadences. I agree. I don't know where this recording falls in the sequence of your recordings, but you've done a whole slew of commentaries on that guy's performances. That guy...is Weird Al. Glad to set the record straight. ~ Peter Ferber

[@simpletimes2819]

out of anyone reacting to these Rap battles of history you break down the history more than anyone that i know.. low key one of the best reactors in the game

[@car_tag]

As others have noted, that's "Weird Al" Yankovic doing Newton. Should check out his Amish Paradise video

[@scottmartin7874]

Your ability to catch all these references, not only in this video but ALL your videos, is super impressive, you’re very very intelligent

[@Dan-B]

“Whoever this guy is he can rap” **angry accordion noises**

[@scott1977ful]

Who ever this guy is. Gah heart broke when you said that.

[@Triviality]

Weird Al is amazing. You should react to White and Nerdy, absolutely amazing.

[@thethespianXx]

“Whoever this guy is” this is where my heart shattered

[@AdamFuqua]

I disappeared down the rabbit hole some time ago of your discovery of Weird Al, but you said you were doing reaction videos based on fan votes. You really need to include this link in the links you put on those videos. Love to watch your reactions in insights.

[@wax78bass]

HANDS DOWN the best reaction I've seen on this channel. Your level of knowledge on the subject educated me and had me grinning wide. Somehow I'm not surprised that someone so chill knows his science and theories. White and Nerdy had you debating but I'm proud to have you on the nerd team. We just got stronger.

[@rmakids]

Fwiw: Bill Nye has a college degree in engineering. His degree was mechanical engineering. He certainly is not a scientist. He is a good entertainer and children's teacher

[@ORIGINALFBI]

Yea, that's why it annoys me when people use him as a source for things that's are out of his degree field.

[@mikal4452]

Your background knowledge on these is truly impressive. Bravo!

[@c99kfm]

Newton published the Principa when he was 44, introducing calculus, the theory of gravity and the laws of mechanics. In the book, he also used the new methods and principles introduced to infer the shape of the earth, calculate the speed of sound and dismiss the heliocentric model (still controversial at the time) for the modern gravitocentric model, among other things. This book is considered one of the strongest influences behind the industrial revolution and remained the authority on gravity and mechanics until Einstein. He published a revised second edition at age 60. In his 60s, he developed an analytical framework for cubic curves/equations, along with postulates that he partly helped prove in his 70s, but the last of which weren't proven until after his death. That's what he did with "the back half of his life".

[@devilsthadvocate2002]

I think you meant he debunked the GEOcentric model of the solar system in favor of a gravity-driven heliocentric model.

[@c99kfm]

@@devilsthadvocate2002 Nah, heliocentric was already old hat. Greeks proposed it, Copernicus proved it. To quote Wikipedia on Newton's model, "Already in the mid-1680s he recognized the "deviation of the Sun" from the center of gravity of the Solar System."

[@KO290]

Love it how his interpretation of "What" was a as if it was the name of a variable and not him Quizzing Bill Nye. Its "What?" as a question not as a noun (What).

[@moetop]

10:08 Whoever this guy is?????????????????????? Holy hell that is Weird Al Yankovic. Please Please do more of him. White and nerdy is a good starting place it has Key and Peele in it as well

[@mattroxursoul]

For scientists Neil D Tyson.....Definitely has some swag. He is cool and charming. Most scientists don't seem to be able to cover either of those. Besides Pluto is king of its position now instead of the runt of the litter

[@lastwolflord]

Being on t.v. doesn't make you cool. And most scientist don't need to be cool and charming. Their job isn't to con people or get ass. It's too solve problems essentially. People with minds like that don't waste their time with such things 24/7

[@mattroxursoul]

@@lastwolflord He is not cool because he is on tv. He is cool because he is a charming guy. Science is cool and the more people who think that way the better.

[@lastwolflord]

@@mattroxursoul How would you know how he is in real life? Have you personally met him? Never believe everything you see on t.v. till you 100% know for sure.

[@mattroxursoul]

@@lastwolflord He has been on podcasts and stuff forever. You can't fake that sort of thing. He could very well be an asshole in private, but he knows how to hide. Which would just give more evidence that he knows how to be charming.

[@AZDfox]

@@lastwolflord sounds like the people you're talking about just aren't intelligent enough to know how to handle people.

[@unicyclist97]

I knew the entire Running With Scissors album by heart in my school years. Weird Al is an incredible talent.

[@jRoy7]

When you finish with Epic Rap Battles of History, you could just do all of Weird Al's music videos. :)

[@RareHarmony]

Agreed

[@onetakem]

he's reacted to almost a dozen of Al's videos since the start of the year :-)

[@digitalbeholder928]

I literally learn more watching your ERB breakdowns than any history or science class I've taken

[@FleaChristenson]

Bill Nye isn’t a scientist. But he’s quite entertaining. I love how you danced around that so Beautifully.

[@middleage_maniac1692]

He said what because he posed it as a question.

[@aaronmachin7325]

I always have loved this battle for its flow but it was great having someone with more knowledge explain a few of their lines in depth. Cheers mate 😁

[@adamweber7976]

Doesn't matter what he does, Al is fire.

[@ninja4187]

Weird Al is DOPE and hilarious.. always has been.. p.s. I truly feel like if we met in person, we would have alot in common and talk for hours about all kinds of different things.. Your level of knowledge is impressive my guy. RESPECT.

[@nycstreetpoet]

A lot of people don’t realize that Bill Nye the Science Guy is an engineer with a master’s degree.

[@touriewright5428]

As I'm sure many many have mentioned the guy playing Sir Isaac Newton is non other than the ICONIC!!! Weird Al Yankovic - try White and Nerdy - he has a deeeeepppp catalog. Great reaction as usual and I'll leave it there :)

[@Talban]

Sadly, Bill Nye isn't even up to Beaker from the Muppets.

[@6666Imperator]

I would argue that trying to turn material a into material b is science if you do it through scientific methods and not while reciting a spell or something. Especially "back in the day" when you knew not all what we know now. Also the "what?" was the question from Isaac to Bill: What is the answer to this mathematical question?

[@T-Dawg-uo6ln]

"Whoever this guy is, he can rap" Welp, guess we know who to suggest for you react to next

[@ashleighg.3366]

Fun fact arsenic used to be in the paste that kept wallpaper on walls and it could have also contributed to the demise of Napoleon after the Battle of Waterloo but Sir Isaac Newton also created calculus to explain where his brain was coming from in terms of the units of force and my dad teaches it or at least he used to at the University of Chicago but when you start using an ancient alphabet that still technically exists to explain numbers you have officially lost me. Also I think Bill and I was referring to the fact that Isaac Newton stuck a needle in his eye to see if he could get more precise separation of color for the visible light spectrum if I'm remembering my trivia correctly

[@destorer5000]

"Of what?" "It's i not what" Me: "It's a QUESTION, Sir... Not a statement..."

[@wsgoodie]

Actually the Bible does reference dinosaurs. Behemoth(likely a large dinosaur like a brontosaurus or similar), dragon(likely a general term for multiple dinos), and a leviathan which likely represents a plesiosaur or other sea monster or a general term for sea monsters. The word dinosaur is not present, but ‘dinosaur’ is a modern word. The Bible often describes things using characteristics instead of using words we would name them. This includes the fact that the did not have the same name for a rhinoceros that we do today. They called a rhino a unicorn, meaning ‘single horn’. Many other civilizations illustrated and described dinosaurs before the ‘discovery’ of their remains. It’s not uncommon the come across depictions of dinosaurs existing during the same period as man in ancient art and literature.

[@JustAnOldPyro]

For anyone looking for who Nye debated, it was Ken Ham who had created the Ark Encounter. Don't worry I won't leave my opinion on that here unless asked :)

[@Caderynwolf]

I will note, he was asking nye to answer his equation that he figured out as a child. And I would say Neil deGrasse Tyson is the coolest scientist. Also the daggers in Leibniz is a whole issue, and a fight over who got credit and wrote a particular paper, regarding who of them exactly created calculus, I believe Leibniz accused newton of stealing his work or something in 1699.

[@kallanr360]

Newton was asking Nye what the answer to the question is, not saying the answer is what.

[@SpencerMDay]

What a fantastic reaction! I love this “Epic Rap…”, but you took it to a whole new level. Keep up the get reactions.

[@joshuas193]

When he was saying when he was saying what he was asking Bill Nye what the answer to the equation is, but Tyson answered because he's a badass.

[@mattroxursoul]

As far as Newton being into religion that is very true. You have to remember that up until recent history scientists were mostly religious. They thought God had created the universe and set things in motion. A lot of them were looking to prove it through science. As far as dying a virgin? Meh so what. Plenty of insanely intelligent people end up just a bit odd. There just seems to be a line of intelligence that when crosses makes you socially inept.

[@grigorov1914]

I'm not entirely sure, but i think at Newton's time "virgin" meant someone who was never married. They used "chaste" to say what we mean by "virgin" now. So technically he might not be chaste, but since he never married he is a virgin. *considering the fact he was a Christian, he was most likely also chaste tho

[@emilie1848]

The answer is, " I." As in the answer to the winner of the rap battle is Sir Isaac Newton.

[@saber1epee0]

My dude, the guest Weird Al Yankovic will be an EPIC journey to discover!!!

[@robertwest4299]

I love your voice. It’s so relaxing. I could totally listen to you narrate a novel.

[@MyssingInAction]

One of their best sets of guests. Weird Al as Newton, and Chali 2na as NGT.

[@DavidRomigJr]

“Whoever this is, he can rap.” Alfred Matthew “Weird Al” Yankovic. He has been making music for 45 years since 1976 when he was 16 and last performed on stage a week ago. He parodies songs. He parodies music styles. He does polka medleys of songs. And he does original songs that are extremely quirky lyrically. And they’re all really good. As far as I’m aware, he and his band can perform any style of music. His last album 2014’s Mandatory Fun was so successful it was everywhere on the internet for months. Kurt Cobain of Nirvana famously said he knew his band had made it when Weird Al parodied one of their songs. I’m just saying, if you like music, chances are you at least know who Weird Al is. And if you don’t, I highly recommend you try some of his music. I doubt you’ll be disappointed. It seemingly covers everything.

[@GergLounge]

I've been waiting for this. You were drawn to the subject matter in this. Thanks!

[@mikethephilosopher]

Everyone is pointing out that is Weird Al. Everyone has their favorite Weird Al song, however, I think the best one to introduce you to him would be "Fat" which is a parody of Michael Jackson's "Bad" It's one of his earlier songs, but it showcases his ability to parody nicely. He is one of those rare musicians that can really perform almost any genre incredibly well.

[@tonysanders2332]

Bill Nye lost when Weird Al agreed to portray Sir Issac Newton...

[@RosesTeaAndASD]

I really appreciate how much I learn from your analysis of music. I gain a greater appreciation for it.🙂✌

[@wakscientist7410]

Woah woah ...woah..hold up.... Did you just trick me into learning something?

[@AgentAussem]

love your reactions you have a brilliant mind and i appreciate that very much! i tend to watch your videos right when they come out keep it up

[@tomsea5769]

this is just gravy it doesn't get better than this reaction. thanks for the video. much love gg

[@NinjaWeazel]

Nah, Bill Nye got married in 2006 to Blair Tindall. it was later anulled, the whole situation got super-weird. Worth a read, just absolutely bizarre. 'whoever this guy is can rap.' My dude that is Weird Al Yankovic lmao

[@David-uc6sg]

Newton was asking "what" not answering "what".

[@Saijansfavorites]

you need to react to a lot of Weird Al Yankovic. he was the one who did sir issac newton. he is an absolute genius when it comes to music and parodies. he turned it into a complete artform

[@armysheep75]

"This guy can rap" *me screaming at my screen* "THAT'S WEIRD AL!!!! How do you not know Weird Al????" haha Dude you gotta watch some Weird Al videos for reactions now... like STAT. His talent is off the charts. Amish Paradise (walked and lipsynced in reverse for a whole scene so they could reverse the film and make everything else look like it was backwards) White and Nerdy Bob (The whole song is palindromes, every line is spelled the same, forwards and backward) The Saga begins The Night Santa went Crazy Word Crimes Fat Eat it Like a Surgeon

[@robertgallegly8267]

This ERBH is one of my favorites! Weird Al tares it UP! I watched the outtakes and it was surprisingly difficult to catch that apple while keeping his eyes on the camera.

[@nathanielhughes8071]

yeah, was probably just lead/mercury poisoning, similar to hatters going "mad" because of the mercury solutions they used to dye leathers.

[@FallingGalaxy]

Ah this brings me back. The first time I saw this I got super excited seeing Weird Al was playing the part of Newton. Most recognize him pretty easily but some people are thrown, he is a unique niche I suppose, but he was particularly well known since I think the 80s.

[@dominiccampbell181]

I can calculate the weight and the size and the shape of the shadow of the mind you're standing in. - Translation: Sit down child, you're not on my level. When he mentioned that calculation, he wasn't changing anything. The answer as you said was 'i', but he was questioning whether Bill Nye had the knowledge base to know that answer.

[@zachcurtis1283]

Newton was a scientist, but he was at the same time into alchemy.

[@Sillydraco]

Seeing you gush over Weird Al without realizing who he is is just magical uwu

[@paulsweeney2959]

Just pointing out here, for what it is worth, Nye's academia credentials are as a mechanical engineer.

[@jennayoung1171]

Newton is played by Weird Al and his rhymes are always spot on.

[@sharkdentures3247]

For the record, "BEAKER" isn't just a Muppet. There was also a kids TV show called "Beaker's World" which a guy played an "tinkerer" / experiment-doer named Beaker. who educated the children in the audience with all sorts of interesting science-y stuff. It was out around the same time a the TV show "Bill Nye the Science Guy", but I don't recall which one came out first. (both shows were in the same vein, just with different styles)

[@d3x03]

It was Beakman, not Beaker. Beakman's World was a great show.

[@sharkdentures3247]

@@d3x03 Really? Huh. I thought it was "Beaker's World". (it's been a LONG time, and my memory aint so good) Well, if so, thanks for setting me straight.

[@calliebrazzell6120]

Loved Beakmans World!! Didn't care for Nye

[@legionaireb]

This is probably the second greatest example of Weird Al's rapping chops. For the greatest example, react to his song 'Hardware Store.'

[@jaygremillion]

I see that since this video you've discovered Weird Al. He is extremely talented and due to the nature of most of his work he probably doesn't get half the respect he deserves.

[@Southern13oi]

I feel like when the actor portraying Dr. Tyson dropped the bar "I put the swag back in Science" was in reference to Dr. Tyson being proclaimed "The Sexiest Astrophysicist".

[@Crowelephant]

The part where Neil deGrasse Tyson says on some Harry Potter business makes me laugh every time

[@Autra3]

“You’re the shadow of the man you’re standing in.” This is why I love your reactions. This is me trying to tell a joke I heard on a comedy special. Hahaha

[@m.h.w.weckseler]

One of the things that make Mr Tyson so popular is that he can explain science in a way the average person can understand it. Which is why he hosted so many TV shows. And I guess that this is the reason for the 'putt the swag back' line. Since he made watching science programs popular again (for a while).

[@Milichay]

Issac Newton is play by Weird Al Yankovich!

[@Failchesters]

I like that you know pretty much every backstory behind every word in these videos but have no idea who Wierd Al is

[@joekerr2348]

Weird Al is a highly skilled lyricist.

[@sdhanzo]

He's definitely listened to some weird al stuff before this video. I'm just surprised he didn't recognize him. He pretty much looks the same other than his clothes.

[@CosmicGoku529]

This was before he started listening to Weird Al. In fact I think this was the video that got people to ask him to react to Weird Al.

[@albertonavas469]

everyone talking about Weird Al but no one remembers Chali 2Na 😔

[@ScaryPoppins]

I've been watching ERB for years. I love that you're analyzing all parts of this because in all honesty, I don't know most of the stuff they rap about. I know I'm late to the channel but if you haven't watched Shakespeare vs Dr Suess, PLEASE watch it. Watsky is so good in that one.

[@iuhihs]

12:32 i believe he is posing the question to bill to answer