Sir Isaac Newton vs Bill Nye. Epic Rap Battles of History (Reaction/Breakdown)

[@YouLoveSkyler]

WE DID THIS ONE LIVE BABY! SHOUTOUT TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT TO THE STREAM

[@Spitfirethedragon]

Weird Al wrote the lyrics. He is a science nerd, and he could have easily became a scientist. It is only his genius that could actually get the Newton lines down pat.

[@gidondejong1802]

Bill Nye got destroyed.

[@locobob]

“I’m not a smart guy”... literally reacts to a rap battle with as much insight as if he had spent the week before researching both guys.

[@knowlesy3915]

Is always an automatic thumbs up for anyone who recognises the GOAT.

[@txaggievet]

As soon as Tyson said... Pick on a Brain your own size.... it was over for Nye, because even Tyson admitted he was not on the same level as Newton and had to call him in for backup

[@THERIDDLER70000]

"I didn't do any research" "So Isaac in hebrew means "God's gift"' Skylar is just so knowledgeable he doesn't need research 😄

[@YouLoveSkyler]

I only know of it because Isaac from the Bible.

[@YouLoveSkyler]

Dad tried to make me a religious boy. Not really my thing

[@fieryearthquake4914]

Hate to be that guy but Isaac is something else. Matthew is “Gift of God” in Hebrew. Only know that bc that’s my name

[@DvirPick]

Isaac's name actually means laughter because his mother Sarah was old and infertile so she laughed when she heard from Abraham that God told him they were finally gonna have a baby

[@YouLoveSkyler]

@@DvirPick Whelp, gotta be wrong sometime I see you guys are correct!

[@YouLoveSkyler]

Oops I was suppose to release this next week and a different erb today.

[@xeedflarian9748]

We aren't complaining!

[@nathanvaughn7744]

F

[@sagicornicusstarcrasher2766]

No man, we're grateful :)

[@Quixotic1018]

The equation was one that was in Newton's textbook. It's not a groundbreaking equation but it when you read the equation, you can do it in the meter of a poem or a limmerick.

[@thRegimentofFootThethRifles]

Skyler:I didn't do any research Also Skyler:*Teaches me better than all my Professors combined*

[@sabin97]

i know dancing with the stars exists. and apparently it's where careers of all sorts(including politcal) go to die....

[@kingclint2382]

Seuss vs Shakespeare next, Watsky nails as always....

[@tylereli7593]

I know I’m not the first to mention it, but you really said “I’m was never a smart person” like you didn’t just give me Issac Newton’s life story and THEN catch every reference after lol

[@sonamadinolf6096]

In mathematics i = the square root of -1. It's not calculatable in traditional mathematics, which is why it is called "imaginary".

[@kilian8250]

What do you mean by ”traditional mathematics”? Imaginary numbers have been around for hundreds of years.

[@Bobal27]

@@kilian8250 I believe he’s referring to the non-elective studies, or those that are traditional in our current K-12 educational system. I believe I didn’t learn about i until AP (advanced placement) Calculus in grade 12, which earned me a few college credits.

[@kilian8250]

Bobal27 what is non-elective?

[@Bobal27]

@@kilian8250 Classes you must take to graduate, as opposed to optional choices.

[@SamuelTheAdept]

I love how you recognized Isaac Newton’s flow (Weird Al’s) his fast rap and flow I general in this battle are insane and I like how you noticed that. And Isaac Newton definitely won the battle even with Neil siding with Nye.

[@spiderfingers86]

Neil Degrass Tyson and Michio Katchu both developed String Theory

[@Cobalt_Dragon0716]

Don't you mean Neil The Ass Tyson.

[@artembentsionov]

There’s an Assassin’s Creed book where Newton’s blind assistant is an Assassin. In it Newton (in the audio drama he’s voiced by Anthony Head AKA Giles) is obsessed with catching a counterfeiter who seems to have V vibes going on

[@cristianagustin6237]

*MMMM* Counter: 12 I am back from finals so I will continue to do this 😎

[@JustinVanTrump]

I don't know if anyone else pointed this out, but a half life is how long it takes for half of a radioactive isotope of elements to decay, also I swore I had watched this reaction when it first came out, but I guess not, but glad you are still giving us these great reactions

[@mattroxursoul]

Weird Al is a national treasure. He was amazing when I was a kid...and that was a very long time ago. He is still awesome.

[@sabin97]

dont feel bad about not getting that equation. i'm an engineer and he spoke so fast that i didnt get it either. i'm assuming it's something advanced about physics. newton is credited with inventing calculus(it's disputed with a german mathematician).

[@scpkidstv9749]

it was sec y dy from 0 to pi/6 is equal to ln(sqrt(3))*(i)^64

[@lokephoenix1039]

The German Mathematician is Gottfried Leibniz, that’s what the “sticking daggers in Leibniz” line is about

[@eod97]

ima late to your reaction but bruh weird al and you with your info on the science battle i like much like Also, Peter saves so many characters that would otherwise be utterly annihilated purely through his incredible ability to perform. MAN.

[@artembentsionov]

I think the size and the shape reference has to do with calculus, which Newton developed. It’s been years since high school, but you can use calculus to calculate the shape and the size of a “shadow” cast by a graph

[@Cvillain626]

Chali 2na was one of the founding members of Jurassic 5, one of the greats. Fun fact Jurassic 5 had 6 members xD

[@v0idptr]

it’s always exciting when these are uploaded

[@fajarn7052]

man, I know about the scientific method, I wrote a paper myself, but never see the connection...the hell. I've watched dozens of these reactions, you're the only one noticed it.

[@ahritheweird9579]

to me, any rapper that needs an assist to complete the battle has automatically lost. there are two exceptions in ERB history, Darth Vader in part 3, because Boba Fett was called in because Vader already had the battle won. the other exception is Doctor Who, because the doctor has multiple lives being a time lord, so his "assist" was just another version of himself. to me, Newton won this one.

[@pokedoctor2087]

YLS: *I* don't know what this is Aslo YLS: says *I* like 25 times...

[@MisanthropyFerret]

as far as i remember - Newton lost FUCKING FORTUNE on stock exchange or kinda bond crysis

[@D0nut42]

Tyson is the first person to ever solve that equation Newton was talking about.

[@spiderfingers86]

I took my son to see Weird Al live in concert

[@thomhind6647]

Hmm...I'm gonna start suggesting Beaker vs Jar Jar from now on. XD

[@Bobal27]

That equation was just a typical example problem for homework in calc 1 or calc 2. Newton wasn’t just big boying him, so many of those words had deeper meanings. I’ll put in parentheses all the words that have significance to Newton’s mathematical contributions (at half of Bill Nye’s age). “(I; he gave us a way to notate the imaginary number i, which is the square root of -1) (accelerated; the Newton is how much force is required to accelerate a mass of 1kg to 1 meter per second per second)(mind of mankind; our collective knowledge in science) to a (higher plane of understanding; two puns here, he gave us knowledge of planes in multiple dimensions, eventually leading to string theory; also his work with the standard 3D set of planes, and the complex plane) and (I; credit again where credit is due, every time Newton says I, it’s a bar) can (calculate; he then goes on to advancements in calculation, which lead to calculus classes to begin with, of which I’ve taken two college classes so far, and I kinda want to read a textbook written by Newton. Anyone know what class uses his book, if any?) the (weight; part of his advancements towards the Newton, which has kinda recently helped scientists put a set number to the kilogram, so we don’t have to rely on a physical object for accuracy in equations involving mass) and the (size and the shape of the shadow; thanks to him, we can literally do both those by measuring one side, for the size of a shadow, which is another typical example problem; and we can put numbers on a 3D graph to make shapes, handy to have available when programming anything visual, like video games, or even programming a program used to create 3D graphics, or design) of the (mind you’re standing in; ok this part is the big-boying). Also calling him a “shadow of a mind.” Layers. Edited here to say: I was re-reading this, and I noticed I needed a paragraph break, because that one line took *that much* explanation. Damn, ERB, props to you guys for your word choices. Ok, end of edit. The next part is also bragging about integrals, and derivatives, and secants, natural logs, and solving for x (or, as he put it, “what?!”). Which by the way, that equation can be solved for you on some graphing calculators, which other geniuses (at Texas Instruments) made based off of his contributions to the fields of math, programming (even though programming and computers weren’t made until later on, but they then advanced those fields because of his gifts of being able to put almost anything into numbers), and graphing in multiple planes. They limit what calculators can be used in math classes at those levels because when Newton figured out how to solve an equation like that, he didn’t have those to rely on, and learning the steps involved in solving it *is* those classes.

[@Souledex]

I think a notable point is also the metrics by which we judge them, they are defined by the participants and Newton doesn’t exactly refute Bill Nye assertions there. Like he didn’t live a great life, or even an ascetic and focused one like Tesla, he was an alchemist that was difficult to work with and experimented a ton on himself and spent time getting lost in hermetic nonsense without letting rigor define any of his pursuits of truth like say Kepler or Copernicus- he ruined his own life and the potential for future contributions he could have made by treating people badly, betraying friends and seeking the beyond as a result of his mental instability. Not that he isn’t a world shattering genius, just the idea that people are automatically dismissed in Rap battle, grates on my debater nerves. By many defined victory conditions he failed at enjoying or changing things that were in his power to effect because he sought the most self destructive panaceas to his neuroses. Also thanks for the TI shoutout, I’m a GIS person and their founders started my school and invented my science.

[@Bobal27]

@@Souledex Awesome, and the shoutout is well deserved. Very good points, all, but I kinda like the dismissive aspect of battles, the onus of refutation is on the person having their skills belittled. Also, mental instability and genius go together by nature, sadly, as I know all too well. GIS is one heck of a branch I was definitely including in TI’s advancements. I’m betting that somewhere down the line, Sir Issac’s scribblings will provide more major breakthroughs in your field, especially given the inherent 4 dimensional aspect of space-time. Don’t forget when pondering the next step, time is somewhat more of a determining factor in a series of events and interactions than simply geographical location, which could end up renaming your science ;p

[@Bobal27]

@@Souledex Oh, and don’t think I’m dismissing Bill Nye’s contributions to many fields, especially in the aspect of making people want to join in our accumulation of collective knowledge. I just felt that they packed sooooo much into Sir Isaac’s verse that needed a more detailed breakdown by a pure mathematics (and applied sciences, I guess) “expert.”

[@shayla106]

@@Souledex Bill nye was insulted by his own partner and didn’t refute it l, that’s a major L. “Why don’t you pick on a brain your own size”. Meaning Bill is not at their level.

[@artembentsionov]

Newton and Leibniz came up with calculus independently and around the same time

[@artembentsionov]

Specifically, “i” is the imaginary number that represents the square root of -1. To put it another way, i squared would be -1

[@artembentsionov]

The original title of the first book was *Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone*. It was changed to Sorcerer’s Stone for Americans because the publisher didn’t think that American kids would know what the Philosopher’s Stone was. So they replaced one mythical object with another. And the movies basically used the American version. Newton was way into alchemy and wanted to find the Stone so he could turn lead into gold

[@BFCrusader]

I think the real question is; how well would Isaac have learned the stuff Tyson knows if Isaac was alive today? Less, equal to or beyond? No one can answer that.

[@artembentsionov]

Newton didn’t consider his work on gravity to be his magnum opus. He reserved that honor for his work on the occult

[@phenixdearlove4348]

The equation is a hypothetical equation for imaginary numbers. Seriously. Math has imaginary numbers. 🙂🔫

[@spiderfingers86]

Leibniz was German who worked with Newton

[@gregsteele806]

Nye lost so badly they had to bring in backup.

[@LionLostInTime]

Even if your videos were fake, i find your videos very entertaining

[@spiderfingers86]

The battle between two scientists

[@spiderfingers86]

ERB asked for Weird Al specifically to be in a battle

[@spiderfingers86]

I saw Weird Al live in concert with my son. Said that it was the best day of his life

[@spiderfingers86]

Weird Al is very flexible with his motions all weird-like

[@spiderfingers86]

Isaac Newton discovered calculus as well which is used for things like building a dam

[@Eric_Reborn]

I think Isaac Newton won. I know you said you have george carlin vs Richard pryor recorded which I'm excited to see but after that I suggest mr t vs mr rogers or frank sinatra vs freddie mercury.

[@HiHoSilverAwaaay]

Comment for the KZbin algorithm.

[@artembentsionov]

Just curious, is that pixelated background from a game?

[@SatyreIkon]

I think Neill's "pick on a brain your own size" wasn't meant as "I am as smart as you", but rather as somethibg like "You're basically a legend of discovery, and you try to put down someone who's not even focused on that, but on expanding the pool of scientifically educated minds? That's pathetic".

[@austindrinksfanta]

I know I said this in the stream but Billy Mays vs Ben Franklin is good especially for an old ERB

[@LowbrowDeluxe]

Something about the beat drop intro on that one gets me hyped every single time.

[@austindrinksfanta]

@@LowbrowDeluxe same

[@artslife4424]

You know what would be great Skylar, if you did a Collab with We Skeem (I think is said that right)

[@artembentsionov]

The apple story is most likely apocryphal. It’s easier to tell kids that he had an inspiration than explain that he spent years working on math and physics. Strange that we as a culture promote random chance over hard work

[@waberoid]

Newton didn't discover gravity. Everyone knew it was a thing, he just described it. It also wasn't until Einstein when math was put to it and a deeper explanation. Like how mass of an object determines it's pull.

[@workaholicsinc9584]

good one,

[@spiderfingers86]

He just explaining calculus

[@spiderfingers86]

It's the equation for calculus

[@blindangel7472]

Hey I feel like I’ve seen this one before

[@jappperon7012]

what about a barney jar jar mashup? still remember most of the lyrics and best if sung as JarJar

[@artembentsionov]

When Newton used a prism to split sunlight, he saw a rainbow and made out 6 distinct colors. But since he really liked the number 7, he made himself see another color which he called indigo. And that’s why we say that rainbows have 7 colors. Fun fact: Russians have a completely different seventh color. It’s “light blue”, which is its own word (which incidentally also means “gay”)

[@spiderfingers86]

Newton gave himself a lobotomy in his eye

[@spiderfingers86]

Bill Nye was on Dancing with the Stars and was the first one to be eliminated

[@Spitfirethedragon]

Numbers are infinate just like the universe. I think the calculus math is something to do about the infinate universe. It is more on the idea of the Big Bang Theory. Plus, Newton discovered calculus. He used it to calculate the expanding universe another theories.

[@AlexandriPatris]

I don't think the equation has any particular significance. Especially with Tyson's response of 'i' since i to the sixty fourth power would just be 1, so that portion of the equation has no purpose.

[@fernandobanda5734]

The equation is from a limmerick. However the area under a secant WAS a big question in Newton's time. The other clever thing is that you would expect the answer to just be 1 or -1, but NDGT answered i, and I understand that imaginary numbers existed in Newton's time but wasn't taken seriously. Might've been a clever way to show him that modern mathematics go beyond what he reached.

[@travisbeatty7308]

did you play quiz bowl lol

[@eyez274]

Stab eye whit needle.... I don't feel well now.... especialy thinking about...Oedipe... who peirced his both eyes whit needles.

[@VengefulEgo]

Gill Sye the Ncience buy

[@LowbrowDeluxe]

NDG almost pulled it out, but I still give it to Newton. They gave Wierd Al a lot to work with, because honestly, if you have Al, you use Al.

[@Spitfirethedragon]

Weird Al wrote these lyrics. He is a science nerd before he went into music. Weird Al could be a scientist today. Neil interviewed Weird Al on this ERB and Neil wished he was there doing it to go up against Weird Al as Newton. Al is a pure genius in both science and music, and he could only pull this off with the wrting. It is just like Watsky, who studied classic Lituature in college, to write the Shakespear and Poe lines.

[@jayngb]

Dont let ppl on the internet get to you 😂

[@TheCerebralDude]

“Lie-bits”

[@PrimAlredge]

Godzilla vs Harry Truman ! Not an ERB but ERB level

[@spiderfingers86]

Weird Al is a fast rapper

[@kevinye1041]

Hurry up

[@YouLoveSkyler]

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[@heathharlow6373]

Me mememe.

[@wombataldebaran9686]

Can we please appreciate how good of a rapper Weird Al is?

[@ellaser93]

Charlie 2na is pronounced Charlie Tuna.

[@zanmato3041]

yes. one of the Jurassic 5. who are awesome.

[@huntybunty5923]

Astronomy incorrect.

[@joeysmith5086]

Wrong Beeker lol

[@YouLoveSkyler]

No

[@fieryearthquake4914]

By the way, whatever you do, don’t watch Bruce Banner v Bruce Jenner. I know we’ll get to that point eventually but it is easily the most lopsided battle they’ve ever made🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sabin97]

sorry to keep spamming i'm reacting to your reaction as you react. i is an imaginary number, but it's not just any number you can imagine. it's the square root of -1. fun fact. maths and engineering conflict on what symbol to use. in maths it's i. in engineering it's j, because i is used for electrical currents.

[@XanderHarris1023]

We have imaginary numbers but we still can’t divide by zero.