Uncle Fester- Linear Distance

[@chrisdurhammusicchannel]

So... my odometer doesn't measure the distance I drove because I went around a corner???? 🤔

[@kaibroeking9968]

yup. And don't even try going over a hill or through a valley 😅 That Oakley-guy is working his willful ignorance really hard.

[@JohnSmith-ux3tt]

Exactly. Why he doesn't think of that is amazing.

[@jaketzi8816]

Your odometer can't measure anything, it is programmed to show globe distances. NASA provides the data and all car manufacturers agreed to show that data.

[@robertlafleur5179]

@@kaibroeking9968 Oakley is not ignorant, he is a liar, he is a professional liar. He needs to lie to keep his grift going.

[@TheJacov]

I loved the demonstration of the string losing the property of dimension just by virtue of not being straight. Golden, I never would have thought of that one!😁🤣🤣

[@gbprime2353]

Beautiful.

[@joachimmack4664]

And ..... Nathan.... whre are the guns?

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

so much for the 'Antarctic Treaty' Nathan

[@mtlbstrd]

That was EPIC when McToons called Oakley

[@fepeerreview3150]

I'm a huge fan of the original Addams Family. It's my favorite of all TV shows. Thank you for going through the hell of listening to enough Oakley to find stuff like this. I can't bear to do it and I appreciate your efforts.

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

It isn't so bad, pretty funny actually

[@jocec3283]

That string example is great, Bob... So simple that no one have thought of it...

[@nemock]

I love how Nathan Jokely declares things that are so hilariously wrong with such amazing confidence. The cloud of the Dunning Kruger syndrome really envelopes him.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

When someone is DEAD! They don't know it and it doesn't hurt them AT ALL. It only hurts the people around them. The same thing goes when someone is STUPID! - George Carlin

[@bagofholding]

Strange. Last I checked Google Maps can still tell me the distance to drive anywhere despite there being curves in the road.

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

we should ask Nathan how that works.

[@estycki]

And HILLS

[@WarrenBurstein]

This is the same FE claim as "area is measured in square units, you can't do that on a sphere" with one less dimension

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Yes, I remember that square miles could only be a square, not a circle

[@kalitor]

Tell me you haven't taken calculus without telling me you haven't taken calculus. Or heck, ever even heard of a circumference. That string example was peak too!

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

don't get me started on 'angles to a curve'.

[@henryohse1]

I love how he said he listened to the speaker but actually did not and interrupted him

[@ShawnHawkins666-33]

Nathan can't understand the concept of length. Understandable, seeing as Nathan doesn't have any length. LOL

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

he doesn't, does he....

[@tussk.]

he also lacks depth.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

@@tussk. Came to say the same thing. NO breadth (of intellect)

[@GeoStreber]

Ah come on man, what did Uncle Fester do to be compared to Oakley?

[@AT2Productions]

Would Moe be a better comparison? No, wait, nevermind, Moe is infinitely more intelligent than Slappy.

[@rajbhai-tp7cf]

I feel like I've made this argument before, but has he ever been fitted for custom tailored clothes? How does the tailer measure him up? Maybe Nathan Oakley is a citizen of Flatland.

[@dogwalker666]

I doubt he ever had bespoke cloths.

[@Hirsutechin]

He’s not real, ol’ Slappy is a cardboard cutout.

[@dogwalker666]

@Hirsutechin He is now Slappy, Slaphead! 🤣

[@AerialPhotogGuy]

I'm guessing Nathan never heard of a radian. And to Nathan, the "Great circle" is when science and math circles his head trying to get in.

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Radians are math terms, math is kryptonite to flerfs.

[@AerialPhotogGuy]

@@BobtheScienceGuy Couldn't help but laugh out loud because it's so true! Lol 🙂 They are like Superman when it comes to mental gymnastics.

[@JSSTyger]

I imagine a huge viking era battle between flat-Earthers and math.

[@AerialPhotogGuy]

@@JSSTyger Care to place a bet on which one wins? Lol 🙂 Even Ragnar, Rolo, Bjorn and Flokey combined are no match against math IMHO. Although, Flokey may have understood math more than most since he was such a good ship builder. Lol

[@SM--]

Radian is a bad example since they're dimensionless units.

[@tobbex7372]

0:24 I wasn't prepared for that! Great one, didn't spit my beer, but close. Gold!

[@glennpearson9348]

Nathan and Peter have something in common: They're both O'Tooles. Someone, please, give Nathan Oakley a 6th grade math book so he can learn all about how curvy lines still have a length/distance.

[@ReValveiT_01]

Meanwhile back in reality, Flight path measurements using my 9” George F. Cram Co. Classic Globe with a scale of 880 miles per 1 inch (standard 9” globe scale) rounded to the nearest 0.05” : • London, UK to New York measures 3.8”. 3.8 x 880 = *3344 miles* . • London, UK to Mumbai, India measures 5.1”. 5.1 x 880 = *4488 miles* . • San Francisco to Auckland, NZ measures 7.45”. 7.45 x 880 = *6556 miles* .

[@ReValveiT_01]

• Auckland, NZ to Santiago, Chile measures 6.9”. 6.9 x 880 = *6072 miles* . • London, UK to Santiago, Chile measures 8.3". 8.3” x 880 = *7304 miles* . • Atlanta, GA to Santiago, Chile measures 5.4". 5.4” x 880 = *4752 miles* . • Los Angeles to Santiago, Chile measures 6.4". 6.4” x 880 = *5632 miles* .

[@ReValveiT_01]

• Sydney, AU to Santiago, Chile measures 8". 8” x 880 = *7040 miles* . • New York to Singapore measures 10.9”. 10.9 x 880 = *9592 miles* . • Los Angeles to Sydney, AU measures 8.8”. 8.6 x 880 = *7568 miles* .

[@JasonHenderson]

2:02 He's never heard of a nautical mile?

[@JSSTyger]

I have a 10 foot long rope. I just twisted it and now it has no length 😕. Where did my rope go?

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Just like things vanish at 3 miles

[@Requiem4aDr3Am]

I forgot that he shaved his head. Actually made me flinch when you brought his picture up. As he gets more and more toxic over the years his appearance seems to change to match it. Future Gollum

[@laurilehtiaho9618]

Short but sweet... Nice one, Bob :)

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

More to come!

[@jimsmith7212]

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. What happens in Antarctica reaches around the globe.

[@c.e.g7448]

Some time ago I saw some people holding a flagpole upright while another guy climbed up in it. That did go for a meter or two, but the people holding it were not able to keep the balance. They were not strong enough to hold it upright, and the whole thing crashed to the ground. I watched them trying it again, but the same thing happened. They tried a third time, same results. That was when I asked them what they were doing. One of them told me they wanted to know how high the pole was. Looking at the pole, I told them to simply measure it lying on the ground. Quite obvious, I would think. That guy looked at me and said, "Are you stupid or what? We want to know how high it is, not how long it is". They were flat-earthers, no doubt about it.

[@John.0z]

That was the simplest, and most perfect, Nathan crush you have ever performed Bob. Although I do think you did Jackie Coogan, AKA Fester, a disservice with that allusion.

[@RustyWalker]

He actually dodged the question by simply asserting distances are linear and only work on a flat plane by not saying how it is the result is accurate on a globe and what method he could use to calculate the same distance on a flat plane. There was no attempt to calculate the distance to Russia on a flat plane. This is the same logic he used with celestial navigation. Assert it only works on a flat plane. Fail to explain why it actually does work on a globe, and fail to demonstrate it ever being used assuming a flat plane.

[@nexpro6985]

Season's greetings Bob.

[@judybassett9390]

Well, this was a new flerf argument. Thanks for the video.

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

You're welcome

[@hopmajibhohepeajibho7595]

Quite an old, actually but can't blame you for not following Nathan's cult closely

[@chrisantoniou4366]

Great experiment and Merry Christmas! 🎄

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Thanks! Happy holidays to you as well

[@GaryDeLisle]

Is that how string theory works?

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Lol

[@nexpro6985]

Density is measurable and Nathan's is about the same as tungsten.

[@chrisantoniou4366]

Actually... Nathan Oakley is as dense as osmium, and about as on the nose as well! (Osmium has a distinctive, unpleasant, pungent, and corrosive smell that's been described as chlorine-like, garlic-like, or like ozone... Google) 😂

[@nexpro6985]

@chrisantoniou4366 I stand corrected. Happy to change my position in light of new information.

[@chrisantoniou4366]

@@nexpro6985 😊

[@qcontinuum514]

Points A and B are plotted on opposite sides of a rubber ball with a diameter of 6 inches (15.24 centimeters). What is the distance between points A and B when marking with a pen on the exterior surface of the rubber ball?

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

6 inches, lol

[@hopmajibhohepeajibho7595]

That claim aligns with "earth is measured flat", "you can't measure an angle of a curved surface" and "all verticals are parallel" claims very well

[@hartmutholzgraefe]

Aka. "tell me you have no idea about calculus without even mentioning calculus"

[@snuffcore9686]

Colloquially known as bullshit.

[@pretentiousjackal]

Maybe one could argue that since the earth's shape is better approximated as an oblate spheroid than a sphere, you'd have to deal with the fact that ellipses have no algebraic solution for their perimeter. Or you could argue that the earth is not even a perfect oblate spheroid, having infinitely intricate topographical features, so you'd have a coastline paradox if you don't create a minimum for the division size, but that seems a little beyond most flat earthers.

[@WitchidWitchid]

So I guess railroads can only determine distance on straight sections of track. Curved sections have no length. Therefore the entire distance a train travels can be determined by only measuring the straight track sections and ignoring the curved sections because they have no length.

[@nexpro6985]

@Bob, sir I take issue with your casual comparison of Nathan Oakley and Fester. While there is a passing semblance and perhaps in a dimly lit old mansion such a mistake might be made one must consider the following points: 1. Fester's ideas have coherence. 2. Fester has charisma. 3. Fester has friends and fans. 4. Fester is a handsome devil. 5. Fester does not act like a sociopath. 6. Fester does not act like a sociopath. ( I felt that that the last point is so significant it warrants repetition).

[@Isolder74]

Hello Kryten!

[@nexpro6985]

@Isolder74 smeeeee.

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Strangely I find myself in agreement with your points

[@alm5966]

It's the Kenneth Williams impression when he's being condescending that makes me laugh.

[@12345.......]

Nathan is such a deplorable person. I would love to see his tone in an in-person conversation

[@sthurston2]

Nathan and Bev insist on defining globe into impossibility. Nathan with his flat baseline & length is flat only, and Bev with his all horizontals are parallel. They are beyond reaching, and anyone who falls for their brand of nonsense wasn't likely to get the globe either.

[@Scootermagoo]

Hi Bob. I hope your day went well.

[@thedishonorableparasite]

Wow! Seems like every single rollercoaster in the world is a scam. They want you to pay money for a ride on tracks that have been proven by Uncle Fester to have no length. I'm shocked!

[@bunnykiller]

hmmmm, then how do the drivers of race cars know how far they have gone on lets sayyyy... the track at Indiannopolis Raceway, its not flat and its not straight in the curves or how about those Gran Prix style courses..... ;)

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Good question, let's ask Nathan how that works...

[@tysondog843]

"Distance is only measured in a straight line"? Then, how does the odometer in your car work?

[@davecannabis]

um how long is that piece of string? ive been asked many times but nobody can tell me how long is a peice of string

[@ThatGeezer]

If distance only applies in straight lines, how come flerfy's trousers don't fall down when he buckles his belt?

[@enriqueolivares119]

Thanks !

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@fernandocabette6050]

Sad that they won't understand the example. They would have to stretch a twine on a huge globe (like that in Maine), cut it, stretch above the ground, measure, make the scale calculations, and drive the same distance predicted by the twine to understand.

[@ReinoGoo]

To measure the distance to the 24 hour sun in Antarctica you use angles - north from the south pole and down to the horizon.

[@BarnabyRudge-sx3pb]

Eh?? You can't measure the distance to the sun that way!

[@snuffcore9686]

Wow! Just... wow!

[@amadman8149]

Bob,if you make me ask, "How long is a piece of string?" I'm going to come over there!

[@jimsmith7212]

Oakley is like uncle Fester's evil twin.

[@ReinoGoo]

The only problem with the flat earth is that nothing needs to work on the flat earth. Therefore they try to get nothing to work on the globe earth.

[@ReinoGoo]

You can't use linear distance on a flat earth map. Use a string on a globe instead.

[@kennylex]

Oh.... that explains why he could not find a xmas shirt fitting his dimensions. The length around his neck cannot be measured.

[@bigJovialJon]

That is a terrible thing to say about the real fictional Uncle Fester. I wonder how Nathan Oakley buys trousers. What size does he need? It's impossible to say.

[@dogwalker666]

He can't buy a belt either, And forget measuring "O" rings.

[@ChockHolocaust]

Not listening to Nathan Oakley for even a microsecond, so unfortunately not watching your video.

[@cuross01]

Oh, so my tape measure has no length until i extend it. Because its all looped up inside the structure of the housing. Quantum distances. Schrodingers tape measure

[@BentConrod]

How does Nathan measure his hat size?

[@asiano3385]

Arc length is used in physics engines.

[@gbprime2353]

Perhaps we should all encourage Nathan to sue manufacturers of thread and yarn for false advertising because the length of the product cannot possibly be measured when wrapped around a spool. Think he would learn anything from that? (My money says "no.")

[@chriscasperson5927]

How dare you compare such a towering intellect, pillar of science, handsome devil, and _Bon Vivant_ with... ...Nafan Oafley. You shall definitely be hearing from the Addams legal team. This calumny will not stand.

[@MadHax-wt5tl]

I know not this Uncle Fester of whom you speak! Now the kid from the Charlie Chaplin film "the kid", there's an actor I have heard of. Wonder what happened to him.

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Became famous as an adult I hear

[@adamstrange7884]

Hey Slappy where is the night?

[@JSSTyger]

I can't tell if Nathan looks more like Uncle Fester, Gollum, or Yoda...or all of the above.

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Uncle fester

[@snuffcore9686]

I'm thinking more like Lex Luther.

[@aesouris]

@@snuffcore9686 Without the money, brains or charisma.

[@aesouris]

Can't be Yoda. Yoda is a teacher of the Force. That takes intelligence to understand. Nathan has none. Might be Gollum - twisted little former Hobbit that's been trying to hold onto something far too long - yeah Gollum works.

[@Ann_Alglands]

Another perfect example of flerfs can't 3D.

[@ozric4122]

I thought I'd heard excuse they had 🤷‍♂

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

They never cease to amaze me.

[@ifitworksproductions]

Distances are only measured in straight lines, unless you're using the flat Earth clock app, and then they have to use the haversine formula...

[@djzoodude]

WHERE ARE THE GUNS NATHAN?!

[@bdg77]

So I should have driven through the mountain instead of over the mountain! Now I know!

[@dobrien51]

And you don’t convert meters to kilometers by dividing by 1000.

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

I don't know why flerfs think they are experts on SI units, lol.

[@ReinoGoo]

Well, one kilometer is 1000 meter. So you need 1000 meters for 1 kilometer.

[@dobrien51]

@@ReinoGoo Oakley doesn’t know that.

[@badouplus1304]

@@ReinoGoo Nathan was once asked to answer the question: "How do you convert meters to kilometers?" He did not know the answer, and when the guy asking the question told him the answer, Nathan went on a rampage of insults.

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

@@dobrien51 Find that hilarious RANT! HOAXley was banging on that to convert from a LARGER unit to a SMALLER one, you DON'T Multiply 'cause it's a SMALLER unit. Or maybe it was the reverse. Like the majority of flerfs, HE can't "math"!!! Oh! I've had personal face-to-face experience talking to flerfs. Small sample size but NONE of them could "math"!

[@bulwinkle]

Comment for the algorithm.

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Everyone share and drop a like

[@xenomorphphantom8852]

Please Mister Bob,don't kick the poor id ten t...without my help! He's depressed,his lies just came into the light...again.

[@jocec3283]

Bob... how dare you compare Uncle Fester to Oakley... That is incredibly offensive to Fester...

[@mrxmry3264]

Nathan, where are the guns???

[@grahvis]

Poor Nathan, he doesn't know that distances can be defined. He is ignorant of such phrases as distance by road, distance as the crow flies, etc.

[@mfkhometheater7742]

They don't understand arc length, what a surprise!

[@synthetic240]

Fester really does have blinders on when it comes to anything that isn't perfectly flat. Just can't see it. Poof! It's gone.

[@DNPaterson]

The arrogance of ignorance on full display. And nobody displays it better than Oakley 🤦‍♂

[@treadingtheboards2875]

I'm sorry, was Uncle Fester being serious, surely not. No-one could be that ignorant.

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Yes he can

[@MrVelociraptor75]

Please don't ruin the great Uncle Fester's name by using it for a representation of that sorry piece of human excrement Nathan Jokely. - Fester is actually smart (even if in an unconventional way) Other than that, brilliant video Bob. How long IS a piece of string? unknowable if it's not perrrrrrfectly straight, I guess

[@xenusceptic]

I think it’s unfair to compare Oakley to uncle fester, as uncle fester is clearly a far more intelligent, interesting man even in black and white

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

Actually he was

[@tussk.]

I wonder if he could convert linear metres into kilometres?

[@rickkwitkoski1976]

No. He can't

[@henriquedossantos6519]

See Nathan, Bob's your uncle.

[@BobtheScienceGuy]

If he was my nephew, he wouldn’t be manipulating the weak minded