Bobby Ray Simmons Jr., better known as the rapper B.o.B., once scored with a song titled “Out of My Mind.” Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson Tyson would agree.
Joining Tia Tequila as a flat-earther, B.o.B. posted a series of screen shots of an alternative universe text. See his Twitter feed.
A sampling of B.o.B. arguments, followed by Tyson’s responses.
A lot of people are turned off by the phrase “flat earth” … but there’s no way u can see all the evidence and not know… grow up
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
?? they’re laughing at me, I’m laughing at them… everybody wins . https://t.co/eGpgcFHZvc
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
there’s wind on the moon ? ? pic.twitter.com/PEqtCwgSbc
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016
Here’s how the celebrity scientist addressed the issue and offered a fig leaf:
@bobatl Duude — to be clear: Being five centuries regressed in your reasoning doesn’t mean we all can’t still like your music
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
@bobatl Flat Earth is a problem only when people in charge think that way. No law stops you from regressively basking in it.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016
@neiltyson @bobatl that makes no sense. if that star is closer to the north pole then howcome its way hotter at the equator #checkmate
— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) January 25, 2016
@bobatl Earth’s curve indeed blocks 150 (not 170) ft of Manhattan. But most buildings in midtown are waaay taller than that.
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 25, 2016