The sun is a misama of incandescent plasma, by They Might be Giants for me. http... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		fragmede on May 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why did Tom Lehrer swap fame for obscurity? The sun is a misama of incandescent plasma, by They Might be Giants for me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLkGSV9WDMA A 2009 follow-up to their original song from 1993, the sun song, in which they erroneously claimed the sun is a mass of incandescent gas, to weigh the follow-up song is a correction.

aebtebeten on May 24, 2024 [–]

My current song pedantry fave is Nanobot, perfected by a video with 18 numbered [refs]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObvxPSQNMGc

(presumably Brian May would have had his phases of astral matter correct in the first set of lyrics?)

Consider applying for YC's Winter 2026 batch! Applications are open till Nov 10
Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact