Neil deGrasse Tyson Schools Rapper B.o.B, Who Thinks The Earth Is Flat

He might be great at spitting lyrics, but he isn't great at spouting science.

Rapper B.o.B. (whom you know from the 2010 song "Airplanes") is the latest celebrity to come forward espousing a "flat earth" theory on Twitter.

The rapper, who appears to have been tweeting conspiracy theories about the government, the moon landing and the planet for quite some time now, unleashed a series of photos, tweets and verbal nonsense on Twitter. It doesn't look like he's going to quit anytime soon.

Take a look at some of his "evidence" below:

The cities in the background are approx. 16miles apart... where is the curve ? please explain this pic.twitter.com/YCJVBdOWX7
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016

have u been to the edge ? or is that what your science book told you https://t.co/61qaI5xx5f
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016

No matter how high in elevation you are... the horizon is always eye level ... sorry cadets... I didn't wanna believe it either.
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016

Luckily, everyone's favorite astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson decided to chime in and help B.o.B. with his facts:

@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

@bobatl Polaris is gone by 1.5 deg S. Latitude. You’ve never been south of Earth’s Equator, or if so, you've never looked up.
— 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

@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

Sick burn, science!!

Sounds like Tyson was just doing what B.o.B. wanted his followers to do -- research his tweets.

Don't believe what I say, research what I say
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016

B.o.B didn't let deGrasse Tyson faze him and tweeted back even more craziness for the astrophysicist to debunk.

@neiltyson why can't the curvature of the earth be measured anywhere in nature? why does only NASA have photos of the curve ? r u a mason?
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016

show me a photo that NASA didn't take ... I'll wait
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016

Since we now have household telescopes that can see the surface of the moon, fly to the moon and let us all see it ... @NASA @neiltyson
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016

@NASA @neiltyson show a continuous uninterrupted shot of a space shuttle from launch to full-orbit... NO EDITS
— B.o.B (@bobatl) January 25, 2016

Though we're not quite sure WHY the rapper decided to go all conspiracy-crazy on us, it is worth noting that he dropped a new mixtape on Jan. 18. And as we all know, all press is good press.

And for those who still believe that the world is flat, we're just going to direct you here.

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