An Open Letter to Nickelodeon - Neatorama

Vi Hart has a bone to pick with Nickelodeon, in that the show Spongebob Squarepants does not represent the world the way it really is to children. Does she complain about the talking kitchen sponge who wears pants? The squid who runs an underwater hamburger stand? The squirrel in scuba gear? No, it's the pattern drawn in the pineapple that Spongebob lives in. -via Metafilter

Never mind the fact that they have campfires.

C-A-M-P-F-I-R-E-S-O-N-G.

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wasn't there a background image in the comment box here at one point about trolls? Maybe it is worth bringing back.

Anyway, I was sold on Vi Hart when I showed several of her videos to all five of my children, and all five of them were entranced. By math. And then they started drawing flowers and counting spirals. And then I noticed myself counting spirals and wondering about tree branches. Thanks Vi Hart!

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But no, she’s wasting time babbling BS about a children’s cartoon show. Seems someone needs to get their priorities straight.

Now, now, Squidward. You need to turn that frown upside down.

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Why are there people like this out there?
Stop going after windmills!
Relax enjoy a little exscapisim.

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It's only irrelevant until you are a pineapple yourself.

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i neglected to share army infantry's critism of how vi hart chooses to spend her time, why the hell would you waste your time commenting on the 'stupidity' of your equal stupidity?

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besides the adult content of a show marketed to children, the fact that sponge bob is not square has always puzzled me.

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Vi Hart a loser? You really should watch some of her other videos and read her blog. She's done a lot to make math interesting and fun for students who could use a nudge, and entertaining for those of us who aren't students.

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Christ man, being that smart you'd think she'd be out solving problems in he real world. But no, she's wasting time babbling BS about a children's cartoon show. Seems someone needs to get their priorities straight. What a loser.

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@RD She doesn't actually want to talk bad of the show, as she is probably a fan. Enough of a fan to check the mathematical properties of Spongebob's house. She's just trying to be humorous ("I'm SO outraged because Spongebob's house has BILATTERAL SIMMETRY! THAT is NOT a pineapple!") while telling some facts about pineapples and maths.

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I guess I can't really appreciate this not being a math nerd... All I could think was, "Who cares, girl-with-lisp? Realism is certainly not a keystone to this show..." The snail was pretty cute, though. :3

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