Bill Nye Wants to Know Why the Chicken Crossed the Road

You've heard it and we can all agree that crossing the road to get to the other side is not funny. So why is it even a joke? Science-doing superstar Bill Nye asks YouTube super-explainer Vsauce to answer the question, with bonus info on why everything seems to taste like chicken. Link

Why the chicken cross the road is extremely hilarious to five year olds, the target market for the joke.

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The 'other side' of the punchline refers to death. So that's where the chicken is headed by attempting to cross the road. Dark joke that.

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