The Hyperbolic Geometry Song
This is a math project I did back in 9th Grade about Hyperbolic Geometry. It’s a parody of one of my old favorite songs, Superman by Five for Fighting. I wrote the lyrics, animated the movie, and *shudder* sang the song. Feel free to laugh at my singing, I don’t pretend I’m any good. I got an A on the project, though.
**EDIT: Due to consistent requests for lyrics, here they are:
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The Hyperbolic Geometry Song
Lyrics by Jason Merrin
Song parody of “Superman” by Five for Fighting
Geometric lines
In negatively curved space
Can curve in all different directions
In this strange but common case
Not a regular line on a regular plane
As it goes her out it increases in length
It’s hyperbolic geometry
Hyperbolic geometry’s not strange
In fact it is just fine
Especially for a person
Who wants three or more parallel lines
I think it’s right, I think it’s a hit
That outside of the Poincare disc is infinite
And riding a horse is a tough battle
Without a pseudosphere disc shaped saddle
It’s hyperbolic geometry
The closer to the edge a segment gets
The longer it is
This will be on the quiz
The closer it gets
To infinity
Hyperbolic triangles
Which sort of look like trees
Are always curved strangely
So that they’re less than 180 degrees
Not a regular line on a regular plane
Shaped like a potato chip on a subway train
Not a regular line on a regular plane
A complicated challenge for the human brain
The human brain
The human brain
The human brain
It’s hard for the brain
Not a regular line or a regular plane
Shaped like a potato chip on a subway train
Not a regular line on a regular plane
And it’s hyperbolic
Hmm hmm hmm
It’s hyperbolic… geometry…
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Duration : 0:3:21
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May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
you have to add 65 …
you have to add 65 billion times pie.
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I don’t get how …
I don’t get how hyperbolic geometry works, i have to do a project on it due this thursday and i
m lost, someone please explain it for me.
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
you’re an idiot
you’re an idiot
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
haha great job. …
haha great job. that just made my day!!
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
The brain at 2:27 …
The brain at 2:27 looks like balls.
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I guess this is my …
I guess this is my punishment for reading Wikipedia math articles instead of going to sleep.
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
hahahaha xD
hahahaha xD
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
of ! this is …
of ! this is actually good… hahaha!
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Be hones?t
If u …
Be hones?t
If u reall?y like someo?ne right? now,
or miss them right? at this momen?t,?
or can’?t get them out of your head,?
Then copy and paste this on 10 vids withi?n 5 minut?es,?
And whoev?er you are missi?ng,?
Will surpr?ise you tomor?ow?
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
cute
cute
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
it is good but ur …
it is good but ur singing sucks >.>
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I love you.
…
I love you.
Honestly, we had to do a huge project on this about a year ago for geo, and I wanted to die.
You just made me die in pure love. =]
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Same
Same
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
lol
lol
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Done. Anyone who …
Done. Anyone who wants lyrics, you can now read them under “More Info”.
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
A++^infinity
A++^infinity
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
Im in college and …
Im in college and im just now learning this thanks a lot it helps!
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I’m in 8th grade …
I’m in 8th grade and my geometry teacher is obsessed with it
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
excellent!
excellent!
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
uhmmm…
could you …
uhmmm…
could you plz put some lyrics?
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
This is great. A …
This is great. A little fine tuning and better singing it would be a hit. It could be easily be as famous as “How a Bill Becomes a Law” on Schoolhouse rock.
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I go to public …
I go to public school, and we’re learning this stuff in 9th grade.
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
I went to a private …
I went to a private school… We spent a weeklong mini-unit on Hyperbolic Geometry and then another weeklong unit on other forms of non-Euclidian geometry. This project was for a very loosely defined project, where all we had to do was pick a field of mathematics and in some way describe it. Examples on how included “write a song” or “make a video,” mainly as a joke. My teacher laughed when I told him about my idea, but told me to go for it - sounded like fun. I wound up doing pretty well on it.
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
What school did you …
What school did you go to and learn about non-euclidean geometry? I didn’t learn that stuff until college…
May 25th, 2009 at 7:45 pm
can u give the …
can u give the lyrics??
thanx…