Nothing validates a claim quite like hard facts from a scientist, which is why Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin's popular cross-genre Indie music festival, hand-picked Bill Nye to announce the 2015 lineup and provide evidence that this fest is, in fact, the most fun in all the land.
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Although The Science Guy clearly has the chops to crunch the numbers and appears to be all up in pop culture these days, how exactly did he end up as an ambassador for this fest?
"About 2 years ago, I wanted to find a better way of showing folks that FFF was different than other festivals, because I really believe that it is. It's not a very credible thought coming from me though," explains co-founder James Moody. "So we decided to work with a scientist to basically prove, through science, that FFF was special... and scientifically different from everything else out there. Thankfully Bill Nye agreed, likes tacos, and loves Wu-Tang, so here we are. Because science."
To slam-dunk the case, Nye employs all the tools in his arsenal such as a Wu-Tang Periodic table, a mind-blowing fun equation and "Quantitative Bummer Observation" metrics to explain his conclusion. With the comedy lineup yet to be announced, it wouldn't surprise me at all to see him show up on the Yellow stage come November but I don't have the science to prove it yet.
Check out the video for this year's lineup and the full demonstration.
