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 farther 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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[MichaelKovarik]

You probably did not know this while you were studying geometry, but hyperbolic geometries forms the mathematical structure of special relativity. Spacetime, a four dimensional space, is endowed with a hyperbolic, not euclidean, "metric."

[Jasmerrin]

@MichaelKovarik Yeah, thanks. I was 14 when I made this.

[tennisownage]

what did you use to make this video? i wanna try it :D

[Jasmerrin]

Math!

Just kidding... Adobe Flash.

[Roselle028]

uhmmm...

could you plz put some lyrics?

[Jasmerrin]

Done. Anyone who wants lyrics, you can now read them under "More Info".

[weblink2424]

cute hehe........

[richardbyronsmith]

Outstanding. You have helped an old man trying to learn non Euclidean geometry. Not bad for a 9th grade math project. :) And I appreciate the potato chip image for negative curvature. Thanks.

[surfthegnar]

Effing genius



[scucugliarrs]

That is a great song!

Submit your video to mathfest.ca

[NickTheCola]

Are we going to learn this in geometry soon? Crap, I hope not, it's looks confusing. :P lol

[AwesomenessMario]

Awesome job dude.

MATH BROFIST!

[angelofpeace84]

This song rocks!

[wiredboy27]

great vid man you should be really proud of this... way better than the guy who raps about the poincare conjecture to drop it while its hot, the last 30 seconds especially... check out this guy njwildberger

[daturkeyvaginamelonz]

what?

[MrYutbe57]

sounds just like a classmate of mine