OMG I could listen to LeVar Burton talk about anything. His voice is so soothing and just entrances you and he's so well spoken. I've already backed the kickstarter and you should too but you don't have to take my word for it ;)
OMG Levar Burton is really freaking good at hosting Sci Show. I wouldn't let him host ever again if I was you Hank, he's good. That was just, amazing. Good job Levar, you're a beast.
I know right? I showed my mother when Levar came in, and she was like 'Cool'. In my head, I was thinking- 'It ain't just 'cool', it's AWESOME!'........... Am I fangirling too much?
Rajdeep Lather Given that people who subscribe to a CZcams channel about science are probably interested in science, I think the slight complexity of his diction was suited for his audience.
Rajdeep Lather Still, if one is interested in science more often than not they are inclined to have an inquisitive and investigative nature. They would be willing to cover their gaps in knowledge with some independent research. The terms he was using were not terribly complex. A quick Google search would suffice for anyone truly interested enough to know.
The childhood memories just came through my body and began to make me fangirl. I could read before seeing his videos but I still have great memories of watching them :3
Diana Peña Well, it just is how the money management operates within the company. There's a lot of non-profits that are despicable and for profits which are heroic.
As soon as LeVar came on I raised my glass to my computer monitor. BUTTERFLY IN THE SKYYYYYYYYYY!!! We need to have an alternate to the 'Like' button for such occasions. Something like an 'Unbridled Admiration' button. The Reading Rainbow kickstarter is mind-blowing. YEAH! GET IT!
I only glanced at the title, so LeVar Burton appearing was a complete surprise. A complete surprise that made me squeal, throw my hands up, and do a squidy happy dance in my chair. That man makes me so happy.
thumbs up... as a kid of the eighties (1981), seeing Levar again for the first time since i was six or seven (never got into trek) nearly brought a tear to my eye. to this day i still tell people "but you don't have to take my word for it" (the single phrase that ensured i would be a constant reader for life- which generally astonishes people, as i'm usually taken for a meat head until i open my mouth) when i feel like being a smart ass! great show guys!
Is it bad that I've been subscribed to this channel for 2 years and I only found out last week that Hank's brother is the Author of my favorite book? Hahah.
Do you watch their other channel, vlogbrothers? They collaborate on it and bring forward a mixture of videos which include science, media, literature, culture, etcetera.
eirwen5 Well I didn't, that's how I found out that he had a brother because I stumbled across it. I just think it's a great coincidence that the book that had a huge impact on me when I was a teenager was written by the brother of one of my favorite CZcamsrs haha.
LeVar Burton is awesome as all get out. The very second I found out he had a kickstarter I jumped on that bad boy and threw a hundred bucks at it. Not a single regret. Rainbows might not be magic but Reading Rainbow certainly is. It's at over 2 million buckaroos now, hope it keeps soaring to the stars. All them feels man...all them feels.
Since we don't know this person we can only assume they don't have an interest in watching Star Trek. I've never watched an episode of Star Trek, but knew he was on the show since I live in America. As for Reading Rainbow it's understandable if they didn't watch it. Again if they didn't air the show while this person was growing up, have younger siblings who could have watched it, or baby sat children; it's not likely they would seek for it online. We will just have to wait and see if the person responds. :)
I have scishow going as an automatic playlist and usually simply listen instead of watching. So I didn’t see the title or see LeVar on the screen, but immediately his laugh blew my mind back to my childhood 20 years ago before I consciously recognized who the voice was.
Levar is everywhere right now! I totally want expecting him then. Awesome surprise! You should have him as an additional host for this channel or the space sci show!!
"Well, a "double rainbow" is a phenomenon of optics that displays a spectrum of light due to the sun shining on droplets of moisture in the atmosphere. Does that explain it?"-Lux 2014
1. This was the coolest surprise! 2. dood! Hank, how you gonna let LB blow you up, you got come harder than that! 0:43 3. We know what it means now! #doublerainbow
Dear God I just had a multi-retro nerdgasm. Reading Rainbow coming back! Enticing a whole new generation of the wonders of reading and science and ... and ... Nice combo. Sci Show and Reading Rainbow might be able to undo the damage of 20 years of political incompetence and sabotage.
I love LeVar!!! And his Geordi bit was funny. Hahah "unless you have a visor". This is what makes me love SciShow even more! Thanks for being on LeVar, and thanks for having him Hank!
I always got the best feeling hearing the "Reading Rainbow" theme when I was a kid. I distinctly remember watching it a lot in the summer summer of 1986. Hard to believe it has been nearly 30 years.
I know it may not have a different explanation, but what about rainbows around the sun in midday? I saw it once, a perfect circle of rainbow around the sun at 12 pm. It was really weird and never saw it again.
are you possibly referring to a corona? no, not the drink. a corona is the sun's "outer light ring" for lack of a better explanation. it's whats often depicted when you see "glare" in animation or while you're taking a photo of the sun. as far as i understand, a similar effect(as a rainbow) occurs in our atmosphere because of the same reasons explained in the video.
mrobotosayshi I guess so, only that the day I saw it was clear as day, just sitting there, not some random reflection you see through glass. I suppose the atmospheric conditions that day were perfect for it.
Weird. Their are sun dogs, which are a sort of halo of light around the sun, particularly bright to the left and right of the sun. They are formed by ice crystals high in the atmosphere, instead of water, but usually appear when the sun is closer to the horizon. I think the maximum height for one is about 30 degrees, so that wouldn't explain you seeing one at noon.
Butterfly in the sky I can go twice as high Take a look It's in a book A Reading Rainbow I can go anywhere Friends to know And ways to grow A Reading Rainbow I can be anything Take a look It's in a book A Reading Rainbow A Reading Rainbow!
War Rock If you're up high enough, it's a circle, but you need to be in an airplane. Because we're on the ground, we only get to see a small part of the circle, hence the arc shape. If you see a rainbow over a perfectly level horizon, say, the ocean, it should be a perfect half-circle.
Every rainbow is circular, but most of the time, when you see a rainbow you are on the ground and the lower half is below the horizon. If you're high up, like on a plane or helicopter, you might be high enough to have the entire circle above the horizon. Hope this helped :)
Growing up in the 90s, I never knew the name LeVar Burton. As soon as he showed up, however, I may have yelled "Reading Rainbow!" loud enough to wake at lease two of my housemates. Thanks for letting me be a kid again for about 4-and-a-half minutes, SciShow!
I think my inner geek just exploded - so much awesomeness in one video!
OMG I could listen to LeVar Burton talk about anything. His voice is so soothing and just entrances you and he's so well spoken. I've already backed the kickstarter and you should too but you don't have to take my word for it ;)
Amazing turn of phrase friend, absolutely wonderful.
I never watched Reading Rainbow as a kid, but LeVar has such an enchanting quality to his speech I'm disappointed I missed out.
Love LeVar Burton's voice :D I used to watch Reading Rainbow so it's great to see him and hear that voice again! He should be a part of scishow!
OMG Levar Burton is really freaking good at hosting Sci Show. I wouldn't let him host ever again if I was you Hank, he's good. That was just, amazing. Good job Levar, you're a beast.
of course he is, he has been doing this for a very long time.
I know right? I showed my mother when Levar came in, and she was like 'Cool'. In my head, I was thinking- 'It ain't just 'cool', it's AWESOME!'........... Am I fangirling too much?
tuseroni MOSS IS IT REALLY YOU
Rajdeep Lather Given that people who subscribe to a CZcams channel about science are probably interested in science, I think the slight complexity of his diction was suited for his audience.
Rajdeep Lather Still, if one is interested in science more often than not they are inclined to have an inquisitive and investigative nature. They would be willing to cover their gaps in knowledge with some independent research. The terms he was using were not terribly complex. A quick Google search would suffice for anyone truly interested enough to know.
Oh my god, Hank must have been so thrilled.
At least he didn't have the opportunity to pull a Troy though.
Hank was havin' a geekgasm at the end there !!! ;-)
I wish he pulled a Troy that would have been so funny
Patrick Murphy tbh, I was having a geekgasm watching this haha
Patrick Murphy To bad Lindsey Doe wasn't there to give the analysis
You actually got LeVar Burton, thats amazing.
LeVar Burton is a good narrator. No wonder why he got the reading rainbow gig. I wan't him to read me bedtime stories.
damn i miss that show
Did you just put an apostrophe in the word 'want'? You're my hero.
Zminchu muscle memory I guess.
i was just thinking the same :)
The childhood memories just came through my body and began to make me fangirl. I could read before seeing his videos but I still have great memories of watching them :3
I was about || close go going all fangirl... And I'm a guy. I almost even let out a "Squee!" >.>'
The kickstarter for Reading Raindbow was $1,000,000 USD. It was open for 12 hours before reaching that goal, which was before this video aired.
and now its almost at 2,317,000 !
It's also a for-profit company, not a charity, just so you know. I still don't care, but some people might.
Diana Peña I'd expect any that any smart individual would first fully understand what it is they are giving away their money to. I did, and I donated.
Diana Peña Well, it just is how the money management operates within the company. There's a lot of non-profits that are despicable and for profits which are heroic.
It's so cool that Hank was able to hook this up...
I want to listen to LeVar more. :| He should do audiobooks. Seriously.
On Reddit, he talked about possibly doing a more adult version of Reading Rainbow, which would at least include talking about those books.
He should do a Vlog series like Crash Course Literature or something. That would be phenomenal!
He has a podcast reading stories, it's amazing!!!
His voice is so calming...
I know I need him to talk me to sleep with Morgan freeman
AHHHHHHHHHHHH THE MAN FROM READING RAINBOW. ;; Granted, I learned how to read (and loved reading) before I even heard of him but still, fond memories.
I can't believe I recognized this guy from Reading Rainbow as soon as I saw him. I used to watch that show all the time as a kid.
well that was just delightful, get him on more!!!
saw rainbows, video about water droplets, almost didn't click. Read description, clicked for star trek / reading rainbow :D
OMG THE FEELS
I CAN'T EVEN HANDLE THIS!!!
I've seen you before in another video. Not this again
Levar Burton made my day better..
As soon as LeVar came on I raised my glass to my computer monitor. BUTTERFLY IN THE SKYYYYYYYYYY!!! We need to have an alternate to the 'Like' button for such occasions. Something like an 'Unbridled Admiration' button.
The Reading Rainbow kickstarter is mind-blowing. YEAH! GET IT!
I only glanced at the title, so LeVar Burton appearing was a complete surprise. A complete surprise that made me squeal, throw my hands up, and do a squidy happy dance in my chair. That man makes me so happy.
This video was so intense!
Well played
I was.. Completely. Utterly. Surprised. Holy fuck.
Poor Brent when he goes into the school on the KS video.
thumbs up... as a kid of the eighties (1981), seeing Levar again for the first time since i was six or seven (never got into trek) nearly brought a tear to my eye. to this day i still tell people "but you don't have to take my word for it" (the single phrase that ensured i would be a constant reader for life- which generally astonishes people, as i'm usually taken for a meat head until i open my mouth) when i feel like being a smart ass! great show guys!
AWESOME!!!!!!!
LeVar is so well spoken, what a man!
1) OMG!!!!!
2) This was fascinating and I learned a lot.
3) LeVar Burton's voice is fantastic.
That is all.
My god, I've forgotten how wonderful his voice is
I grew up watching reading rainbow!!!! I watched this and listening to leVar made all those warm fuzzy feelings from the show come back.
LeVar was just fantastic. That voice is... ooh a rainbow!
Reading Rainbow! I use to watch that show every day.
LeVar's awesome.
READING RAINBOW!!!
Ahhh the memories... Why dont they have good shows like Reading Rainbow on tv now.?!?! :(
Reading Rainbow is being rebooted within the next few months, actually :)
Taylor Tootell
As a TV show again or just the app? If with a TV show will it have LeVar Burton??
LeVar Burton on SciShow... this day couldn't be any more perfect!
Is it bad that I've been subscribed to this channel for 2 years and I only found out last week that Hank's brother is the Author of my favorite book? Hahah.
Do you watch their other channel, vlogbrothers? They collaborate on it and bring forward a mixture of videos which include science, media, literature, culture, etcetera.
eirwen5 Well I didn't, that's how I found out that he had a brother because I stumbled across it. I just think it's a great coincidence that the book that had a huge impact on me when I was a teenager was written by the brother of one of my favorite CZcamsrs haha.
ellis0896 I did the same thing a about year ago XD
Welcome young nerdfighter!
Proof the green brothers are super awesome
He has a beautiful voice and a beautiful soul.
LeVar Burton is awesome as all get out. The very second I found out he had a kickstarter I jumped on that bad boy and threw a hundred bucks at it.
Not a single regret. Rainbows might not be magic but Reading Rainbow certainly is.
It's at over 2 million buckaroos now, hope it keeps soaring to the stars. All them feels man...all them feels.
I wanna watch this over and over again just to hear LeVar Burton's voice again. I missed it so much!
I like how giddy Hank was about letting LaVar host. :D
I had no idea who the guest speaker was, but my word, has he the best storytelling voice ever!
Which is why his show "Reading Rainbow" lasted for 30 years. :)
How is that possible ? I kind of feel bad for you.
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My guess is this person lives or lived in a country where the show didn't air. I feel bad for this person too. :(
jhangelgurl Reading Rainbow and Star trek both are pretty well known. I would assume that if you have internet access you would know LeVar Burton.
Since we don't know this person we can only assume they don't have an interest in watching Star Trek. I've never watched an episode of Star Trek, but knew he was on the show since I live in America. As for Reading Rainbow it's understandable if they didn't watch it. Again if they didn't air the show while this person was growing up, have younger siblings who could have watched it, or baby sat children; it's not likely they would seek for it online. We will just have to wait and see if the person responds. :)
his voice is so calming and yet engaging. i love it.
Listening to Lavar is almost mesmerising...he holds your attention, impossible to space off!
zomg please get LeVar to do more episodes cuz that was totally wicked! (yes i grew up in the 80's. don't judge me)
This Reading Rainbow program is short and explains different types of rainbows. It is very interesting. I enjoyed.
Thank you Valerie Aldi and Win Laychock for acknowledging This Reading Rainbow.
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i almost cried while watching this.. he should do more narration. his silky smooth voice and his charisma is impeccable!!!
LeVar's voice is amazingly enjoyable to listen to.
LeVar Burton. He made my childhood so much less sucky!
I don't see how LeVar Burton isn't praised for his genius, but people rather listen to Lil Wayne and Justin Beiber.
Ur gay
One word: marketing.
Nathan Bendich Another word: capitalism.
STKisCOOLIO Gay means happy so we are all gay :D
+coolman5242 The same reason kids will grab a bag of candy over a bag of walnuts
I have scishow going as an automatic playlist and usually simply listen instead of watching. So I didn’t see the title or see LeVar on the screen, but immediately his laugh blew my mind back to my childhood 20 years ago before I consciously recognized who the voice was.
The minute Lavar Burton showed up and started talking about rainbows in his Lavar Burton-y voice, I just started smiling! I couldn't help it!
That Community reference was amazing.
Mr. Burton yuss
Awesome instructor voice.
His voice is so soothing.
I didn't think it would, but that VOICE! Boy it brings me back.
I believe my day has just been made. I'll be going to bed now.
This was pure awesome.
Levar is everywhere right now! I totally want expecting him then. Awesome surprise! You should have him as an additional host for this channel or the space sci show!!
I have such fond memories of LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow. It's good to see his face again.
Thank you SO much for the Community reference.
"Well, a "double rainbow" is a phenomenon of optics that displays a spectrum of light due to the sun shining on droplets of moisture in the atmosphere. Does that explain it?"-Lux 2014
LeVar is great. Your voice is so clear and soft. It's lovely.
My jaw literally dropped when I saw Levar Burton came on the screen. My childhood! He was one of the main reason I loved to read :)
I was expecting him to invite the double rainbow guy
LeVar Burton is a goddamn vampire.
Black folk tend to age better then white folk. Melanin protects skin against sun damage which is what causes most visible aging.
killerbee256 Now that doesn't explain how Horihiko Araki, a relatively lightskinned Japanese man has literally not aged in 50 years.
Holy crap! It's LeVar Burton! Best cameo ever!
Keep him on SciShow please, he's a natural!
1. This was the coolest surprise!
2. dood! Hank, how you gonna let LB blow you up, you got come harder than that! 0:43
3. We know what it means now! #doublerainbow
Lost my shit when he walked on. Great job SciShow!
Someone has donated 10 000$ to the kickstarter!! Some people are mental, and extremly nice!
His Voice! Oh my gosh! It's just so awesome!
LeVar is so gooood!!
Dear God I just had a multi-retro nerdgasm. Reading Rainbow coming back! Enticing a whole new generation of the wonders of reading and science and ... and ... Nice combo. Sci Show and Reading Rainbow might be able to undo the damage of 20 years of political incompetence and sabotage.
I just paused the video at 0:27 and starting shouting "Oh my God!" with pure joy for about a full minute. That was AMAZING!
Ohhhh my gash! Even just his voice brings me back! Loved reading rainbow. Thanks for explaining this awesome phenomena!
Is it wrong that I'm weirded out that I can see his eyes..?
Haha
Mmmm that pleasent voice :)
You can tell they're both excited like little school children to be working with eachother
His voice is like butter. So smooth...
OMG READING RAINBOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had the same reaction! Talk about nostalgia :)
hahaha i know right
Joke: What is the highest altitude a butterfly has ever achieved? The cruising altitude of a commercial jet Is easily ten times that amount.
I love LeVar!!! And his Geordi bit was funny. Hahah "unless you have a visor". This is what makes me love SciShow even more! Thanks for being on LeVar, and thanks for having him Hank!
LeVar Burton needs to be on this show permanently. Oh my god, how much I love hearing him speak.
Geordi!!
double rainbow what does this mean (lol quote if anyone gets it)
double rainbow all the way oh my god
It was awesome that he wanted to do an episode of Sci Show. Very cool.
I always got the best feeling hearing the "Reading Rainbow" theme when I was a kid. I distinctly remember watching it a lot in the summer summer of 1986. Hard to believe it has been nearly 30 years.
I know it may not have a different explanation, but what about rainbows around the sun in midday? I saw it once, a perfect circle of rainbow around the sun at 12 pm. It was really weird and never saw it again.
are you possibly referring to a corona? no, not the drink. a corona is the sun's "outer light ring" for lack of a better explanation. it's whats often depicted when you see "glare" in animation or while you're taking a photo of the sun. as far as i understand, a similar effect(as a rainbow) occurs in our atmosphere because of the same reasons explained in the video.
mrobotosayshi
I guess so, only that the day I saw it was clear as day, just sitting there, not some random reflection you see through glass.
I suppose the atmospheric conditions that day were perfect for it.
Weird. Their are sun dogs, which are a sort of halo of light around the sun, particularly bright to the left and right of the sun. They are formed by ice crystals high in the atmosphere, instead of water, but usually appear when the sun is closer to the horizon. I think the maximum height for one is about 30 degrees, so that wouldn't explain you seeing one at noon.
Ultra Sabers
lol I looked indirectly, still not for too long.
Though the light was somewhat dimmer than usual now that I think about it.
Might have been a "sun dog" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_dog
Can we keep him!
saw a full double rainbow over the mountains yesterday, so i couldn't resist watching this.
I had no idea just how much I've missed LeVar Burton teaching me things. This is great.
Butterfly in the sky
I can go twice as high
Take a look
It's in a book
A Reading Rainbow
I can go anywhere
Friends to know
And ways to grow
A Reading Rainbow
I can be anything
Take a look
It's in a book
A Reading Rainbow
A Reading Rainbow!
How do perfectly circular rainbows form?
Every rainbow is circular.
War Rock If you're up high enough, it's a circle, but you need to be in an airplane. Because we're on the ground, we only get to see a small part of the circle, hence the arc shape. If you see a rainbow over a perfectly level horizon, say, the ocean, it should be a perfect half-circle.
Watch SciShow's other vid about rainbows.
Every rainbow is circular, but most of the time, when you see a rainbow you are on the ground and the lower half is below the horizon. If you're high up, like on a plane or helicopter, you might be high enough to have the entire circle above the horizon. Hope this helped :)
PLEASE have LeVar as a guest host more often! That was really good!
Growing up in the 90s, I never knew the name LeVar Burton. As soon as he showed up, however, I may have yelled "Reading Rainbow!" loud enough to wake at lease two of my housemates. Thanks for letting me be a kid again for about 4-and-a-half minutes, SciShow!
OH HOLY SHIT
More zomg amazing guests please.
**sniff** so beautiful :,) **sniff**
I screamed when I saw LeVar Burton. I wasn't expecting this and was super pleasantly surprised.
Love Levar Burton. Grew up watching him on reading rainbow & TNG. He's amazing, as is this show. Thanks!
But What Does It MEAN?!?!. .
Weeeeelll crap, now I have to go watch hundreds of hours of Star Trek TNG . . .
Oh, man I LOVED Reading Rainbow as a kid! I'm so glad that kids have a chance to experience that again!!
LeVar's voice cures cancer, stops babies from crying, and is the rainbow after a storm. Thank you.