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Hank's 'Dude, no edge!': his obsession with the universe having no edge (2012)

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About: Tour de Nerdfighting, universe, No Edge Shirt, a child of the brothers, honey badger, John Green

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2012-02-07 origin John says that in the last week of the tour Hank became obsessed with the universe having no edge and kept saying 'Dude, no edge!', even mid-sandwich. 10 Misconceptions Debunked! 00:01:14
2012-02-11 variant Hank's explainer is repeatedly interrupted by 'No edge!' outbursts, ending 'no edge' in his sign-off and end screen. How Big is the Universe? 00:00:00
2012-02-18 callback Hank asks whether John said he wanted a No Edge shirt and says he made a No Edge design. World's Smallest Animals 00:03:13
2012-02-28 callback John cites comprehending the edgelessness of the universe as hard learning he avoided as a student. On Cuties and Cooties 00:02:26
2012-03-13 callback a child of the brothers's answer to why the universe has no edge: 'Honey Badger ate the edge'. Actually Free Money! (Really.) The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report 00:03:21
2012-05-05 callback John nods to Hank's 'no edge' obsession: Webb sees out to where the edge of the universe would be, 'but no edge'. It's HANKO DE MAYO!!!!! 00:00:00
2012-07-07 callback Hank ends his Higgs explainer with the field permeating the universe 'from one no edge to the other no edge'. The Higgs Boson 00:03:21
2012-07-20 callback Hank's song recalls telling John in the van 'dude, no edge': the universe has no center and no edge. The Universe is Weird: A Song 00:01:19
2013-10-25 callback After saying the universe may be infinite, Hank exclaims 'NO EDGE!'. When Was it a Million Seconds Ago? 00:02:24