> The visuals in the video are a hoot.  Loved the subtle glowing red Pac Man
> silhouette in the early background.  I'm still trying to ID who is in his
> MySpace "top eight" spaces.  I see Bill Gates, Einstein, and Peewee Herman,
> but who're the other 5?  I can't figure out what that differential equation
> is in that later white background...  Maybe it's a fluid dynamics thing
> because is doesn't appear to be one of Maxwell's equations.  Or is it?
>
>     - from http://www.deepchip.com/wiretap/061121.html


From: Satyakam Sudershan <satyakam_sudershan=user domain=mentor spot gone>

Hey John,

I see Bill Gates, Einstein, and Peewee Herman, but who are the other 5?  I
think I saw Frodo Baggins there somewhere?  Do let us know if you ever figure
out the complete list.

I am so brown and nerdy.  8-)

    - Satyakam Sudershan
      Mentor Graphics                            Noida, India

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From: Evan Lavelle <eml=user domain=riverside-machines.co.uk>

Hi, John,

It's the Schrodinger equation for the Hydrogen atom.  I'm surprised that you
didn't know.  See

      http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/HydrogenAtom.html

It's non-relativistic, and so is rather simple; look up the Dirac equation
for a relativistic extension.

    - Evan Lavelle
      Riverside Machines Ltd.                    Dereham, UK

P.S. What's 'MySpace'?

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From: Jonathan Dragt <jdragt=user domain=tytronics.com.au>

Hi, John,

On his MySpace friends, there is Albert Einstein in the top left, and is
it Frodo in the bottom middle?

    - Jonathan Dragt
      Tytronics Pty. Ltd                         Hendon, Australia

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From: Michelle Clancy <michelle.clancy=user domain=cayennecom spot gone>

Hi, John,

The white and nerdy clip is hysterical!  Thanks for sharing...

    - Michelle Clancy
      Cayenne Communication                      Menlo Park, CA

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From: Michael Lewis <uml=user domain=cypress spot gone>

Hi, John,

Thanks for digging this up and sharing with us.  Sometimes we just have to
stop and laugh at ourselves, don't we?  Did you check out the trivia
questions in the video?  They're great.

  Geography: In what city is the largest ball of twine built by one man?
  Entertainment:  What's the deal with Lindsey Lohan?  I mean, seriously?
  History: F.D.R. - was he faking it?
  Arts/Lit: On what page does Harry Potter die in the next book?
  Sci/Nature: What is the melting point of a gorilla's head?
  Sports: How many Wicket Men are there on a 43-Man Squiddish team?

As for the MySpace eight... some random bloke blogged the following:

Top 8 includes:

    * Bill Gates (computer),
    * Napolean Dynamite (iconic nerd),
    * Mr. Peabody (geeky and a cartoon),
    * Albert Einstein (science),
    * Screech (iconic nerd),
    * Frodo (fantasy)
    * and Pee Wee Herman (childish and nerd)

Thanks again for sharing!

    - Michael Lewis
      Cypress Semiconductor                      Boise, ID

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From: Natalie Ramsey <natalie.ramsey=user domain=spansion spot gone>

John, please.

You have questions about a Weird Al video.  Don't you know about Wikipedia?

:-)

    - Natalie Overstreet Ramsey
      Spansion                                   Santa Clara, CA

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From: Dirk Siemer <siemer=user domain=chipvision spot gone>

Dear John,

The differential equation is the left side of the Schrodinger equation.

                            H psi = E psi

It's quantum mechanics and saying that energy is a scalar number.  The
Hamilton Operator on the left side combines the operator for kinetic
energy and potential energy.

    - Dirk Siemer
      ChipVision AG                              Oldenburg, Germany

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From: Craig Cheney <craig.cheney=user domain=synopsys spot gone>

Hi, John,

Thanks for the laughs!  I wasn't able to catch everything, but I can fill in
some of the blanks for you.  I identified his top 8 on mySpace:

     Top row:  Bill Gates, Napoleon Dynamite, Mr. Peabody (or
               maybe Mr. Pillsbury), Albert Einstein

  Bottom row:  Screech (from "Saved by the Bell"), Frodo,
               Pee Wee Herman, Tom (mySpace founder)

Did you notice that it was Donny Osmond dancing in front of the equation with
Weird Al?

The questions flashed on the trivial pursuit card:

   G:  In what city is the largest ball of twine built by one man?
       (A reference to a previous Weird Al song, "The Biggest Ball
       of Twine in Minnesota")

   E:  What's the deal with Lindsay Lohan?  I mean, seriously?

   H:  F.D.R. - Was he faking it?

   AL:  On what page does Harry Potter die in the next book?

   SN:  What is the (something, oblong?) point of a gorilla's head?

   SP:  How many Wicket Men are there on a 41 man squash team?

The equation is Schrodinger's Wave Equation in 3-D.  It describes the wave
nature of particles.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schrodinger_equation

We apps engineers are always here to help the customer!

    - Craig Cheney
      Synopsys, Inc.                             Mountain View, CA