Tyreak, who runs the Instagram account "Tyreak Told You," has a unique dislike for the universe. He especially targets the planets in our solar system. His videos combine space facts with his deadpan annoyance, making people laugh and learn at the same time.
It's not clear why Tyreak dislikes the planets so much. But he makes it his mission to "roast" them. He researches space and then shares his funny, often profane, takes on what he learns.
Jupiter and Mercury Face the Heat
Some planets get more of Tyreak's "beef" than others. For example, he has a strong opinion about Jupiter. Scientists have found that Jupiter might be growing by "swallowing" smaller planets. This news did not sit well with Tyreak.
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"Can you believe that Jupiter just gave me another reason to not like it? Look at this," Tyreak said. "Jupiter may have grown by swallowing baby planets reveals a new study. I told y’all Jupiter was morbidly obese. Jupiter just overeats. Jupiter never gets full. You can’t satisfy Jupiter. Jupiter just eats everything around it. That’s why it’s so big. That’s why it looks like that. These are stretch marks."
He also wondered if Jupiter, with its 95 moons, "poops" after eating other planets.
Mercury also faces his funny anger. Tyreak wants to exile Mercury from the solar system because it's "dead."
"We shouldn’t have dead planets just rotting away in our solar system. Isn’t that like some type of health code violation?" he asked. "You have dead planets just chilling out in the solar system? Like, what does it smell like? Do you think Mercury smells worse than Saturn? Cause Saturn has a bunch of ammonia crystals, so that whole planet probably smells like pee."
He even called Saturn a "giant UTI." Then he explained Mercury's distance from the Sun, why it might be shrinking, and facts about its core.
Viewers Love the Planetary Roasts
People in the comments section enjoy Tyreak's series. They find his dislike for the planets and the universe hilarious.
One person joked, "I love this series. It’s giving Tyreak DeGrasse Tyson." Another added, "My dude got beef with the Galaxy."
Someone else made a funny point about Pluto: "So Mercury is a planet but Pluto isn’t?? Feels racist somehow."
One commenter imagined Jupiter's "red super hurricane" as its mouth, sucking in planets. Another compared Jupiter to a "Honey Badger" because it "doesn't care."
Many viewers appreciate that Tyreak is making science fun. One person said, "I haven’t been this invested in science since Miss Frizzle and Bill NYE."
Others hope he continues making the videos. "Please never stop doing these. They bring me so much joy and laughter, for real," one person wrote. Another suggested the videos are "PBS Science documentary worthy commentary."
