Bill Nye receives a copy of Carry On, Mr. Bowditch and talks about Seattle's "12th man" fan culture, where the Seahawks' crowd creates a home-field advantage. The conversation weaves together the navigation memoir that shaped him and his pride in the city's local identity.
Well, I have a gift for your library.
Oh, wow. Thanks, Book That Changed My Life. So, you know, when you do a TV ad, this is the hero.
The hero is what's in there.
Let's look. Oh, wow. Oh, cool. How the Seattle Seahawks Silenced All Doubts and Became Champions. Most people probably don't know that you're a 12. For those of you who are not all that familiar with U.S. football, there are 11 people on the field from each team. The crowd in Seattle is the 12th man. The fans are called the 12th.
Giving a real home field advantage. Boy, it's— it is loud. Queen Anne made Isaac Newton a knight. People have won Nobel Peace Prizes, but you have raised the flag. That's right. Which everybody that I know would rather do than be knighted or anything else. In Seattle, everybody. So we're here to talk about the book that changed your life, Carry On, Mr. Bowditch. So tell me, how did this book change your life?
