If the nerds of the world ever come together to elect a president for all geek-kind, this kid should definitely run.
The epic -- yes, epic, there is no other word -- speech you see above comes from Georgia Tech's annual welcome event for entering students. Our hero here is a Tech sophomore, mechanical engineering major and general boss named Nicholas Selby. Watch the two-minute video above as he starts off slow then brings things home with enough passion and intensity to make William Wallace proud.
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The video has, not surprisingly, become an online sensation, with more than 300,000 views since hitting YouTube on Monday. So, in sum, if you want to put it all on the line and deliver a speech so rousing that it makes you an Internet hero, you can do that! NICHOLAS SELBY IS DOING THAT!
Well done, young man. Something tells us you've got a bright future indeed.
UPDATE: Some astute commenters have pointed out that Selby's awesome oratory bears a striking resemblance to the obscure YouTube video below (fast forward to the 8:25 mark). Why the similarity? Georgia Tech media relations director explains just that:
@samcmlaird The GT Convocation speech was inspired by his high school teacher (who you show on your site) Nick asked permission to use.— NagelPR (@NagelPR) August 22, 2013
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