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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Jul 18

    Let’s Make America Smart Again.

    6:04 AM - 18 Jul 2018
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      1. New conversation
      2. JaKhris | Geekometric.com  👻‏ @JaKhris Jul 18
        Replying to @neiltyson

        How could we slowly introduce the metric system and Celcius? I moved to the US from France and while I'm trying hard to adapt, it's tough to make sense of it at times…

        64 replies 6 retweets 301 likes
      3. Chris Patrick Carolan‏ @cpcwrites Jul 18
        Replying to @JaKhris @neiltyson

        Why slowly, though? Just change it. We did it in Canada, and as far as I know we survived.

        17 replies 4 retweets 263 likes
      4. Will Webb‏ @WillWebbMars Jul 18
        Replying to @cpcwrites @JaKhris @neiltyson

        My 2018 car has a setting to switch between KM and Mi. Of course, the speed limit road signs are all in MPH. The distance to places signs are all in Mi. There is infrastructure change required.

        4 replies 0 retweets 21 likes
      5. Chris Patrick Carolan‏ @cpcwrites Jul 18
        Replying to @WillWebbMars @JaKhris @neiltyson

        There is infrastructure spending required, but again, we did this in Canada. All of our signage was in miles before we went metric in '71. If the US had adopted metric when the rest of the world did, road signs (and everything else) would've been changed long ago.

        4 replies 1 retweet 56 likes
      6. Audioscapist‏ @Audioscapist Jul 18
        Replying to @cpcwrites @WillWebbMars and

        Yes, things like road signs have a schedule for replacement, so phase in based on that schedule. In Canada, it happened in 2 phases. The first set of road signs had both mph and kph, which were up for a few years, then the second set were metric only.

        3 replies 1 retweet 15 likes
      7. Prof  ⚛ 🎸 🍺‏ @cootey59 Jul 18
        Replying to @Audioscapist @cpcwrites and

        We did the same thing in Australia in '71 ... it was relatively painless. We are completely metric now ... no one has died from it .... I think 🤔😀 USA did try it ... I remember the outrage ... lasted about 2 years ...then the govt caved in and reverted ... wimps

        3 replies 2 retweets 44 likes
      8. Kelele‏ @KeleleArts Jul 18
        Replying to @cootey59 @Audioscapist and

        You’re correct. I was one of the kids being taught the metric system in elementary in the 70s. Then, poof. Nothing. It just disappeared from the curriculum without explanation.

        5 replies 1 retweet 31 likes
      9. suniL‏ @mmixLinus Jul 18
        Replying to @KeleleArts @cootey59 and

        On September 3rd, 1967, Sweden managed to convert from left-side driving to right-side driving. Now that's a significant infrastructure change! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagen_H 

        1 reply 1 retweet 10 likes
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      2. Michael Knaepen‏ @michaelknaepen Jul 18
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Amurica has GOOOOOOOOOOOD on their side. No need to be smart /s

        9 replies 2 retweets 77 likes
      3. Jeremy Coler‏ @JeremyColer Jul 18
        Replying to @michaelknaepen @neiltyson

        I thought you were saying "good" instead of "God" so I was confused lol

        4 replies 1 retweet 122 likes
      4. Michael Knaepen‏ @michaelknaepen Jul 18
        Replying to @JeremyColer @neiltyson

        youtube has done it with dr Neilhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=KmdGFWS0m54 …

        4 replies 3 retweets 32 likes
      5. Jeremy Coler‏ @JeremyColer Jul 18
        Replying to @michaelknaepen @neiltyson

        Omg that's great. "Wafers and wine" 😂😂😂

        0 replies 2 retweets 19 likes
      6. End of conversation
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      2. Chris Ripley‏ @sagansbillions Jul 18
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Instead of smart, can we just make ourselves logical again? Fact based? Stop emotional arguments and legitimately discuss reality? Make policy decisions based on actionable information?

        6 replies 5 retweets 78 likes
      3. Phoenix Fires‏ @PhoenixFiresL Jul 19
        Replying to @sagansbillions @neiltyson

        In a world where everyone followed that agenda we wouldn't need a government or individualism. We'd just have a strange hivemind of a regime where people played their part accordingly for the logical good of humanity.

        1 reply 0 retweets 14 likes
      4. (((Out of the Shadows)))‏ @readingquietly2 Jul 21
        Replying to @PhoenixFiresL @sagansbillions @neiltyson

        Sigh. Wrong. You have logic confused with philosophical Utilitarianism. They aren't equivalent.

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
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      2. Sarcasticsapien‏ @Sarcasticsapien Jul 19
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Actually, America is just a location made of water and land. We must work on making AMERICANS smart again.

        3 replies 0 retweets 49 likes
      3. The CunTess 🌊‏ @tessbereczky Jul 19
        Replying to @Sarcasticsapien @neiltyson

        Did you just mansplain to NDT? 😂

        2 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
      4. James Depoorter‏ @JamesDepoorter Jul 19
        Replying to @tessbereczky @Sarcasticsapien @neiltyson

        Actually, it is a totum pro parte (“actually”, to be sure)

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. The CunTess 🌊‏ @tessbereczky Jul 19
        Replying to @JamesDepoorter @Sarcasticsapien @neiltyson

        pic.twitter.com/reuGKIS5dX

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      6. James Depoorter‏ @JamesDepoorter Jul 19
        Replying to @tessbereczky @Sarcasticsapien @neiltyson

        pic.twitter.com/D83dXWyHww

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. The CunTess 🌊‏ @tessbereczky Jul 19
        Replying to @JamesDepoorter @Sarcasticsapien @neiltyson

        pic.twitter.com/ksisgFe4oF

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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