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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Oct 5

    #IKnewIWasOld when it became unsafe to ignite the appropriate number of Candles on my Birthday Cake.

    9:16 AM - 5 Oct 2018
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    145 replies 526 retweets 5,625 likes
      1. David Coley‏ @DavidJoeColey Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        My wife had all her candles on her cake this year. I made a joke "Better be careful or the fire alarm will go off..." as I said "off" the fire alarm sounded. We have video somewhere. It was the funniest moment ever (for us, perhaps not for my wife)

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      2. Ethel Johnson‏ @etheljo18 Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I just set the cake on fire.

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      1. Romeo Lacoste‏Verified account @RomeoLacoste Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Hahahahhahaha

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      1. Tom‏ @Tomloffer Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        STOP

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      1. Pat Cleary‏ @PatClearySoCal Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        My clue was when I had to start using 2 boxes of birthday candles on my cake.

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      1. Keith Berson‏ @KeithBerson Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        #IKnewIWasOld when I had to explain what punch cards to a CompSci student I was tutoring.

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      2. Daniel Obeng‏ @DanielObeng Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Switch to a binary candle system: candle off = 0, candle on = 1 Far fewer candle digits required Unary is overrated🕯️🎂

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Anitra, AKA Mrs Nightskyre‏ @mrsnightskyre Oct 5
        Replying to @DanielObeng @neiltyson

        My dad always did this. It’s now my usual approach for anyone over 10.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Lozzie‏ @mloszchuk Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        The older I get, the more I wish earths orbit around the sun was longer.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. greenmagoo‏ @greenmagoo1978 Oct 5
        Replying to @mloszchuk @neiltyson

        I’ve always wanted a 28 hour day

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      4. Lozzie‏ @mloszchuk Oct 5
        Replying to @greenmagoo1978 @neiltyson

        Hours of the day are based on the rotation of earth. A longer day/slower rotation wouldn’t affect the time it takes to orbit the sun but would give us less days a year.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. greenmagoo‏ @greenmagoo1978 Oct 5
        Replying to @mloszchuk @neiltyson

        But I could sleep more! That’s the whole point!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. STEPHEN PAUL OROSZ‏ @orosz_paul Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        We got "LED" now Neil !, safe ! ! 🤓🕺💃

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      1. kevin russell‏ @kevinrns Oct 8
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        Use binary, we always have, you'd only have to light four Image by Coralie Mercier https://www.flickr.com/photos/koalie/2981948578 …pic.twitter.com/KMzj8rRnW3

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      1. Piyush‏ @Piyush95737057 Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        😂😂😂

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      1. Trumpald Dump‏ @youridiotlikeme Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        You already said this one, elitist dingus.

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      1. Franc Blak‏ @FrancBlak Oct 5
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        #IKnewIWasOld when I learned I was made of stardust that came from ancient stars.

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      1. Pradeep Sharma‏ @ankit05_ozil Oct 5
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Its my birthday too, Can I get a like ?

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