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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 2 Aug 2012

    Weightlifters, whose sole job is to raise barbells from planets that attracts them, on Mars achieve 2.6x their personal bests

    7:00 PM - 2 Aug 2012
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      1. Ben O'Steen‏ @benosteen 2 Aug 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson With regional differences in gravity, weightlifters should perform slightly better next Olympics (LDN 9.81m/s2 vs Rio 9.79m/s2)

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      1. Pete Corson‏ @petecorson 2 Aug 2012
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        .@neiltyson Mars' day is 24 hours 37 minutes and 22 seconds long, adding another 00:37:22 to the #Olympics tape delay on that planet.

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      1. Mykie G‏ @MykGarren 4 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Loving the Mars Olympics so far. Embracing my inner nerd more and more. Thnx

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      1. Brendan‏ @paradoxosaurus 3 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Assuming you could maintain liquid water, how would sailing work? Winds are high-velocity but low air pressure? #olympicsonmars

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      1. *THE* wombat zone  🧜🏾‍♂️‏ @UpRightBaseball 3 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson But don't they measure the records in weight not mass? they might lift ~x3 the mass, but the newtons/lbs would be the same. No?

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      1. Zopjaw‏ @Aaron_Appel 3 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson I can't wait for Mars olympics 2062.

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      1. Neen L.‏ @YoginiNeen 3 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson So THAT's what I need to do to improve my lifts...hmmm....

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      1. steve mockler‏ @SmocklerSteve 3 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Mass but not weight! I guess it depends if you use Kg or lb's.

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      1. eliminat‏ @eliminat 3 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson wouldn't the weightlifters lift exactly their personal best since it's by weight, not mass, and the weight would drop too?

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      1. Justin‏ @CredibleHulk314 3 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson That means im going to bench 871lbs. Im a beast lol

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      1. Paul-Gabriel Wiener‏ @hataroni 3 Aug 2012
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        No, @neiltyson, weightlifters may be able to lift more MASS on Mars, but they'll be lifting the same WEIGHT.

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      1. BarefootRow‏ @BarefootRow 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson @BarefootAngieB probably more than 2.6 as their own weight drops as well.

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      1. BikerDoh‏ @DohMtl 2 Aug 2012
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        .@neiltyson @nerdistnews tweets in a row, 1 about the olympics, 1 about mars and 1 about olympics ON Mars! #Crazypic.twitter.com/RhdW6dOt

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      1. Thomas Losey‏ @MaximumDreamer 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Why not put them on the moon for an even heavier lift and a closer Olympics?

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      1. Abu Fahad Almarzouq‏ @upattwothirtyam 2 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson wouldn’t the weight of the same barbells change there? so they can carry greater mass, but same weight (no improvement)

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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 100★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/231207841678110720 …

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