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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 15 Aug 2012

    In the 2012 #Olympics, USA won 104, China 88 medals. If China had the population of the USA, they'd have won only 20 medals.

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      1. I AM NIGEL‏ @I_AM_NIGEL 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson I AM NIGEL

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      1.  🦇 Bat  🦇 Hayles‏ @mathayles 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson is scaling by population the most accurate? Surely available resources to invest in training matters as well, eg GDP (per cap?)?

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      1. Dave Brodbeck‏ @dbrodbeck 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson and Canada won 18, if we had the population of the USA we would have about 180....

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      2. Mark McCaw‏ @bigpicguy 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson oh so the medal count is by population? That's ridiculous. Using your theory Jamaica won far too may medals.

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      3. Enter your real name‏ @vickersty 15 Aug 2012
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        @bigpicguy @neiltyson Why would fewer non-athletes in the same political division affect the results of the athletes? Is this thing rigged?

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      1. María Marsden‏ @Greip_Moon 21 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson "only"

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      1. Gustavo Enrique‏ @FutIncorrecto 16 Aug 2012
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        Aplicando la estadística de manera errónea, @neiltyson.

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      1. Frank Malinowski‏ @Frankly 16 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson and if China had the population of the USA … oh, wait…

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      1. zeeke‏ @zeeken 16 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson what if Michael Phelps had the population of the US?

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      1. Josemi‏ @thisnotissparta 16 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson ; In the 2012 #Olympics, China won 88, Jamaica 12 medals. If Jamaica had the population of China, they'd have won 5.877 medals.

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      1. Jason Bourne‏ @zyxy3k 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson this logic is very faulty..... no offense.

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      1. Pedro Pablo Martínez‏ @ThePedMar 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Even if these tweets meant to be funny, are plain stupid

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      1. Joel Daniel‏ @TheBoganWithin 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson using your Oly medal logic, Australias 35 medals would be 455 if we had pop of USA. 2012 lowest haul for Aus in 20 years too.

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      1. Ollie Sherlock‏ @OllieSherlock 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson now scale up Great Britain, and marvel at our awesome-ness.

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