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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 15 Aug 2012

    Scaled by population (5-medal min) the 5 most under-achieving countries in 2012 #Olympics 1) IND 2) MEX 3) CHN 4) TUR 5) ETH

    5:44 AM - 15 Aug 2012
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      1. Daryl Manning‏ @awws 16 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Can we see that again by GDP per person? Might be a bit more indicative of the #Olympics has largely become about money/athlete.

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      1. Sightline Institute‏ @Sightline 16 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Chart at the bottom here of all medal-winning countries, adjusted for population. Granada takes #1http://bit.ly/NdXdf2 

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      1. Manasa Ravi‏ @Manasaysay 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson how many medals would China have had to win in order to get themselves out of this list?

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      1. saint_91‏ @saint_91 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Not all medals are equal. Most athletes would give 2 silvers for 1 gold!

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      1. bartvdo‏ @bartvdo 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson I like the one based on square kilometers. #guessyoucanmakeanycountrywinbychoosingtherightparameter

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      1. susan townsend‏ @NiskyMom2Four 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Have you scaled by per capita GDP?...Forgive the question if I just haven't caught up to you yet!

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      1. Seditio Digital‏ @SeditioDigital 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Doesn't this make all your previous tweets invalid about medals&size/country?It's entertaining but now go do some real science ok

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      1. Muhammad Ebrahim‏ @ReasonableMan_J 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson 1) Cholera and Death, 2) Failed State 3) basically a dictatorship 4) Turkey, enough said, 5) Famine, Warlords, Death, Disease.

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      1. Rahul Trivedi‏ @treewaydee 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Expected better from a scientist. You sound like an NFL analyst.

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      1. Rahul Trivedi‏ @treewaydee 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Scaling based on a single factor when there are a host of factors responsible for a country's success in Olympics is stupid.

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      1. Jason‏ @ImJasonH 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Have you seen http://www.medalspercapita.com/  ? These sorts of stats for every Olympics!

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      1. Sharath K‏ @hucchumanasu 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson ah there it is..

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      1. Kelly Stirman‏ @kstirman 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson India even worse for winter olympics. Why? They blame it on cricket. . . .

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      1. Pathfinder Ryder‏ @Cubsfanatic76 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Pretty remarkable that China is only third.

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      1. Stan Myers‏ @StanzoMyers 15 Aug 2012
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        @neiltyson Could you do the math for Scotland. We competed as part of the UK, but Scottish competitors won 13 of the UK's medals. Pop 5.2m

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