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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 29 Sep 2012

    On the subject of drinking straws: If you peer through one, the Full Moon fits easily within your field of view.

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      1. robotwisdom‏ @robotwisdom 2 Oct 2012
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        Confirmed RT @neiltyson On the subject of drinking straws: If you peer through one, the Full Moon fits easily within your field of view.

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      1. Amanda‏ @ATLnewsgirl 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson Even silly straws?

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      2. Corey Forker‏ @CorForks 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson this is the view through my drinking strawpic.twitter.com/bqqJXwhw

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      3. Tom Jackson, Jr‏ @thomasjacksonjr 29 Sep 2012
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        @CorForks @neiltyson that is sweet

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      1. A Drake‏ @MyJobCanWait 30 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson Have you tried that drinking straw thing with the sun yet?

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      1. Francisco Caraballo‏ @pakiko82 30 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson is this true regardless of the height of the moon relative to the horizon?

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      1. Ian Bearden‏ @ianbearden 30 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson So does the sun. Probably not a good idea to try this at home, though.

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      1.  👋🏽‏ @shhhhhgoodnight 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson please weigh in on superfluid vacuum theory

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      1. Ron Scry‏ @ronwye 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson Not quite. Maybe your straws are bigger or your moon is smaller than ours.

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      1. Eric Brashear‏ @EricBrashear 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson thanks for being so awesome, Neil. You're helping me remember all the fun parts of my astronomy classes.

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      1. David G‏ @RocketBaseOne 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson That's a good way to poke your eye out, Neil.

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      1. slash rancid‏ @slashrancid 29 Sep 2012
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        .@neiltyson What do you see if you stick a longer straw into the event horizon?

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      1. Ryan Petersen‏ @typesfast 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson I just got a straw so I can test this tonight!

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      1. Wikimancer‏ @Wikimancer 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson so also the sun, but we shouldn't try that one, right? ;)

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      1. Nathaniel A. Slack‏ @knateslack 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson doesn't that depend on how long your straw is? Or if i am only using a cocktail straw?

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      1. Kat Nicholls‏ @katsdesk 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson now THIS info has the makings of a decent, stump-worthy riddle.

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      1. dave caskey‏ @oregon_dave 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson // oh you said PEER - well that makes much more sense

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      1. Arnold Jamtart‏ @ArnoldJamtart 29 Sep 2012
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        @neiltyson if it’s a full moon, isn’t it best to use a crazy straw?

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