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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 11 Oct 2012

    Alka Seltzer is fizzable. Uranium is fissionable. I'd prefer that my leaders knew the difference between the two.

    6:24 PM - 11 Oct 2012
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      1. arclight‏ @arclight 11 Oct 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson We in the fission business prefer "fissile" but "fissionable" is perfectly good too. However "nucular" isn't, ever. #imwithneil

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      1. Julie Gomoll‏ @JulieGomoll 11 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson I have a Sodasteam thing that carbonates my water. I am a fizziologist!

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      1. Lisa Scottoline‏ @LisaScottoline 11 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson Please run for office.

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      2. arclight‏ @arclight 11 Oct 2012
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        .@neiltyson At the moment I'm analyzing uranium-metal/water reactions. Under some (bad) circumstances, it's fizzable too. Or fizzy. #fizzics

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      1. Dave Thompson‏ @DaveThompson59 11 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson Well stated sir!

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      1. James Cross‏ @GingerJimerthy 11 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson If politicians were intelligent enough to know the difference then they would have proper jobs instead

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      1.  💙‏ @kate_desiree 11 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson He meant to say that. We must keep Iran from creating a new form of carbonation to poison Americans. NYers will be fine.

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      1. Tyler Thomas‏ @twthomas89 11 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson beautiful Neil

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      1. Crimson Ranger‏ @JimB_85 11 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson Yet another reason why we need someone intelligent like you to be president, Neil.

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      2. Jamie Miley‏ @mileyja 11 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson Don't care if their particle physicists, stick to what your good at. Enjoy you on space shows and don't care for you in politics.

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      3. Dennis Deery‏ @DDeery 11 Oct 2012
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        @mileyja @neiltyson enjoy you in crm, not so much in politics.

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      2. Hal Mueller‏ @halm 11 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson oh it's just a theory anyway. Like evolution. And gravity.

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      1. Isabella Rosa‏ @labellarosa 2 Apr 2013
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        RT @neiltyson: Alka Seltzer is fizzable. Uranium is fissionable. I'd prefer that my leaders knew the difference between the two.

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      1. One L‏ @AWiseLatina 20 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson ha ha!

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