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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Oct 2012

    .@Ryan_Rude10: How long to fly to the Sun at the speed of light? // 8 minutes & 20 seconds. Then you would rapidly vaporize.

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      2. Bea Kaye  🍕‏ @brainconfetti 21 Oct 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @Ryan_Rude10 I don't what it says about me or current society that I thought "Eight minutes, ugh. Too long."

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      3. Trashu Raccoons‏ @shu 21 Oct 2012
        Replying to @brainconfetti

        @brainconfetti @neiltyson @Ryan_Rude10 Earth’s perspective would be ~8min. Traveler’s perspective would be (nearly?) instantaneous.

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      1. Guillermo‏ @evilcucaracha 25 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson @ryan_rude10 what about your gravitational effect on the sun and your perception of those 8 min 20 sec?

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      1. Brett Gurewitz‏Verified account @BrettGurewitz 21 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson @Ryan_Rude10 How can you vaporize if you're a beam of light? #lightspeedtravel

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      1. Ben Fast‏ @benfaster 21 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson @ryan_rude10 that would be zero-lightspeed instantly though, right? Acceleration to get there would take longer I assume...

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      1. Cicero Goncalves‏ @TravelingCicero 21 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson @Ryan_Rude10 unless u r using multiphase harmonic shields.

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      1. Marc Theiler‏ @marctheiler 21 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson @Ryan_Rude10 Nothing wrong with getting Vaporized, if you catch my drift.

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      1. Michael Arietta‏ @migo_migo 21 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson @Ryan_Rude10 Ah yes but u could light ur cigar by sticking it out the window!

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      1. barb dwyer‏ @barbdwyer1 21 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson @Ryan_Rude10 tray tables to their upright position then LOL

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      1. John Dominick‏ @23JD23 21 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson @ryan_rude10 #NeildeGrasseTyson

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      2. ECHO™  🇩🇴‏ @echoisthename 21 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson @Ryan_Rude10 unless you encapsulate your ship with dark energy.

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      2. AlexanderRexEvensen‏ @AlexEvensen 21 Oct 2012
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        @neiltyson @Ryan_Rude10 How about the time it takes to go through the sun at the speed of light?

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      3. Trashu Raccoons‏ @shu 21 Oct 2012
        Replying to @AlexEvensen

        @AlexEvensen solar diameter / c, probably: http://m.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=solar+diameter+%2F+speed+of+light … - a little under 5s, which is longer than I thought.

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      4. AlexanderRexEvensen‏ @AlexEvensen 22 Oct 2012
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        @shu Then one would have to travel considerably faster to ba able to pass through with no burns :P

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      1. ANA - AfterNarcAbuse‏ @Light_Life_Love 25 Nov 2012
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        Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon, @neiltyson @Ryan_Rude10 Chuck Norris was the first to walk on the sun.

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      1. Mykie G‏ @MykGarren 5 Nov 2012
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        @neiltyson how close could you get? I know the surface isn't ground zero.

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