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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 4 Dec 2012

    FYI: Three thousand milligrams is about the weight of a penny. More tweets to come -- in at least a few billion nanoseconds.

    8:10 AM - 4 Dec 2012
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      2. Jesse Bradford‏Verified account @JesseBradford 5 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson is the coolest

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      3. Calee Jo‏ @CaltotheEE 5 Dec 2012
        Replying to @JesseBradford

        @JesseBradford wait, I thought I was the coolest?

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      4. Jesse Bradford‏Verified account @JesseBradford 5 Dec 2012
        Replying to @CaltotheEE

        @CaltotheEE wait are you wearing body paint and a burlap sack in your twitter photo? Because if so, you ARE the coolest and I apologize

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      2. Mark Stacey‏ @MarkGStacey 4 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson so what you're telling me is that a penny weighs 3 grams?

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      3. ted‏ @tedpew 4 Dec 2012
        Replying to @MarkGStacey

        @MarkGStacey @neiltyson I think he means that a penny is equivalent to 0.00661386787 pounds. Or about 0.67 pence. :P

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      4. Mark Stacey‏ @MarkGStacey 4 Dec 2012
        Replying to @tedpew

        @poocrue @neiltyson argh. What's that in the mass of shillings then?

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      1. tweetblbull‏ @tweetblbull 6 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson But how much does this tweet weigh?

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      1. Moeparker‏ @preezerk 6 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson It's like when the news says "Person A spent 1 Trillion, but Person B spent 6,343 Million!"

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      1. Stephen‏ @SteveC784 6 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson actually they way closer to 2500, but if you're referring to old copper pennies, then yes, they weigh about 3000 :)

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      1. Phlip‏ @Pen_Bird 4 Dec 2012
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Thanks! I've always wondered what a "gram" actually was... C-;

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      1. corey‏ @cyrione 4 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson that much is about the size of a quarter visually

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      1. Bo Shaibi‏ @ShiroiKage009 4 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson note that this is used to measure drugs because of a 'big' dose is on that scale.

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      1. Jaime Lagdameo‏ @damexipino 4 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson ...what was the bail set to? 1,000,000 pennies? Haha

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      1. Billie Jean VK‏ @BillieJeanVK 4 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson How much cocaine do you sniff per dose?

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      1. TheAcronymMaker‏ @TheAcronymMaker 4 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson You are such a SUPER GENIUS! Great MIND!

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      1. J-Bird Doomhole.‏ @vakim40 4 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson do you think America will ever switch to metric like the rest of the planet?

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      1. Ewen Grant‏ @EwenGrant 4 Dec 2012
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        @neiltyson - I love comparing my Drake Equation number with my nerd buddies... Whats your number NDT?

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