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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 6 Jan 2013

    .@gummybearofdoom: What does Grand Central Terminal ceiling get? // That's easy: C-. Star patterns were painted on backwards.

    3:36 PM - 6 Jan 2013
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      1. Theresa Muir‏ @theresasmets 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson @gummybearofdoom It's not exactly backwards-- it's inside out. Supposed to be from point of view of God. Doesn't help, I know.

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      1. Robbie Baum‏ @robbiebaum 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson what does it take to get an F?

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      1. Amazon X‏ @amazonx 10 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson they were in a hurry after the Avengers battle of Manhattan!

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      1. Michael Max Knobbe‏ @bronxstrong 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson @gummybearofdoom Perhaps mirrored floor tiles strategically positioned to stargaze and celebrate 100 can improve the grade

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      1. Laurie Dunn‏ @lmitchdunn 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson @gummybearofdoom Like Jon Stewart's globe, which STILL rotates in the wrong direction despite your pointing that out.

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      1. Paul Lambert‏ @PaulHLambert 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson @gummybearofdoom Looks perfect if you are looking down into a mirror!

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      1. Aulstin Gardiner‏ @AulstinwithanL 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson can you look and immediately tell if star patterns are wrong?

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      1. Krister Axel‏ @kristeraxel 7 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson it's not rote memorization is it? You have algorithms in your head for where the stars should be at any given moment?

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      1. John Womack‏ @fauxtaographer 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson @gummybearofdoom or maybe upside down?

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      1. Gordon Magness‏ @Gortonis 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson @gummybearofdoom That's God's view of the sky. According to the Vanderbilt family anyway

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      1. Jeremy G‏ @jglotz5 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson @gummybearofdoom It's supposed to be heaven's view of the constellations---the view from the other side.

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      2. Jennifer Anne Woods‏ @StillAmJennifer 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson One day I will own a house. How much would you charge to make sure I paint my starry sky properly? @gummybearofdoom

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      3. john chunn‏ @Luv2Travel247 6 Jan 2013
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        @StillAmJennifer @neiltyson @gummybearofdoom hahaha. i love that story about neil and the titantic sky. james cameron is such a prat

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      1. Kevin McKone‏ @kmckone102 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson should be an F. It's either right or it's wrong.

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      1. Orange Cat‏ @oc1863 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson that works for Ausralians, doesn't it?

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      1. Maxx‏ @MaxxFrazer 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson @gummybearofdoom wasn't that deliberate?

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      1. Amy Clark‏ @TheatreGeekAmy 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson Damn. That's disappointing. When I lived in NYC I loved going there and gazing at the ceiling constellations.

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      1. Anda Phelps‏ @miggsy 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson How about Lars van Triers's Melancholia?

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      1. Rob Nunn‏ @Rob_Nunn 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson I thought it was supposed to be the ancient god's eye view

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      1. Lardo S. Dharma‏ @Lsdharma 6 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson what about THOR, how would you grade the movie's depiction of the world's tree?

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