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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 16 Jan 2013

    Enter a small room. Doors close. When doors open, you're in a different place. Elevators are the next best thing to wormholes

    7:10 AM - 16 Jan 2013
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      2. nan‏ @roguepuppet 16 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson but a wonka-vator is even better!

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      1. Brian Malow‏ @sciencecomedian 29 Jan 2013
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        RT @neiltyson Enter a small room. Doors close. When doors open, you're in a different place. Elevators are the next best thing to wormholes

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      1. Greg Laden‏ @gregladen 16 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson Also, time has passed, so they are like time machines. Now we just need one that is bigger on the inside.

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      2. Aharon Rabinowitz‏Verified account @ABAOProductions 16 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson The NYC Subway does the same thing, only horizontally and over larger distances.

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      2. Senior Froese Official‏ @erikfroese 16 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson What about airplanes? Enter metal tube. Door locks. Exit on the other side of the world.

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      3. deep steak‏ @slyphon 16 Jan 2013
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        @erikfroese @neiltyson What about hand dryers? Push button, receive bacon.pic.twitter.com/bR4JALXw

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      4. Senior Froese Official‏ @erikfroese 16 Jan 2013
        Replying to @slyphon

        @slyphon @neiltyson I used to pretend that the plane didn't move. Some people just changed the set while we sat there.

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      5. deep steak‏ @slyphon 16 Jan 2013
        Replying to @erikfroese

        @erikfroese @neiltyson such a rare pleasure to meet another solipsist!

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      2. Chris Owens‏ @ocell 16 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson With the same thought, the other day I was wondering what goes through a dog's head in an elevator.

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      1. Wendy Nather‏ @wendynather 16 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson But there's the added risk of being Wrong On So Many Levels ...

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      2. Space Archaeology‏ @spacearcheology 16 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

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      1. PsychonauticExpress‏ @PNauticExpress 20 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson you've obviously never tried dimethyltriptamine!

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      1. Brain Swells‏ @AndroidAstro 16 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson - But when, oh, when are we going to get elevators that finally compensate for those pesky Coriolis forces?

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      1. mem aka Mark Mallett‏ @revmem 16 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson @decote it's like Being There

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      1. Joel Lauer‏ @joellauer 16 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson elevators, of course, less likely to pull you apart piece to piece and shove you into a smaller area... so elevators have my vote

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