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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 20 Jan 2013

    Aliens might be surprised to learn that in a cosmos w/ limitless starlight, humans kill for energy sources buried in the sand

    6:54 PM - 20 Jan 2013
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      2. Sean Tubridy‏ @tubes 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson They kill for a lot less than that, unfortunately.

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      2. Angela Gibson‏ @AgilistaAG 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I think you have the makings of a great hashtag #AliensMightBeSuprised ....

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      1. Thomas Levenson‏ @TomLevenson 20 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson I'm not sure that would even make the top ten of what aliens would find strange about us. #ivegotalittlelist

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      2. Vince Wadhwani‏ @vwadhwani 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Aliens might be surprised to learn that humans taste delicious with butter.

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      3. crainsmith‏ @crainsmith 2 Feb 2013
        Replying to @vwadhwani

        @vwadhwani @neiltyson everything is better with butter! Oh and bacon!

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      4. Vince Wadhwani‏ @vwadhwani 2 Feb 2013
        Replying to @crainsmith

        @crainsmith if you like bacon you should download baconfinder for iOS or Android. :-)

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      2. eytan‏ @shandershow 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson how far away are we from harnessing such energy?

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      3. Walter ‏ @newdazeofdanger 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @shandershow

        @Shander_NBC @neiltyson - Until we stop harming each other for the limited resources that are buried, we will not focus on renewable energy.

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      4. harold forbes‏ @haroldforbes 24 Jan 2013
        Replying to @newdazeofdanger

        @newdazeofdanger @Shander_NBC @neiltyson Until we stop telling ourselves the Earth is infinite we will continue to consume it.

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      5. Walter ‏ @newdazeofdanger 24 Jan 2013
        Replying to @haroldforbes

        @haroldforbes @Shander_NBC @neiltyson- Said even better. :)

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      2. Eric Shepherd‏ @sheppy 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Probably also surprised that we don’t have antimatter powered toasters yet, too. :)

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      1. Dustin Knouse‏ @DustinKnouse 20 Jan 2013
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        @neiltyson would they? They shove rods up our asses for fun.....

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      2. Yoenis Cespedes‏ @AppFlyer 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson solar and wind useless without storage--you have any thoughts and where storage breakthrough will be?

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      3. David Byars‏ @ByarsDavid 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @AppFlyer

        @AppFlyer @neiltyson Electric cars' batteries can serve as capacitors between drives and we do have capacitors already for our current grid.

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      4. Yoenis Cespedes‏ @AppFlyer 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @ByarsDavid

        @ByarsDavid that's not going to run my AC when it's cloudy...

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      5. David Byars‏ @ByarsDavid 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @AppFlyer

        @AppFlyer Why not? Electricity is electricity. It doesn't care if it is stored or is directly from the turbine/panel/generator.

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      6. Yoenis Cespedes‏ @AppFlyer 20 Jan 2013
        Replying to @ByarsDavid

        @ByarsDavid cause right now it's dark and cold. When you have unreliable sources (see UK) the keep plants running. Gas plants SUCK at low+

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