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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 15 Feb 2013

    The day Asteroid #2012DA14 hits Earth it will likely explode in our atmosphere, with 1000x the power of Hiroshima atomic bomb

    9:14 AM - 15 Feb 2013
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    226 replies 1,567 retweets 262 likes
      1. Malacandra‏ @Malacandra 15 Feb 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I shall never sleep soundly again: the universe wants to kill us all.

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      1. Doctor Gomek  🐊‏ @DrGomek 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson I'm not a scientist, but won't Flash Gordon be able to save us?

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      1. SamJane‏ @samjane 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson fun! *puts on a hard hat*

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      2. Falcons Fan #1‏ @senor_soze 15 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson wow was just about to ask what an asteroid the size of an office building would do. What would happen on a global scale?

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      3. sandman‏ @AndySandln 15 Feb 2013
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        @senor_soze @dpalm66 ...Okay, so the scariest environment imaginable. Thanks. That's all you gotta say, scariest environment imaginable.

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      4. Falcons Fan #1‏ @senor_soze 15 Feb 2013
        Replying to @AndySandln

        @SandlinAndy @dpalm66 so this is the part where the coyote straps a rocket to his ass right? I seem to remember it not working out so well.

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      5. Capitalist Pig‏ @napsi1 15 Feb 2013
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        @senor_soze @sandlinandy "I'm sure it's nice to know if you lose your job at NASA , you can always work at Helga's House of Pain."

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      6. sandman‏ @AndySandln 15 Feb 2013
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        @napsi1 @senor_soze haha nice!

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      7. Capitalist Pig‏ @napsi1 15 Feb 2013
        Replying to @AndySandln

        @SandlinAndy @senor_soze "I wanna name her Dottie after my wife. She's a vicious life-sucking bitch from which there is no escape. "

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      8. Capitalist Pig‏ @napsi1 15 Feb 2013
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        @napsi1 @sandlinandy @senor_soze #armageddon

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      9. Falcons Fan #1‏ @senor_soze 15 Feb 2013
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        @napsi1 @sandlinandy gonna duct tape you to a chair.

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      1. Ashok Bhawnani‏ @AshokBhawnani 1 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson I do believe that those bombs were meant to explode a half mile short the Ground Zero

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      1. Rob Tigges‏ @rtigges 16 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Why do we need to always mention the Japan bombings when comparing explosions.

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      1. James Fonda‏ @Fondajames 16 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson so tsar bomba will still be stronger...

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      1. deusQui‏ @quodDeus 16 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson around 75~98 years away & has risk of 1 in 4.7Mil of striking us - what're the odds of mankind destroying earth first

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      1. Bobbi Kaye Jones‏ @BobbiKayeJones 15 Feb 2013
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        ACK ACK "@neiltyson: The day Asteroid #2012DA14 hits it will likely explode n our atmosphere, with 1000x the power of Hiroshima atomic bomb”

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