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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 25 Feb 2013

    As best as I can tell, the only people who are fully metric-fluent in America are scientists and drug traffickers.

    4:13 PM - 25 Feb 2013
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      2. what time are you voting? Gritty Out The Vote!!‏Verified account @mcbyrne 25 Feb 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson and how much overlap is there between the two groups?

        3 replies 3 retweets 13 likes
      3. Shaun Hildner‏ @shildner 25 Feb 2013
        Replying to @mcbyrne

        @mcbyrne @neiltyson How much does a dime-bag of bosons run on the street these days? #physicsdealers

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      1. Tom Morris  🏳️‍🌈‏ @tommorris 25 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Classic Onion story -http://www.theonion.com/articles/metric-system-thriving-in-nations-inner-cities,458/ …

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      1. Quinn Emmett‏ @quinnemmett 25 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson Watching Breaking Bad much?

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      2. Crommunist‏ @Crommunist 25 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson - expatriate Canadians.

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      1. Steven Coberly‏ @scoberly 25 Feb 2013
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        Glad to be one @neiltyson: the only people who are fully metric-fluent in America are scientists and drug traffickers.

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      2. Olivia‏ @ItsLiv06 25 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson you inspired me to make these. Now I bask in the glow of knowledge. http://i.imgur.com/HKyqzxI.jpg 

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      2. Burt Cracklin FBI‏ @_EmmEss_ 25 Feb 2013
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        Pastry cooks RT@neiltyson As best as I can tell, the only people who are fully metric-fluent in America are scientists and drug traffickers.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Matt Haase‏ @MattHaase82 25 Feb 2013
        Replying to @_EmmEss_

        @_Mark_S @neiltyson my wife is a Dietician, I'm a Pastry Chef. We both love Metric

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Montse‏ @Montsecor 26 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson thank you for the racism.

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      1. tigfox‏ @tigfox 25 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson oh come now, the whole tech world measures bits and bytes via metrics. We even call them metrics, 'Murica be damned.

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      1. Donnis‏ @dennisium 2 Aug 2014
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        @neiltyson I wonder which one we are @Denis_Omeragic

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      1. Mags‏ @ScientistMags 1 Apr 2013
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        LOL! RT @neiltyson: As best as I can tell, the only people who are fully metric-fluent in America are scientists and drug traffickers.

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      1. ChicagoSide‏ @ChicagoSide 26 Feb 2013
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        #samhurd RT @neiltyson: As best as I can tell, the only people who are fully metric-fluent in America are scientists and drug traffickers.

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      1. Shane Vandecar‏ @slvdc1 26 Feb 2013
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        @neiltyson and immigrants ;-)

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      1. Lonnie H.‏ @dcufan 26 Feb 2013
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        Two most important professions MT @neiltyson best as I can tell the only people fully metric-fluent in USA are scientists & drug traffickers

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