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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 17 Mar 2013

    Rarefied gas just might be Irish: The element oxygen, in Aurora and in near-vaccum conditions of space, radiates pure Green.

    9:16 AM - 17 Mar 2013
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      2. Jesse Spector‏Verified account @jessespector 17 Mar 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson If the moon exploded like it does in the Pringles commercial, would cheese really rain down on Earth?

        2 replies 2 retweets 7 likes
      3. Ryan Kelly‏ @ryankelly 17 Mar 2013
        Replying to @jessespector

        @jessespector @neiltyson It would kick off a really mediocre H.G. Wells adaptation.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcjuVCsO_is&sns=em …

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      4. Jesse Spector‏Verified account @jessespector 17 Mar 2013
        Replying to @ryankelly

        @ryankelly @neiltyson I like that the title of that video is "Thanks NASA"

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      5. Ryan Kelly‏ @ryankelly 17 Mar 2013
        Replying to @jessespector

        @jessespector @neiltyson That bit of sarcasm helps explain why Morlocks are so snarky.

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      1. Jerome's Friend‏ @JeromesFriend 17 Mar 2013
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        MT “@neiltyson: Rarefied gas just might be an Eagles fan: The element oxygen, in Aurora and in near-vaccum conditions, radiates pure Green.”

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      1. cardoso‏Verified account @Cardoso 17 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Copper is Irish!

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      1. Science Center of IA‏Verified account @SCIOWA 17 Mar 2013
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        RT @neiltyson: Rarefied gas just might be Irish: The element oxygen, in Aurora and in near-vaccum conditions of space, radiates pure Green.

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      1. Plan Tree Lobsters From Outer Space! 🦇 🎃‏ @treelobsters 17 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Hanny's Voorwerp might be Irish http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap110210.html …

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      1. your cousin, Marvin Berry‏ @AdderAllStar 17 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson so Superman could still be possible from an astronomy standpoint

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      2. Νασρατι‏ @Nasrati_ 17 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson So what does that make the burning ice on Gleise?

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      3. Νασρατι‏ @Nasrati_ 17 Mar 2013
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        @Nasrati_ @neiltyson I totally meant Gliese...

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      1. Jeffrey the Trex‏ @JeffreyTheTrex 19 Mar 2013
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        RT “@neiltyson: Rarefied gas just might be Irish:The element oxygen, in Aurora and in near-vaccum conditions of space, radiates pure Green.”

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      1. Karen Fox‏ @karengfox 19 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson But we learned while camping that green gas will burn with a blue flame. Perhaps it's an element in the beans.

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      1. Richard Eid‏ @richardeid 18 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Or it could be wildfire.

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      1. José I. Quiñones‏ @FallenApostate 17 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson and then beer!

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      1. Colin Gibson‏ @ColinGibson 17 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson You are of course presuming a propositional logic that all green is Irish. But what if not all Irish is green?

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      1. paulindrome‏ @paulindrome 17 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson sorry Neil; green is not a physical property, but merely a perceptual quality.

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