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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 20 Mar 2013

    Light bends from space to air allowing rays to curve over your horizon. So you see the Sun rise before & set after it happens

    11:10 AM - 20 Mar 2013
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      2. Tay Zonday‏Verified account @TayZonday 20 Mar 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Not true. The only objective measure of the sun rise/set event "happening" is when the light reaches your eyes.

        3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. caveman‏ @silinonte 20 Mar 2013
        Replying to @TayZonday

        @TayZonday @neiltyson that's more of a subjective thing...the whole light reaching "your"eyes part I mean

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      4. Tay Zonday‏Verified account @TayZonday 20 Mar 2013
        Replying to @silinonte

        @silinonte @neiltyson Since the event has only subjective observers, it's wrong to assert your observiation deviates from an objective one.

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      5. caveman‏ @silinonte 20 Mar 2013
        Replying to @TayZonday

        @TayZonday well then I objectively disagree with you sir, enjoy being right

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      6. Tay Zonday‏Verified account @TayZonday 20 Mar 2013
        Replying to @silinonte

        @silinonte But to be fair, nobody should have 140 characters evaluated with too much zest or rigor. ;-)

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      1. Mark Cooper‏ @AstragaliUSA 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Related to that, here's a clip from the BBC's QI on that very subject - much to Phill Jupitus' anger:http://youtu.be/NZfr2nZmoJc 

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      2. Nida Zada‏ @Nida 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson I'm seeing the future each morning!

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      1. Spooky 2‏ @2_gryphon 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson Did you know you can see the same sunset twice in one day? All you need is a beach and a tall platform! :)

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      2. d4rk0‏ @d4rk0s 20 Mar 2013
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        @neiltyson I thought light couldn't bend?

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      3. Stan Holbrook‏ @IamStantall 20 Mar 2013
        Replying to @d4rk0s

        @DubDss @neiltyson light is bent in a few ways! going by a black hole or a nutron star. extreme gravity or thick glass will bend light

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      4. d4rk0‏ @d4rk0s 20 Mar 2013
        Replying to @IamStantall

        @IamStantall @neiltyson well thanks for all the responses I knew about the black hole bending light but not about intense gravity

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      5. Stan Holbrook‏ @IamStantall 7 Apr 2015
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        @d4rk0s @neiltyson @IamStantall: new findings @CERN Rainbow Gravity as of 3/21/15 may have been discovered! Check it out

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      1. Rusty‏ @Fe2O3E 4 May 2013
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        @neiltyson that and the 8 minutes it takes for the sun's light to reach earth

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      1. MVS Saketh‏ @MVSSaketh 29 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson with all due respect sir,, 11 year olds are taught that,, not the mechanism of bending though,, but still,, whats new

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      1. Stu, God of Hammers‏ @raedeon 12 Apr 2013
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        @neiltyson #ThingsILearnedOnQI @stephenfry

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      1. Isabella Rosa‏ @labellarosa 2 Apr 2013
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        RT @neiltyson: Light bends from space to air allowing rays to curve over your horizon. So you see the Sun rise before & set after it happens

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