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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 19 Jul 2013

    A @Comic_Con State of Mind: Sticking with my calculation for the equivalent weight of Thor's hammer: 300-billion elephants.

    12:02 PM - 19 Jul 2013
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      1. Erich Schmidt‏ @erichstrat 19 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @comic_con Hey Professor, I read The Register (@regvulture) - how many KiloJubs is that? http://www.theregister.co.uk/Design/page/reg-standards-converter.html …

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      2. Librarianry‏ @LibrarianRy 19 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson Accurate for those not worthy. What does it weigh for those deemed worthy? @Comic_Con

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      2. Tim Ford‏ @sqlagentman 19 Jul 2013
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        .@neiltyson @Comic_Con Indian or African elephants?

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      1. lebes14‏ @lebes14 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson If Thor were to bring his hammer to earth, what effects would the added mass have on our planet?

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      1. Michael Rawley‏ @MikeRawley 19 Jul 2013
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        @sjmessina “@neiltyson: Sticking with my calculation for the equivalent weight of Thor's hammer: 300-billion elephants.”

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      1. Rocky Mountain Mike‏ @RockyMntnMike 19 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con A Gigaphant?

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      1. Azgüu Äłï‏ @GamblinOn19th 24 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con AZGUARDIANNN

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      1. Rana‏ @starfishncoffee 22 Jul 2013
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        RT @neiltyson A @Comic_Con State of Mind: Sticking with my calculation for the equivalent weight of Thor's hammer: 300-billion elephants.

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      1. Retarded Genius‏ @ARetardedGenius 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson is that rounded up to the nearest whole million elephants?

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      1. Jason Clover‏ @4leefjr 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con or one sugar cube of quark gluon plasma...

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      1. Felix‏ @Dodaran 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con With a mass of 300 billion elephants the question isn't how can it be picked up but how can one let go.

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      1. losthearted(busy)‏ @lsthart 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con Weight is moot. Clearly it has a biometric sensor tied to an electromagnet to keep it stationary when unverified.

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      1. warmango‏ @warmango 19 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson so, he stores it at the center of the Earth?

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      1. lisaloyal1‏ @lisaloyal1 19 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con You are a TRUE geek if you calculated that. My father & grandfather were BOTH named Thor-their hammer weighs 2 lbs.

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      1. giack selloni‏ @giacksell 19 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con that, and 1250-billion space turtles = 1250-billion more disc worlds.

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      1. JQDATA‏ @JQDATA 19 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con

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      1. al faqoof‏ @alfaqoof 19 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con male or female?

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      1. John Bennett‏ @gres06 19 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson 1 megaphant = 1,000 elephants.

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