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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 20 Jul 2013

    A @Comic_Con State of Mind: My superhero power -- Mind-Reading. Know who likes you and stop crimes before they happen.

    3:30 AM - 20 Jul 2013
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      1. ςђгเรՇเคภ‏ @BrownDogBlanket 20 Jul 2013
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        Seems to me mind writing would be more of a superpower than mind reading, no?@neiltyson @Comic_Con

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      1. 12 Mile Geo‏ @12MileGeo 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con Violation of personal privacy - bad choice.

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      1. Phillip Tago‏ @phillip_tago 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con However the human mind can drift from bank roberries to a squirrel in a bra in an instant. It'll be a blob of rubbish.

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      1. Craig Dodge‏ @craigvdodge 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con Your superhero weakness -- also Mind-Reading. Trust me on this one.

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      1. Tringster‏ @theTRINGALI 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con My super power would be able to remember &understand everything. Then you can just invent the rest of your superpowers

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      1. Matt Linton  🐦 👨‍💻 ⚕️ ⚒️ 🥋 🎻‏ @0xMatt 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con Bad choice, Neal. At the very least I hope your mind reading power comes with a solid porn filter. #forensicanalystPOV

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      1. Game Mechanics LLC‏ @GameMechanicsUS 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con The ability to read minds would make card games a lot less fun.

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      1. KaydeeHaitch‏ @kmDeeH 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con The down-side: endless, inane chatter in your head.

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      1. Zelda Gilbert‏ @artquest1 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con Ah, but did you get it autographed?

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      1. Ismael Figueroa‏ @SquishyIshii 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson mind reading? Really? What about all those that don't like you? Might as well be called Captain Low Self-Esteem...

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      1. Alexander Morland‏ @alkemann 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson except that thought crime is a scary subject and we would only have your word for it. Super power would be Dawkins + convince all

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      1. staringatclouds ❄️ 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 #FBPE‏ @staringatclouds 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con is it a crime if you stop it before it happens?they could change their mind,you deny them the chance, #mindreadparadox

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      1. Anthony Nogales‏ @AnthonyNogales 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson I wanted to read minds too but then Facebook happened and I realized I want nothing to do with that mind-reading business.

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      1. (((Nikki P)))‏ @Nixflixpix 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con mind reading gives TMI.

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      1. Jonathan K‏ @the_meek_policy 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con Sounds pretty much like what the NSA is trying to do. :)

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      1. T Massey‏ @ty_massey 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson not all crimes are premeditated.

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      1. Patrick Lafferty‏ @pclafferty 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson @Comic_Con a pre-cog with a mustache!

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      1. Clint Kingsbery‏ @ClintKingsbery 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson I've always wanted absolute and perfect gravity control. Create mini-blackholes and fling people off the planet. I'd be a bad guy

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      1. VulcanLover‏ @nexus6gurl 20 Jul 2013
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        @neiltyson ...I like you!

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