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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 6 Oct 2013

    Mysteries of #Gravity: Nearly all satellites orbit Earth west to east yet all satellite debris portrayed orbited east to west

    4:25 PM - 6 Oct 2013
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    335 replies 888 retweets 694 likes
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      2. Bill Nye‏Verified account @BillNye 10 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Spy, er, uh... weather satellites go polar, north/south. After collision, the debris could be going almost direction. #nitpick

        40 replies 66 retweets 149 likes
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      2. Wolf of Blog Street‏ @memefan2000 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson shut up nerd stop ruining the movie

        4 replies 6 retweets 27 likes
      3. 468 Brewing Co‏ @JCiszek 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @memefan2000

        @HeartlessJersey if you don't like what he's saying and want to insult him then why are you following him? #confussed

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Wolf of Blog Street‏ @memefan2000 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @JCiszek

        @JCiszek you sound like a nerd too buddy

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. 468 Brewing Co‏ @JCiszek 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @memefan2000

        @HeartlessJersey nope, just intelligent!

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Dustyn Mattingley‏ @Dustyn_Matt 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @JCiszek

        @JCiszek if so, why did you spell confused wrong?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      7. 468 Brewing Co‏ @JCiszek 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @Dustyn_Matt

        @Dustyn_Matt it's called auto correct

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      1. elliott in  ✈️ 🇯🇵 🦖 🍣‏ @toymachinesh 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson should have consulted

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      1. John Tait‏ @IsleFreeThinker 6 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson How many times a day do physicists ask each other, "What's the 'matter'?"http://tweetjoke.co/lNn 

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      1. Adam Sheehan‏ @neumaverick 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        If @neiltyson is having this much fun being critical on the science behind #Gravity I really hope he does #Armageddon next. ^_^

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      1. Vote Nov. 6 (the nation you save may be your own)‏ @tomabernathy 6 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson Not that your observations are wrong, but u're focusing so hard on trees (which Grav gets right more than most) & missing forest

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      1. Patrick Boyle‏ @paddyjoeboyle 6 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson John Goodman wasn't actually the King of England in King Ralph either. Put down the beaker, Tys!

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      1. Illy‏Verified account @illyal 6 Oct 2013
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        @neiltyson is punching holes the size of his brain in the plot for #gravity rn

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      1. Nicky 2 Things‏ @Nicky2Things 6 Oct 2013
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        SAVE IT NERD! MT“@neiltyson: Mysteries of #Gravity: Nearly all satellites orbit Earth west to east yet all satellite debris orbited E to W”

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      2. Phelps‏ @JPh3lps 6 Oct 2013
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        Fun guy to chill with MT @neiltyson: Mysteries of #Gravity: satellites orbit Earth west to east yet satellite debris orbited east to west”

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      2. David Niose‏ @ahadave 6 Oct 2013
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Enjoying AHA award winner @neiltyson pick apart the movie Gravity on his feed. I saw film today, didn't realize the flaws. @americnhumanist

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