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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 6 Feb 2014

    Wide angle lenses curve horizontal lines. So no Earth curvature for Felix at 3x an airplane’s altitudepic.twitter.com/uDHrlX16gA

    2:27 PM - 6 Feb 2014
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      1. Mr. FF13-2‏ @Ofmorse 6 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Undoing the curve yields something more like this:pic.twitter.com/oi6il2hDFx

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      1. matt blaze‏Verified account @mattblaze 6 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson But lines that intersect the center of the frame should still stay straight.

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      1. Spectre of Kailmunism  👻 ☭‏ @WorkerSpice 6 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson chemtrails

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      1. grink ✨‏ @Grink 6 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Hah! Ya hear that Felix, you are living a lie.

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      1. Darrell  🖖🏽‏ @TheTrekNerd 6 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson That's 1/10th the space station's altitude. Surely there would be a slight curve, but not nearly what the photo shows.

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      1. Kevin Taylor‏ @jpnKevin_T 6 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson ok, you made your point, feel better?

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      1. Greg “Insert Spoopy Name Here” Atlas  👻‏ @sandman420 6 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson At what height can you actually see the curvature of the Earth?

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      1. Leviathan‏ @ataraxia_black 6 Feb 2014
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        RT @neiltyson: Wide angle lenses curve horizontal lines. So no Earth curvature for Felix at 3x an airplane’s altitudepic.twitter.com/km2MkdBB7A

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      1. JU$T1N G1VENCHY‏ @just1ngulat1 6 Feb 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Wide angle lenses curve horizontal lines. So no Earth curvature for Felix at 3x an airplane’s altitude pic.twitter.com/D1g80Xs37B”

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      1. #Fleshy‏ @snarkosaurous 6 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson Interesting. DUDE IS STILL A BADASS THOUGH!!! #thanksforsharing @WhiteWheatTweet

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      1. Dave LaCasse‏ @r2dave2 6 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson you and your "knowledge" and "facts"

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      1. Tyrone Alfonso‏ @TyroneAlfonso 6 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson I've been lied to yet again!

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      2. Seth Schnelle‏ @rykos 6 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson That being stated; what height would you need to be to see the curvature of the Earth?

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      1. Sally Marie Via‏ @sallyvia124 4 May 2014
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        @neiltyson Neil, Why don't you, of all people, take a trip into outer space? You would probably love it, and it would be great for NASA.

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      1. jai‏ @nanashemefan 13 Apr 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Wide angle lenses curve horizontal lines. So no Earth curvature for Felix at 3x an airplane’s altitude pic.twitter.com/xTqBtUuTLA”

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      1. Favstar.fm 1000★'s‏ @favstar1000favs 21 Mar 2014
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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 1000★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/431554750119550976 …

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      1. Oscar Urquia‏ @OFransisco 24 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson what for some was a nice moment of scientific curiosity is satisfied only for Redbull viral advertising :(

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      1. JP‏ @McPrutser 9 Feb 2014
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        @neiltyson When i am in a plane at 12km altitude how/why can i see the earth curving then? And why Felix cant at 3x times higher altitude?

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