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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 19 Feb 2014

    Obscure Fact: Skating is possible only because compressed ice melts. So skaters glide on slippery water not on slippery ice.

    3:39 PM - 19 Feb 2014
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      2. Kishore Hari‏Verified account @sciencequiche 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson this has recently been shown to be not true in the sense of the pressure causing ice to melt. research reference forthcoming.

        3 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
      3. Kishore Hari‏Verified account @sciencequiche 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @sciencequiche

        @neiltyson @scifri discussion with Robert Carpick from U Penn. Best theory is related to friction:http://sciencefriday.com/segment/02/07/2014/ice-science-a-slippery-quandary-for-physicists.html …

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      4. Kishore Hari‏Verified account @sciencequiche 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @sciencequiche

        @neiltyson @scifri Key takeaway is that we still don't know. And thats more interesting.

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      2. Maurice (Moe) Smith‏ @DJChairmanMoe 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @annelovesfilm

        @annelovesfilm @GordonMccaskill @neiltyson I bet he does too, because Neil is all kinds of awesome. Jealous much, Gordon?

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      4. Maurice (Moe) Smith‏ @DJChairmanMoe 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @GordonMccaskill

        @GordonMccaskill @annelovesfilm @neiltyson Many people do, actually. Glad to know you're such a fan.

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      6. Maurice (Moe) Smith‏ @DJChairmanMoe 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @GordonMccaskill

        @GordonMccaskill @annelovesfilm @neiltyson That would explain the footprints outside my window, then...

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      1. πsani‏ @AlexanderPi_ 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Patiently waiting for Cosmos

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      2. B. L. T.‏ @Royal_BLT 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @Denny_Morrison FacePlants tend to do the same thing !

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      3. Denny Morrison‏Verified account @Denny_Morrison 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @Royal_BLT

        @Royal_BLT @neiltyson Id wager the ice doesn't melt so much during a face plant which is why the friction between face+ice causes rash/burn

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      2. Tyler Hellard‏ @poploser 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @camhoff There’s a Jesus joke in there somewhere.

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      1. Vince Condella‏Verified account @VinceCondella1 19 Feb 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Skating is possible because compressed ice melts. So skaters glide on slippery water not on slippery ice.” Science is cool!

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      2. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson If time is relative, does that mean I've been dead for trillions of years?

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      3. Joel Malis's Clone‏ @unofficialjoel 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @GeekFurious

        @GeekFurious @neiltyson no you fucking idiot what does that even mean

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      4. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @unofficialjoel

        @unofficialjoel @neiltyson The fact that you don't know what it means makes you calling me an idiot priceless.

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      5. Joel Malis's Clone‏ @unofficialjoel 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @GeekFurious

        @GeekFurious @neiltyson science isnt about meaningless speculation, it's about understanding what literally exists, not your hypothetical BS

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      6. GeekFurious: author of a novel no one will read‏ @GeekFurious 19 Feb 2014
        Replying to @unofficialjoel

        @unofficialjoel @neiltyson It was a philosophical statement about the nature of being. Relax, lunatic.

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      7. Joel Malis's Clone‏ @unofficialjoel 19 Feb 2014
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        @GeekFurious @neiltyson I don't think you know the slightest thing concerning the nature of being

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