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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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New York City
haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
Joined January 2009

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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 Jun 2014

    FYI: A selfie view is mirror reversed — your right hand is actually your selfie left hand. But the stored image is correct.

    8:42 AM - 12 Jun 2014
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      2. Phil Plait‏Verified account @BadAstronomer 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson That’s just a way to make a picture go chiral.

        16 replies 34 retweets 146 likes
      3. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @BadAstronomer

        @BadAstronomer That’s just a way to make a picture go chiral. // Nice one, Phil. Geeky too.

        7 replies 14 retweets 91 likes
      4. Rebecca W 💀tson‏Verified account @rebeccawatson 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @BadAstronomer Please don't encourage his puns.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      5. jon ronson‏Verified account @jonronson 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @rebeccawatson

        @rebeccawatson now you've got me worried about dry drowning

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Rebecca W 💀tson‏Verified account @rebeccawatson 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @jonronson

        @jonronson I know, I was scared, too, but then I realized that w/ my childhood if I'm still alive by this point I'll probably be okay

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. jon ronson‏Verified account @jonronson 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @rebeccawatson

        @rebeccawatson but our throats could close up at ANY TIME

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      8. Rebecca W 💀tson‏Verified account @rebeccawatson 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @jonronson

        @jonronson yeah but it's way more rare & fixable than blood clots. Blood clots are scary.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Deathsquad Primate‏ @DeathsquadChimp 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I can always count on @neiltyson to mind fuck me 1st thing in the morning #Science!!!

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Keith Proulx‏ @P420Bear 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @DeathsquadChimp

        @DeathsquadChimp @neiltyson Undeniably polarizing.....

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Jonathan McCarver‏ @Araninha901 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson But is the cat in the background alive or not?

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. Mike Sedia‏ @Spikesedia 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @Araninha901

        @Araninha901 @neiltyson Both

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Discord‏ @DlSCORD 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Science!

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      1. Bobby G‏ @bobbyg27 12 Jun 2014
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        #Cosmos RT @neiltyson FYI A selfie view is mirror reversed; your right hand is actually your selfie left hand. But stored image is correct.

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      2. Bill Hammond‏Verified account @NYHammond 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Why are mirror images reversed right-to-left but not top-to-bottom?

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      1. Jenny Storer‏ @JenStorer 12 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson I think you should post a selfie to demonstrate!

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      2. John J Salomone  ✨‏ @JohnJSalomone 12 Jun 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson I have no idea what this means.

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      1. Dave Cummings‏ @dece 12 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson this is the least insightful thing you have ever tweeted

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