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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 11 Sep 2014

    There are surely problems in the universe so advanced that our human brain cannot see them as problems in need of solution.

    4:24 PM - 11 Sep 2014
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      2. VeryHiddenGeniusHat‏ @Popehat 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson What have you done to solve the problem of 4-Corner Simultaneous 4-Day Time Cube? Not much, I'll bet. http://timecube.com/ 

        9 replies 4 retweets 9 likes
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      2. King Harrison  👑‏ @kingharrison 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson You are referring to the Justin Bieber issue aren't you?

        4 replies 3 retweets 38 likes
      3. Diana O'Sullivan‏ @liberalgirl4 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @kingharrison

        @kingharrison. made me giggle!

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      4. King Harrison  👑‏ @kingharrison 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @liberalgirl4

        @liberalgirl4 just looking out for man (and woman) kind

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      5. Diana O'Sullivan‏ @liberalgirl4 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @kingharrison

        @kingharrison I for one appreciate your efforts!

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Charles Randall Wilk‏ @c0wilke_wilk 12 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson sounds like the solution is finding the understanding.

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      2. Lars Kenseth‏ @larskenseth 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @AxholetheGreat Like an invisible murderer?

        1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Fuckaroo-McGoo Zer0  🇨🇦‏ @AxholetheGreat 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @larskenseth

        @larskenseth @neiltyson or a robot planet eater.

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      4. Lars Kenseth‏ @larskenseth 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @AxholetheGreat

        @AxholetheGreat @neiltyson or moon AIDS.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. NarcissistsAnonymous‏ @NAimprov 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        We just need to send consultants to space, @neiltyson. They can turn anything into a problem that needs solving.

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      1. Fifí de raza‏ @Cool_Acid 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson #stopUniverseExpansion

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      1. TweeterRater‏ @TweeterRater 11 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson and conversely but just as surely there are brilliancies so vast they outstrip the modest architecture of our comprehension

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      1. Uilliam Nebel‏ @UilliamNebel 11 Sep 2014
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        Thats why @neiltyson we have /pol/, its always right.

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      1. Keegan Connor Tracy‏Verified account @keegolicious 11 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson You mean like climate change?

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      1. Craig Fay‏ @CraigFayComedy 11 Sep 2014
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        . @neiltyson you're trying to get the last Pringle from the bottom of the can aren't you Neil?

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      1. Adam Campbell-Schmitt‏ @MustBeAdam 11 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson yeah, yeah, but the iPhone 6 camera sticks out a little!!!

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      2. Vasilios Mavreas‏ @billy_mavreas 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson how are they then problems ?

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      3. Don Yates‏ @DonYatesNBA 11 Sep 2014
        Replying to @billy_mavreas

        @billy_mavreas @neiltyson Think about it like this in metaph. terms: climate change ('global warming') before we realized it was happening.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. Skepticali‏ @skepticali 1 Dec 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson A universal beer delivery pipeline is just such a problem @TonySpr1996

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      3. ZachsMind‏ @ZachsMind 1 Dec 2014
        Replying to @skepticali

        if they were gonna use that pipeline to bring Canada beer dwn here to Texas I'd be more in favor of it. @skepticali @neiltyson @TonySpr1996

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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