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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 19 Sep 2014

    Earth's centrifugal force at the Equator renders everybody and everything about 6% lighter than they’d weigh at the poles.

    8:55 AM - 19 Sep 2014
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      2. Graham Nelson‏ @arrowsails 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Is demonstrating this as simple as just using a spring (not balance!) scales?

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      3. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 19 Sep 2014
        Replying to @arrowsails

        @arrowsails Yes.

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      1. "Mark-ed for Death" kawada‏ @Mark_Kawada 19 Sep 2014
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        brb, making plans to move to Ecuador RT @neiltyson

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      1. Justine‏ @SFBayAreaGirl 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Do these poles make me look fat?

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      1. Dan Sharfin‏ @VoiceOverDan 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson @Marlins15Champs This is the only time I've ever been glad to live in Florida. Otherwise my knees would break.

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      1. bone malone‏ @daveyfrank 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson take that obesity!

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      1. Briarstone‏ @Briarstone_LP 19 Sep 2014
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        .@neiltyson Some people are geographically prone to being heavier.

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      1. Ravi Hiranand‏ @ravi_hiranand 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Easy weight-loss tip. Thanks!

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      1. DB‏ @_dbiebs_ 29 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson I've always wondered things like how much higher athletes would be able to jump in an arena on the equator b/c of this

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      1. David Pinsen‏ @dpinsen 20 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson @hbdchick centrifugal or centripetal?

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      1. south_going_zax‏ @south_going_zax 20 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson @hbdchick toilets in the southern hemisphere flush counter-fucking-clockwise, what is up with that?

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      1. Lindsay Stamhuis‏ @linzstam 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson @tilgmann Shit, I should move...

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      1. Mike Neale‏ @Nealester 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson best weight loss program ever.

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      1. Jen, Fire Horse Capricorn‏ @blathering 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson so I'd feel skinnier if I was more equatorial?

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      1. Kike  ✈️‏ @Kike_Gavilan 19 Sep 2014
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        RT @neiltyson Earth's centrifugal force at the Equator renders everybody and everything about 6% lighter than they’d weigh at the poles.

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      1. Will‏ @TlMBERWOLVES 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson Neil, I hate to be a pedant but I believe you're off by an order of magnitude here. Should be closer to .6%

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      1. blair houghton‏ @blair_houghton 19 Sep 2014
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        @neiltyson 0.3%.

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