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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Nov 2014

    #WhenIWasYourAge: There was hardly any transparent plastic.

    1:42 PM - 28 Nov 2014
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      1. Favstar.fm 1000★'s‏ @favstar1000favs 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 1000★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/538447803299557376 …

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      1. Karin Spaink‏ @KarinSpaink 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge we had records made of shellack that were played at 78 rpm. And they broke often.(Btw, you *are* my age).

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      1. Andrea‏ @moneta 2 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson I'm still waiting for the transparent aluminum that @startrek promised.

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      1. C. M. Albrecht‏ @cmalbrecht 1 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson At my age about all there was was Bakelite and Isinglass, whippersnapper.

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      1. Barclay A Dunn‏ @kewpiedoll99 1 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson what about saran wrap? you are my age :) and i remember that stuff ... i think!

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      1. astandy‏ @astandy 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson and Coke came in glass bottles.

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      1. Alan Gilbertson‏ @gngcreative 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson ...and precious few corporations, either.

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      1. James Non Praagh‏ @FakeJamesVanP 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson The Psychic Friends Network made over $100 million in profits from desperate callers. I miss those days. #WhenIWasYourAge

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      1. Kevin Mefford‏ @mykyoped 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson And you used the same opener for your beer and those cardboard cans of oil

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      1. Jeek Elemental‏ @synbad27 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Still waiting on transparent aluminum. Maybe I'm in the wrong timeline ? #quaintKYBD

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      1. Dan Barr‏ @Danthrax6 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson ah yes. Back in the days where polycarbonate was just emerging as a viable engineering material and PVC would rust any metal

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      1. Oook.‏ @PsyMar 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Still no transparent aluminum.

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      1. Elisabeth Carey‏ @ElisabethCarey 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Next up: transparent aluminum!

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      1. Dave Baldwin‏ @DaveBaldwinJax 28 Nov 2014
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        And even fewer transparent politicians RT “@neiltyson: #WhenIWasYourAge: There was hardly any transparent plastic.”

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      1. Craig Steffen‏ @gevmage 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson plexiglass for aircraft windows has been around a long time. Does that not count?

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      1. Adam Niemi‏ @AdamNiemi 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Lead paint!

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      1. The Tyree‏ @ChristianMcBane 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson ...I think you're gonna win this hashtag

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      1. DavidM-B‏ @DMacyBeckwith 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Except for Saran Wrap. I'm a few years older than you and we had that wondrous product in the house before I even started school.

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      1. John Mahoney‏ @jamhoney 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Sapphire is transparent aluminum oxide

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