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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 1 Feb 2015

    Not that anybody asked, but the International Space Station travels four miles in 4/5 of a second.

    3:26 PM - 1 Feb 2015
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      2. PZ Myers‏ @pzmyers 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson I hear it also travels 3 miles in 3/5 of a second.

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      2. Saint Brian The Godless‏ @AWorldOutOfMind 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Then why not simply say that it travels five miles in one second, Neil? Neil? You there, Neil?

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. libellous biblellous‏ @AtheiStranger 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @AWorldOutOfMind

        @AWorldOutOfMind i demand an answer. @neiltyson

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Saint Brian The Godless‏ @AWorldOutOfMind 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @AtheiStranger

        @AtheiStranger @neiltyson I love Neil, but hey, gotta hold the man to account. He'd be mad with me if I didn't, that's how he rolls...

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. libellous biblellous‏ @AtheiStranger 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @AWorldOutOfMind

        @AWorldOutOfMind i'm with you. frankly, i'm shocked. thought it was a parody account. @neiltyson

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Saint Brian The Godless‏ @AWorldOutOfMind 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @AtheiStranger

        @AtheiStranger @neiltyson Yes the only way he can make it up to me now is to have lunch with me when he's in town. I want multiverse lessons

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7. libellous biblellous‏ @AtheiStranger 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @AWorldOutOfMind

        but, @AWorldOutOfMind, somewhere, in another universe, @neiltyson is having lunch with you right now..

        2 replies 2 retweets 3 likes
      8. Saint Brian The Godless‏ @AWorldOutOfMind 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @AtheiStranger

        @AtheiStranger @neiltyson He can bring Brian Green along too for moral support, I don't even care...

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. jon frozenberg ❄ ☠‏Verified account @jonrosenberg 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Does it travel 5 miles in 5/5 of a second or does it take a break?

        2 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
      3. Ron Scry‏ @ronwye 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @jonrosenberg

        @jonrosenberg @neiltyson it goes a third of an inch per microsecond during those final 200 milliseconds.

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Bruce Benamran‏Verified account @epenser 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson 4/5 of their seconds ? or ours ? :)

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      1. Ben Finfer‏Verified account @BenFinfer 1 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson Damn, I had the over

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      1. Glenn (Ladies, my DMs are open)‏ @PornUniversity 7 Feb 2015
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        "Not that anybody asked" should be your bio. @neiltyson

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      1. Bennessy‏ @TheBigBLT 1 Feb 2015
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        “@neiltyson: Not that anybody asked, but the International Space Station travels four miles in 4/5 of a second.” It's a fucking marvel

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      1. Chase‏ @chasews 1 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson genuinely curious why you phrased it that way instead of 5 miles per second. Some technical reason, or fractions more engaging?

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      1. Ed Meagher‏Verified account @EdCNN 1 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson so.... five miles in a second?

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      2. Dave The Bee‏ @DaveThePetBee 1 Feb 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @edjude1 wouldn't it be easier to express it as 5 miles per second?

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