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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 17 Feb 2015

    It's been cold in NYC. Hit 4 degrees Fahrenheit a few days ago. But that’s actually balmy among "coldest days" in the City.

    4:31 PM - 17 Feb 2015
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      2. Gus Falconi‏ @gusfalconi 17 Feb 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Hello Neil, why the US still uses Fahrenheit when the world uses Celsius?

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      3. ENB‏ @EarlNoahBernsby 17 Feb 2015
        Replying to @gusfalconi

        .@gusfalconi I think I can answer that one, Gus: *Ahem* It's because we don't give af.

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      2. Tremendously big and tremendously wet‏ @Robbie_gr 17 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson hitler was atheist

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      3. Brice Abdurrahman‏ @briceandorbeans 17 Feb 2015
        Replying to @Robbie_gr

        @Robbie_gr @neiltyson what the fuck does hitler have to do with the temp in NYC

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      2. Bob K  🇨🇦‏ @harrybulzonya 17 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson what is the Fahrenheit you speak of? What witchcraft is this?

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      3. Mike with the Impossible Last Name‏ @GodlessLogic 17 Feb 2015
        Replying to @harrybulzonya

        @harrybulzonya You Canadians & your metric system. Oh....and the rest of the world and its metric system. @neiltyson

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      4. Bob K  🇨🇦‏ @harrybulzonya 18 Feb 2015
        Replying to @GodlessLogic

        @GodlessLogic @neiltyson Don't forget, you stand with the powerhouse nations of Liberia and Burma in resisting the Metric conspiracy!

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      5. Mike with the Impossible Last Name‏ @GodlessLogic 18 Feb 2015
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        @harrybulzonya First world truths @neiltyson

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      1. Alex FitzPlayoffs‏ @fitzy955 17 Feb 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Thanks, Neil. Feels like summer now.

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      1. Carrie Griffith‏ @cinimini66 18 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson bringing the family in March for St. Paddy's day. NY had better get it's act together before we arrive!

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      1. DodoBird‏ @ptica_dodo 17 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson Aaaah nothing better then a bit of metric vs imperial units convo in the morning :)

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      1. Nikitas Stamatopoulos‏ @nikitasstam 17 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson I'm pretty sure I saw slightly negative Fahrenheit a few days ago and it looks like 0 tomorrow morning.pic.twitter.com/wCJTs0fldC

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      1. Susie Schinzing‏ @pearly2zing 17 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson #stlmo cold with some areas like mine in snow yet #Lexington Kentucky I hear is deeper snow with cold thanks to my daddy saying

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      1. Ryan Beuc‏ @ryan_beuc 17 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson it's called Urban Heat Island

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      1. Mason Lowe‏ @FeralRahi 17 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson here in upstate ny it was 1! Burr

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      1. liz k. goOOOoooooOOOOrski‏ @liz_kusanagi 17 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson still too cold for me. :checks flights to Las Vegas:

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      2. monique‏ @mzabaf 17 Feb 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson now that's what i call articulating! celsius, fahrenheit, and kelvin!

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      3. monique‏ @mzabaf 17 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson *thermal articulation, obviously.

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      1. Shit head‏ @Crunch_Hawk 17 Feb 2015
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        Still cold enough to get snot-sickles though! @neiltyson

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