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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 14 Mar 2015

    Yup. I’ve been Pi-Lingual since childhood. I want to be ready. May need it in a first exchange of greetings with Space Aliens

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      2. Prune Tracy‏ @IgnitionJReilly 14 Mar 2015
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        @neiltyson I was only Pi-curious

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      1. JB‏ @jaberard 14 Mar 2015
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        Pi, and the Vulcan neck pinch of course. @neiltyson @WendyInspired

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      1. Charlotte A. Cavatica‏ @cavaticat 14 Mar 2015
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        .@neiltyson Especially if the aliens are gender pinary.

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      1. 3.141592653589793238‏ @MendezJ___ 14 Mar 2015
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        “@neiltyson: Yup. I’ve been Pi-Lingual since childhood. I want to be ready. May need it in a first exchange of greetings with Space Aliens”

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      1. Likes To Sleep Late‏ @StevenGorman 14 Mar 2015
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        @neiltyson In Roman numerals, Pi only goes out 31 decimal places.

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      1. Elena Carrasco‏ @elenaacarr 14 Mar 2015
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        “@neiltyson: Yup. I’ve been Pi-Lingual since childhood. I want to be ready. May need it in a first exchange of greetings with Space Aliens”

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      1. Duke9555‏ @duke9555 14 Mar 2015
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        @neiltyson Say that Pi shit to an alien and he'll laugh in your face and math shame you to the other space creatures

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      1. Wholesome Zombie Dad  🧟‏ @peturbado 14 Mar 2015
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        @neiltyson I think aliens would use Tau instead of 2Pi

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      1. Samuel Satt‏ @samuel_satt 14 Mar 2015
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        .@neiltyson Serious question: how would you communicate the value with them if they don't use Arabic numerals?

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      1. Steph Haberman‏Verified account @StephLauren 14 Mar 2015
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        I love you MT @neiltyson: I’ve been Pi-Lingual since childhood. Want to be ready. May need it in 1st exchange of greetings with Space Aliens

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      1.  🐻 🤓 🦄 📎 🏳️‍🌈 🖖🏽‏ @marcm714 14 Mar 2015
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        “@neiltyson: Yup. I’ve been Pi-Lingual since childhood. I want to be ready. May need it in a first exchange of greetings with Space Aliens”

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      2. (((E Scott Menter)))‏ @esmenter 14 Mar 2015
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        @neiltyson Advanced technology cultures will obviously prefer to work in integers. Hit them with Fibonacci or Pascal's triangle instead.

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      3. marc schcher‏ @secondbaseman 14 Mar 2015
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        @esmenter @neiltyson I'm betting on telepathy...

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      4. (((E Scott Menter)))‏ @esmenter 14 Mar 2015
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        @secondbaseman @neiltyson I knew you were thinking that

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      1. Moggy&I‏ @MoggyAndMe 15 Jul 2015
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        @neiltyson i think if u recited Pi 2 aliens they might think numbers r our language in which case they'll become experts in ordering chinese

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      1. AAAA‏ @RaptureInsuranc 16 Apr 2015
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        WARNING: Playing with UFOs can be Hazardous to Your Mental Health! http://www.apocalypseandarmageddon.org/forum/?page_id=4/warning-playing-with-ufos-can-be-hazardous-to-your-mental-health/warning-playing-with-ufos-can-be-mind-bending … @neiltyson @mskristinawongpic.twitter.com/nZKMFk21R2

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      1. AAAA‏ @RaptureInsuranc 16 Apr 2015
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        Telepathic Beings don't care what language you speak. Telepathy is direct Soul-to-Soul communication of concepts @neiltyson @mskristinawong

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