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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 14 Apr 2015

    .@joeLucas9: So how would you state it? Teach! // "Rocket to Stardom" works for me.

    2:22 PM - 14 Apr 2015
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      1. joe Lucas‏ @joeLucas9 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson Rocket? I want you to put on your "A" team thinking cap; as I have come to expect from you.

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      1. Larzarus  ☠‏ @Norpchen 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson and "riding on someone's coat tails" should become "gravitational assist"

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      1. C Biship‏ @moontrix 14 Apr 2015
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        “@neiltyson: .@joeLucas9: So how would you state it? Teach! // "Rocket to Stardom" works for me.” Perfect, Neil!

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      1. Michael Laks‏ @MJLaks 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson Sometimes the rise to stardom is followed by a swift fiery fall. I would just reserve the use for former Disney stars and such...

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      1. Sean Grimes‏ @theguildguy 2 May 2015
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        @neiltyson Are the reports NASA created warp (beams faster than light) true? Did they redo the test in a vacuum?

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      1. Sally A Bethea Holt‏ @BetheaSallyHolt 17 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @joeLucas9

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      1. joe Lucas‏ @joeLucas9 15 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson A rocket?

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      1. Xenn‏ @_Xenronn 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @joeLucas9 Oh, okay.

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      1. Richard Pace‏ @OnlyTrueKing 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @joeLucas9 I'm about to "Rocket to Stardom"... I just used it, it works

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      1. Snake Plushkitten: Escape From Twytter‏ @justplncate 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @joeLucas9 Maybe, they are expect the subject to catch fire & explode before reaching their destination.

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      1. Archie Debunker‏ @ArcheeDebunker 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @joeLucas9 "Stardom", in the celebrity sense, is light years past "cliche", given the mediocrity of most.

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      1. termi‏ @lucapabluciano 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @joeLucas9 I

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      1. Ian Zainea‏ @theforester000 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @joeLucas9 metaphor brah

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      1. Reboot.‏ @Just_Reboot 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @joeLucas9 exponential acceleration!

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      1. Patrick watson‏ @pwatson07301978 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @joeLucas9 starship to knowledge

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      1. A K‏ @TheNighIsDark 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson Geysered to glory ? :)

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      1. Beelzebub’s Tesseract‏ @CJHerod 14 Apr 2015
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        Hi @neiltyson can you help me w/ this math problem for #EqualPayDay? @joeLucas9pic.twitter.com/orV4C0GAHw

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      1. Joey Silva‏ @joecool57h 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson I've been trying to get "Bright like a black hole" to catch on, but I guess you'd poo poo that too huh, "Mr science"

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      1. DC‏ @CrxzCFC 14 Apr 2015
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        @neiltyson @joeLucas9 but that sounds a bit gay :/

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