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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 6 Jun 2015

    Okay. You want chubby babies to fly for real? Give 'em ten foot (3-meter) wing-spans, like Condors, which weigh the same.

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      1. Rachel‏ @kirryface 6 Jun 2015
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        .@neiltyson I dunno dude, that is actually way cooler.pic.twitter.com/qQ15PzVp0w

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      1. Some Guy‏ @TheDragernox 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson @Sci_Phile did a really interesting video about this exact subject not to long ago.https://youtu.be/QsTj3boOZ9M 

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      2. Ben Walsh‏ @bwalsh 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson this doesn't bode well for my Pegasus project.

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      1. Brian Winkeler‏ @WinkelerComics 6 Jun 2015
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        .@Professor_Just I want a @NeilTyson comic named WELL, ACTUALLY where he goes around like an a-hole telling superheroes why they can’t exist

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      1. Maggie Maye by day, Trilly Wonka by later that day‏ @Maggiemayehaha 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson I'll take "How To Make Cherubs More Terrifying" for 200.

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      1. Find me on Mastodon‏ @AmyDentata 16 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson Are you @dril too, what is going on

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      1. Curtis Roush‏ @curtisroush 6 Jun 2015
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        .@neiltyson obv wake and baking

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      1. Joanna  ❄ 🌈  👻‏ @JMacLean 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson you mean cupids aren't real?

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      1. James Gammell‏ @Destraudo 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson so the reindeer get a pass on no wings http://www.npr.org/2012/12/24/167946053/the-science-behind-santas-christmas-eve-journey … but your going to bust cherub balls about wingspan. CAMM ANNN!

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      1. Jon Daniel‏ @bigjondaniel 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson better have a trim adjustment to make up for full diapers though

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      1. Danna‏ @danugh 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson BEST ASTROPHYSICIST EVER

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      1.  🚀 🐝Rocket 🐝Bees 🐝 🚀‏ @OrdQuelu 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson Nah, they're like bumble bees

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      1. ЅUℕℕᎽℳᎾᎾℕ 🌞 🌝‏ @MTink21401 7 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson ~How are chubby honey bees able to fly on such fragile wings?

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      1. Metricula‏ @metricula 7 Jun 2015
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        .@neiltyson I want a pet condor cherub so bad. It could perch on my roof overhang and pee menacingly on intruders or dogs pooping in my yard

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      1. SineadDOnthePulse‏ @nikisso 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson @maevehiggins see this is what the red bull ad didn't show. No-one talks about the sugar!

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      1. Max Wesson‏ @waxmess 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson If you've ever had seagulls poop on your car, the idea of diaperless flying babies should terrify you. #dontgothere

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      1. Hannibal Lecter 🌊‏ @Humanitarian66 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson And flight-capable angels the size and density of adult men would need pectoral muscles about three feet thick.

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      1. Condor‏ @condorscondor 6 Jun 2015
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        @neiltyson sweeeeet

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