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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 5 Sep 2015

    If Earth stopped rotating, everyone not bolted to the ground would fall over and roll due east at the speed of a jet plane.

    1:47 PM - 5 Sep 2015
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      2. Jenny Lawson‏Verified account @TheBloggess 5 Sep 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson What if I'm in a jet plane that's speeding to the east when the Earth stops rotating? Fuck. I need a plane. And some bolts.

        7 replies 11 retweets 130 likes
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      2. Anna Geeks‏ @AnnaGeeks 5 Sep 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!

        1 reply 3 retweets 74 likes
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      1. Gary Tyrrell  📎‏ @fleenguy 5 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson T Rex told us that back in 2004: http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comic=351 …. @ryanqnorth

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      2. Tremendously big and tremendously wet‏ @Robbie_gr 5 Sep 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson hitler was atheist

        32 replies 11 retweets 22 likes
      3. Christopher "my name is not Chris" Blackmon‏ @ckblackm 5 Sep 2015
        Replying to @Robbie_gr

        @Robbie_gr @neiltyson Not true.. he was christian.

        2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
      4. Tremendously big and tremendously wet‏ @Robbie_gr 5 Sep 2015
        Replying to @ckblackm

        @ckblackm @neiltyson @bigheadsports he was one of the founding fathers of atheism

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. Christopher "my name is not Chris" Blackmon‏ @ckblackm 5 Sep 2015
        Replying to @Robbie_gr

        @Robbie_gr @neiltyson @BigHeadSports LOL... atheism existed long before he did. Sorry, plenty of evidence that he was xtian.

        1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
      6. Tremendously big and tremendously wet‏ @Robbie_gr 5 Sep 2015
        Replying to @ckblackm

        @ckblackm @neiltyson @BigHeadSports maybe he didn't found it but he certainly wrote the atheist bible

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Christopher "my name is not Chris" Blackmon‏ @ckblackm 5 Sep 2015
        Replying to @Robbie_gr

        @Robbie_gr @neiltyson @BigHeadSports There's an atheist bible?

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. J. Patrick Rollo  🥑‏ @ThePatrickRollo 5 Sep 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson hang on, how many people are bolted down currently?

        3 replies 2 retweets 42 likes
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      2. Perc Nowitzki  🕷‏ @ViraIPenguin 5 Sep 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson and if we were bolted to the ground?

        17 replies 2 retweets 29 likes
      3. Pennyless Church‏ @PennylessChurch 5 Sep 2015
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        @ViraIPenguin @neiltyson You'll need new shoes.pic.twitter.com/d2SxrniINp

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. Perc Nowitzki  🕷‏ @ViraIPenguin 5 Sep 2015
        Replying to @PennylessChurch

        @christwords199 @neiltyson voting for whomever gives us all news shoes when the world stops spinning

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      2. Christopher Moore‏Verified account @TheAuthorGuy 5 Sep 2015
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        @neiltyson @Wadatahmydamie Let's do that! I'll get my Go-Pro...

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      1. Jawn‏ @JawnEmp 5 Sep 2015
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        .@neiltyson can't you ever just post a picture of your food

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