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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 13 Nov 2015

    Hey @JohnAllenPaulos, Of the 5 regular solids Cube/Tetrahedron/Octahedron/Icosahedron/Dodecahedron four sound like dinosaurs

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      2. John Allen Paulos‏ @JohnAllenPaulos 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Hi @neiltyson. Funny to see a museum sign "this way to the tetrahedron" & you go through the door & there you see a huge hanging tetrahedron

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      2. Prof. Abel Méndez‏ @ProfAbelMendez 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Ha! I can’t believe this mathematical rant from @NeilTyson to @JohnAllenPaulos #hilarious

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      3. Melody BorchersGreen‏ @borchersgreen 13 Nov 2015
        Replying to @ProfAbelMendez

        @ProfAbelMendez @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos it is pretty funny. Never seen a couple of math nerds go at it other than "The Big Bang Theory"

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      1. David Hammond‏ @ReggieMoto 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos Couldn't you have said quadrahedron?

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      1. M Soprano‏ @mjctical 13 Nov 2015
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        this @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos thread lol

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      2. Zachary Shrier‏ @zshrier 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos ὀδούς in Greek means tooth. ἕδρα, means "base" or "seat." Don't mix them up.

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      3. (((Nick))) 🐶 🇺🇸 🌊 🦅‏ @skorpyos 13 Nov 2015
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        @zshrier @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos way to ruin the fun, pooper.

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      1. Daniel C. Van Donsel‏ @danielvandonsel 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos translate from Estonian please

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      1. Lencsike David‏ @LencsikeD 15 Nov 2015
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        #Maths had always sounded like Chinese for me. Mostly. @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos The basics are okay.. until the dinosaurs come in. LOL

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      1. Chloé‏ @chlobotXO 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos math has never been more fun...

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      1. Jeremy Berg‏ @jeremymberg 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos A cube is also called (regular) hexahedron. 5 for 5...

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      1. Melody BorchersGreen‏ @borchersgreen 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos they do sound like dinosaurs...lol

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      1. DTVaWeatherman‏ @DTVaWeatherman 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos coincidence ? I think NOT !!!

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      1. JGivens‏Verified account @pray4jgivens 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos The Cube one sounds like a Los Angeles urban poet dinosaur

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      1. Beth Donovan‏ @Dragonwitch 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos oh yea they do. Almost like they'll be in the next Jurassic Park film

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      1.  👑Emperor  🅱est  🅱ald  🅱oy‏ @ThePatMann 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson Okay, I may have laughed a little too hard at this one...

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      1. Craig Perko‏ @craigperko 13 Nov 2015
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        @neiltyson Hard-hitting commentary, today.

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      1. S.Spencer‏ @jajasekou 5 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos and one sounds like a rapper.

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