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    1. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 13 Nov 2015

      Hey @JohnAllenPaulos, Why are the equilateral triangle & square the only regular shapes that can tile an area? I want more!

      156 replies 198 retweets 844 likes
    2. John Allen Paulos‏ @JohnAllenPaulos 13 Nov 2015
      Replying to @neiltyson

      Hi @neiltyson Hexagons work too, but if you allow for other sorts of tilings, there are tons! The Alhambra castle in Spain has many of them.

      5 replies 46 retweets 141 likes
      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 13 Nov 2015
      Replying to @JohnAllenPaulos

      But @JohnAllenPaulos, aren’t Hexagons just six equilateral triangles?

      10:07 AM - 13 Nov 2015
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        1. Gotta See Gotti‏ @MustacheDad 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos what a God damned nerd

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

          @neiltyson Not quite, but maybe in some odd non-euclidean geometry. I'm using that term again. ;-)

          2 replies 10 retweets 48 likes
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        1. Patrick Honner‏ @MrHonner 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @neiltyson

          Hey @neiltyson, isn't an equilateral triangle just infinitely many self-similar hexagons? @JohnAllenPaulos

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        1. Tim Ruppert  🌻‏ @tmruppert 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos There's an alternate universe in which circles work.

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        1. Daniel Mirolli‏ @ddmirolli 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson 😳 mother of god, he knows! @JohnAllenPaulos run!

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        2. Thot Team 6 Commander‏ @TheYologator 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos Yo one less bong hit before Twitter

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        4. Thot Team 6 Commander‏ @TheYologator 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @ALEKSA_CHRIST

          @ALEKSA_CHRIST @neiltyson He's doing that shit that smart people do when they plan an entire conversation and then play it out anyway.

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        1. Relentlessly Geoff‏ @Jeffwithano 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos isn't a square just four equilateral triangles?

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        1. spirit‏ @akaTheNerd 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos bruh

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        2. Corey Young‏ @C_M_Young 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson My daughter's grade 5 homework had a story problem about "3 and 11/12 liters." Seems like half-assed metric. Why not decimal?

          2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
        3. adam macgillivray‏ @acemacg 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @C_M_Young

          @C_M_Young @neiltyson sounds like a poor attempt at conversion using 3.8l/1gallon. Metric would just use a decimal

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Corey Young‏ @C_M_Young 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @acemacg

          @acemacg Agreed. Poor example. If we're going to quiz kids about fractions, we should be using stones, farthings or some other anachronism.

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. adam macgillivray‏ @acemacg 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @C_M_Young

          @C_M_Young or teach them the metric system properly so they are on the same level as the rest of the world

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. Corey Young‏ @C_M_Young 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @acemacg

          @acemacg Amen. Hope to see that in my lifetime.

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        1. Matt Werner‏ @wannawork4elon 14 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos Here is a Hexagon you can't tile with. http://Hexagonhouse.com  #discoverpentwater

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        1. Michael Benedict‏ @mjbenedict 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson aren't squares just two (or four) isosceles triangles by that same logic?

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        1. Justin‏ @MrATeachesMath 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos some stars are also just hexagons!pic.twitter.com/IthdcpiqdC

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        1. Neil DankGrass Tyson‏ @NeilDankGrass 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson aren't equilateral triangles just a sixth of a hexagon.

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