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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

      And @JohnAllenPaulos, of course MC Escher (my favorite DJ) was a master at tiling surfaces. But not with Squares or Triangles

      10:13 AM - 13 Nov 2015
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        2. John Allen Paulos‏ @JohnAllenPaulos 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @neiltyson

          Hi @neiltyson. I like Escher too. A more cognitive Salvador Dali.

          2 replies 17 retweets 68 likes
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        2. isaac mayfield‏ @MindNuked 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos actually neil he did many pieces that features evolving tiling patterns from eone side to the other

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        3. isaac mayfield‏ @MindNuked 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @MindNuked

          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos LOLz typoed

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        1. fractal‏ @fractal74 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson I prefer MC Escher's earlier work, before he went mainstream.

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        1. Voldemort 2.0‏ @Thegefiltefish 15 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos I know a man who's favorite MC is Escher. He also will stick to Earl Grey Tea. @alyankovic

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        1. The Küntmissioner‏ @kuntmissioner 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulospic.twitter.com/0DqZkYigXZ

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        1. Danny Admire(CMP)‏ @DannyAdmire 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson MC Escher would actually be your favorite rapper. A master of ceremonies does all the talking, a dj lays down the tunes.

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        1. John Chitalia‏ @Chitalia 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos Didn’t Weird Al make a similar joke?

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        1. vDu‏ @qynq 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos Penrose tiles FTW.

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        2. Alex Martin‏ @A_Mart11 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos Are we basically defining 'Prime Shapes' now, instead of numbers?

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        4. Alex Martin‏ @A_Mart11 13 Nov 2015
          Replying to @andyboy905

          @andyboy905 ::Andy's sense of sarcasm exits the room::

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        1. Chris B‏ @MissChrisLB 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos Schmuzzles

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        1. King_Santy‏ @Antigua_santi 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos can not be explain but what is your theory of Dark Matter what do you think it is

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        1. King_Santy‏ @Antigua_santi 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos live your work neil or better said Mr Tyson I know that Dark Matter

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        1. JUSTIN BOY‏ @jayhazy23 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos #freemason

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        1. Don Hammonds‏ @DonDurgad 13 Nov 2015
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          @neiltyson @JohnAllenPaulos Coming and going. http://www.math.cornell.edu/~mec/Winter2009/Mihai/section8_files/070.jpeg …

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