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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Dec 2015

    In @StarWars #TheForceAwakens the TIE fighters made exactly the same sound in the vacuum of space as in planetary atmospheres

    10:08 AM - 21 Dec 2015
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      2. All Your Friends Secretly Hating You‏ @TBSkyen 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        . @neiltyson @StarWars There's also laser swords and the Force so I'm not sure I mind so much :)

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      2. Jake Chapman‏Verified account @runvc 21 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson @StarWars Come on Neil, the sound you heard is what the pilot hears from inside the TiE. Work with us here.

        1 reply 4 retweets 23 likes
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      2. Victor Nikki‏ @HapkidoBigDad 21 Dec 2015
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        Victor Nikki Retweeted Neil deGrasse Tyson

        Surprised that bothers you more than a laser that stops at a finite length to make a saber @neiltyson @starwarshttps://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/679000395218202624 …

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        Neil deGrasse TysonVerified account @neiltyson
        In @StarWars #TheForceAwakens the TIE fighters made exactly the same sound in the vacuum of space as in planetary atmospheres
        2 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Darryl Cunningham‏ @JustAGuyII 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @HapkidoBigDad

        @hapkidobigdad @CrankyGordon @neiltyson @starwars - You're so science, big boy. Uhhhh, it's a movie. Just enjoy it.

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      1. Scott Manley‏ @DJSnM 21 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson @starwars Well they had to be consistent with the fighters at Cloud city in Empire Strikes Back.

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      1.  🦇 𝕸𝖎𝖓𝖆 𝕳𝖆𝖗𝖐𝖊𝖗  🦇‏ @Minalien 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @starwars To be fair, can you imagine how boring the space portions of the movie would have been if they were silent? ;)

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      2. J Crowley‏ @jdcrowley 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @starwars The mics were inside the ships.

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      3. J Crowley‏ @jdcrowley 21 Dec 2015
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        I mean, presumably you wouldn't be able to hear pilots' radio transmissions from outside of an F-15, either. @neiltyson @starwars

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      4. J Crowley‏ @jdcrowley 21 Dec 2015
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        Science Fails: In Top Gun you can hear the pilots' dialog through the canopy and despite considerable air friction. @neiltyson @starwars

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      1. Robert Hewitt Wolfe‏Verified account @writergeekrhw 21 Dec 2015
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        .@neiltyson @starwars I tried to go without sound in the space battles for #Andromeda and it just doesn't sell for high energy action.

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      1. OLAASM‏ @OLAASM 21 Dec 2015
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        spoiler... @neiltyson @starwars

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      1. ejival‏Verified account @ejival 21 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson @starwars but it sounds cool

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      2. Robert Hewitt Wolfe‏Verified account @writergeekrhw 21 Dec 2015
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        .@neiltyson @starwars Silent space works 4 #BattlestarGalactica because of the tone/mood of the show. Not so much for #StarTrek & #StarWars

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      2. ⓕ‏ @effdot 21 Dec 2015
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        @neiltyson @starwars these get less fun every time you do them :/

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      2. Ian Lurie‏Verified account @portentint 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @StarWars This is why Battlestar Galactica wins.

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Geek Girl Diva‏Verified account @geekgirldiva 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @portentint

        @portentint @neiltyson @starwars Oh, both of you hush. ::poke:: You know you both loved the movie.

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      4. Ian Lurie‏Verified account @portentint 21 Dec 2015
        Replying to @geekgirldiva

        @geekgirldiva @neiltyson @starwars I HAVEN'T SEEN IT YET. So I'm bitter. Everyone ELSE has seen it. Not me. I have to work. Mutter grumble

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      5.  ✨ Dan  ✨‏ @DanThePony 23 Dec 2015
        Replying to @portentint

        @portentint @geekgirldiva @neiltyson @starwars So, Battlestar is better you say? And you haven't seen SW:TFA you say? Well... HAN SOLO DIES!

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      6. Ian Lurie‏Verified account @portentint 23 Dec 2015
        Replying to @DanThePony

        @DanThePony @geekgirldiva @neiltyson @starwars Wow. Way to be an asshat. Luckily I know canon better than you, so it's not a spoiler.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7.  ✨ Dan  ✨‏ @DanThePony 23 Dec 2015
        Replying to @portentint

        @portentint @geekgirldiva @neiltyson @starwars 😂😂😂😂 Kylo Ren is Han and Leia's son too

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