@neiltyson I watched you on Conan. It was awesome. But BB-8 was an actual robot sphere prop that they used on the sand. Could you clarify :)
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@LanternScottJ …Huge difference between riding a bicycle on a sandy beach (you can’t) and on a sandy road (unsafe but doable) -
@neiltyson I see! Thank you for tweeting me back! That's legit. I just finished Inexplicable Universe on Netflix.
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@neiltyson@LanternScottJ Maybe the@starwars people need to take#bb8 to a real desert and try it out there? -
@R_Berryman@neiltyson@LanternScottJ@starwars it was in a real desert -
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@neiltyson@LanternScottJ@starwars I thought so too but Neil thinks it was a hard surface with a small layer of sand.
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@neiltyson@LanternScottJ Didn't it depends on the weight distribution during acceleration? - 1 more reply
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@neiltyson Starwars is science-fantasy, not science-fiction. Story came first, how it could happen was an uneducated afterthought.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson@LanternScottJ as long as the light speed travel is accurate I'm okThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson yo keep hitting us with physics and logic regardless of what fan boys say. It's why we love ya!!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@neiltyson Seems to assume a lot about BB8's gravity center, electromagnetic qualities of alien sand, and no miniscule stabilizing tendrils.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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