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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 9 Mar 2016

    The closest thing to fatally passing through a portal into another dimension is when fish get yanked out of water, then eaten

    12:44 PM - 9 Mar 2016
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      1. bog dad  🎶 NP: Rob Dougan - Clubbed to Death  🎶‏ @AynRandy 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @nifkinjuice

        @nifkinjuice @neiltyson the closest thing to a black hole is uhhhhhh the drain when I pour motor oil down it

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      1. Mike Bernstein‏ @FinalDraftPJP 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson you're eating some fish right now, aren't you? Lol

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      1. .Gloria Rangott‏ @gloriarangott1 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @FellipeC

        @FellipeC @neiltyson worse, accordingly

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      2. Jam-O'-Lantern  🎃 🎃‏ @jamenta 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Fish have their stream and pond, but is there anything beyond?

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Hasnain Hossain‏ @Has9Hossain 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @jamenta

        @jamenta @neiltyson did you know that rhymed? :3

        1 reply 1 retweet 4 likes
      4. Jam-O'-Lantern  🎃 🎃‏ @jamenta 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Has9Hossain

        @Has9Hossain @neiltyson And in the heaven of all their wish, there is no land say fish!

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. Hasnain Hossain‏ @Has9Hossain 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @jamenta

        @jamenta @neiltyson oh my God holy crap how do you do that?! 🤔😲 #EnigmasOfTheMystical

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      6. Jam-O'-Lantern  🎃 🎃‏ @jamenta 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Has9Hossain

        @Has9Hossain @neiltyson I read books. Unlike most pseudo-skeptics.

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Richard Minerich‏ @rickasaurus 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson if fish were smart it would be exactly like the alien abduction scenario.

        1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
      3. Chris Karadaglis‏ @Shckwish 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @rickasaurus

        .@rickasaurus @neiltyson It's a portal only for fish parasites, and the host is their shield

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Richard Minerich‏ @rickasaurus 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @Shckwish

        @Shckwish @neiltyson An interesting point, any portal open here would instantly be overrun by microbes too

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Elena‏ @TheLadyCatEye 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson That sounds terrible. #AnotherReasonToGoVegan

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      2. Christopher Jensen‏ @grocerystorebar 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson or when people get pulled under and eaten by sea monsters

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. .Gloria Rangott‏ @gloriarangott1 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @grocerystorebar

        @grocerystorebar @neiltyson probably the same sort of experience

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      1. sɔᴉsʎɥdpɐq ꤶ  🦘‏⁧ 🦘‏‏ @BadPhysics 9 Mar 2016
        Replying to @neiltyson

        sɔᴉsʎɥdpɐq ꤶ  🦘‏⁧ 🦘‏ Retweeted Neil deGrasse Tyson

        Wouldn't that apply to falling in the water and drowning, too? https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/707668519706628096 … [@neiltyson aka Mr "Actually-"]

        sɔᴉsʎɥdpɐq ꤶ  🦘‏⁧ 🦘‏ added,

        Neil deGrasse TysonVerified account @neiltyson
        The closest thing to fatally passing through a portal into another dimension is when fish get yanked out of water, then eaten
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      2. VANDMAN‏ @vandman777 9 Mar 2016
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/a7pRgRI2MY

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