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    1. Michael Ian Black‏Verified account @michaelianblack 21 Mar 2016

      This is super frustrating.pic.twitter.com/modZivkIBy

      66 replies 32 retweets 464 likes
      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Mar 2016
      Replying to @michaelianblack

      @michaelianblack That’s because you are slaved to the roundness of numerals in base 10. In base 9 you’re passing 3,677,432.

      1:23 PM - 21 Mar 2016
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      • ||-// Autumn Lord Zack Snyder A Cat Emily Claire Ternan Caleb DeWeese Abby spooky rij💘 Jonathan Vidal Blake
      31 replies 57 retweets 531 likes
        1. Ana Philaxis©®(^_−)☆‏ @SkyeCreativeONe 21 Mar 2016
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @neiltyson @michaelianblack I'm not sure what this means but I'm pretty sure Neil just schooled you.

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        2. Aaahh!!! Real Hopeful Monster‏ @thewordunheard 21 Mar 2016
          Replying to @neiltyson

          I like @neiltyson lots, but sometimes his posts boil down to, "Yes, but if things were different, they'd be different." They... aren't, tho.

          1 reply 0 retweets 12 likes
        3. Way Too Prolix‏ @TooProlix 21 Mar 2016
          Replying to @thewordunheard

          @thewordunheard @neiltyson Yes, the two numbers aren't different. That's kind of the point.

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        4. Aaahh!!! Real Hopeful Monster‏ @thewordunheard 21 Mar 2016
          Replying to @TooProlix

          @TooProlix "If we used base 9, you wouldn't be attracted to round numbers." Yes, but we don't use base 9.

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        5. Way Too Prolix‏ @TooProlix 21 Mar 2016
          Replying to @thewordunheard

          @thewordunheard And so? Would you object less if he'd chosen, for instance, base 2? We use that all the time.

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        1. Randy‏ @randybruin8 21 Mar 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblack 4th world problems?

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        1. Aunti Jenn‏ @InspiraExspira 21 Mar 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblack He's all about that base.

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        1. elizabeth‏ @NelsonxShawn 23 Mar 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblackpic.twitter.com/JNxl9A6Dq1

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        1.  🏳️‍🌈 Crash, the Pup! (but spooky somehow) 🐾‏ @PupCrash 21 Mar 2016
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          .@neiltyson @michaelianblack Balderdash. The numeral 7 is one unclosed, acute angle. Why, there's nothing round to it at all.

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        1. Paul Kalimuzo‏ @kali77 21 Mar 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblack rats I was just going to tweet the exact same thing

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        1. actionboss‏ @ActionB0SS 21 Mar 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblack a 6 and a 9 cum together roundly like ☯

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        1. Stefan Stosic‏ @FilmofilMladji 16 Apr 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblack or 1e5d70 if we would use hex :) thats not frustrating, nor it will ever be :)

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        1. Andrew Love‏ @VictoryInLove 16 Apr 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblack Maybe follow 600 and 2 million will appear. Roundness.

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        1. Luciano Gonzalez‏ @lucho_lakd 29 Mar 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblack remember 3, 6 and 9. Tesla said they are the key of universe.

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        1. Noah Topper‏ @NoahTopper 22 Mar 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblack And in base 1.99 million, you're rocking it.

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        1. JoeWV‏ @JOEWV 21 Mar 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblack I want to switch to the hexadecimal system

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        1. Harrison B. Duxbury‏ @_HarrisonD 21 Mar 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblack easy for you to say! You're at an even 5m

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        1. billybaroo49‏ @billybaroo49 21 Mar 2016
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          @neiltyson @michaelianblack ...at least according to the "Number Base Calculator" this stuff isn't rocket science! 3,662,681 #Who'sCounting

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