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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 1 Jan 2017

    Hmm. We did add a leap second at midnight GMT, to compensate for Earth’s slowing rotation. But, of course, that was yesterday

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      2. Gregory Schwartz‏Verified account @SchwartzGreg 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Shouldn't we accelerate Earth's rotation instead ? Like, with massive rockets attached all along the equator ?

        7 replies 5 retweets 85 likes
      3. The Golfer Guys‏ @TheGolferGuys 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @SchwartzGreg @neiltyson

        Really, Greg??? And how might that be done? That's something out of loony tunes! Lol

        2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
      4. Gregory Schwartz‏Verified account @SchwartzGreg 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @TheGolferGuys @neiltyson

        Ha ! I guess so. That sort of was the joke :)

        2 replies 0 retweets 35 likes
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      1. Jack‏ @wackjilson1 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Neil DeGrasse Tyson chicken tenderspic.twitter.com/Kolv254IVv

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      2. Melanie Reiffenstein‏ @MelanieReiff 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        funny nomenclature. We add a second and it's a leap second. We add a day and it's a leap year. #leapterms

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      1. March For ScienceNYC‏ @sciencemarchnyc 2 Feb 2017
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        #BecauseSciencepic.twitter.com/16Xq64mX7R

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      1. Jobe‏ @Jobe00 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        .@neiltyson Yeah. 2016 being one second longer in addition to being a Leap Year was insult to injury.

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      1. Chris Hannah‏ @chrishannah 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Come on, that’s last years news.

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      2. Matt Berry  ☘️‏ @mttbry 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Neil, ur new year's resolution should be to never tweet

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. sonia lee glenn‏ @hellcat1968 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @mttbry @neiltyson

        yours, too

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      1. The Slobs Band‏ @theslobsband 1 Jan 2017
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      2. Ri, Magnar of Thenn‏ @RileyJD91 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        still trying to grasp we simply "added time to time itself"....

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      3. ImpTea‏ @bear_hammer 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @RileyJD91 @neiltyson

        The measurement of time is man-made. Time is relative to speed, changes in speed facilitate changes to time measurment

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Ri, Magnar of Thenn‏ @RileyJD91 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @bear_hammer @neiltyson

        you know the best part of life is the mystery behind how things work and you re ruining that for me. 😂

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      5. ImpTea‏ @bear_hammer 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @RileyJD91 @neiltyson

        Sorry, just trying to avoid any undue existential crisis.

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      6. Ri, Magnar of Thenn‏ @RileyJD91 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @bear_hammer @neiltyson

        youve saved me there🙏 so riddle me this, theoretically;I could rule the world/alter time to add 6 hrs 2 every night?

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      7. ImpTea‏ @bear_hammer 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @RileyJD91 @neiltyson

        Lol. Ruling the world would be a pretty integral part to changing all of our established measurements.

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      8. Ri, Magnar of Thenn‏ @RileyJD91 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @bear_hammer @neiltyson

        think of all the extra sleep would get because of me ?

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      9. ImpTea‏ @bear_hammer 1 Jan 2017
        Replying to @RileyJD91 @neiltyson

        Not me, but plenty of people not plagued with the dreaded insomnia would be mighty thankful.

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