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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 22 Jul 2017

    Don't Give up on us yet. Americans are inching towards the metric system.

    4:49 AM - 22 Jul 2017
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    2,192 replies 11,633 retweets 72,057 likes
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      2. David Brown‏ @OrbitStudios 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        A perfect time to share this map of all the countries currently NOT using the metric system:pic.twitter.com/1ogENm5gpR

        33 replies 138 retweets 699 likes
      3. Mark Fitzgerald‏ @markfitz73 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @OrbitStudios @neiltyson

        USA, Liberia and Myanmar - of the three, Liberia is the only one where the person who got the most votes is in charge

        7 replies 24 retweets 439 likes
      4. Rene Garza Jr.‏ @coach_garza 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @markfitz73 @OrbitStudios @neiltyson

        pic.twitter.com/3eHrMeC5wE

        6 replies 7 retweets 174 likes
      5. GRX ➡️SNA ➡️SJC ➡️SFO ➡️OAK‏ @ihaveajob 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @coach_garza @markfitz73 and

        This cannot be unseen

        2 replies 0 retweets 62 likes
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      2. Lisa Randall‏ @lirarandall 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        What's the yardstick by which we will measure progress?

        13 replies 5 retweets 230 likes
      3. jason r. totten‏ @ottoflux 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @lirarandall @neiltyson

        I'd give every ounce of strength to help us get there.

        4 replies 1 retweet 107 likes
      4. Kenny Ratliff‏ @ProfessorShakey 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @ottoflux @lirarandall @neiltyson

        We just need to add a cup of endurance

        1 reply 0 retweets 71 likes
      5. Jake Osborne‏ @InsidiatorPhoto 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @ProfessorShakey @ottoflux and

        Measuring weight in Kg is just a stone's throw away...

        4 replies 0 retweets 115 likes
      6. Kenny Ratliff‏ @ProfessorShakey 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @InsidiatorPhoto @ottoflux and

        That's a deep one. 😉

        1 reply 0 retweets 23 likes
      7. Black Flag‏ @Black_Flag_47 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @ProfessorShakey @InsidiatorPhoto and

        Few will fathom just how deep.

        4 replies 1 retweet 67 likes
      8. Jake Osborne‏ @InsidiatorPhoto 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Black_Flag_47 @ProfessorShakey and

        Up to at least 20,000 leagues, I think.

        2 replies 0 retweets 29 likes
      9. Nike Down to the Socks‏ @Grindtime804 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @InsidiatorPhoto @Black_Flag_47 and

        Knot even...

        1 reply 0 retweets 23 likes
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      2. Petar Jovanovic‏ @93Petarj 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        After that please climb this pyramidpic.twitter.com/KmZbr8uZJs

        45 replies 56 retweets 644 likes
      3. Trevor Thompson‏ @TThompson_CK 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @93Petarj @PetarJovanovi16 @neiltyson

        #1 reason for loving my 12/12/80 birthday. I don't even pay attention to day/month/year or month/day/year.

        8 replies 2 retweets 91 likes
      4. Moz‏ @DangerousMoz 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @TThompson_CK @PetarJovanovi16 @neiltyson

        I also thought it was considerate of Al Qaieda to attack London on the 7th July to keep things simple in trans-Atlantic terms.

        1 reply 2 retweets 44 likes
      5. Cornelius Karnak‏ @Captain_Karnak 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @DangerousMoz @TThompson_CK and

        Always had a problem remembering when 9/11 happened

        1 reply 0 retweets 25 likes
      6. Moz‏ @DangerousMoz 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Captain_Karnak @TThompson_CK and

        I take a moment every 9th November to spare a thought for the victims.

        3 replies 0 retweets 62 likes
      7. Cornelius Karnak‏ @Captain_Karnak 22 Jul 2017
        Replying to @DangerousMoz @TThompson_CK and

        If USA used a sensible date format, the towers may have been almost empty to celebrate Veteran's day.

        3 replies 1 retweet 22 likes
      8. Geraldo Ferrer‏ @Prof_Ferrer 23 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Captain_Karnak @DangerousMoz and

        Sensible day format would be yyyymmdd.

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      9. Cornelius Karnak‏ @Captain_Karnak 24 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Prof_Ferrer @DangerousMoz and

        Totally agree, like the sensible Danes, Swedes and Dutch. But then a sensible address would be country, county, town, street, house.

        1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
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