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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    1. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 16 Aug 2017

      Total Solar Eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every two years, or so. So just calm yourself when people tell you they're rare

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    2. Kenzie Sluder‏ @kenziesluder 18 Aug 2017
      Replying to @neiltyson @NikaciaS

      But the last solar eclipse that was seen from the North American continent was 38 years ago, so to some they are rare☺️

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      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 18 Aug 2017
      Replying to @kenziesluder @NikaciaS

      FYI: The Olympics moves around the world almost as much as eclipses, and with the same frequency, yet nobody calls them rare.

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        2. Kenzie Sluder‏ @kenziesluder 18 Aug 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @NikaciaS

          True! Never have had the opportunity to see that either. All around the world but if you do not have money to travel it is rare to see.

          12 replies 17 retweets 746 likes
        3. Carly Anne Wooten‏ @CarlyAnneWooten 21 Aug 2017
          Replying to @kenziesluder @neiltyson @NikaciaS

          I want to be able to debate on the internet with as much etiquette as you Kenzie! Also this is special to a lot of us. I'm pumped! #Eclipse

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        2. Kinshuk Kale‏ @AgileKK 23 Aug 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @kenziesluder @NikaciaS

          This guy won some awards for popularizing science. Let that sink in.

          1 reply 2 retweets 23 likes
        3. Kat‏ @ForlornCorn 24 Aug 2017
          Replying to @AgileKK @neiltyson and

          Honestly I respected his outreach but this is just ridiculous. He has some sort of complex to just "correct," thing that don't need to be.

          2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
        4. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 24 Aug 2017
          Replying to @ForlornCorn @AgileKK and

          FYI: Between now and the end of the century on Earth, there will be 57 more total solar eclipses, but only 42 Olympics.

          6 replies 17 retweets 70 likes
        5. Kinshuk Kale‏ @AgileKK 25 Aug 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @kenziesluder @NikaciaS

          Feels silly having pedantic discussion with a great mind such as yours, but how many of those are accessible to people alive today?

          1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
        6. Kinshuk Kale‏ @AgileKK 25 Aug 2017
          Replying to @AgileKK @neiltyson and

          Kinda astonishing that the guy who helped create a series like the Cosmos thinks that total solar eclipse is comparable to the Olympics

          2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
        7. Kinshuk Kale‏ @AgileKK 25 Aug 2017
          Replying to @AgileKK @neiltyson and

          Olympics is just one of a several sporting events. Total solar eclipse is a show put on by the nature-an astonishing coincidence of physics

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        8. Kinshuk Kale‏ @AgileKK 25 Aug 2017
          Replying to @AgileKK @neiltyson and

          Maybe the idea is to stick to the facts and logic and not be swept by the sheer romance of it. Probably better to advance the science?

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        9. Kinshuk Kale‏ @AgileKK 25 Aug 2017
          Replying to @AgileKK @neiltyson and

          But for lay people this is definitely the closest most will ever come to experiencing an astronomical phenomenon. Hard not to get excited.

          1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
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        1. Mike Miller‏ @Mike_JM 19 Aug 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @kenziesluder @NikaciaS

          If they gave out an Olympic medal for terrible analogies, this might win one

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        1. Ken @ Memphis Comic Expo‏ @kenlowery 21 Aug 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @kenziesluder @NikaciaS

          Did you entirely miss that half of this is not just "how often" but "where"? Olympic Games are not rare. Olympic Games in Atlanta are rare.

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        1. Roger Edwards‏ @SkyPixWeather 19 Aug 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @kenziesluder @NikaciaS

          Come on NDGT, I expected better! Divide totality (time*area) by (time*area) not, on Earth surface, then tell me that ratio isn't "rare".

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        1. Susan Smylie‏ @mommomami 20 Aug 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @kenziesluder @NikaciaS

          I would be just as excited about the Olympics if I could see them for free from my dad's yard.

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        1. Vincent Bevins‏Verified account @Vinncent 21 Aug 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @kenziesluder @NikaciaS

          The Olympics is a TV show, it doesn't matter where it is

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        1. Ragadabah‏ @Ragadabah 20 Aug 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson

          @MrHennigan remember that time when a cloud ruined the Olympic games!?

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        1. David Aaron‏ @DavidMAaron 21 Aug 2017
          Replying to @neiltyson @kenziesluder @NikaciaS

          Yes, Neil. But Olympics are never held in the middle of an ocean.

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