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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Jan 1

    Neil deGrasse Tyson Retweeted Inés Aristoff

    Apart from local winds, the stationary helicopter, the air that surrounds it, and the entire atmosphere, rotates with the solid Earth.https://twitter.com/reliablnarratr/status/947961577852063745 …

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    Inés Aristoff @reliablnarratr
    @neiltyson I had a dumb thought, but dunno why it's dumb: a stationary helicopter in flight seems like it should be able to wait for the earth to rotate under it to reach its destination. Obviously that's wrong, but I don't know why it's wrong. Insight?
    8:11 PM - 1 Jan 2018
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      2. Rob Schermerhorn‏ @RobScherme Jan 1
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Related (fixed) question. If earth rotated about 18x faster, would we be weightless at the equator? If yes, could a planet like this come into existence?

        17 replies 6 retweets 84 likes
      3. Max Kaehn‏ @mithriltabby Jan 1
        Replying to @RobScherme @neiltyson

        You might enjoy reading the science fiction novel MISSION OF GRAVITY, by Hal Clement, which takes place on a planet spinning like that.

        2 replies 1 retweet 52 likes
      4. Rob Schermerhorn‏ @RobScherme Jan 1
        Replying to @mithriltabby @neiltyson

        Thanks!

        1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes
      5. Catherine O’Reilly‏ @coreilly0912 Jan 1
        Replying to @RobScherme @mithriltabby @neiltyson

        Or there’s another book called The Ascent of Gravity by Marcus Chown that’s a good read — nonfiction but written in an engaging way

        2 replies 2 retweets 19 likes
      6. Rob Schermerhorn‏ @RobScherme Jan 1
        Replying to @coreilly0912 @mithriltabby @neiltyson

        Thanks

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      7. End of conversation
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      2. One Pissed Off Citizen‏ @MNarvestad Jan 1
        Replying to @neiltyson

        That is awesome of you btw. One of the things I loved about Cosmos and Star Talk is how you explain things to folks without talking down to ppl. You have made science more fun and understandable for a lay person like me. Thanks to you for being you

        6 replies 1 retweet 141 likes
      3. Gwen Lynn‏ @inagreenminute Jan 1
        Replying to @MNarvestad @neiltyson

        A great trick of Albert Einstein..I think. Your not an "expert" until u can explain the MOST complex theory 2 laymen or even a child. 👩🏿‍🚀🚀🚁🌎☄

        1 reply 0 retweets 45 likes
      4. One Pissed Off Citizen‏ @MNarvestad Jan 1
        Replying to @inagreenminute @neiltyson

        I love him and Bill Nye also. I love science especially space and the study of evolution but I'm not exactly the most educated person lol. So anyone who can explain things to me in a way I can understand is great in my book

        1 reply 0 retweets 17 likes
      5. Jenzo  🇩🇴 ❤️ 🇵🇷‏ @Lola_Cage Jan 1
        Replying to @MNarvestad @inagreenminute @neiltyson

        You seem very intelligent! Not to mention that your curiosity is what makes you even more unique. Many live their lives without entertaining deep thoughts, let alone seeking insight, answers, wisdom and help in general. Yearning to be taught and seeking truth shows intelligence😊

        2 replies 0 retweets 19 likes
      6. One Pissed Off Citizen‏ @MNarvestad Jan 1
        Replying to @Lola_Cage @inagreenminute @neiltyson

        Thank you. I dropped out of school for mental health reasons but got a GED and have tried to continue to educate myself

        1 reply 0 retweets 29 likes
      7. Jenzo  🇩🇴 ❤️ 🇵🇷‏ @Lola_Cage Jan 1
        Replying to @MNarvestad @inagreenminute @neiltyson

        That's awesome! Keep on growing, I believe in you!

        2 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
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      2. Doktor Ross Sewage‏ @sewage666 Jan 1
        Replying to @neiltyson

        So what about a helicopter on the moon, smart guy?

        13 replies 1 retweet 21 likes
      3. Peter Drinklage‏ @phicksUSMC Jan 1
        Replying to @sewage666 @neiltyson

        Wouldn't fly because a helicopter needs air for lift.

        6 replies 0 retweets 207 likes
      4. me‏ @payday_guy Jan 1
        Replying to @phicksUSMC @sewage666 @neiltyson

        You been told

        1 reply 0 retweets 21 likes
      5. Algernon  🐀‏ @tvoylyod Jan 1
        Replying to @payday_guy @phicksUSMC and

        Or trolled.

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      6. Peter Drinklage‏ @phicksUSMC Jan 1
        Replying to @tvoylyod @wonderforreason and

        Not afraid to feed them

        0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
      7. End of conversation
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      2. Robert J Frey‏ @financequant Jan 1
        Replying to @neiltyson

        I recall an incident when a man in the aisle aboard a 747 foolishly jumped into the air to put something in the overhead. The jet was traveling over 600 mph and the man immediately flew backwards to the end of the aisle and was crushed. Why aren’t flyers warned of such dangers?

        16 replies 1 retweet 55 likes
      3. Chris Weeks‏ @chrisrweeks Jan 1
        Replying to @financequant @neiltyson

        You recalled a dream

        1 reply 0 retweets 74 likes
      4. Robert J Frey‏ @financequant Jan 1
        Replying to @chrisrweeks @neiltyson

        No, a friend of my cousin’s college roommates sister’s hairdresser was there!

        1 reply 0 retweets 30 likes
      5. Mike  🔊 💖 🇦🇺 🏳️‍🌈 🌟‏ @HikaEbop Jan 1
        Replying to @financequant @chrisrweeks @neiltyson

        Never let the truth get in the way of a good story and that's a good story.

        1 reply 0 retweets 13 likes
      6. Im So Over This‏ @leslietfj Jan 2
        Replying to @HikaEbop @financequant and

        Or science. Never let science get in the way of an already entrenched belief system.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      7. Mike  🔊 💖 🇦🇺 🏳️‍🌈 🌟‏ @HikaEbop Jan 2
        Replying to @leslietfj @financequant and

        Absolutely! Science has never proved anything! 😉

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      8. Mike  🔊 💖 🇦🇺 🏳️‍🌈 🌟‏ @HikaEbop Jan 2
        Replying to @HikaEbop @leslietfj and

        Got to love this guy's logicpic.twitter.com/qoHJ5pjpdb

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      9. Mike  🔊 💖 🇦🇺 🏳️‍🌈 🌟‏ @HikaEbop Jan 2
        Replying to @HikaEbop @leslietfj and

        http://cjonline.com/news/2017-11-24/mike-hughes-doesn-t-believe-science-says-earth-flat-thinks-evil-knievel-was-average …

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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