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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Jan 23

    Google must be talking about a different Earth and a different Sun. Our Earth and Sun are separated by 500 light seconds. Nice catch, @NickLilja.pic.twitter.com/FjkwbhLM3F

    7:33 PM - 23 Jan 2018
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    1,007 replies 4,208 retweets 24,934 likes
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      2. Ryan Rittenhouse‏ @RyanRittenhouse Jan 24
        Replying to @neiltyson @NickLilja

        Not the result I see:pic.twitter.com/QARWfIgBbw

        1 reply 2 retweets 34 likes
      3. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Jan 24
        Replying to @RyanRittenhouse @NickLilja

        Now fixed, apparently. Shamed into action.

        6 replies 11 retweets 270 likes
      4. ott‏ @ottomcvey Jan 26
        Replying to @neiltyson @RyanRittenhouse @NickLilja

        How long does it take the sun to revolve around earth?

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      5. sebo‏ @sebosanders Feb 4
        Replying to @ottomcvey @neiltyson and

        6

        1 reply 0 retweets 13 likes
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      2. James Sinko‏ @JamesSinko Jan 23
        Replying to @neiltyson @NickLilja

        It's funny it says 15.81 light years but the miles above is 92.96 million miles. Hahapic.twitter.com/UZEkQVX0dP

        7 replies 3 retweets 78 likes
      3. Ken Weathers  ⚡️ 🌪‏ @lucky13wxman Jan 23
        Replying to @JamesSinko @neiltyson @NickLilja

        Well, it looks like it is less than 18 hours from me... ;-) #DistanceFromSunToHere #TNtoTX #WhenWillItHitMyHousepic.twitter.com/6YM6VdwtKG

        4 replies 5 retweets 173 likes
      4. James Sinko‏ @JamesSinko Jan 23
        Replying to @lucky13wxman @neiltyson @NickLilja

        Haha bravo! Lolpic.twitter.com/JUz0F1TMuU

        1 reply 1 retweet 44 likes
      5. Ken Weathers  ⚡️ 🌪‏ @lucky13wxman Jan 23
        Replying to @JamesSinko @neiltyson @NickLilja

        pic.twitter.com/9m0HFlnaeA

        0 replies 0 retweets 31 likes
      6. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Kevin Marshall‏ @falicon Jan 23
        Replying to @neiltyson @NickLilja

        Maybe they had the "walking" choice turned on...

        12 replies 9 retweets 638 likes
      3.  😭 is my mood‏ @KevarJo Jan 23
        Replying to @falicon @neiltyson @NickLilja

        This tweet is super underrated!

        2 replies 0 retweets 15 likes
      4. Justin Ballen‏ @SomeCoulombs Jan 23
        Replying to @KevarJo @falicon and

        Why? The distance is the same whether you're walking or flying or crawling...

        3 replies 0 retweets 17 likes
      5.  😭 is my mood‏ @KevarJo Jan 24
        Replying to @SomeCoulombs @falicon and

        I see you've never Google mapped something to see that it told you 2 days to get somewhere until you realized that it's set to on foot and it seems to happen on its own.

        2 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
      6. Thiviyadharshan‏ @ThiviyanR94 Jan 24
        Replying to @KevarJo @SomeCoulombs and

        Erm light years is a measure of distance, not time.... fyi 👍

        4 replies 0 retweets 23 likes
      7.  😭 is my mood‏ @KevarJo Jan 24
        Replying to @ThiviyanR94 @SomeCoulombs and

        True, light years is a measure of distance…counterpoint: it was just a joke, not a serious statement and you guys just killed it. RIP

        3 replies 1 retweet 47 likes
      8. The Reverend  🦄‏ @KylesRedChin Jan 25
        Replying to @KevarJo @ThiviyanR94 and

        You're just salty like the facial hair in your avatar. Get it? It's still funny despite being factually incorrect. Ha. Ha.

        2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
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      2. Geekology‏ @academic_dud Jan 23
        Replying to @neiltyson @NickLilja

        Trump 2020 🇺🇸

        9 replies 1 retweet 32 likes
      3. oweniverson‏ @oweniverson Jan 23
        Replying to @academic_dud @neiltyson @NickLilja

        Is this because his supporters are anti-education?

        3 replies 1 retweet 99 likes
      4. Kobe Parker‏ @KobeParker24 Jan 23
        Replying to @oweniverson @academic_dud and

        pic.twitter.com/6Wwcblb9Gv

        1 reply 0 retweets 26 likes
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