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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

@14erVibes 368 hour walk, 18 hour drive. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 10, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

@ChiDan9d Yup. At a 3mph walk, you could walk about 38M miles in an hour, which is about exactly how close Mars gets to us. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 10, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

1 hour. Mars is far. While we're here, here's how long it would take to walk other places: Moon: 22 seconds Sun: 2… https://t.co/jyJmalmQMh — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 10, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

If the Earth were a beach ball, one meter in diameter, what's your intuition on how long it would take you to walk… https://t.co/0yxmKsalN3 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 10, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

FYI to count a word as one you know you can’t just have heard the word you have to be able to define it! — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 10, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

@ESAdevlog Very proud of my progress https://t.co/6mLqPeW8yK — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 10, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

RT @xkcd: Tractor Beam https://t.co/ObK3TeWzMM https://t.co/qtedf1qBY6 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 10, 2022 Retweet
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

I know 8 of the boy words and 2 of the girl words https://t.co/eaIjqKJNig — PolitiTweet.org

Aella @Aella_Girl

I know 5 of the boy words and 12 of the girl words. I wonder how trans and gay people score! https://t.co/LocMmNdwgZ

Posted Feb. 10, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

Glad NPR is tackling the big issues https://t.co/Pr3zHZsU6O — PolitiTweet.org

NPR @NPR

Some white people may choose 👍 because it feels neutral — but some academics argue opting out of 👍🏻 signals a lack… https://t.co/3qn9WbSV2T

Posted Feb. 10, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

It's funny how many people think I used orange here specifically to refer to Trump supporters (I wasn't referring t… https://t.co/7bPuWghYav — PolitiTweet.org

Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

Psychologists use a term called "pluralistic ignorance" to describe the phenomenon of "no one believes, but everyon… https://t.co/kQRmJiiwk2

Posted Feb. 9, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

When do you think it is okay to lie? Here's what 200 readers said: https://t.co/hRcWGzAnXU — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

According to Kant, lying is NEVER okay https://t.co/JQYwcM2FTD — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

When you feel alone in what you think, remind yourself how common pluralistic ignorance is. If you find the courage… https://t.co/4Rf6Ju7j38 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

It helps more people start being courageous and saying what they really think, and soon a tipping point is crossed… https://t.co/rF0KeFl0l8 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

If only one brave person starts to say "I think orange is wrong," they will probably be squashed by the orange zeal… https://t.co/YUU3Gsxdl8 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

Eventually this takes on a life of its own and starts reinforcing itself, as lots of people will now attack anyone… https://t.co/Fy8GyJLro0 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

Some people continue to believe orange is wrong, but they keep quiet or open up only with close friends. But other… https://t.co/oOCo17RyVh — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

And that's what everyone else thinks too, so no one wants to admit how they really feel about orange. When people a… https://t.co/RY4FoaXWgd — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

—despite the fact that MOST people secretly disagree with orange, you just assume that everyone else must agree wit… https://t.co/tl5jwet0KP — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

So if you're this person, who secretly disagrees with orange— https://t.co/oX8caIqAbW — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

The thing is, people can't actually see the color of anyone's brain. The only way people know what's going on in th… https://t.co/tXaSHVQOPn — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

But now imagine that the people who believe the orange viewpoint start saying that anyone who disagrees with orange… https://t.co/dMrP4F8FGm — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

Now let's put a circle around each brain. The color of the circle represents what each person is SAYING about the t… https://t.co/EVMFk1cK9o — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

Imagine a group of people who hold a wide variety of viewpoints on a certain topic. We can represent what each pers… https://t.co/D0Z2bwQRhV — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

Psychologists use a term called "pluralistic ignorance" to describe the phenomenon of "no one believes, but everyon… https://t.co/kQRmJiiwk2 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

Here's the deal with dating https://t.co/IjpJ9Qgozk — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

Jupiter is prettier than you https://t.co/uJ4SCDrzGJ — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

@MsMelChen @SirajAHashmi One of the great failings of our era is that you can’t see a retweeted tweet’s number of c… https://t.co/ayf8ahDX32 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

@finnscave I have a fantasy about someone digging up an old tweet of mine and trying to smear me with it and me bei… https://t.co/qkrxLRe4zX — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022
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Tim Urban @waitbutwhy

RT @elonmusk: Most news outlets attempt to answer the question: “What are the worst things happening on Earth today?” It’s a big planet! O… — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 8, 2022 Retweet