This Astrophysicist Analyzed ‘Game Of Thrones’ And He Has Scientific Reasoning To Believe Westeros Is Fucked
Game of Thrones spoilers ahead!
You’ve probably heard of Neil deGrasse Tyson, who has become perhaps one of the most famous scientists of our time. This astrophysicist has written several books and has been featured in a variety of TV shows and documentaries, including Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, which he narrates.
If you want a taste of just how cool he makes science feel, just watch the video below. No, seriously, it’s actually pretty fantastic and not at all boring.
Anyway, though Tyson is a brilliant astrophysicist, he’s also a normal human being, which means he, too, is absolutely obsessed with Game of Thrones. Honestly, I should’ve seen that one coming.
So Tyson took to Twitter to talk about the newest season of Game of Thrones and how scientifically accurate (or inaccurate) it is. In fact, he may even have some insight about what’s to come in the future.
Everybody all caught up on #GameOfThrones? I have a comment or two, if anybody is interested…
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017
Let’s just say GoT doesn’t really like the laws of physics. At least, the White Walkers sure don’t seem to.
I thought the frozen dead dudes couldn’t swim, but aside from that…
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017
Bad Physics in #GameOfThrones: Pulling a dragon out of a lake? Chains need to be straight, and not curve over hill and dale. pic.twitter.com/VIJlIuDz3L
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017
But fans weren’t satisfied with just this analysis. Because let’s be real, we all just want to know about the dragons.
https://twitter.com/Aelkus/status/912402744216096769
And so Neil delivered: they got the thumbs up.
Good Bio-Physics in #GameOfThrones: The Dragon Wingspans are sensibly large, as their body weight would require for flight. pic.twitter.com/gzD5wI38u5
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017
The sensibly large wingspan of Dragons in #GameOfThrones contrasts with aerodynamically useless wings of Renaissance cherubs. pic.twitter.com/I8L8ILBtUu
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017
Good Biology in #GameOfThrones: As in #LordOfTheRings, Dragons forfeited their forelimbs to make wings, like birds & bats. pic.twitter.com/pguBe6rosQ
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017
But here’s the thing about the dragons: you know how the Night King’s dragon has blue fire? It may be a little more concerning than you think — IF the producers decide to stick with scientific reasoning.
Intriguing Thermal Physics in #GameOfThrones: BlueDragon breath would be at least a factor of 3X hotter than RedDragon breath pic.twitter.com/RvpBkqJ1sw
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017
So, yeah, GoT is a fantasy show, but that doesn’t mean they won’t use the laws of physics in their plot line. Maybe this means nothing at all, but also, MAYBE IT MEANS SOMETHING.
Let’s just take a minute to soak all this in.
As long as Neil says the dragons are OK, I'm OK… https://t.co/PBV3OkWsiv
— 🜃🜏 The Dragon LmL 🜏🜃 (@thedragonLML) September 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/timel0rds/status/912425643375251462
Did Neil deGrasse Tyson use science to tell me the good guys in a mythical show are basically f*cked next season bc of this ice dragon??? https://t.co/PRojLnS2Iw
— Katy (@dlrtymartinifan) September 25, 2017
Confirmed: Westeros is in trouble. https://t.co/gO20EltHkW
— Alex Phillips (@alexAPphillips) September 25, 2017
Do what you will with this information. Just remember: if anyone can predict the fate of Westeros, it would probably be Neil deGrasse Tyson.