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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 24 Sep 2017

    Good Bio-Physics in #GameOfThrones: The Dragon Wingspans are sensibly large, as their body weight would require for flight.pic.twitter.com/gzD5wI38u5

    1:54 PM - 24 Sep 2017
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    393 replies 4,200 retweets 21,532 likes
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      2. With A Mortar Launcher‏ @KenPoling 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Bad mythology though. Dragons have four legs. Those are Wyverns.

        29 replies 13 retweets 338 likes
      3. Goose‏ @The_Goose_37 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @KenPoling @neiltyson

        I'VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR YEARS! FOR Y E A R S

        4 replies 1 retweet 128 likes
      4. Ofc. AerynSunX, Peacekeeper Soldier‏ @aerynsunx 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @The_Goose_37 @KenPoling @neiltyson

        GRRM knows the difference. He *chose* to call them dragons. It's his story, he calls them what he likes.

        1 reply 0 retweets 79 likes
      5. noelle hester‏ @noellehstr 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @aerynsunx @KenPoling @neiltyson

        isn't a wyvern a type of dragon, though?

        1 reply 1 retweet 35 likes
      6. Ofc. AerynSunX, Peacekeeper Soldier‏ @aerynsunx 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @noellehstr @KenPoling @neiltyson

        Yes. According to mythology, wyverns are a smaller breed of dragon.

        1 reply 1 retweet 36 likes
      7. noelle hester‏ @noellehstr 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @aerynsunx @KenPoling @neiltyson

        yeah, exactly. he isn't wrong to call this a dragon.

        2 replies 0 retweets 18 likes
      8. Sapphire‏ @kwsapphire 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @noellehstr @aerynsunx and

        Sharks are fish but we rarely call them that. Wyvern would've been more appropriate IMO, but it's not my world. :]

        3 replies 0 retweets 14 likes
      9. noelle hester‏ @noellehstr 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @kwsapphire @aerynsunx and

        y'all, i's just a dragon, calm down

        1 reply 0 retweets 28 likes
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      2. LoneWolf907‏ @LoneWolf907 25 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        The chest muscles look perhaps a bit under-sized, (unless they're primarily gliders). Wings certainly large enough to glide.

        2 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 25 Sep 2017
        Replying to @LoneWolf907

        Agreed on all counts. With tail as a stabilizer during gliding phases.

        1 reply 5 retweets 25 likes
      4. Brendan Forster‏ @brendan4str 26 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @LoneWolf907

        seeming as he was dragged upon the ice it's conceivable they have less bone density like a bird or Pterosaur.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      5. LoneWolf907‏ @LoneWolf907 27 Sep 2017
        Replying to @brendan4str @neiltyson

        I was thinking the same thing. Partially hollow bones would still be strong enough for all we've seen the dragons do so far.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. ghouley duley  🎃‏Verified account @Advil 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        psh. bees laugh at your wingspan requirements.

        5 replies 6 retweets 262 likes
      3. i bless the rains down in Castamere‏ @Chinchillazllla 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Advil @neiltyson

        Bees make up for it with their wing movements, which are not possible if your wings have bones in them

        3 replies 1 retweet 76 likes
      4. Dir7yPaws‏ @dir7ypaws 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Chinchillazllla @Advil @neiltyson

        Hummingbirds have bones in their wings

        4 replies 1 retweet 5 likes
      5. i bless the rains down in Castamere‏ @Chinchillazllla 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @dir7ypaws @Advil @neiltyson

        And they can beat a maximum of 80 times per second. Bees ~230 per second.

        1 reply 1 retweet 51 likes
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      2. Mike  🥖 🇮🇹‏ @Boston__Sucks 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        In terms of physics, how does a dragon breathe fire??? Give the breakdown, NDT!

        13 replies 9 retweets 15 likes
      3. Brian Day‏ @TheNewsBrian 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Boston__Sucks @neiltyson

        First, they swallow my mix tape...

        0 replies 8 retweets 132 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. Adrian Skinner‏ @Skinnerisms 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        The Luck Dragon laughs at your bio-physics requirements.pic.twitter.com/ydqetwHxsc

        2 replies 3 retweets 59 likes
      3. PoolPooper‏ @ctdnoah 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Skinnerisms @neiltyson

        That thing scared the hell out of me when I was young.

        3 replies 1 retweet 18 likes
      4. Queen Sugar 👑‏ @nayummie 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ctdnoah @Skinnerisms @neiltyson

        Still scares me now.

        0 replies 1 retweet 12 likes
      5. End of conversation

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