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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 24 Sep 2017

    The sensibly large wingspan of Dragons in #GameOfThrones contrasts with aerodynamically useless wings of Renaissance cherubs.pic.twitter.com/I8L8ILBtUu

    2:01 PM - 24 Sep 2017
    • 2,722 Retweets
    • 15,466 Likes
    • Beryl Kumo Onur Sarikaya Tom Foolery solaire Witch King of Angmar VickiTom Mr.jhonatam galette Kelbly Khan
    575 replies 2,722 retweets 15,466 likes
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      2. JD Lien‏ @jdlien 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Maybe cherubs use magnetic levitation and the wings are just to look cool.

        4 replies 3 retweets 77 likes
      3. byebyeworld1783br818hqb4j‏ @sorryiamtired5f 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @jdlien @neiltyson

        In this case, cherubs have a terrible conception of how to look cool.

        1 reply 0 retweets 61 likes
      4. JD Lien‏ @jdlien 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @sorryiamtired5f @neiltyson

        It was a different time…

        1 reply 0 retweets 51 likes
      5.  🐪‏ @dhcammel 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @jdlien @neiltyson

        cool is a social construct anyway. And first rule of thermodynamics club is, you don't talk about thermodynamics club.

        1 reply 1 retweet 28 likes
      6. Zachariel‏ @zacharielsoda 30 Sep 2017
        Replying to @dhcammel @jdlien @neiltyson

        What's the second rule 🤔

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      7.  🐪‏ @dhcammel 30 Sep 2017
        Replying to @zacharielsoda @jdlien @neiltyson

        You can't even break-even! 😭

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. chrissy‏ @ChristineMMoran 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Well obviously cherubs aren't real but dragons and dead armies are

        2 replies 2 retweets 96 likes
      3. Mark Harrison‏ @harrisonmj86 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ChristineMMoran @neiltyson

        pic.twitter.com/pjAZuDbHug

        0 replies 0 retweets 28 likes
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      2. Brian Day‏ @TheNewsBrian 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Not to mention Pete's Dragon:pic.twitter.com/9G01Q02ZW9

        1 reply 0 retweets 84 likes
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      2. Tylwyth‏ @Alisrafil1 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Another common misconception. Cherub wings are ornamental, they use fart-propulsion.

        1 reply 1 retweet 75 likes
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      2. chrissy‏ @ChristineMMoran 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        The bigger your butt is the more wingspan you would need

        1 reply 0 retweets 15 likes
      3. Rhonda‏ @saifai 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @ChristineMMoran @neiltyson

        Unless you have a stinger? 😁pic.twitter.com/WUqldlk2BW

        0 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
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      2. Sonia E. - R 🙄gue Duck‏ @Orange_Ghost 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Bumblebees can fly. Some things just are.

        1 reply 0 retweets 18 likes
      3. Kim Kim‏ @AnxietyFriesKim 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Orange_Ghost @neiltyson

        Cherubs beat their wings hundreds of times per second. Deal with it, Tyson. 😂

        1 reply 0 retweets 17 likes
      4. Scott Stevenson‏ @Almostfm 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @AnxietyFriesKim @Orange_Ghost @neiltyson

        Like hummingbirds. I was just going to say that

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. Kim Kim‏ @AnxietyFriesKim 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Almostfm @Orange_Ghost @neiltyson

        And bumblebees, of course.

        0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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      2. Dyin' Duane‏Verified account @dduane 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        And BTW: what about the square/cube law? How do those dragons manage respiration? Let alone breathing fire?(sigh) Whatever. (3/3)

        1 reply 0 retweets 14 likes
      3. Bill Stewart‏ @BillStewart415 24 Sep 2017
        Replying to @dduane @neiltyson

        Breathing fire is obviously to take care of excess heat load they'd accumulate being that big.

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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