Warning: This article contains spoilers for Season 7 of Game of Thrones.
The seventh season of Game of Thrones forced fans to endure some serious logical leaps. Jon Snow seemingly teleported to Dragonstone and Gendry apparently moved at hyperspeed to get an ultra-fast raven to Daenerys. But according to Neil DeGrasse Tyson, who apparently was a little late to catch up to the show at this point, the season's science wasn't all bad.
Over the weekend, the astrophysicist praised how the show portrayed Daenerys Targaryen's full-grown dragons, which have the correct proportions to allow them to fly.
Good Bio-Physics in #GameOfThrones: The Dragon Wingspans are sensibly large, as their body weight would require for flight. pic.twitter.com/gzD5wI38u5September 24, 2017
Good Biology in #GameOfThrones: As in #LordOfTheRings, Dragons forfeited their forelimbs to make wings, like birds & bats. pic.twitter.com/pguBe6rosQSeptember 24, 2017
The sensibly large wingspan of Dragons in #GameOfThrones contrasts with aerodynamically useless wings of Renaissance cherubs. pic.twitter.com/I8L8ILBtUuSeptember 24, 2017
He also pointed out just how much hotter the White Walker dragon's fire must be to tear down the Wall.
Intriguing Thermal Physics in #GameOfThrones: BlueDragon breath would be at least a factor of 3X hotter than RedDragon breath pic.twitter.com/RvpBkqJ1swSeptember 24, 2017
But not all the science on the show works out. Tyson critiqued how the wights pulled the dragon out of the frozen lake to begin with.
I thought the frozen dead dudes couldn’t swim, but aside from that…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/VIJlIuDz3LSeptember 24, 2017
And Tyson didn't resist the chance to bring up current events. At the end of his analysis, he got political, noting that NFL players' decision to kneel during the National Anthem isn't a sign of disrespect at all. Maybe the president should catch up on A Song of Ice and Fire.
In the #GameOfThrones Universe, to "bend the knee" represents the very highest form of respect and loyalty.September 25, 2017
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