Neil DeGrasse Tyson Fact-Checked The New 'Star Wars' Movie

While Neil deGrasse Tyson admits that the new droid in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is "waaaaay cuter" than R2-D2, he points out that the smooth metal spherical ball would have "skidded uncontrollably on sand." The famed astrophysicist is known for offering his observations and critiques of scientific movies. He did the same for the record-breaking new "Star Wars" movie in a series of tweets on Monday. My promised observations of @StarWars Episode VII #TheForceAwakens follows (with only mild spoiler alerts).— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 21, 2015 While not all of Tyson's tweets were specifically scientific critiques -- the Stormtroopers, he said, "still run as though they’re carrying a full load of poop in their diapers" -- Tyson made clear that when it came to the facts, he was mostly unimpressed. In @StarWars #TheForceAwakens the TIE fighters made exactly the same sound in the vacuum of space as in planetary atmospheres— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 21, 2015 In @StarWars #TheForceAwakens, the energy in a Star is enough to destroy ten-thousand planets, not just a few here & there.— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 21, 2015 In @StarWars #TheForceAwakens, apparently Wookiees don’t age, or they age much slower than human actors do.— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) December 21, 2015 Unashamed of inanity, #TheForceAwakens repeats the Millennium Falcon boast of completing the...
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