Neil DeGrasse Tyson ponders the mysteries of ‘Gravity’

Last night, popular Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson sent out a number of tweets about Gravity, the acclaimed science fiction film that hit theaters on Friday.

The epic deluge of tweets from Tyson started with two alternate names for the film: Zero Gravity and Angular Momentum. While he did admit that the film’s plot did seem possible, he continued to question the physics of director Alfonso Cuaron’s film.

“The film #Gravity depicts a scenario of catastrophic satellite destruction that can actually happen,” he wrote, but he couldn’t figure out why Sandra Bullock’s character, who is a medical doctor, would be working on the Hubble Telescope.

He tweeted about several other mysteries in the film, wondering why Bullock’s hair wasn’t floating without gravity or why George Clooney’s character needed to remind Bullock of the importance of oxygen. Tyson also pointed out several scientific details that could not happen in real life.

To his credit, Tyson did tweet that he enjoyed the film. “My Tweets hardly ever convey opinion. Mostly perspectives on the world. But if you must know, I enjoyed #Gravity very much,” he wrote. However, after that, he still gave his followers things to ponder about the film.

You can check out our review of Gravity here. Below are several tweets from Tyson:

image: Warner Bros.

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