Dune 2‘s sandworms have one clear problem says Neil deGrasse Tyson, who questions the sci-fi blockbuster’s physics.
Tyson is known for criticizing science fiction films over their inaccuracies, and now the noted physicist has set his sights on Dune: Part Two, taking the sci-fi blockbuster to task for its depiction of Arrakis’ sandworms and how their movements defy the laws of nature. Check out his remarks below (around 2:50 of the clip via The Late Show With Stephen Colbert):
So, the same people, the Fremen, indigenous sand people, one of the rites of passage is they have to ride the back of the worm. Okay. But it’s a worm just going straight fast. … Have you ever seen a snake chase you as a straight snake? No! They’ve got to curl and they push off the curl. That’s what the curling is.
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