Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down science behind Game of Thrones

Neil deGrasse Tyson said the white walker dragon's blue fire would be three times hotter than red fire. Photo / HBO

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is known for debunking the warped physics in films and television shows - and now he's taken on Game of Thrones.

According to Tyson, the show nailed certain details about the aerodynamics of dragons.

But not everything was so good: those chains used to lug Viserion's dead body out of a frozen lake were definitely completely ridiculous.

Tyson, who brought his Cosmic Perspective tour to Auckland in July, broke down the details in a series of tweets.

Everybody all caught up on #GameOfThrones? I have a comment or two, if anybody is interested…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017

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I thought the frozen dead dudes couldn’t swim, but aside from that…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) 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/VIJlIuDz3L

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017

Good Bio-Physics in #GameOfThrones: The Dragon Wingspans are sensibly large, as their body weight would require for flight. pic.twitter.com/gzD5wI38u5

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017

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

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017

Good Biology in #GameOfThrones: As in #LordOfTheRings, Dragons forfeited their forelimbs to make wings, like birds & bats. pic.twitter.com/pguBe6rosQ

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017

Intriguing Thermal Physics in #GameOfThrones: BlueDragon breath would be at least a factor of 3X hotter than RedDragon breath pic.twitter.com/RvpBkqJ1sw

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) September 24, 2017

Tyson has previously debunked a number of holes in space films such as Interstellar, Gravity and The Martian.

Game of Thrones' eighth and final season is expected to return in late 2018 or early 2019.