Neil deGrasse Tyson uses science to locate Barbie Land in real world
nme.comBarbie movie, which is directed by Greta Gerwig and stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is partly set in the fictional wonderland filled with plastic palm trees and bright pink houses.In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Tyson observed the film’s sun, moon, and vegetation in order to determine where such a place would be if it really existed on Earth.“In @BarbietheMovie, the moon’s orientation places Barbie World between 20 and 40 [degrees] north latitude on the Earth,” deGrasse Tyson wrote.
That places it roughly somewhere between the lower half of the U.S. and the northern half of Mexico.“Palm trees further constrain latitude between 20 and 30 [degrees],” he continued.
That narrows the potential Barbie World locations to West Texas, the U.S. Gulf Coast, and northern Mexico.He concluded: “The sun and moon rose and set over the ocean.
If it’s in the U.S., Barbie World lands somewhere in the Florida Keys.”In @BarbieTheMovie, the Moon's orientation places Barbie World between 20 & 40 deg North Latitude on Earth.
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