Throughout the world established by Barbie, Margot Robbie’s eponymous character, her fellow Barbies, the Kens and even Allan and Midge all hail from the brightly-colored Barbieland, the place the homes don’t have any doorways and partitions, and there’s a whole lack of water, which has individuals on the web freaked out. It’s by no means made clear whether or not Barbieland is a part of Earth as we all know it or resides in an alternate dimension, universe, and many others. Nonetheless, if we assume it’s the previous, astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson thinks he is aware of the place it’s situated.
Like so many moviegoers up to now few weeks, Tyson lastly bought in on the Barbenheimer phenomenon, i.e. went to the theater to see each Barbie and Oppenheimer. With regards to that first film, Tyson, a person who’s well-known for ripping into films like X-Males, Jurassic World and The Martian, as an alternative put his analytical mind to make use of determining the place Barbieland could be positioned on our planet, and he shared his findings on Twitter as follows:
In @BarbieTheMovie, the Moon’s orientation locations Barbie World between 20 & 40 deg North Latitude on Earth. Palm timber additional constrain latitude between 20 & 30 deg. The Solar & Moon rose & set over the ocean. If it’s within the US, Barbie World lands someplace within the Florida Keys.
Clearly when one applies logic to Barbieland, the entire thing falls aside, whether or not we’re speaking concerning the components talked about earlier, the truth that none of its inhabitants age, the listing goes on. Nonetheless, Neil DeGrasse Tyson is a scientist initially, so I don’t blame him for eager to deduce Barbieland’s location. And to be honest, Margot Robbie’s Barbie and Ryan Gosling’s Ken did journey an extended methods to get to the Venice Seaside neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, so ranging from the Florida Keys would account for all that point spent on the trek. Although that may then beg the query of why regular people aren’t hanging out in Barbieland on a regular basis, however that might be attributed to it being in a pocket dimension that’s occupies the identical house because the Florida Keys, however vibrates at a special frequency… or we might merely not suppose too onerous about this.
What’s indeniable about Barbie is how profitable it’s been. Even earlier than its large launch, this comedy flick had earned a variety of constructive evaluations, however it’s now additionally proved itself as a industrial powerhouse. Barbie is now the second 2023 new film launch to cross $1 billion worldwide, following behind The Tremendous Mario Bros. Film. Clearly the hype for this film gained’t be dying down anytime quickly, however it’s additionally been reported that Warner Bros. Photos greenlighting Barbie 2 isn’t essentially a certain factor given the offers that Robbie, Gosling and director/co-writer Greta Gerwig signed. However even when a sequel does find yourself transferring ahead, I wouldn’t rely on any info being provided that affirm or deny Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s deduction.
As soon as Barbie’s theatrical run is completed, it’ll doubtless be made obtainable to stream with a Max subscription. Within the meantime, you possibly can look over the chic particulars our personal Riley Utley seen watching Barbie a second time, or learn the massive challenge that Tyson (and Elon Musk) had with a scene from final yr’s High Gun: Maverick.
