From StarTalk.

In this conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Charles Liu explore the cultural and scientific origins of Godzilla and other Japanese monsters, tracing how post–World War II fears of nuclear devastation shaped their creation. They discuss how creatures like Godzilla, Mothra, and Gamera symbolized human anxiety about atomic power and environmental destruction, while also analyzing the real physics behind such massive beings—revealing why a creature that big could never actually move or stand as depicted in films.

From ‘The Physics of Sci-Fi Monsters, with Charles Liu’: https://youtu.be/UwlV-mflc7o?si=vGKOHn3JP7yk4r-e

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