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Who do you think would win in a fight, the Natural History Museum, or the Science Museum? Choose wisely, because the London attractions just went head-to-head in a beautifully geeky Twitter war.
The whole thing was sparked by #AskACurator day, when one user asked: ‘which team of curators would win in a battle’ and ‘what exhibits/items would help you be victorious?’ The gloves were immediately off at the Natural History Museum:
We have dinosaurs. No contest.
— NaturalHistoryMuseum (@NHM_London) September 13, 2017
The Science Museum were having none of it, and clapped back with some light ageism.
@NHM_London is full of old fossils, but we have robots, a Spitfire and ancient poisons. Boom! #AskACurator https://t.co/lsdOS3HqyO
— Science Museum (@sciencemuseum) September 13, 2017
We have robot dinosaurs, Pterodactyls and the most venomous creatures on Earth. Plus volcanoes and earthquakes ... And vampire fish. pic.twitter.com/H2dNv0wgQr
— NaturalHistoryMuseum (@NHM_London) September 13, 2017
What about this merman & we do have a Polaris nuclear missile as Khalil says! pic.twitter.com/uczMFrvKIw
— Science Museum (@sciencemuseum) September 13, 2017
There is never just one cockroach. And we quietly melt your plastics with our lava. pic.twitter.com/DaaJc5V5lJ
— NaturalHistoryMuseum (@NHM_London) September 13, 2017
*Game of Thrones theme music* Send in the (sea)-dragons... (from The Book of the Great Sea-Dragons by Thomas Hawkins, 1840). pic.twitter.com/K4Duh3w7Vk
— NaturalHistoryMuseum (@NHM_London) September 13, 2017
We were all set to call it a draw, but then we saw this. Turns out, we have a dinosaur AND it's 3D printed! pic.twitter.com/vLRK0PI5JE
— Science Museum (@sciencemuseum) September 14, 2017
We have MILLIONS OF FLEAS - that would have to be a massive trap. Drop 🎤
— NHM_Fleas (@NHM_Fleas) September 14, 2017
We've enjoyed our dance with our lovely neighbours next door. We leave you w/ Swim gym by Laurent Ballesta from #WPY53...Until the next time pic.twitter.com/XeoHbYmcS7
— NaturalHistoryMuseum (@NHM_London) September 14, 2017