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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
And then the Natural History Museum went and pulled out the vampire fish. Strong.
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
Which was swiftly shut down with a finger-waggling MERMAN.
What about this merman & we do have a Polaris nuclear missile as Khalil says! pic.twitter.com/uczMFrvKIw
— Science Museum (@sciencemuseum) September 13, 2017
The clash of the treasuries continued like a deranged game of rock, paper, scissors.
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
The NHM threw in a ‘Game of Thrones’ reference. Good work, NHM.
*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
They were going to call it a draw. But then the Science Museum flipped back into the ring with a game-changer.
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
Threats of locusts, fly swatters and even carbine firearms were exchanged. At one point, the NHM’s curator of fleas chimed in.
We have MILLIONS OF FLEAS - that would have to be a massive trap. Drop 🎤
— NHM_Fleas (@NHM_Fleas) September 14, 2017
The beef is dying down now, but we suspect the NHM is still hankering for another round. Just look at the shit-eating grin on this sea lion’s face. Natural history vs science: this isn’t over.
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
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