Background

On April 16th, 2019, Twitter user @kaylee_crain tweeted a picture of the gold cross in the Notre Dame cathedral and claimed that God was real because the cross was still there intact in the aftermath of the 2019 Notre Dame Cathedral Fire. In the tweet, she questioned why people still didn't believe in God after the event happened. (see below).

Notable Developments

After the tweet was published, it quickly gained attention from users on Twitter. Within 24 hours, the tweet gained over 64,000 likes and over 18,000 retweets.

Twitter users debunked her claim by stating that the cross was made of gold and that it can only melt at 1064°C. (see examples below)

Your suggestion that a roughly 600°C fire could somehow melt a metal with a 1064°C melting point PERFECTLY illustrates why we desperately need education reform!I'm sorry the education system has so clearly failed you. We obviously need to do better. :-(

— ASPK (@aspk93) April 16, 2019

Because the melting point of gold is 1064°C and a wood fire burns at around 600°C https://t.co/IkVfPS8W6c

— Dan Broadbent 🚀 (@aSciEnthusiast) April 16, 2019

Several others had reacted to the tweet in a more humorous manner (see below)

On #NotreDameCathedral pic.twitter.com/Jnse8dNmw3

— Mark Hardwicke (@markahardwicke) April 16, 2019

After all the aftermath and destruction of this McDonalds fire, Ronald McDonald remains untouched. Please explain to me how you don’t believe in Ronald after seeing this. pic.twitter.com/az7FEBz28v

— Jen loves Bernie (@jenben1969) April 16, 2019

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