Disney's 'Tangled' predicted coronavirus, social distancing in 2010, according to Twitter

The novel coronavirus pandemic has got the world in a twist. Every day, people wake up to news of people getting infected and the global tally rises by hundreds, if not thousands.

And the stock markets are down (though that is arguably a mix of other factors and not just the virus) and people are being told to stay (and even work) at home, and unpredictability has become the new norm in this scenario. But not for Twitter.

The microblogging site, as history has shown, is convinced that something in the past has predicted something happening today. It may not be on the same level as 'The Simpsons Predicted This' but it's there. And now, the latest entry in the journal is Disney's Tangled, which released in 2010.

Perhaps as an effect of the lockdown leaving too many people with too much time, many Twitter users have dug deep into Tangled and found clues that they have linked to the coronavirus.

Just take a look at this:

Is this why Mother Gothel quarantined Rapunzel for 18 years in the movie Tangled im— pic.twitter.com/Kskjj0CEIn

— Tina B. 🏳️‍🌈 (@inaurner) March 20, 2020

Or this:

I'm watching Tangled and I can't believe Rapunzel practiced social distancing in a tower away from the village of Corona. I just— pic.twitter.com/WfZJl6PNVn

— Nora Dominick (@noradominick) March 18, 2020

You had to see it coming that a Disney princess being locked up for 18 years would be a gold mine for Twitter to unravel and it is a gift that keeps on giving.

If you dont know what to do while #shelteringinplace then watch Disney's Tangled. There is a whole song about what Rapunzel does throughout the day, take notes. pic.twitter.com/b8GAe44j7p

— Megan Gutierrez (@zombiemegg410) March 18, 2020

THINGS YOU CAN DO IN QUARANTINE:
-chores
-sweep till the floor's all clean
-polish
-wax
-do laundry
-mop & shine up
-sweep again and by then it's like 7:15
-read a book or maybe 2 or 3
-add a few new paintings to my gallery
-play guitar
-knit
-cook
-wonder when will my life begin

— Cassie | Jaime grief account (@CassK9) March 15, 2020

If Rapunzel can entertain herself in her tower for 18 years, I think you can handle being in quarantine for a few weeks.

— ᴅɪɴαн♡ | ᴊᴇᴅɪ ᴋʀɪsᴛᴏғғ (@KristoffsHoe) March 15, 2020