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| From | Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.physics, sci.physics.relativity, rec.arts.sf.written, alt.astronomy |
| Subject | Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. |
| Followup-To | alt.1d |
| Date | 2017-06-01 02:51 +0200 |
| Organization | PointedEars Software (PES) |
| Message-ID | <1689568.taCxCBeP46@PointedEars.de> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <CZadnYDPzd3FCLHEnZ2dnUU7-YvNnZ2d@giganews.com> <pn5uicts2dettghmgqk9k3hnomusghci0v@4ax.com> <CNSdnQpgTqxdo7LEnZ2dnUU7-avNnZ2d@giganews.com> <1914979.Mh6RI2rZIc@PointedEars.de> <slrnoiunlj.r5v.nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> |
Cross-posted to 4 groups.
Followups directed to: alt.1d
Ned Latham wrote: > Thomas 'PointyHead' Lahn wrote: >> "Hägar" amok-crossposted across 4 newsgroups: >> > The physics of an organic creature that big ( e.g. - Brontasaurus ) >> >> There is no "Brontasaurus". Perhaps you were thinking of _Brontosaurus_, >> but nobody has claimed that Brontosaurus could fly. >> >> > flying are prohibitive ! >> >> Why? > > As organsisms increase in size, the cross-section, and thus the > load-bearing capacity, of body parts increases with the square > of the size increase, whereas the mass increases with its cube. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Not_even_wrong> > A physicist should know that, A _crackpot_ may. > Pointy Head. So you *are* only a troll after all? >> > Much smaller Taradactiles >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> Pardon? > > Pterodactyl, dummy. Obviously the “dummy” is the person who could not write the word properly in the first place, and confused it with <http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Taradactile> which is probably as far as their "education" went. But there *have* *been* large _pterosaurs_ like the Pteranodon (wingspan ca. 7 m) that could fly: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterosaur> Who doubts that should inform themselves about the skeleton of birds. >> > were really stretching the envelope ! >> Why? > > 'Coz they were big, dummy. So you are only a troll after all. A pity. *PLONK* F'up2 where it belongs -- PointedEars Twitter: @PointedEars2 Please do not cc me. / Bitte keine Kopien per E-Mail.
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speaking of dinosaurs.. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-05-29 13:21 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. Hägar <hsahm@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-29 14:40 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-05-29 18:08 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. SteveGG <casagiannoni@optonline.net> - 2017-05-31 15:22 -0400
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. Hägar <hsahm@yahoo.com> - 2017-05-31 15:07 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-06-01 01:41 +0200
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2017-05-31 19:24 -0500
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2017-06-01 02:51 +0200
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. Fred Flintstone <fred@ptera.dactyl.town> - 2017-05-31 21:05 -0500
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-05-31 19:38 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2017-05-31 21:53 -0500
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2017-06-01 05:36 -0400
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2017-06-01 04:55 +0000
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. Ned Latham <nedlatham@woden.valhalla.oz> - 2017-06-01 00:26 -0500
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-07 23:02 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-08 22:38 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-09 10:41 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-09 10:57 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-10 11:01 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-12 09:38 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-12 22:08 -0700
Re: speaking of dinosaurs.. The Starmaker <starmaker@ix.netcom.com> - 2017-06-13 09:30 -0700
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