Pffft. Cecil proved that a lion can't outrun a doughy, middle aged dentist with a bow. Where's my grant money?
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T Rex could not have outrun a speedy human, scientists conclude
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Pffft. Cecil proved that a lion can't outrun a doughy, middle aged dentist with a bow. Where's my grant money?
halfmileharry
Grandmaster
That's like shooting the neighbor's cat. Not exactly a "hunting" challenge.
I guess "Cecil" was the neighbor's cat. Neighborhoods vary by location.
Indiucky and I have a pact. We ain't saying.
Considering that it took paleontologists nearly a century to get the posture of Tyrannosaurus Rex right, going from the weird slightly inclined with the tail propping to nearly horizontal with the tail held well clear of the ground, it's probable that these running speed numbers will be revised up or down over time as more is learned about the musculature and joint structure.
I'll just point out that 16.5mph is not exactly slow, and you can bet that a wildly hypothetical run for your life against ol' Rex wouldn't be on a perfectly smooth cinder-surfaced track, but over rough terrain, bringing even the quoted Usain Bolt down to probably no more than 10mph, but Rex would probably still be going right at or damn near his speculated top speed.
He ate Triceratops, no wimp, so your odds wouldn't be so good against him.
I'll just point out that 16.5mph is not exactly slow, and you can bet that a wildly hypothetical run for your life against ol' Rex wouldn't be on a perfectly smooth cinder-surfaced track, but over rough terrain, bringing even the quoted Usain Bolt down to probably no more than 10mph, but Rex would probably still be going right at or damn near his speculated top speed.
He ate Triceratops, no wimp, so your odds wouldn't be so good against him.
No, but it sure can mess up a dentist's life.
I want to know how they come up with such an exact number of 16.5 mph and not just an estimate? Thinking of a trotting T-Rex makes me laugh a little inside though with their short arms waving around frantically. Maybe they were more the clown of dinosaurs.
indiucky
Grandmaster
indiucky
Grandmaster
I try to explain to them we hunted MAMMOTHS not DINOSAURS...Even as tough as we were we would not have survived that asteroid...
halfmileharry
Grandmaster
Let me get this right... Are you saying T-Rex cut his arms off?
Cavalier is why I was constantly beat up in school.
myhightechsec
Sharpshooter
Serve cavalier with some toast points and it's not too bad. Did your mom pack it in your lunch box?
Russian, of course, is the best cavalier.
indiucky
Grandmaster
halfmileharry
Grandmaster
You should have smoked Camels......
I've smoked those Cavaliers when I was a kid.
He said T Rex, not T Lex...
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