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Dinosaurs Died Within Hours of Asteroid Impact, says New Study
colonist writes "SPACE.com reports that most dinosaurs were incinerated within hours by the 'heat pulse' of an asteroid impact 65 million years ago. The study 'Survival in the first hours of the Cenozoic' presents a scenario where the only survivors were underground or were underwater in swamps or oceans. All unprotected creatures were 'baked by the equivalent of a global oven set on broil.'"
An appropriate post for the Memorial Day weekend. Imagine the world's largest barbeque.
the major advances in civilization are processes which all but wreck the societies in which they occur - A.N. White
For us ignorant Brits, wthat's that in Gas Mark?
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I'd like to RTFA, I really would !
it's too bad their all-star oil drilling team didn't quite make it in time...
At least the dinosaurs went out baked!
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Go canucks, habs, and sens!
The real reason dinosaurs became extinct!
For sending a Brontosaurus to do a T-Rex's job.
Alright, so what do I need to survive the next major asteroid impact of this magnatude? It sounds like most buildings won't be sufficient protection.
Do I need a cave to hide in? Should I go to a large body of water?
The Emeril Lagassaurus Rex would have added some prehistoric garlic when he saw the meteor coming...then BAM!!!! Another notch!
"Hey, Lou, what the F is " *SPLAT*
Here...Try this...Pinky to Mouth everyone :-)
"dinosaurs were incinerated within hours by the 'heat pulse' of the Frickin' Laser Beam!
I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. -- Hunter S. Thompson
I think we can now all breathe a huge sigh of relief as we know the dinosaurs did not, I repeat, did NOT suffer. We will all gain a few hours of sleep a night, I'm sure.
All unprotected creatures were 'baked by the equivalent of a global oven set on broil.'"
Thanks for the metaphor. This "heated air" concept is difficult to get across to the layperson.
Zubenelgenubi is a double star. Which one do you mean? Assuming you're talking about the hotter one, Alpha-2, that'd be about 583.
There is a theory that the earth was lighter back then, which let heavier animals thrive. It's an interesting theory - it also says that the Pangea continent covered the whole earth (not just one side) since the earth was ~40% of it's current size, and that it grew by collecting space debris over time. Someone should do the math concerning muscle efficiency and this ancient mass of the earth and see if it works out.
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So now we have prior art for animal crackers.
Everyone knows that dinosaurs died during the Great Flood.
Read the Bible!
This story makes me hungry...
They're alive I tell you! ^_^
This article proves it!!!
Remote New Zealand Volcano Sees Dinosaur Alert?
Homonyms are fun!
You're driving your car, but they're riding their bikes there.
PETA boycotts all asteroids in protest of the senseless murder of the dinosaurs.
They are throwing red paint on meteorites, and showing up nude at natural history museums everywhere.
I'm no scientist, but I do own a 3.5 foot iguana, and she is FAR stronger than any cat or dog of equal or greater size that I have ever owned or played with.
You've obviously never tried to pill a cat...
What do you mean they all died off my mom is still running around!!!
Just practice your "Duck and Cover" drill like Bert the Turtle
Or get one of the 1950's vintage A-Bomb-proof school desks.
Chip H.
> Before and after Chicxulub Earth was experiencing a lot of volcanic activity. So much in fact, that the compositiom of the atmosphere was changing. As I recall the oxygen content was reducing from 30% down to 24% (I'm sure these are not the exact numbers, but they are close).
Wow, how old ARE you?
Before you design for reuse, make sure to design it for use.
Scientific studies have proven that if there was a nuclear holocaust, or a giant asteroid like the one that wiped out the dinosaurs, that the RIAA would continue to survive.
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You mean to tell me that Brits don't use the word "broil"? Ok, so who's the American culinary marketing genius who came up with the term "London Broil"?
For all you homebound geeks who have never been to a barbeque, I will attempt to translate the above for you:
"Burning dinosaurs? Imagine a Beowulf cluster of those!
Karma: It's all a bunch of tree-huggin' hippy crap!
You sir, are an ass.
That's right. All your base.
Obviously, the dinosaurs were ignorant of the "Duck And Cover" method for surviving an incinerating holocaust. Or is that only for nukes?
because of earth's magnetic field. Every once in a great while it switches polarity and as it does it crosses over zero which leaves the earth vulnerable to solar radiation i.e. thats why everything on land died and animals tend to be nocturnal becaues their ancestors were on the other side of the planet when a solar flare struck. Its just another theory but it seems more likely than not.
the reason Dino turned up on a Volcano was because some sicko wanted to cook him !!
Certainly this theory would go a long way to explain the increase in obesity which is apparently fast becoming the world's biggest health problem. Personally I've always found the answer to avoid getting obesit to eat less but heck what do I know I'm just a lanky techi with a beer gut ;)
dinosaurs=birds?
Tastes just like chicken!
I, for once, would be very thankful for another dinosaur-killing meteor impact. Those pesky dinos have been destroying my flowers year in and year out!
this means that if the bodies of the dead were to get up again,
OH NO!!
we could kill them all 12 more times
Phew! Thank goodness we have had the foresight to protect ourselves from the inevitable wave of zombies.
Whence? Hence. Whither? Thither.
The Greys had a big Chicxulub-Combo take-out order. And then they super-sized it, bastards!
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.