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Insects May Have Had a Hand In Dinosaur Extinction
eldavojohn writes "Everyone's got their favorite theories of Dinosaur extinction, but new speculation is rampant in a book that gives cause to believe it may have been disease-carrying insects. Due to the length of their slow and eventual extinction (the 'K-T Boundary'), it is argued that this would more likely be attributed to the spread of disease and the rise of parasitic insects like ticks or biting flies. Are our immune systems the only reason any animals survived?"
It's all our fault.
someone get me a can of WD40 and a lighter.
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Do insects have hands?
They may have a hand in bringing them back from the dead.
One day God came down and asked the dinosaurs if there was anything they wanted. They responded that they wanted to see what the future was going to be like. God opened a vision for them and at first they were excited at all the tasty bi-peds walking around and all the lush vegetation provided by global warming.
Then as the vision continued, they saw something they thought no living being should ever have to endure. They saw that Carlos Mencia was going to be famous and that people would eventually experience his comedy in one form or another. The dinosaurs decided that they would never subject their heritage to such atrocities.
They begged and pleaded for God to take their lives. God replied, "I love you and that is not my way." The dinosaurs were persistent and they begged and pleaded some more. God finally agreed, saying, "Since I love you, I will take your lives, but you must endure horrible plagues, famine, and natural disasters." For the dinosaurs, it was worth it and they agreed.
We can all learn something from our reptilian, bird-like ancestors.
Scientists have shown that the moon is moving away at a tiny yet measurable distance from the earth every year. If you do the math, you can calculate that 85 million years ago the moon was orbiting the earth at a distance of about 35 feet from the earth's surface. This would explain the death of the dinosaurs. The tallest ones, anyway.
Don't anthropomorphize computers. They *hate* that.
in fact, the only surviving dinosaurs of the egg-chewing rodent crisis were the ones who could nest in trees, offering some protection from the ground dwelling egg chewers. of course, we call these dinosaurs birds today
Ever heard of squirrels?
Well, if you believe the so-called theory of gravity, then that's a question, however if you believe the scientific theory of Intelligent Falling then the answer is obvious - they were lifted by the creator. Yet more evidence that IF is true and should be taught in schools.
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It was probably the butterfly. No one ever suspects the butterfly...
That's the most extreme version of "young earth creationism" I've come across. Where do they teac that? Utah?
You mean like how viruses affect windows more than linux because windows is more prevalent?
Huh? WTF? Is sex ever safe if your partner weighs 4 tons, has teeth the size of toasters, and never brushes their teeth?
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Well damnit, I tried to make it funny but oh no, the mods have to go and make it 'interesting' or 'insightful'.
It's not my fault!
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
Not according to most Europeans ;)