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Dinosaurs Could Hold Basketballs, But Not Dribble

Posted by timothy on from the always-subject-to-revision dept.

Gre7g writes "Long before the invention of the photocopier, mud was the ideal way to preserve an image of your butt. 'We got lucky with this one [sitting] on a slope,' which brought its hands closer to the ground, said study author Andrew Milner of the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm. Full disclosure: My wife did the artistic reconstruction."

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  1. Use Cases by fm6 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Long before the invention of the photocopier, mud was the ideal way to preserve an image of your butt.

    Some of us still consider mud to be far superior. Photocopiers may be more convenient, but they really can't compare with mud for capturing detail without distortion.

    Now I'm going to be flamed by a lot of Xerox fan boys. For the last time: the best technology is the technology that works best for you!

    1. Re:Use Cases by NotBornYesterday · · Score: 2, Funny

      Mud would also obscure any, ahem, solid farts.

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  2. Clever girl by GrumblyStuff · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yet another reason to fear raptors....

    1. Re:Clever girl by reverseengineer · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Speaking of which, what does this mean for the Toronto Raptors?

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  3. Where's the basketball? by biocute · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Well, I did read the friendly article and no where could I see any reference to basketball.

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    1. Re:Where's the basketball? by Gre7g · · Score: 3, Informative

      Sorry. National Geographic reduced the content way down to just the highlights. The original research is about the angles of their wrists and how we could see that in the mud imprints, but I thought it would be better to post the big name link rather than the high detail one.

    2. Re:Where's the basketball? by Peeet · · Score: 2, Informative

      Basically it is saying that Dinosaurs held their hands in a palms inward fashion rather than a palms down fashion. Palms in can hold a basketball but you need to put your palm facing down to dribble it. Obscure, not in the original link, and citing basic sports knowledge - I know, not usual Slashdot fare, eh?

  4. it is satan himself by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

    who wishes us to believe dinosaurs could evolve to hold a basketball. the holy truth is of course intelligent dribbling, probably taught by 3 point all star jesus himself to intelligent basketball playing dinosaurs on jurassic half courts

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  5. New Extinction theory! by erroneus · · Score: 2, Funny

    There are plenty of theories about how the dinosaurs met their near-simultaneous end, but with the information provided in the article, I think I have an idea worth investigating!

    Dinosaur Dodgeball Elimination Deathmatch!

    If they can hold basketballs, then they can hold dodgeballs. And dribbling is not needed for dodgeball! So it all makes sense now!

  6. Wait, what... by Arancaytar · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What the hell do the dinosaur, the basketball and the mud have in common here?

    Am I the only one to whom this reads like a kind of dadaist ramble?

    1. Re:Wait, what... by TapeCutter · · Score: 2, Funny

      "So, let me get this straight. One individual dinosaur leaves some palm up hand prints in the mud, and suddenly the thousands of species of therapods spread out over the millions of years can't play basketball?"

      That's right, the global conspiracy to deny the fact that dinosaurs could dribble isn't science, hell it's not even sport, it's politics - specifically the IOC, NBA, and the Chinese government are to blame.

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  7. Utah by LBArrettAnderson · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Happened in Utah. Tagged as 'mormons'

  8. extinction via weak back court by roesti · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now we know why the dinosaurs went extinct. You can't survive in this world without a decent guard rotation.

    Still, England's guard rotation is still methodical and precise, and their empire is slowly diminishing. There's no accounting for team chemistry, I suppose.

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  9. Toronto Raptors! by antdude · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fear these Toronto Raptors because they can hold basketballs, dribble, and sometimes shoot!

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  10. In other words ... by PPH · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...they're a lot like the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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