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New Analysis Shows Dinosaurs Not As Heavy As Previously Believed.
Cognitive Dissident writes "Discovery.com has an article on a new study using computer modeling to estimate the actual amount of flesh needed to cover the skeletons of dinosaurs. Based on a comparison with modern animals, it indicates that these animals could have weighed dramatically less than has been previously estimated. 'A huge Brachiosaur, once thought to weigh 176,370 pounds, is now believed to have weighed 50,706 pounds.' That's only about two-and-a-half times the weight of a modern African elephant. If other evidence can be reconciled with this, many estimates of the ecosystems dinosaurs lived in will also have to be revised."
Back when I was a kid, I wondered if the weight attributed to dinosaurs was inflated. It's good to know that someone thought the same and followed through with it.
Bull. Shit. When you were a kid, you thought they were the heaviest badasses on the planet, because dinosaurs are always awesome when you're a kid. If you claim otherwise, you didn't actually HAVE a childhood. And all your "childhood" friends thought you were a killjoy.
You want to know how heavy 50,706 lbs is? FUCKING HEAVY. Is 30000 kg really more meaningful to you than 50000 lbs? Great job being a pedantic douchebag though.