Terrible T. Rex Was a Slowpoke

[The Lizard]

Yeah, I was just kidding about this being a conspiracy.


But still, T-Rex > Triceratops, suckas.

 

[Golgo-13]

They change the physiology of the T-Rex every 10 years or so. First he was a killer, then he was a Scavenger.Then he was slow, then he was fast, now he's slow again. What's next, he played Poker during his spare time?

 

[Golgo-13]

Stegasaurus owns all you pro-Rex/pro triceratops groupies.

 

[SuperFerret]

Triceras are tops!

And despite this new development, it's crucial to remember that everything we know of dinosaurs are results of theories and "probablys", so the Rex may have been as fast as we've previously thought, or it could be slower or faster.

 

[Fran]

Yeah, I was just kidding about this being a conspiracy.


But still, T-Rex > Triceratops, suckas.

I felt bad when Spinosaurus killed him in JPIII

 

[unstoppable]

Velociraptor ftw.

t:

well that's was discovered to be bout the size of a chicken

 

[SuperFerret]

I felt bad when Spinosaurus killed him in JPIII

Spinosaurus was sleeping with the director.

Rex was bumped off because he wanted more money.

 

[Ice-man]

well that's was discovered to be bout the size of a chicken

well the jurassic park ones are kickass.

 

[Arkady Rossovich]

I could still believe that the Rex could run,that bulk could be muscle also.

 

[SuperFerret]

I could still believe that the Rex could run,that bulk could be muscle also.

They should have massive legs. Granted, they'd not be likely to be manuverable, but they should be fast.

 

[Red Mask]

By LiveScience Staff

posted: 06 June 2007 09:17 am ET

T. rex was no slacker. But the popular image of a nimble predator turning on a dime and chasing down prey with lightning speed is fiction, new computer models show. The terrifying tyrannosaur was actually a slowpoke.

What? The news only caught wind of this now? I already watched scientists argue this point years ago! It was on the Discovery channel and National Geographic!

Looks like it's the news that's slow. We need education reform!

 

[Trainwreck2100]

That whole Spinosaurus intro was crap, why did he follow the tiny humans around the island when he could kill a frickin TRex, so he should be able to pretty much kill any dinosaur that wasn't a brontosaurus.

 

[Red Mask]

Just because we call it 'Tyrannosarous Rex' doesn't mean it really behaved like one. The research is ever developing because we're learning something new. And what does it matter if it wasn't so great? It's only a dinosaur.

 

[Carcharodon]

well that's was discovered to be bout the size of a chicken

There is a variety of raptor known as the Utah Raptor that was 8' tall.

 

[Venomfan]

I felt bad when Spinosaurus killed him in JPIII

that was such B.S. anybody that studies dinosaurs knows that a Spino would never stand a chance against a Rex

well that's was discovered to be bout the size of a chicken

Velociraptors were about 3 feet tall in real life, so i dont know what chickens you've got but i want one

 

[Halcohol]

well that's was discovered to be bout the size of a chicken

Also Dilophosaurus is approximately 10-14 ft. tall, but the characteristics of the dilo and the raptor were switched for Jurassic Park to make the raptors more fearsome.

 

[Deadpool876]

Damn it! Just when I was about to make a SM3 fan-script wherein Dr. Connors experiments with reptiles and unknowingly or accidentally creates a T-Rex which obliterates his lab and wreaks havok on NY city, then Spiderman tries to catch up with the T-Rex but Spidey struggles because the T-Rex is fast! Now, this article comes up?! Damn it! Now, I'm changing the T-Rex to Raptors with the side-plot of them eating the scientists!
..... t: t: t:

 

[Speedball]

Damn it! Just when I was about to make a SM3 fan-script wherein Dr. Connors experiments with reptiles and unknowingly or accidentally creates a T-Rex which obliterates his lab and wreaks havok on NY city, then Spiderman tries to catch up with the T-Rex but Spidey struggles because the T-Rex is fast! Now, this article comes up?! Damn it! Now, I'm changing the T-Rex to Raptors with the side-plot of them eating the scientists!
..... t: t: t:

Make it Giant Raptors, and there ya go.t:

 

[The Lizard]

Also Dilophosaurus is approximately 10-14 ft. tall, but the characteristics of the dilo and the raptor were switched for Jurassic Park to make the raptors more fearsome.

Also, the velociraptors in the first JP movie were more similar to the deinonychus in size and skull shape.

 

[The Lizard]

Wait a minute! Complete scientific 180 degree turn!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070822/ts_nm/dinosaur_speed_dc

T-rex versus Beckham? Sorry, David, you're lunch

By Michael Kahn Tue Aug 21, 8:20 PM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - The smallest dinosaur could reach speeds of nearly 40 mph (64 kph) and even the lumbering Tyrannosaurus rex would have been able to outrun most modern-day sportsmen, according to research published on Wednesday.

Scientists using computer models calculated the top speeds for five meat-eating dinosaurs in a study they say can also illustrate how animals cope with climate change and extinction.

The velociraptor, whose speed and ferocity was highlighted in the film "Jurassic Park," reached 24 mph while the T-rex could muster speeds of up to 18 mph, the study published in the Royal Society's Biological Sciences showed.

"Our research, which used the minimum leg-muscle mass T-rex required for movement, suggests that while not incredibly fast, this carnivore was certainly capable of running and would have little difficulty in chasing down footballer David Beckham, for instance," said Phil Manning, a paleontologist at the University of Manchester, who worked on the study.

So the T-rex goes from being a "slowpoke" a couple months ago to being "faster than David Beckham" now?

Make up your minds, paleontologists! Which is it?


Of course you realize that this scientific flip-flopping means that the Bible is true and evolution is officially debunked.

 

[lollycop]

Actually, this isnt that shocking. But still, if a big T was chasing after you, you still have no advantage.

 

[Carcharodon]

Wait a minute! Complete scientific 180 degree turn!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070822/ts_nm/dinosaur_speed_dc




So the T-rex goes from being a "slowpoke" a couple months ago to being "faster than David Beckham" now?

Make up your minds, paleontologists! Which is it?


Of course you realize that this scientific flip-flopping means that the Bible is true and evolution is officially debunked.

It is a slowpoke, relative to other dinosaurs, and to prior thought. t:

 

[keith_v]

I think it's safe to say that until scientists can actually observe T-Rex running, all these computers models and estimations are just educated guesses. They just as likely to be correct as they could be entirely untrue.

(About 100 years ago, scientists didn't think sharks were capable of killing people. Good call on that one, guys.)

 

[Nell2ThaIzzay]

Wait a minute! Complete scientific 180 degree turn!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070822/ts_nm/dinosaur_speed_dc




So the T-rex goes from being a "slowpoke" a couple months ago to being "faster than David Beckham" now?

Make up your minds, paleontologists! Which is it?


Of course you realize that this scientific flip-flopping means that the Bible is true and evolution is officially debunked.

Even the old article still stated they could go about 25mph, which is faster than any human can run.

 

[Carcharodon]

(About 100 years ago, scientists didn't think sharks were capable of killing people. Good call on that one, guys.)

Where the hell did you hear this? There have been documented cases of sharks killing people long before that time.

I call bull****. Plain and simple.