James's theory on dinosaurs

Wow. Best answer I've read so far in this wonderful forum. Go on, enlighten me.....by who?

They were taken across as livestock.

what, like pets? interesting theory, but mine is better; dinosaurs evolved into even more special creatures, and split atoms, thus blowing the shit out of some point in South America, but covered it all up with a simulated meteor strike in case they got in trouble with the US and the whole war on terror malarkey. challenge you to prove me wrong, and if you can't, I therefore am proved correct.

Just some friendly advice (I'm not a moderator!), you can get banned for low-content posts like that in the "upper fora", I suggest reading the rules if you want to avoid this.

To answer your question, presumably by therapods, the super-intelligent dinosaurs which you know today as birds.

Just some friendly advice (I'm not a moderator!), you can get banned for low-content posts like that in the "upper fora", I suggest reading the rules if you want to avoid this.

To answer your question, presumably by therapods, the super-intelligent dinosaurs which you know today as birds.

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Just some friendly advice (I'm not a moderator!), you can get banned for low-content posts like that in the "upper fora", I suggest reading the rules if you want to avoid this.

To answer your question, presumably by therapods, the super-intelligent dinosaurs which you know today as birds.

Birds are super intelligent? Since when? Ever met a supposedly intelligent owl? Thickest creatures I work with in my professional capacity. A newt has more brains. Raptors? The average hamster has a higher problem solving capability. The crow family or parrots? If party tricks are your thing, be my guest and be impressed by them, but rats show them the way to the door and kick their low IQ butts as they leave. I'll happily be proven wrong, but the direct decendent of everyone's favourite Jurassic Park extra, the velociraptor (BTW, the film was a lie, their is no evidence to suggest they were intelligent), is the chicken. Not exactly in line with this thread's super intelligent dinosaurs, really, is it? But carry on, I'm having a right laugh here.

The crow family or parrots?

Many studies have been done showing that corvid dinosaurs can use and create tools to solve problems. I have posted links to several of them in this thread. You should give it a read.

In all seriousness, plenty of birds have been shown to be extremely intelligent.  For example, I think crows have been observed dropping shells or things they wanted to break onto roads, then waiting until a car comes along and smashes it.

Hardly intelligent and certainly a very large leap of faith away from using tools and floating across oceans. The vast majority of the reference to bird intelligence come from laboratory situations where persistent training and reward has been used to alter natural behaviour. THere are VERY few incidences of observed wild behaviour where any form of tool use has been observed. And I would hardly call putting shells on a road a sign of intelligence. It's a trial and error, learned repetitive behaviour. If this is evidence of dinosaurs building ships, then the rats will be constructing Death Stars soon...

In all seriousness, plenty of birds have been shown to be extremely intelligent.  For example, I think crows have been observed dropping shells or things they wanted to break onto roads, then waiting until a car comes along and smashes it.

Crows began demonstrating the ability to construct tools using wires during experiments to see if they could do a task with a premade tool. The researchers forgot to provide a hook for the birds, so the birds bent a wire into a hook and used it instead. This ability is not shared by other birds of close relation meaning it is a trait that they most likely evolved long after branching off from most prehistoric dinosaur species. There is no reason to believe their ancient ancestors shared the ability, but crows certainly are advanced and have a local languages.

Wow. Best answer I've read so far in this wonderful forum. Go on, enlighten me.....by who?

By other dinosaurs.

How did the other dinosaurs get there?

Given the lack of available shell casing evidence, I certainly am. Dinosaurs tiny forelimbs wouldn't have been able to cope with teh recoil anyway, that's why they stuck with single shot rifles.

Given the lack of available shell casing evidence, I certainly am. Dinosaurs tiny forelimbs wouldn't have been able to cope with teh recoil anyway, that's why they stuck with single shot rifles.

Shell casing would disintegrate over the thousands of years since dinosaurs sailed the earth.

Quote from: Ali on May 04, 2011, 03:44:35 PM

Given the lack of available shell casing evidence, I certainly am. Dinosaurs tiny forelimbs wouldn't have been able to cope with teh recoil anyway, that's why they stuck with single shot rifles.

Shell casing would disintegrate over the thousands of years since dinosaurs sailed the earth.

Could a mod explain to me how this entire thread isn't a low content post?

Quote from: Ali on May 04, 2011, 03:44:35 PM

Given the lack of available shell casing evidence, I certainly am. Dinosaurs tiny forelimbs wouldn't have been able to cope with teh recoil anyway, that's why they stuck with single shot rifles.

Shell casing would disintegrate over the thousands of years since dinosaurs sailed the earth.

What if dinosaurs used titanium shell casings?

How did the other dinosaurs get there?

They were the ones who built the boats - the dromaeosaurs.  Their prey animals such as Saurolophus were transported as yearlings in large agricultural shipping, along with seeds for crops, and tools and weapons.

Given the lack of available shell casing evidence, I certainly am. Dinosaurs tiny forelimbs wouldn't have been able to cope with teh recoil anyway, that's why they stuck with single shot rifles.

>implying semi-auto !=single shot.

Quote from: Ali on May 04, 2011, 03:12:39 PM

How did the other dinosaurs get there?

They were the ones who built the boats - the dromaeosaurs.  Their prey animals such as Saurolophus were transported as yearlings in large agricultural shipping, along with seeds for crops, and tools and weapons.

Trolling and low-content posting will not be tolerated and this forum will be moderated quite strictly.

James, you should know better, my brother.

I am, as always, contributing amply to the discussion at hand (which, if you care to review the rest of this topic, is my own theory on dinosaurs). If you have nothing to contribute other than fallacious personal attacks which divert us from this noble discussion, you ought to leave this thread.

Quote from: Crustinator on May 04, 2011, 06:21:51 PM

Quote from: Ali on May 04, 2011, 03:44:35 PM

Given the lack of available shell casing evidence, I certainly am. Dinosaurs tiny forelimbs wouldn't have been able to cope with teh recoil anyway, that's why they stuck with single shot rifles.

Shell casing would disintegrate over the thousands of years since dinosaurs sailed the earth.

What if dinosaurs used titanium shell casings?

Why bother?

Quote from: Ali on May 05, 2011, 01:04:45 AM

Quote from: Crustinator on May 04, 2011, 06:21:51 PM

Quote from: Ali on May 04, 2011, 03:44:35 PM

Given the lack of available shell casing evidence, I certainly am. Dinosaurs tiny forelimbs wouldn't have been able to cope with teh recoil anyway, that's why they stuck with single shot rifles.

Shell casing would disintegrate over the thousands of years since dinosaurs sailed the earth.

What if dinosaurs used titanium shell casings?

Why bother?

For an increase in penetrative ability against thick hides? Just a shot in the dark.

Quote from: Crustinator on May 05, 2011, 03:26:24 PM

Quote from: Ali on May 05, 2011, 01:04:45 AM

Quote from: Crustinator on May 04, 2011, 06:21:51 PM

Quote from: Ali on May 04, 2011, 03:44:35 PM

Given the lack of available shell casing evidence, I certainly am. Dinosaurs tiny forelimbs wouldn't have been able to cope with teh recoil anyway, that's why they stuck with single shot rifles.

Shell casing would disintegrate over the thousands of years since dinosaurs sailed the earth.

What if dinosaurs used titanium shell casings?

Why bother?

For an increase in penetrative ability against thick hides? Just a shot in the dark.

The dinosaurs were eco-friendly and sustainable. You don't reign for millions of years without doing this.

I expect they became very good at recycling as they had an awful lot of time to think very carefully about it, unlike us humans who are always rushed off our feet with busy work, like imagining round Earths and building counterfeit space ships.

I expect they became very good at recycling as they had an awful lot of time to think very carefully about it, unlike us humans who are always rushed off our feet with busy work, like imagining round Earths and building counterfeit space ships.

How do you know that the dinosaurs didn't have their version of the conspiracy?

They were probably too busy recycling and building ships to worry about such nonsense.

Quote from: Around And About on May 05, 2011, 04:23:45 PM

Quote from: Crustinator on May 05, 2011, 03:26:24 PM

Quote from: Ali on May 05, 2011, 01:04:45 AM

Quote from: Crustinator on May 04, 2011, 06:21:51 PM

Quote from: Ali on May 04, 2011, 03:44:35 PM

Given the lack of available shell casing evidence, I certainly am. Dinosaurs tiny forelimbs wouldn't have been able to cope with teh recoil anyway, that's why they stuck with single shot rifles.

Shell casing would disintegrate over the thousands of years since dinosaurs sailed the earth.

What if dinosaurs used titanium shell casings?

Why bother?

For an increase in penetrative ability against thick hides? Just a shot in the dark.

The dinosaurs were eco-friendly and sustainable. You don't reign for millions of years without doing this.

but dinosaurs where around 9000 years ago according to this site?

They were probably too busy recycling and building ships to worry about such nonsense.

so the conspiracy is nonsense? the FE conspiracy that this site is built upon, is nonsense? (according to someone who thinks dinosaurs were a sea faring society with a taste for their pets and agriculture)

I've had enough of this nonsense. I am going to compose a letter (perhaps include a petition) to Daniel asking that James have his Flat Earth Believer status revoked, since I am fairly certain Daniel isn't intending for the Flat Earth Society to become like the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

James may be entertaining, but there should be a limit to absurdity among the Flat Earth Believers.

Quote from: EnglshGentleman on May 05, 2011, 04:56:06 PM

Quote from: Around And About on May 05, 2011, 04:23:45 PM

Quote from: Crustinator on May 05, 2011, 03:26:24 PM

Quote from: Ali on May 05, 2011, 01:04:45 AM

Quote from: Crustinator on May 04, 2011, 06:21:51 PM

Quote from: Ali on May 04, 2011, 03:44:35 PM

Given the lack of available shell casing evidence, I certainly am. Dinosaurs tiny forelimbs wouldn't have been able to cope with teh recoil anyway, that's why they stuck with single shot rifles.

Shell casing would disintegrate over the thousands of years since dinosaurs sailed the earth.

What if dinosaurs used titanium shell casings?

Why bother?

For an increase in penetrative ability against thick hides? Just a shot in the dark.

The dinosaurs were eco-friendly and sustainable. You don't reign for millions of years without doing this.

but dinosaurs where around 9000 years ago according to this site?

Dinosaurs are around today.