xkcd: Tyrannosaurus
https://www.xkcd.com/3300/
Yeah, when we bring back the free roaming T-Rexes, the tourists will be lining up to take their pictures.
Explained at:
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/3300:_Tyrannosaurus
Lynn
xkcd: Tyrannosaurus
https://www.xkcd.com/3300/
Yeah, when we bring back the free roaming T-Rexes, the tourists will be lining up to take their pictures.
According to one new study using very small tooth scraping from a
single fossil, the T-Rex was supposedly warm-blooded.
<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tyrannosaurus-rex-was-a-warm-blooded-dinosaur-with-a-body-temperature-similar-to-that-of-humans-study-suggests-180989519/>
On 2026-09-21, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
According to one new study using very small tooth scraping from a
single fossil, the T-Rex was supposedly warm-blooded. >><https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tyrannosaurus-rex-was-a-warm-blooded-dinosaur-with-a-body-temperature-similar-to-that-of-humans-study-suggests-180989519/>
That T. Rex was warm-blooded has been surmised for decades--it is
after all a close relative of the birds--but this study has for the
first time established its body temperature: 36.3 +/- 2.5 degrees
Celsius.
On 2026-09-21, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
According to one new study using very small tooth scraping from a
single fossil, the T-Rex was supposedly warm-blooded.
<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tyrannosaurus-rex-was-a-warm-blooded-dinosaur-with-a-body-temperature-similar-to-that-of-humans-study-suggests-180989519/>
That T. Rex was warm-blooded has been surmised for decades--it is
after all a close relative of the birds--but this study has for the
first time established its body temperature: 36.3 +/- 2.5 degrees
Celsius.
On 2026-09-22 14:49:38 +0000, Christian Weisgerber said:
On 2026-09-21, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
According to one new study using very small tooth scraping from a
single fossil, the T-Rex was supposedly warm-blooded.
<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tyrannosaurus-rex-was-a-
warm-blooded-dinosaur-with-a-body-temperature-similar-to-that-of-
humans-study-suggests-180989519/>
That T. Rex was warm-blooded has been surmised for decades--it is
after all a close relative of the birds--but this study has for the
first time established its body temperature: 36.3 +/- 2.5 degrees
Celsius.
It seems very unlikely that only one dinosaur was warm-blooded while all
the others were cold-blooded. The reality is that we'll never know
because dinosaurs are long gone and all that remains are fossils, not
real animals.
On 2026-09-22 14:49:38 +0000, Christian Weisgerber said:
On 2026-09-21, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
According to one new study using very small tooth scraping from a
single fossil, the T-Rex was supposedly warm-blooded.
<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tyrannosaurus-rex-was-a-warm-blooded-dinosaur-with-a-body-temperature-similar-to-that-of-humans-study-suggests-180989519/>
That T. Rex was warm-blooded has been surmised for decades--it is
after all a close relative of the birds--but this study has for the
first time established its body temperature: 36.3 +/- 2.5 degrees
Celsius.
It seems very unlikely that only one dinosaur was warm-blooded while
all the others were cold-blooded. The reality is that we'll never know because dinosaurs are long gone and all that remains are fossils, not
real animals.
For all we know, the GenAI Techbros may jump into genetic engineering
after the Enronesque "AI" bubble bursts, and InGen will become reality,
with BD Wong hired for PR.
On 9/22/2026 3:46 PM, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-09-22 14:49:38 +0000, Christian Weisgerber said:
On 2026-09-21, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
According to one new study using very small tooth scraping from a
single fossil, the T-Rex was supposedly warm-blooded.
<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tyrannosaurus-rex-was-a-
warm-blooded-dinosaur-with-a-body-temperature-similar-to-that-of-
humans-study-suggests-180989519/>
That T. Rex was warm-blooded has been surmised for decades--it is
after all a close relative of the birds--but this study has for the
first time established its body temperature: 36.3 +/- 2.5 degrees
Celsius.
It seems very unlikely that only one dinosaur was warm-blooded while
all the others were cold-blooded. The reality is that we'll never know
because dinosaurs are long gone and all that remains are fossils, not
real animals.
We may know soon. The three Dire Wolf hybrids are doing well and the
Woolly Mammoth hybrid has been pushed back to 2030 or so. The first dinosaur hybrid will probably be born in the next ten years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_wolf#Colossal_Biosciences
https://colossal.com/mammoth/
Lynn
On 2026-09-21, Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:
xkcd: Tyrannosaurus
https://www.xkcd.com/3300/
Yeah, when we bring back the free roaming T-Rexes, the tourists will be
lining up to take their pictures.
You just walk up to it and pet it on the nose. I saw it on TV!
(An episode of _Legends of Tomorrow_, I think.)
"Tyrannosaur Snouts May Have Been More Sensitive Than Human Fingertips" https://www.vice.com/en/article/tyrannosaur-snouts-sensitive-t-rex-paleontology/
On 2026-09-22 21:11:49 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
On 9/22/2026 3:46 PM, Your Name wrote:
On 2026-09-22 14:49:38 +0000, Christian Weisgerber said:
On 2026-09-21, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
According to one new study using very small tooth scraping from a
single fossil, the T-Rex was supposedly warm-blooded.
<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tyrannosaurus-rex-was-a- >>>>> warm-blooded-dinosaur-with-a-body-temperature-similar-to-that-of-
humans-study-suggests-180989519/>
That T. Rex was warm-blooded has been surmised for decades--it is
after all a close relative of the birds--but this study has for the
first time established its body temperature: 36.3 +/- 2.5 degrees
Celsius.
It seems very unlikely that only one dinosaur was warm-blooded
while all the others were cold-blooded. The reality is that we'll
never know because dinosaurs are long gone and all that remains are
fossils, not real animals.
We may know soon. The three Dire Wolf hybrids are doing well and
the Woolly Mammoth hybrid has been pushed back to 2030 or so. The
first dinosaur hybrid will probably be born in the next ten years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dire_wolf#Colossal_Biosciences
https://colossal.com/mammoth/
Lynn
They aren't dinosaurs though (and only a complete looney would try to resurrect a dinosaur - just look at the 'documentaries' "Jurassic
Park. ;-)
Plus, neither of those are actually the real animal either - they are
simply a normal elephant / wolf with an extra bit of DNA plugged in,
created morons with no useful job to do. :-\
Plus, neither of those are actually the real animal either - they are
simply a normal elephant / wolf with an extra bit of DNA plugged in,
created morons with no useful job to do. :-\
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
Plus, neither of those are actually the real animal either - they are
simply a normal elephant / wolf with an extra bit of DNA plugged in,
created morons with no useful job to do. :-\
This is in fact true. But what matters is whether they have accurately reproduced the flavour of the original wooly mammoth. If it tastes right, that is good enough! I am looking forward to synthomammoth sandwiches in
my future.
--scott
Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> wrote:
For all we know, the GenAI Techbros may jump into genetic engineering
after the Enronesque "AI" bubble bursts, and InGen will become reality,
with BD Wong hired for PR.
Believe me, if that happens they won't be creating dinosaurs from
historical DNA. They will start out making penis enlargment tablets
that modify your DNA....
--scott
On 9/23/2026 8:32 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
Plus, neither of those are actually the real animal either - they are
simply a normal elephant / wolf with an extra bit of DNA plugged in,
created morons with no useful job to do. :-\
This is in fact true. But what matters is whether they have accurately
reproduced the flavour of the original wooly mammoth. If it tastes right, >> that is good enough! I am looking forward to synthomammoth sandwiches in
my future.
--scott
Bring a lot of friends, those dudes are huge. Looks like enough meat
for a year.
Lynn
It seems very unlikely that only one dinosaur was warm-blooded while all the others were cold-blooded. The reality is that we'll never know because dinosaurs are long gone and all that remains are fossils, not real animals.
On 2026-09-23 18:24:58 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
On 9/23/2026 8:32 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
Plus, neither of those are actually the real animal either - they are
simply a normal elephant / wolf with an extra bit of DNA plugged in,
created morons with no useful job to do. :-\
This is in fact true. But what matters is whether they have accurately
reproduced the flavour of the original wooly mammoth. If it tastes right, >>> that is good enough! I am looking forward to synthomammoth sandwiches in >>> my future.
--scott
Bring a lot of friends, those dudes are huge. Looks like enough meat
for a year.
Lynn
"Mammoth" meatballs already exist (or at least did three years ago). <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/28/meatball-mammoth-created-cultivated-meat-firm>
<https://www.mammothmeatball.com>
On 9/23/2026 8:32 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
Your Name-a <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
Plus, neither of those are actually the real animal either - they are
simply a normal elephant / wolf with an extra bit of DNA plugged in,
created morons with no useful job to do. :-\
This is in fact true.-a But what matters is whether they have accurately
reproduced the flavour of the original wooly mammoth.-a If it tastes
right,
that is good enough!-a I am looking forward to synthomammoth sandwiches in >> my future.
--scott
Bring a lot of friends, those dudes are huge.-a Looks like enough meat
for a year.
On 2026-09-23 18:24:58 +0000, Lynn McGuire said:
"Mammoth" meatballs already exist (or at least did three years ago). ><https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/28/meatball-mammoth-created-cultivated-meat-firm>
<https://www.mammothmeatball.com>
On 2026-09-21, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
According to one new study using very small tooth scraping from a
single fossil, the T-Rex was supposedly warm-blooded.
<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tyrannosaurus-rex-was-a-warm-blooded-dinosaur-with-a-body-temperature-similar-to-that-of-humans-study-suggests-180989519/>
That T. Rex was warm-blooded has been surmised for decades--it is
after all a close relative of the birds--but this study has for the
first time established its body temperature: 36.3 +/- 2.5 degrees
Celsius.
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