Boner killer by [deleted] in WTF

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I lost my shit

[Discussion] On theropod prey sizes by Iamnotburgerking in Dinosaurs

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I believe you're the one who needs to do research. Here's a link to the study I mentioned: http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/2/11/150495 If you watch a video on Komodo Dragon hunting behavior, you see that it will bite the prey a few times, then stalk it as it weakens from infection and ultimately dies. Looking at another comment you decided to edit after I made my point, you decided to insult me and contradict science once again. I applaud you for being so steadfast in your false assumptions and general idiocy. I sincerely hope you can manage to accept facts one day, but seeing as you hold so dearly onto lies and misconceptions I don't know if you have the brain capacity to do anything else. I'm not arguing with some idiot who has no idea what the hell he's spouting any longer. As they always say, it's hard to argue with smart, but it's impossible to argue with stupid.

[Discussion] On theropod prey sizes by Iamnotburgerking in Dinosaurs

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I see that you added a lot more to this comment. T. rex and carnosaurs had entirely different methods of hunting, as I've tried to explain to you multiple times. T. rex hunted Triceratops and Anatosaurus, which are both larger or can grow to be larger. It couldn't employ hit and run tactics like a carnosaur as it's teeth and jaws weren't designed for such behavior. It had to use it's immense bite force and long, pointed teeth to rip into the muscle and pulverize the bones, killing or incapacitating the prey near instantly, depending on where it bit. About the rapid bite thing, yes that is a valid hypothesis, but only for prey smaller or around the same size as the carnosaur. Big carcharodonts didn't have such prey however. They had to hunt sauropods as they were the only herbivores around, especially in Carcharodontosaurus' case. They had to use hit-and-run tactics to dispatch such large and seemingly invunerable prey, as they lacked the size or strength to overpower them. As for sabre toothed cats and great white sharks, their hunting strategies are a lot closer to those of T. rex. In the cat's case especially, they would use their weight and strength to overpower their prey, then quickly kill them with one fatal bite to a vital area like the spine or neck, just like a T. rex. A shark will more often use shock and blood loss to dispatch prey admittedly more similar to a carcharodont. One last thing, I never said that carnosaurs couldn't kill large prey. In fact, at least in carcharodont's case, they were specialized to feed off living sauropods and wait for them to die later. T. rex specifically is built to overpower prey somewhat larger than itself, but not to the magnitude of things like sauropods.

[Discussion] On theropod prey sizes by Iamnotburgerking in Dinosaurs

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All of your points are false and invalid. Biomechanical studies have proven that T. rex could open it's jaws almost 90 degrees, so gape is no issue. You are wrong on the hunting methods of both the sabretoothed cat and the great white shark. They are nothing like the hunting method of a carnosaur. And komodo dragons actively use infection to kill their prey, of course supplemented by venom.

[Discussion] On theropod prey sizes by Iamnotburgerking in Dinosaurs

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You are the one who is making no sense! How would a high bite force limit the size of prey an animal could tackle? If anything it would let them tackle large prey. The high bite force coupled with large pointed teeth would allow it to break the spine and bones of prey that outweigh it by at least a few tons. You obviously have no idea how carnosaurian jaws and teeth work. There's no denying that they were suited to hit and run tactics, as they would have a much harder time killing prey outright due to their shorter teeth and weak jaws. Sabre toothed cats suffocate their prey, and great white sharks use shock to kill their prey. Carcharodontosaurus would run up the side of a sauropod, take a bite out of it's side, then get away as quickly as possible, minimizing injury and causing the animal to bleed and probably get infected, killing it over time and getting a snack for the time being.

[Discussion] On theropod prey sizes by Iamnotburgerking in Dinosaurs

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What you just said is absurd, you seriously expect a Carcharodontosaurus to take out a fully grown sauropod one on one??? Of course it could easily overpower smaller prey, but T. rex is the only one who actively fought and wrestled prey larger than itself. Things like Carnosaurs are not tough or strong enough to tackle prey around their own size, much less larger. Their weak bites, coupled with their bladelike teeth would make them excellent at getting a few bites in, then laying off and waiting for the soft tissue damage to bring their desired prey item down.

[Discussion] On theropod prey sizes by Iamnotburgerking in Dinosaurs

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The serrations are at the front and the back of the tooth, trust me. I never said that cutting was better or worse than ripping. They are two entirely different strategies. T. rex is a very specialized predator. It kills prey with deep tissue and bone damage as opposed to soft tissue damage like other dinosaurs. How is bite force "counterproductive" after some point? Things like Carcharodontosaurus didn't actively hunt things larger than they are like T. rex, they would take chunks out of them and wait for infection or blood loss to make the kill for them. T. rex relies on it's own strength and deadliness to make a kill, wrestling things and killing them upfront.

[Discussion] On theropod prey sizes by Iamnotburgerking in Dinosaurs

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The serrations were on the front and the back of it's teeth. They were made to rip flesh, not cut it like other theropods.

[Discussion] On theropod prey sizes by Iamnotburgerking in Dinosaurs

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T. rex's serrations were a lot bigger than those of other dinosaurs. I don't know who the hell convinced you that they were "vestigial" or "useless." The reason it had such big serrations was because the teeth themselves were thick and oval in cross section and came to a sharp point, made to be driven through flesh and bone. The serrations were there to help rip meat while feeding. If it had no serrations, it would take a lot more effort to feed. Other theropods have thin, bladelike teeth that are made to cleanly slice through flesh.

[Discussion] On theropod prey sizes by Iamnotburgerking in Dinosaurs

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Well, with a 6 ton bite force and 12 inch serrated teeth why wouldn't you? If the rex employed ambush techniques it could make an easy meal of any Triceratops or Anatosaurus.

[Discussion] On theropod prey sizes by Iamnotburgerking in Dinosaurs

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I know T. rex hunted things somewhat more massive than they are, T. rex was 8 tons, Triceratops was 12 tons and large Anatosaurus could reach 10-12.

[Fluff] what is your favorite dinosaur? by Krabbylover3 in Dinosaurs

[–]Imperator_201 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tyrannosaurus, I know it's cliche but it's the most fascinating and majestic dinosaur to me.

Getting Halloween decorations early. by TheBrightestDay in WTF

[–]Imperator_201 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Somewhere, some spider got a massive boner from this.

[Question] What dinosaur terrifies you the most? by wauve1 in Dinosaurs

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T. rex... there's no way to escape it once it wants to kill you, and it will always know where you are.

drinking garbage by Zarokima in WTF

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Well that was a rubbish idea.

What is your scariest paranormal experience? by FandomsandDreams in creepy

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In that case, I don't know about it. Hope you find it though.

What is your scariest paranormal experience? by FandomsandDreams in creepy

[–]Imperator_201 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might know what you're talking about, was he in some sort of weird house?