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The only big difference is that dinosaurs and (less so) mammoths would have a horrible time adapting to modern atmosphere and climate
by blamestross 4y ago
The only big difference is that dinosaurs and (less so) mammoths would have a horrible time adapting to modern atmosphere and climate
- bryankaplan 4y agoLife finds a way.
- noSyncCloud 4y ago> Life finds a way. This is — famously — almost completely untrue.
- blamestross 4y agoLooks at diversity of fossil record pointedly looks at extant life pointedly Sure, some life finds a way, but 99.99% of it doesn't.
- pawsforthought 4y agoConsidering we’re already into the sixth mass extinction, apparently not.
- candiodari 4y agoI think you're right. When push comes to shove size has consequences. Specifically, the bigger the animal, the bigger the torque on every movement. This means bigger animals move slower (more accurately: "can't change speed"). In the case of Woolly Mammoths and dinosaurs ... a lot slower. Their turning radius, certainly at speed, will be something like that of a truck. This means that whilst outrunning a T-Rex might be difficult, it should work like a bull: you have zero chance when running away from a bull that's trying to attack you. So don't. However, if you just avoid the bull by going sideways (walking speed is more than enough, there is no real need or the showy stuff toreadors perform at bull fights) and let it attack you until it tires (and collapses), at which point you calmly walk over and kill it with a pointy stick ... yes it takes some practice but it's definitely going to be how such fights would go in practice. Worse: it's not like humans are the only animals that are capable of figuring this out.