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About 10 years ago, RadioLab did a live tour called “Apocalyptical” where the main story was this very premise. It was fascinating and kind of horrible to think
by sircastor 4y ago
About 10 years ago, RadioLab did a live tour called “Apocalyptical” where the main story was this very premise. It was fascinating and kind of horrible to think about.
As a kid the asteroid theory was relatively new, and we envisioned it in the context of a Nuclear winter - which was also en-vogue in a way. To think of it as an event happening in a matter of hours is shocking.
- goatlover 4y agoSome of the dinosaurs must have been sheltered in valleys, water or whatever. I have a really hard time believing all the non-avian ones died out in a few hours, but other land animals survived. A few years from blotted-out sun makes more sense. A few hours is just too hellish to think any land animals could survive, since it would have to take out all dinosaurs no matter their location, or what sort of shelter they had. Which means the same conditions would have applied to reptiles, mammals, bird ancestors, etc.