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Oh speaking of Raptors, the velociraptor isn't the speedy, intelligent beast everyone knows and loves from Jurassic park. That honor actually goes to another kind of Raptor, but they used Velociraptor instead because it sounded cooler.

And even if they used the proper one, they wouldn't actually be as tall as a human. Common Raptors were the size of chickens, and feasted on prey similar to them. There were exceptions though like the UtahRaptor (look it up) but for the most part, Raptors are fucking harmless

Actually it's believe that the UtahRaptor was the inspiration for the raptors in Jurassic park, which was being fully uncovered in 1991 which surprise surprise was around the time of Jurassic Park which was released in 1993. But the UtahRaptor wasn't even named until the same year the film was released in 1993. This is most likely why they decided to choose the name Velociraptor.

On the topic of Jurassic Park, there is actually no evidence to support that the Dilophosaurus spit acid or had neck frills.
The Brontosaurus never actually existed, it was an Apatosaurus with the wrong skull on it. Which makes it all the more ridiculous that Brontosaurus is in this forums lexicon of acceptable words, yet Apatosaurus isn't.
The idea that a Tyrannosaurus couldn't see you if you were motionless is completely preposterous, there's actually a lot of evidence pointing towards Tyrannosaurus's having extremely good vision.
And many of the dinosaurs in the films didn't exist during the Jurassic period.

Not that this should be common knowledge.

The ocean isn't blue because it's a reflection of the sky, but rather the fact that blue light is scattered the most when sunlight hits our oceans, and this gives the oceans a blueish color.

Don't know if this would be considered common knowledge, but it is interesting.

I remember in my year 9 science class, there was a class discussion about various things relating to light. Once girl adamantly argued with one of the guys that the ocean was obviously blue due to the reflection from the sky. I facepalmed so hard. So I guess it is not common sense to everyone.

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The ocean isn't blue because it's a reflection of the sky, but rather the fact that blue light is scattered the most when sunlight hits our oceans, and this gives the oceans a blueish color.

Don't know if this would be considered common knowledge, but it is interesting.

but is the sky REALLY blue? What about mirrors? Are they real?

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Actually it's believe that the UtahRaptor was the inspiration for the raptors in Jurassic park, which was being fully uncovered in 1991 which surprise surprise was around the time of Jurassic Park which was released in 1993. But the UtahRaptor wasn't even named until the same year the film was released in 1993. This is most likely why they decided to choose the name Velociraptor.

*lists dino facts*

Not that this should be common knowledge.

Actually THIS was the real inspiration for the Velociraptors in the movie. They just thought that a Deinonychus was too lame for a killer dino name so they used Velociraptor instead...which has a completely different physiology. For one they're only the size of chickens (and actually had feathers like chickens) and they dont run very fast despite what the name implies. Well, they're fast and deadly but humans can easily outrun them. In fact most Raptors in that family were theorized to be most likely covered in feathers, and serve as the direct link between dinos and birds.

The film was released in 1993 but it was made many months previously. To say that they'd name a UtahRaptor the same year the movie came out is a coincidence. They would have to had come up with a name from the getgo when they were writing the script. Besides, a UtahRaptor is HUGE (25 feet).

Also you forgot the most glaring mythbuster of all: that the T-Rex is not actually a predator but a scavenger. That's why it has tiny arms. They didn't really discover this until after the movie/books were made so Jurassic Park is excused. But the rest of the world that popularize T-Rex's contribute to a paleontologist crying right now.

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but is the sky REALLY blue? What about mirrors? Are they real?

Fuckin' magnets, how do they work?

Alice in Wonderland wasn't made by Disney. The 1951 film was based off the novel "Alice's adventures in Wonderland" written by Lewis Carroll.

Actually almost every film made by Disney was based off of some tale written ages ago. Lion King is Hamlet for example.

I almost fucking lost it when my cousin said Frozen was ORIGINAL.

There was a scene in Star Wars: A New Hope where a stormtrooper banged his head on a ceiling and never got edited.. The audience somehow don't notice it.

Oh I can't believe I forgot this one. Playing basketball makes you taller. God damn. Considering that I am pretty short, my parents are always like you should jump more to get taller. Genetics mum and dad! Your genes are the reason why I'm short!

Do your parents tell you to jump every New Year's Eve as well? Cos thats the shit they feed me to get me taller

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my cousin said Frozen was ORIGINAL.

Hahaha. Awesome.

I brought up Alice in Wonderland specifically because there's alot of controversy surrounding it cause of the drug imagery and stuff, and Disney's suffered alot for it. Eventhough it wasn't their decision to have it in, They were just following the source material.

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Also you forgot the most glaring mythbuster of all: that the T-Rex is not actually a predator but a scavenger. That's why it has tiny arms. They didn't really discover this until after the movie/books were made so Jurassic Park is excused. But the rest of the world that popularize T-Rex's contribute to a paleontologist crying right now.

But it's so big, it must've scavenge a whole lot daily just to maintain itself.

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Hahaha. Awesome.

I brought up Alice in Wonderland specifically because there's alot of controversy surrounding it cause of the drug imagery and stuff, and Disney's suffered alot for it. Eventhough it wasn't their decision to have it in, They were just following the source material.

Have you ever heard about the Black Cauldron?

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Cauldron_(film)

Disney's only movie that only had one official appearance before disappearing into the vaults forever. It was an attempt to cash in on the LOTR craze at the time but was too...different than their usual fare. Or probably mediocre whichever way. Despite releasing a Home Version, there's a reason why it's no longer being shown or admitted anywhere. At least Atlantis had a TV movie and some merch.

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Actually THIS was the real inspiration for the Velociraptors in the movie. They just thought that a Deinonychus was too lame for a killer dino name so they used Velociraptor instead...which has a completely different physiology. For one they're only the size of chickens (and actually had feathers like chickens) and they dont run very fast despite what the name implies. Well, they're fast and deadly but humans can easily outrun them. In fact most Raptors in that family were theorized to be most likely covered in feathers, and serve as the direct link between dinos and birds.

The film was released in 1993 but it was made many months previously. To say that they'd name a UtahRaptor the same year the movie came out is a coincidence. They would have to had come up with a name from the getgo when they were writing the script. Besides, a UtahRaptor is HUGE (25 feet).

Also you forgot the most glaring mythbuster of all: that the T-Rex is not actually a predator but a scavenger. That's why it has tiny arms. They didn't really discover this until after the movie/books were made so Jurassic Park is excused. But the rest of the world that popularize T-Rex's contribute to a paleontologist crying right now.

Oh you're right, I misunderstood a few things on my end. The velociraptors in the film looked nothing like deinonychus, so I got mixed up.

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wrote about this discovery: "Later, after we had designed and built the Raptor, there was a discovery of a Raptor skeleton in Utah, which they labeled 'super-slasher'. They had uncovered the largest Velociraptor to date - and it measured five-and-a-half-feet tall, just like ours. So we designed it, we built it, and then they discovered it. That still boggles my mind."

It actually really is just an insane coincidence.

But when it comes to the Tyrannosaurus that's still up to debate, there's still major inconsistency in the theories between paleontologists and what they believe to be the Tyrannosaurs's dietary habits. It's believed and supported by information simulated over several months that the T-rex was about as fast as a polar bear, more than fast enough to hunt. As for the tiny arms, they may have been small but most likely powerful, the man who named the monster in 1905, Fairfield Osborn said that they're for holding onto mates during sex. It wasn't until a hundred years later until this became the #1 believed reason for the limbs.
It's most likely a mixture of predatory behavior and scavenging. Even lions steal meals.

Yeah I was about to say, I'm pretty sure that the debate whether tyrannosaurus was either a predator or scavenger is still up to debate, and the wide consensus is that it did both.