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[–] critical@reddthat.com 35 points 3 weeks ago

I bet he was sedated

[–] DeckPacker@piefed.social 18 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] fedikitty@piefed.social 2 points 3 weeks ago

Dinosaurs don’t exist, but we will protect you from the dinosaurs if you hate them!

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Why is this edited to look 100 years old?

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Color wasn't invented until the late 20th century.

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

1984 is the late 20th century.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Maybe it's from a newspaper?

[–] vrek@programming.dev 8 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Imagine being a young child walking down the street and you look up and you see a flying dinosaur crossing the street ahead of you...

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Imagine being anyone and seeing it

[–] DupaCycki@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Imagine being anyone

I wish...

[–] vrek@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Maybe but a business man walking a sandwich shop to pick up dinner before taking the train home would not be as excited as 5 year old who was reading books about dinosaurs...

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

I mean I would be

But yes

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

I'm amazed that helicopter had the lift capability for something like this.

That thing is pretty big, so would still have some weight regardless of the material.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'm amazed that helicopter had the lift capability for something like this

It’s probably not a real dinosaur.

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

There was a Dinosaur documentary, either in the 80s or early 90s with lots of stop motion scenes. One of the clips they used while talking about dinosaurs in pop culture was moving this brontosaurus. They had some really great stop motions scenes of deinonychus, cementing it as my favorite dinosaur.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

My mom taped that and I must have watched it 100 times. The image of that deinonychis eating the egg is seared into my memory. I would LOVE to watch that whole thing again.

Edit: found it! https://youtu.be/Kr_335rqvZ0

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah, we definitely wore out our tape. I can see that egg scene in my head precisely. Heh. I think somebody had it up on youtube years ago. Not sure if it is there now though.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

https://youtu.be/Kr_335rqvZ0

There are a few copies, but this one appears to have decent quality.

[–] SculptusPoe@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Thanks I'll have to check it out. I miss those guys. 😀

[–] Zirconium@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This just proved dinosaurs are FAKE

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Every dinosaur I have ever seen is fake

They are either man-made, or they are made from rock not bone