DRAGONS is on now :D

[OIO]

woot

[DREDIOCK]

Entertaining show.
Following one may be even better.

How they might have been at least if not probable, plausable from the standpoint of science

[Mini D]

It's the first I've heard of the "hydrogen boyancy" theory.  I laughed pretty damn hard at that one.  The show was well done, but extremely stupid.  The effects were outstanding.  The story itself was crap.

[AKS\/\/ulfe]

Its buoyancy, you tard.
-SW

[OIO]

agreed. nice animations, story made up at the level of a 3rd grader and that hydrogen thing helping flight was so hilarious it was outright sad.

[SuperDud]

They had to get those big birds in the air somehow. Can't just throw a prop on them:p I agree though, was a little hard to swallow, kinda entertaining from a purely "sure whatever you say" type of mind.

[edit]: gotta share this. My g/f came in after they did the fake discovery of the dragon corpse. First words from her,"THEY ACTUALLY FOUND ONE?!" My response, "Yeah, isn't that amazing!" Took her about 15 mins to catch on LOL:rofl

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Mini D
It's the first I've heard of the "hydrogen boyancy" theory.  I laughed pretty damn hard at that one.  The show was well done, but extremely stupid.  The effects were outstanding.  The story itself was crap.

What was so funny about it? Aniumals have been found to do some pretty wild things in nature nobody thought was possible.

Then again I suppose many moons ago is someone has said an octopus could change color people would have laughed then too

Im not saying I beleive any of the story as true or that they ever existed. There is a very high probability they didnt, but from what I understand they worked with all kinds of scientists and I imagine some of which know far more then any of us here, to produce an explanation that was scientifically plausable.

No matter. Was entertaining and thats all I hoped for

[DREDIOCK]

Ok Im not a chemist nor a biologist.
But can any of you prove the Hydrogen theory couldnt be done?

[Mini D]

Have you ever seen a bottle of hellium float away?  Try to lift one some day and see how much that helium stored inside lightens something that's 200 lbs.

[OIO]

their idea for the firebreathing is believable.. to a certain point.

Its hard for me to consider that a species evolved its firebreathing ability by being able to find sources of platinum (which is not an easy mineral to find). Still, its possible.


But the hydrogen used as a requirement for flight.. totally bogus.

Remember, they said the hydrogen was required to fly... so the creature could not lift its own weight unless it had its sacs full or near full..... but it could fly and pick up a hundred pound or so sheep and fly off with it? Logic fails there.

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Mini D
Have you ever seen a bottle of hellium float away?  Try to lift one some day and see how much that helium stored inside lightens something that's 200 lbs.

Playing devils advocate
I could go along with that arguement if animals were made out of and had the same density as steel. Birds, and Pterodons even have a bone structure that makes them much lighter and inch for inch much less dence then steel
the difference could be like the difference between a plastic bottle and a glass one not to mention it would have been able to store much more quantity then a steel gas cylinder. And it wouldnt have had to make it light enough to float away. Just light enough for the creature to be able to fly under its own power.

Actually I saw a video a few weeks ago of some nut who attached enough helium balloons to himself to be able to float and while it was one hell of alot of balloons it wasnt as many as one might think

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by OIO

Remember, they said the hydrogen was required to fly... so the creature could not lift its own weight unless it had its sacs full or near full..... but it could fly and pick up a hundred pound or so sheep and fly off with it? Logic fails there.

Good point but remember the fight? it was able to breath fire to a certain point after which it could no longer maintain flight.

So logically speaking if it had enough to breathe fire during that fight and still remain airborne. Perhaps those same reserves used to breathe the fire in the fight would be enough to carry off a sheep.

LOL Silly debate but its fun

[Pongo]

Originally posted by OIO
their idea for the firebreathing is believable.. to a certain point.

Its hard for me to consider that a species evolved its firebreathing ability by being able to find sources of platinum (which is not an easy mineral to find). Still, its possible.


But the hydrogen used as a requirement for flight.. totally bogus.

Remember, they said the hydrogen was required to fly... so the creature could not lift its own weight unless it had its sacs full or near full..... but it could fly and pick up a hundred pound or so sheep and fly off with it? Logic fails there.

Why does it have to fly away. If it sits there and eats the sheep will the other sheep seek retribution?

[DREDIOCK]

Originally posted by Pongo
Why does it have to fly away. If it sits there and eats the sheep will the other sheep seek retribution?

Prior to man getting involved.
He does have a point LOL

[Eagler]

Originally posted by OIO
agreed. nice animations, story made up at the level of a 3rd grader and that hydrogen thing helping flight was so hilarious it was outright sad.

ahhh ...

because maybe the targeted audience was about 3rd grade ??