# Dinosaurs in XKCD webcomic

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs-in-xkcd-webcomic/416503>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 22, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs-in-xkcd-webcomic/416503 "2007-08-22T15:23:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![The\_Controvert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs-in-xkcd-webcomic/416503/1 "2007-08-22T15:23:18Z")

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Aha, it turns out [velociraptors](http://xkcd.com/135/) don’t go faster than [18 meters per second](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6956867.stm)! Now we just need a computer model to ascertain how long it takes them to open doors.

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**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs-in-xkcd-webcomic/416503/2 "2007-08-22T15:32:44Z")

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YOU THINK THAT IS FUNNY?