# I have solved the T-Rex problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 17, 2006, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-solved-the-t-rex-problem/373041 "2006-09-17T05:13:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-solved-the-t-rex-problem/373041/21 "2006-09-18T11:20:41Z")
[QUOTE=Colibri] This point has always struck me as particularly ridiculous, and just shows that most paleontogists know little about ecology. Since recently dead aniimals are much less common than live ones, scavengers have to cover _more_ ground than hunters. Modern scavengers can either fly (vultures, etc) so they can cover enormous amounts of ground, or else are quite small (mainly insects). Most mammals that scavenge, such as hyenas, are primarily predators that just supplement their diet by scavenging when they get the chance. [/QUOTE] Dammit, now I’ve got visions of T-rexes flying around on little bumblebee wings. Like Heimlich in A Bug’s Life. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-solved-the-t-rex-problem/373041/22 "2006-09-18T11:23:10Z")
[QUOTE=Unintentionally Blank] Dammit, now I’ve got visions of T-rexes flying around on little bumblebee wings. [/QUOTE] Well, scientists can’t explain why bumblebees can fly\*, so it stands to reason that a T-Rex with little bumblebee wings would also be able to fly, because scientists would not be able to explain that either. \*(Yes, I know) ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-solved-the-t-rex-problem/373041/23 "2006-09-18T12:34:23Z")
[QUOTE=Unintentionally Blank] Dammit, now I’ve got visions of T-rexes flying around on little bumblebee wings. Like Heimlich in A Bug’s Life. [/QUOTE] More like a Hieronymus Bosch concept. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-solved-the-t-rex-problem/373041/24 "2006-09-18T14:53:36Z")
Do you suppose they had pouches? If so how did they get anything out of their pouches with their tiny arms? Imagine all the junk that would accumulate in the bottom of their pouch because they couldn’t reach all the way in there. I can just imagine them hopping up and down and waving their tiny arms in frustration. Ooh! Maybe that’s how they evolved into hoppers - so they could bounce things out of their pouch! ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-solved-the-t-rex-problem/373041/25 "2006-09-18T15:02:50Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] Do you suppose they had pouches? If so how did they get anything out of their pouches with their tiny arms? Imagine all the junk that would accumulate in the bottom of their pouch because they couldn’t reach all the way in there. I can just imagine them hopping up and down and waving their tiny arms in frustration. Ooh! Maybe that’s how they evolved into hoppers - so they could bounce things out of their pouch! [/QUOTE] I had a mental image of a T Rex with cheek pouches, like a Hamster. Wif a widdle Elk leg sticking out, & a “What? Who? Me?” look on its horrible visage. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-solved-the-t-rex-problem/373041/26 "2006-09-18T15:08:19Z")
> [@](#): > > I had a mental image of a T Rex with cheek pouches, like a Hamster. Wif a widdle Elk leg sticking out, & a “What? Who? Me?” look on its horrible visage. Rex! Spit out that Lawyer now! I know you ate a lawyer – I saw you do it. You know you’re not supposed to eat lawyers. They’re not good for you. Out! Now! ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-solved-the-t-rex-problem/373041/27 "2006-09-18T15:16:43Z")
[QUOTE=Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor] I had a mental image of a T Rex with cheek pouches, like a Hamster. Wif a widdle Elk leg sticking out, & a “What? Who? Me?” look on its horrible visage. [/QUOTE] Well, I figured that the earlier comparisons to kangaroos would lead to the conclusion of kangaroo like pouches but the hamster comparison is cute. I can just imagine a Rex literally stuffing his face with a herd of smaller slow moving dinos. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-solved-the-t-rex-problem/373041/28 "2006-09-18T16:12:23Z")
I don’t see a T-Rex problem. [I find his posts at Firedoglake to be very insightful](http://www.firedoglake.com/index.php?author=35). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-solved-the-t-rex-problem/373041.md?page=1)