# Tyrannosaurus rex: everyone's favorite dinosaur, right? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 29, 2010, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938 "2010-06-29T15:28:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/101 "2010-07-02T00:08:23Z")
Count me amoung the stegosaurus fans. I don’t know why, I just like him. But I’m also partial to the diplodocus. [Dippy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dippy_%28sculpture%29) kicks ass. _The Land Before Time_!!! I loved that movie! (Although my favorite character was Ducky. Yep Yep Yep!!!) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/102 "2010-07-02T13:23:32Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > Yeah, this is kind of embarrassing. > > But I have [a theory.](http://www.dvd.net.au/movies/l/08532-2.jpg) I have a theory too, but it involves phalluses. ---
**Author:** ![blindboyard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindboyard/32/2833_2.png) [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/103 "2010-07-02T14:09:24Z")
Diplodocus seconded. ---
**Author:** ![Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Methyl\_Ethyl\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Methyl_Ethyl_Death)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/104 "2010-07-02T22:04:42Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I have a theory too, but it involves phalluses. I’m suprized that **Ann Elk** hasn’t joined this thread with her theory about the Brontosaurus. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/105 "2010-07-04T01:03:34Z")
Always been a quadruped dinosaur fan. I think Stegosaurus is my favorite, though Triceratops would be a close second. Brontosaurus (we will accept no other name) was Huge, easily qualifying for the top five. Ankylosaurus was interesting, but lacking horns or fins so it remains in the lower reaches of the top ten. T-Rex? No way! The blood-thirsty killer part was pretty good, but they always fell over when you played with them. Prone dino=dead dino, end of play. Allosaurus is latin for big oumpkin-head. All the smaller bipeds (I don’t think my playset had raptors) were easily crushed by the mighty Bronto. Thinking that we all like T-Rex because it gets the most publicity is like thinking that people find Angelina Jolie’s misshapen lips attractive just because they are prominently featured in every photo ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/106 "2010-07-05T12:49:15Z")
\*Maiasaura \*for me. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/107 "2010-07-05T14:05:23Z")
Hey guys, c’mon. No matter your favorite, can’t we all see the dinosaurs are just trying to be friendly and give a friendly hello: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prgm4eKq6d4) ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/108 "2010-07-05T17:13:30Z")
Plus, you forget that T-Rex had those wimpy little arms. ---
**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:** [July 5, 2010, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/109 "2010-07-05T17:41:06Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Plus, you forget that T-Rex had those wimpy little arms. I don’t think **blondebear** thought this through. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/110 "2010-07-05T17:48:38Z")
The arms were comparatively small, but hardly wimpy: > [@](#): > > [_Tyrannosaurus rex_ forelimb bones](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrannosaurus#Arms) exhibit extremely thick cortical bone, indicating that they were developed to withstand heavy loads. The biceps brachii muscle of a full-grown _Tyrannosaurus rex_ was capable of lifting 199 kilograms (439 lb) by itself; this number would only increase with other muscles (like the brachialis) acting in concert with the biceps. ---
**Author:** ![Gotterfunken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/58956e/32.png) [@Gotterfunken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotterfunken)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/111 "2010-07-05T22:10:16Z")
Triceratops?? Those horns might have been impressive to other Trikes during rutting season or whatnot, but I have no doubt that a T-Rex would have laughed at them. And who cares about arms when you’ve got 4-foot long bone-crushing jaws and 12-inch long flesh-shredding teeth? The OP is right. The T-Rex is by far the best, most bad-ass, most awesome dinosaur ever. [Incontrovertible proof of bad-assness](http://mmmmmoo.com/files/wallpapers/tyrannosaurs-in-f-14s.jpg). (apologies if someone has already posted this) ---
**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:** [July 5, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/112 "2010-07-05T22:12:27Z")
> [@Gotterfunken](#): > > [Incontrovertible proof of bad-assness](http://mmmmmoo.com/files/wallpapers/tyrannosaurs-in-f-14s.jpg). (apologies if someone has already posted this) Awesomesauce! ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/113 "2010-07-06T07:50:39Z")
> [@Gotterfunken](#): > > The OP is right. The T-Rex is by far the best, most bad-ass, most awesome dinosaur ever. > > [Incontrovertible proof of bad-assness](http://mmmmmoo.com/files/wallpapers/tyrannosaurs-in-f-14s.jpg). (apologies if someone has already posted this) No image posted, but referenced. Apology accepted 😉 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/114 "2010-07-06T11:43:54Z")
> [@Darwins\_Finch](#): > > As already noted, pterosaurs weren’t dinosaurs. And neither were the various marine critters. The only “flying dinosaurs” were, and are, birds. Just so everyone’s on the same page 😛 If the pterodactyl isn’t a dinosaur, is the tuatara? ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/115 "2010-07-06T13:15:28Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > If the pterodactyl isn’t a dinosaur, is the tuatara? Nope. I can’t believe I missed this topic. Check out my dinosaur art section at [ChrisSrnka.com](http://ChrisSrnka.com) and note the overwhelming number of T.rex images and you’ll get my perspective, though I do have other dinos in there as well. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/116 "2010-07-07T00:54:40Z")
People are being contrarian. There can only be one…T Rex is the boss. The others are food. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/117 "2010-07-07T01:35:14Z")
I have seen Sue, but I like the stegosaurus and brachiosaurus better. For two years, I had one little boy in my Sunday School class who had to have a dinosaur drawn on the back of his coloring page, every single week. It was nearly always a Tyrannosaurus Rex (and it had to be in RED), but every once in a while he would ask for a Stegosaurus. Every week I drew him the dinosaur, and I was quite surprised when his mom told me that he had saved every one, so they had a huge stack of red dinosaur drawings. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/118 "2010-07-07T04:10:42Z")
> [@gonzomax](#): > > People are being contrarian. There can only be one..T Rex is the boss. The others are food. Except for Spinosaurus and Giganotosaurus. And Sarcosuchus. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/119 "2010-07-07T04:32:54Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Except for Spinosaurus and Giganotosaurus. And Sarcosuchus. Eh. Spinosaurus was apparently a fish-eater and lacks the bone-crushing bite – Tyrannosaurus Rex had the greatest bite force of any land animal. And Giganotosaurus had a brain only about half as big as those of tyrannosaurids. And Sarcosuchus is a crocodile – any Australian can wrestle him into submission. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938/120 "2010-07-07T13:04:45Z")
Spinosaurus _might_ have been a fish eater. Either way, it’s not like a T-Rex was going anywhere near any one of them, if it knew what was good for it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938.md?page=7)