Here comes the science: Could a Human Beat a T. Rex In Arm Wrestling?
You’re forgetting something important: T-Rex cheats at arm wrestling and gay chicken.
Now that’s a series of possibly under-appreciated brilliance.
T. Rex
Bang a Gong (Get It On), a song by T. Rex
Mott the Hoople sang All the Young Dudes which references T. Rex in their lyrics “Man, I needed TV when I got T. Rex”
Fucking brilliant.
I’d link to the songs on Youtube, but I don’t have sound here and can’t tell if I’d be linking to a dead video. But definitely worth checking out.
Right, then. I’m off to The Hundred Acre Wood to ask Kanga, who always has the answers.
I prefer T’s-Rex, sort of like mothers-in-law.
Or attorneys general.
If a T-rex had a grip on prey with it’s mouth, could the arms be used to inflict further damage?
Like a cat can rake/claw with it’s legs while holding it’s prey with a bite.
I grant that the damage comparison between a cat’s bit and it’s legs make them a bunch more equal than a T-rex bite compared to a T-rex arm gouge, but still…
Well not me personally, no. I have very weak wrists being a gurl an all!
Or hold live prey still while he chowed down…?
[quote=Son of a Rich;15070621*what’s the plural of T-rex?[/quote]
RUN!!!
I don’t have to run faster than a Tyrannosaur, drachillix. I just have to run faster than you.
It could be that T. rex’s arms were of more use to juveniles, and of little to no use for adults. Tyrannosaur body proportions changed as they aged, as happens with many animals, and it is suspected that juveniles were, among other traits, more athletic than were the adults.
For example, the tyrannosaurus specimen nicknamed “Jane” is thought to be a juvenile. Note that the arms, while still small, aren’t quite as comparatively tiny as they are in adult rexes.
This could explain why the forelimbs appear so useless in adults, but were nevertheless retained.
Perhaps to help care for baby Rex? Such as digging out a nest, etc.
Could they have actually been Caresses, some birds are born with claws on their 1st and 2nd digits today. If they were located farther out on a wing it would make sense as to why the bones are usually found several feet from the actual body. It would explain the shape of the shoulder blade and many other discrepancies in the archeological records.
Well duh, how else are they going to pilot the F-14s?
Actually you guys came VERY CLOSE with your theory that they used their tiny claws to pick their teeth. Tyrannosaurs actually used their tiny forelimbs to pick OTHER dinosaurs’ teeth. They were the cleaner wrasses of the Jurassic ecosystem, according to science1. They would stand in a clearing and all the other dinosaurs would line up to have their teeth cleaned. Scientists theorize2 that the large size and teeth of tyrannosaurs was to terrify other dinosaurs into holding still while their teeth were being cleaned.
- Bruckner and Feldspar, “Look At The Cool Theory We Just Made Up,” Journal of Irreproducible Results, 2006.
- Made you look!
Then you have vestigial organs that are selected against and persist without known function. The human appendix has no know function, and until recently those with appendicitis had a great chance of dying, and this often occurred before the age of reproduction.
Actually, recent research has found that the appendix does have afunction in the immune system. It may also serve as a reservoir for beneficial intestinal bacteria.
All of the above noted functions for the forelimbs would be better if the forelimbs were bigger. The issue of balance seems unlikely compared to the possibility of having a slightly longer or thicker tail. It has been noted that the trend started in T. Rex smaller feathered ancestral species. Isn’t it more likely that they didn’t evolve smaller arms but actually evolved smaller WINGS (as now seen on flightless birds). I’m sure an ostrich would love to have functional arms if given the choice but you can’t go back.
zombie or no
it was a sausage eater.
Not tyrannosauri rex?