Actually most experts no longer think the dinosaurs became extinct from a meteor hitting earth. That theory was based on a misunderstanding of the geological past. There’s pretty much a consensus now that the mass extinction was caused by your mom sitting down.
The Beginning of the End
Submitted 6 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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TachyonTele@lemm.ee 6 months ago
JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 6 months ago
The meteor didn’t kill most of them.
Some were killed by the tsunamis it produced. Or shockwaves. But I don’t think many were killed by the meteor itself.
Most were killed by the sand that kicked up in the atmosphere all over the world, then fell back down as a rain of glass.
The rest either succumbed to strict competition when the sky went dark and starved, or evolved into chickens.
Seriously guys, spend an afternoon with a backyard farmer and just watch their chickens. They are little cute dinosaurs. Watch them run together, or hunt in packs. Watch their little talons stretch out as they step…clearly Spieldberg’s inspiration for the T-Rex footprint scene. Hell, if I’m a little late with breakfast, they’ll surround me and start pecking at me! Like I’m the food!
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
Okay but if you get hit and die from the shrapnel of a grenade, I won’t say that you died of blood loss, or from shrapnel, but not from the grenade directly. I will just say “killed by a grenade”
homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 6 months ago
“Oh Shit! The Economy!!”
hoss@lemmynsfw.com 6 months ago
The plight of the shareholders 😢
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
“Oh, a shooting star! I’ll make a wi-“
OpenStars@discuss.online 6 months ago
I wish that there would be more of those little tasty hairy things running around the place, yummy 🤤.
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Universe: “Best I can do is hairless monkeys with anxiety.”
svcg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 months ago
It all comes tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down. 🎶
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 6 months ago
What is this from? And…what is happening?
Mbourgon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Hey, where’d you find that photo? That’s crazy-interesting composition
kat_angstrom@lemmy.world 6 months ago
A3 Comet?
Buuuut is that the sun off to the left, pre-setting? :O
br3d@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’m guessing that’s Venus
Mbourgon@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah, it was. I’m astonished at how much light the photographer was able to capture.
rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 6 months ago
Image
stupidcasey@lemmy.world 6 months ago
🎼🎵🎹Yup, That’s me, I bet you’re wondering how I ended up in this situation.🎹🎼🎵
Spider2013@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Just like an alien invasion always attack usa