[Tommy]

"A pickled "dragon" that looks as if it might once have flown around Harry Potter's Hogwarts has been found in a garage in Oxfordshire, England.

The baby dragon, in a sealed jar, was discovered with a metal tin containing paperwork in old-fashioned German of the 1890s.

Allistair Mitchell, who was asked to investigate the dragon by a friend, David Hart, who discovered it in his garage, speculates that German scientists may have attempted to use the dragon to hoax their English counterparts at the end of the 19th century, when rivalry between the countries was intense."


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It looks like a wax sculpture to me, but it's still artistically impressive!

[Krissa]

I swear I saw something like that for sale on an ebay auction, I was looking for dragon merchandise. The owner called it a sculputure, but its been a couple of months since so I can't be sure. It really looks familier.

[kreestar]

It's kinda cute

[SilverCougar]

[Krissa]

Thanks, I knew it looked familier. At least I know I'm not going crazy

[Cloud Strife]

I've seen this on a program once.

I definetely think it is a sculpture of some kind.

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Allistair Mitchell, who was asked to investigate the dragon by a friend, David Hart, who discovered it in his garage, speculates that German scientists may have attempted to use the dragon to hoax their English counterparts at the end of the 19th century, when rivalry between the countries was intense.


There you go, as if you didn't know already,though.

It would be nice if dragons existed..

[thepsychoticseaotter]

Wouldn't it be a hoot if the thing was real

[joc]

I know that some will think I am crazy but I believe the thing is real.
I think dragons were real as well. Fire breathing and flying.

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[MoonFox]

Hmm interesting. It looks quite authentic, but something about the wings bothers me. I would need to see a side view of the body. From the front, it does not look like the wings base muscles would blend in with the shoulder muscles, nor are the wings shaped like arms like they should be. Nor do they look large enough in proportion to the dragon's body to actually be able to carry it in flight.
Though it is obviously a baby so still would be growing lots. But even baby flying creatures have wings better proportioned to their bodies. The shape of the wings and the way they attach to the body doesn't look like they would work.
Hmmmm.....

I do believe in the possibility of dragons though. Because we already know that flying reptiles have existed once already. So obviously the idea of a flying reptile is totally possible. And of course we have creatures that can spit poison, etc. from their throats so these flying lizards can also spit out poison, or have special gas chambers to ignite fire when they breathe it out.

This post has been edited by MoonFox: 24 February 2004 - 02:52 AM

[thepsychoticseaotter]

WOOO HOOOO I'm not the only one that thinks they could have exsisted

[man_in_mudboots]

[shirini]

Hi there,

I believe the dragons were also real, so are fairies and unicorns but that a different thread.

About the a the lil’falla, If it’s fake, someone went thru a lot of trouble, the dragon has an umbilical cord.

This post has been edited by shirini: 24 February 2004 - 06:57 PM

[SilverCougar]

[man_in_mudboots]

you cant be serious.



and even so, i think this thread has taken a decidedly scientific approach. 'its magic' could be used to explain away every single phenomenon in the world.
its really only a way of saying 'OK, its impossible, but i want it to be real, so ill atribute it to magic, and i wont even have to think of any reasons why it could exitst. because its magic!'

[thepsychoticseaotter]

Dude, contrary to popular scientific brainwashing magic does exsist.

Although the jury is still out on whether or not spelling Magic with a "K" makes it more real.....