UM-Bot Posted May 7, 2007 #1 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Countless cultures across the world share a common knowledge of a beast that never existed. From Apr. View: Full Article | Source: News wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archosaur Posted May 7, 2007 #2 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Well, this is nice to see. I am surprised to see a dragon-friendly or even neutral themed presentation in Texas. Unfortunately, Texas is a bit out of my way, so probably will not be able to attend. If anyone knows more on the presentation, please share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitepanda2010 Posted May 7, 2007 #3 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Well, this is nice to see. I am surprised to see a dragon-friendly or even neutral themed presentation in Texas. Unfortunately, Texas is a bit out of my way, so probably will not be able to attend. If anyone knows more on the presentation, please share. what if dragons really did exist, but instead of breathing fire, they were plainly just pterodactyls that outlived the mass extinction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESP Posted May 8, 2007 #4 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Countless cultures across the world share a common knowledge of a beast that never existed. If the beast never existed, how come countless cultures accross the world share a common knowledge that it did. Knowledge – information in mind, general awareness or possession of information, facts, ideas, truths, or principles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted May 10, 2007 #5 Share Posted May 10, 2007 If the beast never existed, how come countless cultures accross the world share a common knowledge that it did. A lot of people are asking the same thing when it comes to Bigfoot and UFOs/Aliens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMostShady Posted May 10, 2007 #6 Share Posted May 10, 2007 That is because they all exist or existed at one point in time! People are just ignorant and can't accept the reality that cool crazy things exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouse888 Posted May 11, 2007 #7 Share Posted May 11, 2007 didn't know texas had a dragon. would've been interesting to see the video though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: Posted May 15, 2007 #8 Share Posted May 15, 2007 didn't know texas had a dragon. would've been interesting to see the video though It must have been HUUUUGE! Everything is bigger in Texas, or so I have been told! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted May 15, 2007 #9 Share Posted May 15, 2007 It must have been HUUUUGE! Everything is bigger in Texas, or so I have been told! I'm not going to touch that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scenic artist Posted May 15, 2007 #10 Share Posted May 15, 2007 (edited) Hi everyone, I'd like to share some dragon photos from a job I recently completed. I work building props and environments for theme parks, zoos, special events and the like. I was recently hired by a subcontractor to the Natural History Museum in New York City to create some large scale mythological beasts for an upcoming exhibit entitled Mythic Creatures. http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythiccreatures/ I've put together a blog showing the Dragon, Kraken and Roc I sculpted from rough form to finished product. Hope you enjoy. And if you geta chance DO see the show which incorporates strange specimens and fossils against fantastic interpretations. The show is in New York for just over six months and then will travel to Chicago, Atlanta, Toronto and elsewhere. http://www.mythicreatures.blogspot.com Edited May 15, 2007 by scenic artist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted May 15, 2007 #11 Share Posted May 15, 2007 (edited) Hi everyone, I'd like to share some dragon photos from a job I recently completed. I work building props and environments for theme parks, zoos, special events and the like. I was recently hired by a subcontractor to the Natural History Museum in New York City to create some large scale mythological beasts for an upcoming exhibit entitled Mythic Creatures. http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythiccreatures/ I've put together a blog showing the Dragon, Kraken and Roc I sculpted from rough form to finished product. Hope you enjoy. And if you geta chance DO see the show which incorporates strange specimens and fossils against fantastic interpretations. The show is in New York for just over six months and then will travel to Chicago, Atlanta, Toronto and elsewhere. http://www.mythicreatures.blogspot.com Thanks for posting. My favorite was the Roc, it is absolutely amazing! Edited May 15, 2007 by glorybebe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archosaur Posted May 15, 2007 #12 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Beautiful work. You have managed to bring life to these fantastic creatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluffle Posted May 28, 2007 #13 Share Posted May 28, 2007 That is because they all exist or existed at one point in time! People are just ignorant and can't accept the reality that cool crazy things exist Haha. Yeah. But we haven't found any fossils. Maybe it was too long ago, or we're just stupid and jumble the bones around I dunno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconic chronicler Posted June 2, 2007 #14 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Haha. Yeah. But we haven't found any fossils. Maybe it was too long ago, or we're just stupid and jumble the bones around I dunno. Or maybe because, like most of the earliest legends claim, the dragons are "gods" or assistants to gods (as in Christianity), and they do not die, much like the idea of angels. Perhaps the Nessie people see today is the same Nessie St. Columba saw, and the ancient Celts before him. Many people see Nessie but despite many searches of the loch, no bones of Nessie's ancestors have been found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconic chronicler Posted June 2, 2007 #15 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Hi everyone, I'd like to share some dragon photos from a job I recently completed. I work building props and environments for theme parks, zoos, special events and the like. I was recently hired by a subcontractor to the Natural History Museum in New York City to create some large scale mythological beasts for an upcoming exhibit entitled Mythic Creatures. http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/mythiccreatures/ I've put together a blog showing the Dragon, Kraken and Roc I sculpted from rough form to finished product. Hope you enjoy. And if you geta chance DO see the show which incorporates strange specimens and fossils against fantastic interpretations. The show is in New York for just over six months and then will travel to Chicago, Atlanta, Toronto and elsewhere. http://www.mythicreatures.blogspot.com Beautiful job, though the dragon seems a bit cartoonish for my tastes. It would have been interesting if you had started with the skeleton of the Baryonyx, which is surprisingly close in shape to the sterotypical dragon, and then gave it modified rib "wings" like the real Draco lizards. Then your dragon would still be a dragon, but one based on science. Giving it scales instead of a smooth body would have helped the impression as well. If it were not for the wings, I could swear this is Alley Oops pet dinosaur from the old comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconic chronicler Posted June 2, 2007 #16 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Well, this is nice to see. I am surprised to see a dragon-friendly or even neutral themed presentation in Texas. Unfortunately, Texas is a bit out of my way, so probably will not be able to attend. If anyone knows more on the presentation, please share. I don't know about "dragon friendly". The exhibit makes the false claim dragons are reviled in Christianity. This indicates the "researchers" have done only the barest minimum of shoddy research, and probably never bothered to even crack a bible open to read what it really says about dragons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archosaur Posted June 3, 2007 #17 Share Posted June 3, 2007 I don't know about "dragon friendly". The exhibit makes the false claim dragons are reviled in Christianity. This indicates the "researchers" have done only the barest minimum of shoddy research, and probably never bothered to even crack a bible open to read what it really says about dragons. Still, it is interesting to see by now two museum exhibits regarding dragons. Interest has clearly spread. Does anyone have any photos from visiting either (the Taxas or New York) exhibit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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