Still Waters Posted May 7, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 7, 2012 Huge plant-eating dinosaurs may have produced enough greenhouse gas by breaking wind to alter the Earth's climate, research suggests.Like huge cows, the mighty sauropods would have generated enormous quantities of methane. Sauropods, recognisable by their long necks and tails, were widespread around 150 million years ago. They included some of the largest animals to walk the Earth, such as Diplodocus, which measured 150 feet and weighed up to 45 tonnes. Scientists believe that, just as in cows, methane-producing bacteria aided the digestion of sauropods by fermenting their plant food. http://www.telegraph...ate-change.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted May 8, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 8, 2012 The article is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted May 8, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 8, 2012 The front page article link was broken, it's fixed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paracelse Posted May 8, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Are scientist trying to tell to stop farting passing gas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted May 8, 2012 #5 Share Posted May 8, 2012 150 million years ago there was a lot of puff and blow it would seem that Methane gas ejected from Dinosaurs ass changed the air its hard to believe I thought its petrol fumes we breathe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestilent1 Posted May 8, 2012 #6 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Whats tomorrow's article? Did an untimely lightning strike spark off dinosaur flatulence cause their extinction? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Voodoo Posted May 8, 2012 #7 Share Posted May 8, 2012 So Trex farts caused Climate changed. So whos farting now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spud the mackem Posted May 8, 2012 #8 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Its fact that one Jumbo Jet going one way across the Atlantic from U.K/U.S.A or reverse,spews out more obnoxious gas than 260 cars do in one year..Its not organic life thats wrecking the planet,but try telling that to the Company's who are making mega bucks from the damage they are causing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRIPTIC CHAMELEON Posted May 8, 2012 #9 Share Posted May 8, 2012 What about the tons upon tons of crap that volcanoes spew out 24/7 since the dawning of time.? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulAnarchy Posted May 9, 2012 #10 Share Posted May 9, 2012 (edited) Ban Vindaloos then, cos I had one last night and I'm sure I've just added 1 deg to the Earth's global temp... Edited May 9, 2012 by PeacefulAnarchy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Techlicious Posted May 10, 2012 #11 Share Posted May 10, 2012 just as cows just as i expected Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie333 Posted May 11, 2012 #12 Share Posted May 11, 2012 http://www.telegraph...ate-change.html First it is Bovine farts killing our world and know you tell me it all began with dinosaur farts. So whats the plan, Corks? LOL 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minera Posted July 21, 2012 #13 Share Posted July 21, 2012 next it will be human flatulence due to the overpopulation. The explanations are getting more far out than ever. I am sure all land animals on the planet flatulate at one time or another including scientists. Have to blame it on anything but greenhouse gasses ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minera Posted July 21, 2012 #14 Share Posted July 21, 2012 (edited) I wish they would come to a more realistic conclusion than flatulence.... Edited July 21, 2012 by minera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minera Posted July 21, 2012 #15 Share Posted July 21, 2012 it could get a bit dangerous with all those corks flying around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simbi Laveau Posted July 21, 2012 #16 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Wasnt this an episode of south park ? *titters* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SameerPrehistorica Posted July 30, 2012 #17 Share Posted July 30, 2012 It doesn't seem correct and by the way....diplodocus is not 150 feet and it is not 45 tonnes... It is close to 100 feet or a bit more and weighing like 20 tonnes...It's a slimmer sauropod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilly Posted July 30, 2012 #18 Share Posted July 30, 2012 The solution to Global Warming: Beano? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionmark Posted July 30, 2012 #19 Share Posted July 30, 2012 It could also be that climate change caused the dinos.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightly Posted July 30, 2012 #20 Share Posted July 30, 2012 It could also be that climate change caused the dinos.... That's an interesting thought. .. as in, warmer and/or wetter climate boosted vegetation, which boosted herbivores, which boosted larger and larger carnivors ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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