Still Waters Posted July 17, 2017 #1 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Its name may translate as ‘king of the tyrant lizards’ but Tyrannosaurus Rex could not have outrun a speedy human, scientists have concluded, making a mockery of Jurassic Park. Although it was previously thought the dinosaur could sprint at around 45mph, German scientists have discovered that the lumbering beast was so massive it would have struggled to accelerate beyond a medium trot. In fact, researchers calculated that T Rex could only have clocked a running speed of 16.5mph, just one mph faster than the average human, and a 11 mph slower than Usain Bolt, the fastest man on Earth. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tyrannosaurus-rex-could-not-outrun-152848697.html 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodf3llow Posted July 17, 2017 #2 Share Posted July 17, 2017 They're prey must have been really slow in that case.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted July 17, 2017 #3 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I've seen a monitor lizard go from zero to thirty mph (estimate guesswork) in less than half a second ... this makes no sense ... ~ [00.01:40] ~ ... but I guess the size of the lizard or the prey is the principle factor here ... ~ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFOwatcher Posted July 17, 2017 #4 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Big, smelly, noisy creature moving slow, what would they eat? Surely with teeth like that they weren't just scavengers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted July 17, 2017 #5 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Interesting.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes4747 Posted July 17, 2017 #6 Share Posted July 17, 2017 doesnt make sense to me either, even at a walk-what are we talking? 10-15 ft per step? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nuclear Wessel Posted July 17, 2017 #7 Share Posted July 17, 2017 (edited) Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of people can't run anywhere close to 26.554176 km/hr for a very long period of time at all.. or even reach that speed while running. Some humans may be able to (I'd say very, very few... like statistical outliers)... but most would make the T-Rex a small meal. Edited July 17, 2017 by Nuclear Wessel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted July 17, 2017 #8 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I've known this for years...in every movie ever made about dinosaurs the hero always makes it to the nearest cave with TR snapping at his heels. I've always wondered how this creature ever survived if it couldn't catch a mere human for its midday snack. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galactic Goatman Posted July 17, 2017 #9 Share Posted July 17, 2017 25 minutes ago, poohbear said: I've known this for years...in every movie ever made about dinosaurs the hero always makes it to the nearest cave with TR snapping at his heels. I've always wondered how this creature ever survived if it couldn't catch a mere human for its midday snack. Because Tyrannosaurus didn't feed on "mere humans", it fed on large slow-moving prey like ceratopsians and ankylosaurs. And considering it survived for at least 2 million years I think the species was quite good at what it did. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted July 17, 2017 #10 Share Posted July 17, 2017 1 hour ago, seanjo said: I wouldn't have to outrun a T-Rex, I would just have to outrun my mate... I had the opportunity to say this in real life two weeks ago. OK, it was a mad cow chasing us not a tyrannosaur but you get the picture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_V_Spirit Posted July 17, 2017 #11 Share Posted July 17, 2017 better stay clear from those pesky Velociraptors then, just in case they wanna revive'em in the future! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted July 17, 2017 #12 Share Posted July 17, 2017 At 16.5 mph it could easily catch most of the people I've seen hanging around the local all you can eat Buffet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted July 17, 2017 #13 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I guess the comet caught up to them then ... ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin Posted July 17, 2017 #14 Share Posted July 17, 2017 I think anyone that has been in high school track would not scoff at 16.5 mph. Many non athletic people might reach 12 mph but not many would sustain that for more than a few seconds. The preceding has been a reference to my personal (PATHETIC) track experience. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfon71361 Posted July 18, 2017 #15 Share Posted July 18, 2017 It seems his feet are bigger than his fleet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted July 18, 2017 #16 Share Posted July 18, 2017 4 hours ago, pfon71361 said: It seems his feet are bigger than his fleet. A very vicious bad tempered carnivore with all those teeth...but let's face it you'd be bad tempered too if your arms were too short to scratch your bum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DebDandelion Posted July 19, 2017 #17 Share Posted July 19, 2017 On 2017-7-17 at 8:51 PM, Nuclear Wessel said: Yeah, I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of people can't run anywhere close to 26.554176 km/hr for a very long period of time at all.. or even reach that speed while running. Some humans may be able to (I'd say very, very few... like statistical outliers)... but most would make the T-Rex a small meal. Run..... No....I roll.... All jokes aside, he doesn't have to be very fast to catch me, and.like most humans we don't reach high speeds... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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