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Originally posted by latsot

I do research into extinction. Before I spent years meticulously examining subtle and complex data, formulating hypotheses, testing them etc. maybe I should just have noticed that dinosaur fossils' necks are pointing up to escape the flood waters.

Problem solved.

And while I'm at it, instead of wasting my time writing peer-reviewed scientific papers, perhaps I should have been drawing comics featuring dinosaurs attacking boats.

Actually, now I come to think about it, that sounds pretty awesome.

r

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I have an idea. How about formatting your papers as tracks. Think of how much more fun it would be to submit for peer-review actual scientific papers as cartoons! Who cares for slogging through all that boring acceptably formatted stuff anyway? You could start a revolution in how science is presented for serious consideration. (Of course, stick figures will not do. Some researchers will have to learn how to draw exciting tracks in order to pull this idea off….)

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Originally posted by latsot

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I have an idea. How about formatting your papers as tracks. Think of how much more fun it would be to submit for peer-review actual scientific papers as cartoons! Who cares for slogging through all that boring acceptably formatted stuff anyway? You could start a revolution in how science is presented for serious consideration. (Of course, stick figures will not do. Some researchers will have to learn how to draw exciting tracks in order to pull this idea off….)

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You are assuming people have any intention of publishing or reading my papers at the best of times... I assure you this is not the case.

Cheers

r

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I do research into extinction. Before I spent years meticulously examining subtle and complex data, formulating hypotheses, testing them etc. maybe I should just have noticed that dinosaur fossils' necks are pointing up to escape the flood waters.

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I seem to recall reading somewhere that dinosaurs heads, in fully or near fully articulated skeletons, are often fossilised pointing up due to the tendons in the neck contracting shortly after the time fo death and pulling the head back over the torso.

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Originally posted by latsot

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I seem to recall reading somewhere that dinosaurs heads, in fully or near fully articulated skeletons, are often fossilised pointing up due to the tendons in the neck contracting shortly after the time fo death and pulling the head back over the torso.

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That is correct. Or at least, that is an interpretation that seems to fit some of the evidence. Dinosaur heads are also found in all kinds of other configurations and nobody tries to think of an explanation for those.

It is as dangerous to accept 'just so' stories that appear to be scientific as it is to accept obvious pseudoscience. I've come across both in probably equal measure.

cheers

r

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Flying Dinosaurs
CREATION SCIENCE BREAKING NEWS

For years, Creation Scientists have disputed how Noah was able to quickly collect millions of indigenous animals from remote, inaccessible regions of the world for a 40-day ride in his ark. New evidence from an archeological find in China supports the long held Christian belief that Noah's sons rode giant flying dinosaurs to transport duck billed platypuses from Australia, and penguins and polar bears from the Antarctic, to name a few. "Those must have been some mighty big flying dinosaurs," says Pastor Deacon Fred. "Imagine the look on Noah's face when his sons flew in for a landing with a pair of Hippos strapped to the back of one of them things! Glory to God!"

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Originally posted by tomk80

This is hilarious.

http://www.livejournal.com/users/theferrett/519211.html

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