100 yr old dragon found in a jar

[Aurelia]

No, I made the comparison because Drach said "too many similar tales of the same things in cultures far removed." There are similar tales of a group of gods creating the Earth in cultures far-removed too, that doesn't make them true.

 

[Hedorah99]

Their was actually a mock-documentary a few years ago on Animal PLanet about the discovery of a dragon and they went through the biology of the species.

"Dragons" had a specialized bacteria in their digestive system that produced hyrdogen gas. They stored this gas in two specialized sacs in their back just behind the lungs. This produced a hydrogen store that was used to make them lighter which allowed flight, and also gave them the ability expel it through their mouths. Apparently "Dragons" also lived in areas where there were platinum deposits in the soil. They would grind the soil into their mouths where it was stuck in specialized teeth behind the molars. When the hydrogen gas hit the platinum, it created a spark and turned the dragon into an organic flamethrower, at the cost of its flight. At the back of the throat, a lid would shut the lungs preventing the flames from backing down the trachea.

All in all it was a really interesting show and I was really surprised by the depths they went throught o create feasible biology for a mythic creature.

 

[K-TRAIN]

Their was actually a mock-documentary a few years ago on Animal PLanet about the discovery of a dragon and they went through the biology of the species.

"Dragons" had a specialized bacteria in their digestive system that produced hyrdogen gas. They stored this gas in two specialized sacs in their back just behind the lungs. This produced a hydrogen store that was used to make them lighter which allowed flight, and also gave them the ability expel it through their mouths. Apparently "Dragons" also lived in areas where there were platinum deposits in the soil. They would grind the soil into their mouths where it was stuck in specialized teeth behind the molars. When the hydrogen gas hit the platinum, it created a spark and turned the dragon into an organic flamethrower, at the cost of its flight. At the back of the throat, a lid would shut the lungs preventing the flames from backing down the trachea.

All in all it was a really interesting show and I was really surprised by the depths they went throught o create feasible biology for a mythic creature.

ironically i was watching that last night.

 

[CrawlingKing]

to bad its fake.

update- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/3576987.stm

Book deal for dragon hoax author
Allistair Mitchell with the baby dragon in a jar
Mitchell staged the hoax in order to launch his writing career
An author who was so desperate to get his book published that he staged a hoax involving a baby dragon has won a lucrative publishing contract.

After numerous rejections Allistair Mitchell concocted a tale that a dragon had been found in a garage last year.

He said: "I created the hoax in order to attract potential readers."

Mr Mitchell, based in Oxford, has now signed an book deal with Waterstone's for his book Unearthly History, a thriller featuring a dragon.

Writing under the pen name PR Moredun, Mr Mitchell concocted the tall tale which emerged in the media in January.

It was claimed that German scientists created the specimen in the 1890s and sent it to the Natural History Museum in order to dupe their British counterparts.

But, the story went, the museum had dismissed it as a hoax and it had been spirited away by a museum porter.

In fact the dragon was created by Crawley Creatures, the model makers behind TV's Walking with Dinosaurs, and the jar was made by a specialist glass blowing studio in the Isle of Wight.

A Waterstone's spokesman said: "This is a very refreshing approach to book publishing.

"My bet is that it is going to be a big seller - because of the hoax but also because it is a great book and people will recommend it on."