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Re: Dragon Lore
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Fri, 17 Mar 2000 23:52:53 GMT
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In lugnet.castle.org.cw, David Eaton writes:
> Here's an interesting side note--
> Way back about 15? years ago or so, there was a made-for-TV animated movie
> "Flight Of Dragons". It had John Ritter, James Earl Jones, music by Don
> McLean... We actually found it at a Blockbuster Video not too long ago and
> rented it for fun... Anyway, the thing that always intreuged me was that it
> scientifically explained dragon fire and dragon flight... it was rather
> cool...
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> The way they had it, dragons ate limestone. And consumed diamonds... Odd? Yes.
> They explained that the diamonds were used to help grind up the limestone,
> just like some birds eat small pebbles and 'grit' to grind the seeds they eat.
> Then, the limestone, when combined with stomach acid, gives off hydrogen gas
> (and also some salt, I believe). Now of course, hydrogen gas is lighter than
> air, which helps greatly to reduce the dragons weight! Hence, when a dragon
> contracts its body, it gets denser, and when it expands its body, it gets
> lighter... The rest is left to the wings to get them moving...
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> Finally, dragons have a small 'thimble' in their mouth which can produce a
> small electric charge (kinda like an electric eel). And of course we all know
> what happens when electricity gets in contact with hydrogen gas, don't we?
> Remember the Hindenburg? Pow! So by releasing gas, they're capable of
> breathing out fire. But as they do this, they loose some of their flying
> potential.. so when in flight, they need to expand more to maintain their
> altitude, or simply start to loose it until they reach the ground.
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> Anyway, it's not quite FEASIBLE, but at least it makes sense!
>
> Laterz!
> DaveE
Hey! I know that movie! It was on TV, like, a year ago! Can't remember the
channel, but it was probably Disney, SciFi, or Family... They'll probably air
it again sometime...
Jeff
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| (...) Am I the oddball out? I don't particularly care for the dragon-- mainly due to its lack of mobility :( It's great for that one pose that it's stuck in, but I'd LOVE it if could bend its head (either side to side or up and down) or could lower (...) (25 years ago, 17-Mar-00, to lugnet.castle.org.cw)
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