Conversations About Science

[Laura Knotek]

[h=1]Did 'dark matter' or a star called Nemesis kill the dinosaurs?[/h]Did 'dark matter' or a star called Nemesis kill the dinosaurs?

 

[rhapdog]

[h=1]Did 'dark matter' or a star called Nemesis kill the dinosaurs?[/h]Did 'dark matter' or a star called Nemesis kill the dinosaurs?

Laura, you should know by now that it wasn't either of those that killed off the dinosaurs. It was an enraged Ninja Cat that killed them all after his pet T-Rex left a little gift for him in the living room instead of using the litter box. Yeah, a little gift that big would have enraged me as well.

Seriously, though, the logic is definitely not properly scientific in that article. Entertaining ideas is about all they are. The simplest solutions are usually the most likely, and I believe the dinosaurs died off due to global warming on a massive scale.

Think about it. It has been shown that methane gasses and CO2 gasses are the single largest contributor to global warming. Where do these gasses come from? We get methane when people and animals fart. (The thousands of Android fart apps in the play store most likely don't contribute.) We get CO2 when people and animals exhale. Considering the size of dinosaurs in comparison to what we have today, they likely breathed and farted themselves out of existence. Case closed. Hey, it's as likely an explanation as the article you linked.

 

[N_LaRUE]

I'm not one for rumours but this would be amazing if true.

Rumors are flying that scientists detected gravity waves - Business Insider

 

[N_LaRUE]

One tough bison!
https://www.doi.gov/blog/meet-sparky-bison-lightning-strike-survivor

 

[worldspy99]

Wow, just wow!
'Assassin' supernova discovered that is 570bn times brighter than sun

http://flip.it/EPPfV

 

[worldspy99]

Here is a pretty nifty video...
Physicist fires a gun at himself underwater to prove a point

 

[N_LaRUE]

I wonder what 9000 year old preserved fish tastes like...

https://www.theguardian.com/science...ts-hail-unique-mesolithic-fermented-fish-find

 

[N_LaRUE]

This is exciting.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-35...social&ns_campaign=bbcnews&ns_source=facebook

 

[worldspy99]

This is pretty awesome...
Antimatter Space Propulsion Possible Within A Decade, Say Physicists

http://flip.it/0gz-i

 

[Laura Knotek]

The 19th century women who catalogued the cosmos

http://www.cnet.com/news/how-a-team-of-19th-century-women-mapped-the-cosmos/#ftag=CAD590a51e

 

[worldspy99]

http://www.engadget.com/2016/04/15/justin-trudeau-the-quantum-computing-boss/

 

[worldspy99]

Hats off, what a great interview.
Finally something I can subscribe to on YouTube.
http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/24/11723234/simone-giertz-queen-of-****ty-robots-interview-youtube

 

[Laura Knotek]

[h=1]Playing action video games boosts visual motor skill underlying driving[/h]https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/07/160713105856.htm

 

[ChrisRJ]

Interesting !

 

[Josiah23]

Conversation about science???? Now this is interesting! I love science related articles, videos, etc...

 

[N_LaRUE]

Now this is very cool!

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