Down and Out in the Late Jurassic
There's hyperbole and then there's hyperbole. My colleague, J-Man, who is given to the latter, just outdid himself today when he stated that software developers eventually become immune to deadlines, "kinda like being sodomised by an enraged brontosaurus". Even I, as someone who enjoys a good simile as much as the next guy, felt that the analogy had gone too far, and had to point out that whilst one can can become accustomed to deadlines, getting used to regular apatosaurian assaults would be stretching it some.
He grudgingly conceded the point.
The above diagram (from here) should serve as a warning to anyone who still feels there might be merit to the assertion.
Further research uncovered the following fascinating snippets:
"Some experts believe that brontosaurus has two brains, one in its head and ones in its hips. This configuration would reduce the time needed to send messages from its head to tail, 65 feet away". This explains how one could appear to be innocently browsing foliage whilst actually sneaking up on you from behind. Thank goodness these things died out.
Analisa (in her definitive Grade 5 project) had this to report: "Apatosaurus has padding on its feet so when it walks it won't hurt its feet", which is useful to know. If her illustration is anything to go by, apatosaurs were a pleasingly mid-purple colour on top with cyan underneath and some wicked racing stripes. So at least you'd have a chance to spot an enraged one before it got you.
He grudgingly conceded the point.
The above diagram (from here) should serve as a warning to anyone who still feels there might be merit to the assertion.
Further research uncovered the following fascinating snippets:
"Some experts believe that brontosaurus has two brains, one in its head and ones in its hips. This configuration would reduce the time needed to send messages from its head to tail, 65 feet away". This explains how one could appear to be innocently browsing foliage whilst actually sneaking up on you from behind. Thank goodness these things died out.
Analisa (in her definitive Grade 5 project) had this to report: "Apatosaurus has padding on its feet so when it walks it won't hurt its feet", which is useful to know. If her illustration is anything to go by, apatosaurs were a pleasingly mid-purple colour on top with cyan underneath and some wicked racing stripes. So at least you'd have a chance to spot an enraged one before it got you.
posted by Thor Harley at 3:36 pm
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