In my last post I asked some incredibly pressing questions to Dr. Scott Sampson aka Scott the Paleontologist. Questions that any parent of a Dinosaur Train fan wants to know... I got a reply and I have to say Dr. Scott is hilarious and pretty awesome... But I'm a fan of science humor... So here are his responses in line with mine. They're in blue because that's the color of most of Shiny Pteranodon. Dear Scott the Paleontologist, My son Miloh and I are fans of Dinosaur Train and as an avid fan I have some questions regarding it that I hope you can answer: The train is a steam engine. Does it run off coal? If it does use coal is there a possibility that greenhouse gases from that could have lead to the extinction of dinosaurs? How come this isn't a theory? Very interesting question. Yes, to the best of my knowledge, the Dinosaur Train runs on fossil fuels, but we actually do have an episode upcoming where we investigate alternative fuel trains. Given that
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Also, it appears that when dropped the baby's head will spark on impact, so maybe don't have anything flammable nearby. Maybe THAT'S why the FAA is is being so restrictive about what we can bring through security. This answers so many questions.
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ReplyDeleteBut also bear in mind-they mean watch them every SECOND. Every fraction of every second.
...unless you like emergency rooms.
ReplyDeleteThat's actually a big thing that freaks me out about kids. Until their head can stand up on it's own I feel like it could flop over and break their neck. And then they crawl/walk and get into more shit.
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