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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Not sure if the weight is 75% or 30%... I think you have the headings on the wrong values. Like, you have "Height" over 75%=13 lbs 10 oz, and you have "Weight" over 30%=25.75 inches.
ReplyDeleteA little typo...now it's right. thanks
ReplyDeleteIf you have one kid and you did 43 diapers.. I have three in diapers.. Does that mean I go thru 129??
ReplyDeleteI wish I only found one crap diaper out of that many..
This is such great graphics... I'm sure you know this guy, but in case you don't here is a great infographic dude in London. I've written an entry about his work in my agency's blog you might wish to check it out also.
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http://thenakedpheasant.wordpress.com/2009/12/14/information-can-be-beuatiful/ (my agency blog)
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what vaccine do you drink? this is intriguing.
ReplyDeletenot sure what the vaccine he was given in liquid form. It's written down somewhere...it was part of the normal thing they get.
ReplyDeletewhat vaccine do you drink? this is intriguing.
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