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This is the Conversation Forum for Talking Point: Mythical Creatures << Infinity Yeti link doesn't work! >> Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Jul 21, 2003 by Xanatic This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 41 pfffff You got a dirtier mind than me. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Jul 22, 2003 by Queeglesproggit - Keeper of the evil Thingite Avon Lady Army and Mary Poppins's bag of darkness.. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 42 Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Jul 22, 2003 by Xanatic This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 43 Angels are also mythical Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Jul 22, 2003 by Queeglesproggit - Keeper of the evil Thingite Avon Lady Army and Mary Poppins's bag of darkness.. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 44 Touche Dragons - mythical? As there are real ones; Komodo dragons. But they're nowhere near as fancy as Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Jul 22, 2003 by Xanatic This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 45 But they are just named after dragons. Like dragonflies There was a guy who was doing some research on if real dragons existed what kind of anatomy should they have had. To be able to breathe fire and all. It seems they would have some stuff in their body that would cause their bodies to sort of melt after they died. Which could explain why we find no remains of then. Also there are a few legends concerning dragons that melt when they die. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Jul 23, 2003 by Queeglesproggit - Keeper of the evil Thingite Avon Lady Army and Mary Poppins's bag of darkness.. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 46 The movie 'Reign of Fire' explained the fire breathing in technical terms, about glands of fluid which when combined, produced fire. Quite an interesting hypothesis. Reminds me of seeing the movie 'Godzilla' (the new one), and being disappointed when it only breathed normal fire, and not green rays Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Aug 10, 2003 by Xanatic This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 47 It seems those melting dragons I mentioned would have had very strong hydrocloric acid in their stomachs. Then eating metals would cause hydrogen to be created which should give them lift, as well as being able to give them a flammable breath. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Aug 12, 2003 by Queeglesproggit - Keeper of the evil Thingite Avon Lady Army and Mary Poppins's bag of darkness.. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 48 that's really interesting! I'm going to have to get some science books for christmas So the hydrocloric acid would dissolve the metals, giving off hydrogen. Presumably something would have to be added to the hydrogen to make it flammable? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Aug 15, 2003 by Xanatic This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 49 Well, hydrogen can easily burn I think. It can easily react with oxygen, and there is a lot of it. Though hopefully a dragon would have asbestos lips or something. I imagine the breathing fire idea is more caused by creatures spitting poison. Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Nov 5, 2003 by ChibiTurtle This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 50 Mythical creatures do exist, just scientists have been denying their exsistence for a while now, and they don't want to say, 'Okay, we were wrong, they do exist', cause people will just say, 'Oh these dumbass scientists, what do they know.' And besides, you can't really call some stuff 'scientific evidence' cause some of it is hard to place... I definately believe in guardian angels and personal demons. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Nov 5, 2003 by Duncan This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 51 According to Merriam-Webster, a myth is: "Pronunciation: 'mith Function: noun Etymology: Greek mythos Date: 1830 1 a : a usually traditional story of ostensibly historical events that serves to unfold part of the world view of a people or explain a practice, belief, or natural phenomenon b : PARABLE, ALLEGORY 2 a : a popular belief or tradition that has grown up around something or someone; especially : one embodying the ideals and institutions of a society or segment of society <seduced by the American myth of individualism -- Orde Coombs> b : an unfounded or false notion 3 : a person or thing having only an imaginary or unverifiable existence 4 : the whole body of myths" So....according to them, it is something based either in fact or in imagination....so it may or may not be real. LOL Subject: mythical creatures dont exist Posted Nov 17, 2003 by ChibiTurtle This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 52 Coolie! That's an interesting theory...... I think dragons did exist, they probably got killed by humans who didn't want their towns wreaked....... Maybe they had people who where dragon hunters, like in my story, that would be so cool! Conversation list Conversation list

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