Tyrannosaurus rex falling risks revisited

[rstephen@cswnet.com (Roger A. Stephenson)]

Hello all,

No this is not a rehash of that entire arguement but rather an admission of
my inability to visualize the problem. I just couldn't factor in the hieght
of the Tyrannosaurus rex, in my feeble mind., adding to the forces acting
on the bones and internal organs during a high speed fall. As I watched
Bill Elliot's Thunderbird come crashing back to the ground, after last
Sunday's incident at Talladaga, I realized what the addition few feet of
altitude contributes.(His car went off the track and became airborne at
nearly 200MPH, and impacted violently when it returned to earth. This
resulted in a broken left femur when it landed on its side and slamed Bill
down against a very lightly padded seat.) I was witness to a human
situation that related to the model Dr. Farlow presented in his paper, with
sad acceptance.

Roger A. Stephenson
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