Re: T. rex vision

[Ray McAllister <mcallist@gate.net>]

Larry and gang,
        Aren't we taking the exact significance of T-rex vision too far? 
We, the dinosaur buffs are quite concerned but I'll bet if you ask 100 
people at random, only a couple will remember the "stay still" bit and 
since they will never? meet up with a T-rex even those couple will not be 
affected.
        I put Jurassic Park in the same category as the Cousteau videos 
in that they made a great number of people more dinosaur conscious, even 
if there were serious errors. Cousteau made some abominable errors and 
abused some of the original researchers in his videos, but he really 
turned the viewing public on to the ocean. Hell, JP was far less 
offensive to me than videos like Abyss, SeaQuest and the Stoneman series. 
Obviously this is my oceanographic background talking. IMHO
Ray McAllister, Prof (Emeritus) Ocean Eng., FAU, Boca Raton, FL 33064
Diving Dinosaur, Geologist/Oceanographer/Ocean Engineer, 43 years SCUBA
mcallist@gate.net (305) 426-0808, Author Diving Locations, Boynton/Dania