Re: Jurassic Park 4 Script Review

[Amtoine Grant <ajgrant@eastlink.ca>]

On Wednesday, August 18, 2004, at 05:36  PM, Ken Carpenter wrote:
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> Actually, there is a lot of doubt about that by dinosaur 
> paleontologist. It is a topic discussed in a new BBC dinosaur program 
> currently under development. Although we do not have the keratinous 
> sheath, the overall morphology indicates a lack of "razor-sharp" edge. 
> The report of cassowaries disemboweling the prey (cited by Ostrom) is 
> not due to a slashing of the claw, but the ripping effect of the 
> bird's mass behind the claw. Little Velociraptor had little mass for a 
> cassowary-style slashing.
That depends on from how high up the little raptor starts it's strike. 
A penny doesn't weight much, but if you drop it from the 8th floor, the 
it's weight'll get magnified quite a bit by the time it reaches it's 
target. Also depends on the skin thickness of the victim.
Speaking of BBC, who knows when I can catch Sea Monsters? And this 
program you're talking about?
Also, where can I see a picture of the cassowaries' toe claws?