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To: JoeProBono

This is a well known problem in flight of dragons. A large reptile would need far more wing surface and power than some human-sized angel. There are several solutions. One simply defines dragons as magical creatures, and therefore science doesn’t apply to them. Another method gives dragons control over gravity. I even read about beasts that have control over time.


30 posted on 12/22/2009 6:52:34 PM PST by Greysard
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To: Greysard

They would need some unknown kind of metabolism that is more efficient than what we currently understand. Seems like I read somewhere that pronghorn antelope have something unusual going on in their metabolism. This enables them run at top speed for much longer than what they should be capable of.


41 posted on 12/22/2009 7:02:19 PM PST by mamelukesabre
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