COSI's Dinosaur Skeletons Arrive Without Instructions

NBC 4 Columbus ^ | May 5, 2004

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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Stagehands helped put together the bones of 20 Chinese dinosaurs that arrived at a science museum without the consultants who were to supervise the assembly.

"They were like giant jigsaw puzzles," said John Shaw, traveling exhibitions manager for COSI Columbus. "Fortunately, we had lots of photographs."

Shaw and four members of a stagehands union pieced the bones together by hand for what is to be the largest exhibit of Chinese dinosaurs ever to go on display in North America. "Dinosaur Dynasty" is to run Saturday through Sept. 6.

The three Chinese consultants from Inner Mongolia who were supposed to oversee the project had problems with their visas and couldn't make the trip, said Debbie Timblin, with exhibitor Dino Don Inc.

The dinosaurs constructed of real bones, such as a 10-foot-long protoceratops and a 15-foot-long bactrosaurus, were the most difficult to build because they had more pieces, Shaw said.

"You could tell something was a tailbone, but then you had to put it in the right order," he said.

The dinosaurs, found in China's Gobi Desert, lived from 65 million to 250 million years ago during the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic periods.

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This is just too funny. I'd love the chance to put the dinosaurs together. :)

[Redcoat LI]

This is just too funny. I'd love the chance to put the dinosaurs together. :)

Watch it buddy,thems is Union jobs!

[martin_fierro]

Da leg bone's connected to da knee bone...

[Lokibob]

In the Museum in Price, Utah, they have an Allosaurus that is 70,000,015 years old. I saw it 15 years ago, and the sign said 70,000,000 years then.

[MeSpikeLibs]

Damn! Just what we need, more chinese imports into this country. :)

[Lokibob]

Sponsered by Wal Mart, oddly enough.

[Khurkris]

COSI is a very cool place. Very hands on. I encourage any Ohio Freepers to visit.

[Bluntpoint]

[martin_fierro]

Hey!

Where's the funnybone?

[GreenLanternCorps]

How would it be for a 2 1/2 year old boy? Would he find it interesting?

[flutters]

COSI is a great place. I've been to the new location only once so I didn't get to see everything, but I enjoyed it.

[null and void]

He's a boy. Duh!

[mtbopfuyn]

You beat me to it!

[mtbopfuyn]

The three Chinese consultants from Inner Mongolia who were supposed to oversee the project had problems with their visas and couldn't make the trip

Hmm, wonder what those problems might be.

[Khurkris]

EXTREMELY interesting to kid's of ALL ages. There are a lot of hands-on stuff that will tickle kid's pink (or blue!).

[vollmond]

And in the process, they've discovered 4 previously unknown dinosaur species (including a two-headed semi-aquatic herbivore!), and disproved the existance of 5 others.

[mhking]

You put 'em together one LEGO at a time...

Just damn.

If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...

[Right Wing Professor]

The dinosaurs, found in China's Gobi Desert, lived from 65 million to 250 million years ago during the Cretaceous, Jurassic and Triassic periods.

Or, if you're a Creationist, the antediluvian period, about 6000 years ago.

[Ohioan from Florida]

IMHO, the old COSI was much better than the new one! Yes, there's still a lot to do and see, and kids of all ages will enjoy it, but it just doesn't compare to the old location. Sad, but true.

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Or, if you're a Creationist, the antediluvian period, about 6000 years ago.

But the Bible says all creatures two by two*. Didn't the dinos make the boat? If not, the all creatures part is wrong. But that would mean there is an error in the Bible. Therefore there had to be dinosaurs on the Ark, and the Dinosaurs are still around.

Now I'm confused.

(* OK, trivia detail, there were seven pairs of Kosher animals...)