Modern elephants weigh about 5 tons and produce about 20lbs of dung per defecation
Argentinosaurus huinculensis, the biggest land animal ever, weighed about 100 tons on the high end. As herbivores, their feces were probably the same consistency as elephants. Therefore we can assume almost the same mass, so a 100 ton Argentinosaurus could produce roughly 400lbs/181kg of feces in one defecation. Let’s say the average saruopod’s anus is about 4m off the ground (comparing with this 2m/6ft human)
Ignoring air resistance and any pushing by the animal, it would take the poop about a second to hit the ground and it would hit the ground at 8.85 m/s or 31.88 km/h. This is about 1601.85N of force. It takes about 3000N to break a human neck. So even if you were to lay flat on the ground, the crushing force of the falling dino-rhea wouldn’t be enough to kill you, but it would be quite painful. However, you’re now covered in a 400lbs pile of shit and you will probably suffocate and die. Thanks for coming to my TED talk
A few weeks ago a 15-year-old called me “Grandma” for being able to remember when the first Twilight film came out, and I still haven’t mentally or emotionally processed this
Am I the only one whose internet addiction started with my parents not letting me fucking go anywhere
This but I also had no friends so I wouldn’t have anywhere to go if I was allowed
this is a thing! danah boydis a researcher who has been studying social media for over a decade and in her 2014 book it’s complicated she argues that teenage social media “addiction” (which she also contends is like…..not actually a thing) is a result of the fact that “today’s teenagers have less freedom to wander than any previous generation” because “parents argue that these restrictions are necessary in an increasingly dangerous society, even though the data suggest that contemporary youth face fewer dangers than they did twenty years ago.”
as a result, teenagers are reclaiming these lost social spaces (which their parents and grandparents had in the form of mall hangouts, drive-in theaters, after school parking lots, etc) by using social media, where they can continue to “engage in crucial aspects of maturation: self-presentation, managing social relationships, and developing an understanding of the world around them,” aka stuff that teens are Supposed to be doing
As I get older I’m finding that a lot of the “intellectuals” I used to admire are actually just condescending and pretentious. And also realizing how much more important it is to be present, considerate, and empathetic because nobody really knows what they’re talking about and anyone who claims to know everything about anything is feeding you bs.
“When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.”
- Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
I am also realizing that actual intellectuals make their subjects easy to understand, and faux intelectuals will attempt to baffle.
“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.”
- Albert Einstein
“In this world, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant. Well for years I was smart, I recommend pleasant.”
Sigmund Freud: All men secretly REALLY REALLY want to have sex with their mothers
It’s the Oedipus Complex
Oedipus: (Who literally gouged his own eyes out and killed himself when he found out he accidentally had sex with his mother) I’m sorry it’s the WHAT complex