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Mentat		2012-04-13 09:39:11 AM

Ask Chakotay.

Wenchmaster		2012-04-13 09:56:12 AM

I, for one, welcome our dark, outer space wombat overlords.

FloydA		2012-04-13 10:32:35 AM

Oh yeah? I'm not scared of you, Mr. hyper-intelligent space dinosaur!
Try building a deadly powerful intergalactic space cruiser with those tiny little arms.

Sybarite		2012-04-13 10:40:22 AM

MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-04-13 10:40:30 AM

I thought they were already here and one of them is president?

eraser8		2012-04-13 10:57:37 AM

MaudlinMutantMollusk: I thought they were already here and one of them is president?

minnesota.publicradio.org

The English Major		2012-04-13 10:59:14 AM

F*ck I loved Dino-Riders. HARNESS THE POWER

I_C_Weener		2012-04-13 10:59:42 AM

I_C_Weener		2012-04-13 11:00:18 AM

Walker		2012-04-13 11:02:22 AM

Can they play guitars?
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Jumpin Jbot		2012-04-13 11:02:32 AM

CygnusDarius		2012-04-13 11:03:08 AM

Worry not. The Emperor Protects.

ihatedumbpeople		2012-04-13 11:03:25 AM

but dinosaurs aren't real! their bones are put there by humans to test your faith!

/or is that a different religion? who cares...

BumpInTheNight		2012-04-13 11:04:33 AM

Fark Michael Bay and his continued 'artistic liberties' with the new TMNT movie.

cgraves67		2012-04-13 11:05:40 AM

I wasn't worried before, but now I am.

Bontesla		2012-04-13 11:05:58 AM

I_C_Weener:

Came here for funny pictures of what a space dinosaur may look like. . . And am reasonably satisfied.

PsyLord		2012-04-13 11:06:05 AM

Someone's been watching too much Star Trek.

busy chillin'		2012-04-13 11:07:21 AM

Duck_of_Doom		2012-04-13 11:07:57 AM

Wrex.

Snapper Carr		2012-04-13 11:08:04 AM

I got this.

brainlordmesomorph		2012-04-13 11:08:30 AM

Star Trek did it:

Pants_Optional		2012-04-13 11:11:01 AM

Well they did save the mammals from the Reapers 65 million years ago.

Pants full of macaroni!!		2012-04-13 11:11:31 AM

Jesus loves everyone. Even the space dinosaurs.

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Santa's Knee		2012-04-13 11:12:02 AM

Super Mario Brothers was a documentary!

Rev. Skarekroe		2012-04-13 11:12:24 AM

Why would they necessarily be intelligent?
Evolution is about survival, not brainpower in and of itself.

threadjackistan		2012-04-13 11:12:46 AM

Kirk often found himself in this position....

2.bp.blogspot.com

/As hot as blogspot...

ShadowLAnCeR		2012-04-13 11:12:53 AM

Came for the Star Trek and Calvin and Hobbs references. Good job, Fark.

Santa's Knee		2012-04-13 11:13:08 AM

KangTheMad		2012-04-13 11:14:20 AM

Wenchmaster: I, for one, welcome our dark, outer space wombat overlords.

We must prepare sacrifices for their arrival, to Detroit!!

kidgenius		2012-04-13 11:14:49 AM

The whole "handedness" of those molecule chains is a truly interesting thing. Take thalidomide for instance. Supposedly the big problem was that the version that was manufactured was left-handed, but the benign version is right-handed (or vice-versa).

The first part of this radiolab podcast explains it all pretty well:
http://www.radiolab.org/2011/apr/18/mirror-mirror/

FlippityFlap		2012-04-13 11:15:09 AM

craxyd		2012-04-13 11:16:19 AM

Can't believe nobody has posted this yet

MadMonk		2012-04-13 11:16:53 AM

Holy crap! I'm never going outside again, the possibility of space dinosaurs is just too much to handle.

fireclown		2012-04-13 11:18:49 AM

intelligent space dinosaurs? Only one solution:

INTERGALACTIC SPACE CRUSADERS! (new window)

I_C_Weener		2012-04-13 11:18:59 AM

ParaHandy		2012-04-13 11:19:53 AM

This has to be understood in the context that the target audience believes in fairy tales

Daddy's Big Pink Man-Squirrel		2012-04-13 11:20:09 AM

I'm more worried about the stupid time squirrels.

Honest Bender		2012-04-13 11:20:52 AM

birchman		2012-04-13 11:21:12 AM

Well I'm more worried now than I was 30 seconds ago...

micah1701		2012-04-13 11:24:54 AM

Mentat: Ask Chakotay.

Came for Voyager reference. Done in one!!!!

/I'm working on my first time through the series on netflix now.

TommyJReed		2012-04-13 11:25:11 AM

Duck_of_Doom: Wrex.

Shepard.

bim1154		2012-04-13 11:29:06 AM

micah1701: Mentat: Ask Chakotay.

Came for Voyager reference. Done in one!!!!

/I'm working on my first time through the series on netflix now.

I didn't watch it when it originally ran but caught the entire thing when it was running a few years ago on re-runs. Recorded episodes I couldn't watch at the moment. Some of the characters were farking annoying as hell but when 7 of 9 came along.... it became more interesting.

t-dawgg		2012-04-13 11:32:23 AM

There's a comic posting this same question right here. Thank you, Dr. McNinja.

dittybopper		2012-04-13 11:34:14 AM

Be very worried. Even the long-dead and depressed space dinosaurs can be dangerous, and they don't really understand you're trying to help them get back to their space graveyard when you tie them to a rocket:

Tainted1		2012-04-13 11:44:30 AM

I've seen enough hentai to know it is the Space Dinosaurs who should be afraid of us!

Unless of course, they're into that stuff......

anfrind		2012-04-13 11:49:52 AM

Abe Vigoda's Ghost: Professor Breslow, it should be noted, is no crackpot. He holds Columbia's highest academic rank, served as president of the American Chemical Society, is a recipient of the National Medal of Science and many other top honors, and is generally regarded as an all-around Eminent Scientist.

All that and still bat-shiat crazy. What a shame.

It's not crazy. He was talking about microbes that could potentially survive in a dormant state while traveling through space. It was scientifically-illiterate journalists who made the jump to "space dinosaurs".

SpectroBoy		2012-04-13 11:51:14 AM

KangTheMad		2012-04-13 11:51:38 AM

anfrind: Abe Vigoda's Ghost: Professor Breslow, it should be noted, is no crackpot. He holds Columbia's highest academic rank, served as president of the American Chemical Society, is a recipient of the National Medal of Science and many other top honors, and is generally regarded as an all-around Eminent Scientist.

All that and still bat-shiat crazy. What a shame.

It's not crazy. He was talking about microbes that could potentially survive in a dormant state while traveling through space. It was scientifically-illiterate journalists who made the jump to "space dinosaurs".

I find it highly amusing that I saw a link to "How scientifically literate are you?" quiz in the middle of the article.

anfrind		2012-04-13 11:52:06 AM

And since it hasn't been posted yet...
www.phdcomics.com

Freakin Rican		2012-04-13 11:54:57 AM

Rufus Lee King: Daddy's Big Pink Man-Squirrel: I'm more worried about the stupid time squirrels.

They're everywhere!

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haha!! was there a PS contest i missed?

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