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03 March 2009

A real live dinosaur! OMG! [More:]If I'd seen this as a kid I would have shit my pants.
Heh, some of the kids really seem worried.

The head and neck prosthetics are amazing. Shame you can see the actor's legs inside the fake legs.
posted by TheophileEscargot 03 March | 09:39
This is completely irresponsible. Those kids are being taught that it's safe to get close to dinosaurs. What happens when they see a dinosaur outside the museum and want to pet it?
posted by Joe Beese 03 March | 10:09
Thanks for posting that. I think I'll study it all week. It's an amazing behavior test: most of the adults are awed by the beast along with the kids. If the thing was to rush at anyone in the room, there would be a serious panic. With that fear clearly removed, the adults get used to it the way anyone confronting a huge scary dog that was clearly under human control would. The human legs are likely exposed to be clear consolation for kids (and adults) who are truly frightened.

Though I do question any teaching tool that relaxes anyone around an animal that, were it alive, would eat those kids like so much popcorn.
posted by Hugh Janus 03 March | 10:25
OMG. . .it looks like it might even have FEATHERS!. . .which is very cool.
posted by danf 03 March | 10:56
Kermit has really been bulking up.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson 03 March | 11:02
The greatest trick the dinosaur ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't eat kids.
posted by Atom Eyes 03 March | 11:55
Awesome!
posted by essexjan 03 March | 12:56
Now, if there were bits of shredded backpack in the dino's teeth, that would be a teaching moment.
posted by trinity8-director 03 March | 16:29
So very cool! Kinda reminded me of seeing Jurassic Park the first time.
posted by deborah 03 March | 18:50
Ouch! || One Of My Oldest Friends Just Got A Rave Review From The Little Man!

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