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"Steampunk Posthumans vs Zombie SuperCrocs in a Post-Apocolyptic Dystopia!"
All we need is a poll asking which Summer Glau character is the best Feminist Superhero, some Chart Porn, and images of the LHC and we'll have the io9 Singularity.
Um holy crap, apparently there are modern crocs who can gallop, too. If I saw one come at me with this speed I think I would just lay down to be eaten.
@NorthernWhistle: Modern Crocs traded a little speed for the ability to take their prey completely by surprise. The croc only looks terrifying up close, far away, it looks like a long frog. Then it runs, and IS up close.
No doubt it's only a matter of time until discovery of the Thatsa-Crock, a creature that leaps to its feet and thunders its battle cry whenever a politician's speech crosses that delicate line between loose interpretation of the truth and flat-out lies.
this is not all that shocking, given everything from that time was terrifying. Except maybe the tubers those small ones ate. And possibly the frogs. But everything else was scary as feck
Just in case you were wondering how big a BIG saltwater croc actually is. Here is a link to a pic of a 17' croc weighing about 2500lbs next to a 6' 180lbs guy.
@Jassen: That's a big croc, but the scale is misleading due to the dude being behind the croc. Almost every "OMG look at this huge beast next to dude" has the dude in the background.
@Jonny_eh: He' s only 4 or 5 feet away so the scale isn't that far off. It's funny but the length isnt the thing that strikes you when your standing next to them, it's the circumference. Yeah he's 17' long but he's 5' wide and the head is bigger than a car seat and he weighs the same as small car.
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All we need is a poll asking which Summer Glau character is the best Feminist Superhero, some Chart Porn, and images of the LHC and we'll have the io9 Singularity.
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Those eeeediots!! They forgot the fearsome Crockostimpy!
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"Happy happy happy. Joy joy joy."
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Such a nice guy, wonder why he didn't find some nice girl?
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@IraeNicole: Vegetables can be scary.
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Perfect for a game of full contact polo.
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Elevenses though? Dinosaurs watch out.
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[www.internationalcrocodilerescue.com.au]
and if you're interested in crocs at all here is an OK place to start
[www.internationalcrocodilerescue.com.au]
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But ya, scary.
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