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Theories abound about what killed off the dinosaurs, but one recent suggestion from an American archeologist has sent shockwaves through the academic world. The archeologist claims that dinosaurs became so gigantic as time progressed that they became too huge to procreate, according to Shukan Hoseki (11/4/99). Most archeologists have been quick to refute the theory, saying that the accepted explanation that a meteor crashed into the Earth sending debris floating up in to the atmosphere and blocking the Sun's rays is correct. "With dinosaurs basically cold-blooded creatures, they weren't able to control whether they were hot or cold. It's a unique theory that they died out because they weren't able to make love, but I think it's more natural to believe that they became extinct because they couldn't adapt to climactic changes," says Kunio Kojima, an Osaka University professor. Others aren't quite so sure, according to Shukan Hoseki. "If you look at Seismosaurus, they were 52 meters long and weighed 100 tons. Carbon checks on its fossils showed that it lived to be about 200. At that rate, it'd be more likely that age rather than size prevented it from mating," says Takakazu Kaneko, a science writer. "But creatures only produce enough seeds to evolve. It's quite possible that the dinosaurs could indeed have grown too big to mate." Rikao Yanagida, head of a think tank, not only refuses to rule out the possibility that dinosaurs died out through lack of sex, he goes a step further, providing a theory based on the assumption that a Seismosaurus had a 2-meter- long, 30-centimeter-thick penis. "If an 800-ton male thrust into a 100-ton female once every second, the impact would be the equivalent of 4,800 tons. That's like a 60-kilogram woman on a bed making love to a 480-kilogram man Ñ about the same as two (former sumo heavyweight) Konishikis!," Yanagida says. Yanagida continues, speaking about dinosaur calorie consumption during sex: "There's a rule that during sex, an animal will consume the equivalent of 180 grams for every 688 kilograms of weight. A 100-ton dinosaur would end up losing 54 kilograms every time it had sex. When the mating season came around, male dinosaurs would get thinner and thinner by the day." Yanagida adds, though, that there is a conclusive reason why there is credence to the sexless dinosaur extinction theory. "Even if you calculated that dinosaurs only have the same impact when thrusting as humans, at 100 tons, thrusting every 6.7 seconds would create 2,200 kilowatts of energy. About 50 percent of that energy becomes noise. If dinosaurs were having sex, the noise would be tremendous. It'd kill any humans within a 130-meter radius. What's more, omnivorous dinosaurs traveled in groups, so when they had sex, the sounds that they emitted would have killed off all the small dinosaurs around them. That robbed the carnivorous dinosaurs of their food, making them extinct, too." [ 09-17-2002, 11:33 AM: Message edited by: Dru ]

Fools! As you can see in the above sattelite photo it is TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN!!!

I still dont know how the Earth can be hollow and flat at the same time but obviously it is.

quote: Originally posted by Fence Sitter: yeah mabe on ranier...bu what about in other areas...there has been so much clear cutting that i would think it very difficult to get a 600 year old sample from very many places all over the world. cause we are talkin about micro climatology...within .2 degrees difference... one tree in each state wouldn't even cut it because you are dealing with averages and i can assure you taht in the south there are very few 600 eyar old trees and you must have a large sample covering ALL the areas you are measuring (in their case the world) and you jsut dont have that...for .2 degrees differencein 600 years...i just need more than a pathc in MRNP...and then down in cali...and northern noerthern canada...and very very very few in s. america...etc...seriously how precice can this be? certainly not to .2 degrees C c'mon.... are you gonna tell us how the paleontologists faked the age of fossils and the earth is really flat next

A Newfie is driving a car and eating a maynonnaise sandwich when he hears a bad noise coming from the engine. he drives to the local garage and asks if the mechanic can check out his car. mechanic lifts the hood and pokes around while newfie finishes his sandwich. mechanic finishes inspection :"Yup, looks like you've blown a seal." Newfie: "Naw, its just mayonnnaise!"

You know, they are looking for Canadians too. Just cause no one on cc.com has come forwards doesn't mean its not getting organized. I believe I heard some of the Squamish locals are interested...

1334 to go

quote: Originally posted by Figger Eight: Arcteryx Gamma SV jackets are great for skiing at resorts. That's about it. It might have more applications in the Rockies or Sierras, but I wouldn't recommend it for the PNW. I wear it to ice climb in and it rocks for that except you get slightly wetter than with a goretex jacket when you go under the shower bath on a spraying unformed slush pile.

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: It didnt sound like they were claiming to be the first humans on that summit. At least to me. Dru it sounds like you are more jealous than anything Admit it the rock looks good and so does the peak. Now shut up I have no doubt that the route was a FA but the question came up was the peak an FA or not and I thought I would clarify the issue also how long the road has been in place. If they didnt find a cairn on the summit they can call it a FRA. Yeah it is a good looking peak and nice rock although maybe not the biggest line in the area. HOWEVER I think I'm gonna have to rework my reverse psychology considering that Jordan actually went into that area after I posted the picture of the other peak 6800 as a spoiler.

quote: Originally posted by jordop: And then there's Hozomeen. N Peak S and W faces, S Peak N and E faces. Solid rock, just don't expect any pro you might actualy want to try those faces jordan, before you spray about how solid they are. and maybe climb a gravel pit too so you have some adequate comparison material.

I was trying a FA once with this American fellow and he made us bail from 6 piches up some route because he had a cold No seriously I climbed with a seriously mental weirdo ex-army cop named Don once. Don suddenly realized while leading a 5.9 that he had "forgot to take the pills that help him remember things". I'm sitting there thinking "Like how to belay"

Actually, I will tell you that road is not new this year - it has been there for 3 years. And the Kookipi to Big Silver road has been in place for more than 10 years. I wouldn't claim any of those peaks as a FA anyways as they were all climbed by prospectors c. 1900 lookin' for the great Fraser River motherlode. Not to mention deer hunters, by the way, its gun season now so dont forget to spraypaint your body bright orange before heading up the Nahatlatch. [ 09-17-2002, 08:38 AM: Message edited by: Dru ]

There are huge walls on the east side of Spickard and Twin Spires/Mox Peaks has a giant east buttress. Good luck on the approach. You can see the walls in the Austin Post airphoto of Silver Lake in Red Beckey.

lets see him wrestle this guy:

quote: Originally posted by freeclimb9: I've used MEC's Shoeller Dryskin Ferrata jacket and tights for a couple years. It's more versatile than pile (eg. polarplus, or synchilla) since snow and light rain don't stick. It's kind of wind resistant, too. And it makes a great first, or second layer. But it's not a substitute for a "hard" shell. It's what Twight would call and "Action Suit", I guess. Too bad it doesn't come in any day-glo colors. cloudveil makes a womens schoeller jacket in pink

quote: Originally posted by Ropegun2002: Just left of the buttress to beginThe Nose route there are a number of popular and awesome sport and gear climbs from 5.9 - 10c. lookout for the falling mud falcons and dropped bumblage.

Doesnt Beckey Guide say that NE buttress of Golden Horn is quite loose despite the FA party ( I believe a Skoog was involved) saying it was a classic? Lowell you got any beta on that? You check that face out?

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quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: quote:Originally posted by Dru: quote:Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: Sounds like the route needs a belay bolt Who cares. Sounds good. And, they did not fly in!!!! They must be xtra badass Yeah with the karma they gained from being ethical there they can now fly beer and weed in to Tantalus for a quick jaunt up the West Face 1968 route.

Stupid stoners who cannot spell, it is DA KINE not Da Kind. As in "Kine Bud"!!! 8 minutes to 420 bluntz.

quote: Originally posted by Cpt.Caveman: Sounds like the route needs a belay bolt Who cares. Sounds good. And, they did not fly in!!!!

quote: Originally posted by matt warfield: For those that don't know, Kurt started out as a staunch ground up trad climber before getting into sport climbing. And Vantage has lots of nice cracks with nary a bolt for those inclined. Kurt was the most prominent to turn Rifle, CO into a chipped out outdoor gym by drilling huge pockets and turning a potential 14+ into a 13a too. I guess when trads go bad they do it in a big way

actually, GEORGE HERBERT WALKER BUSH (George Sr.) is an anagram of HUGE BERSERK REBEL WARTHOG and I remember RONALD WILSON REAGAN = INSANE ANGLO WARLORD too. any more good ones? actually I just remembered CLINTON PRESIDENT OF THE USA = HE FINDS INTERNS TO COPULATE [ 09-16-2002, 03:06 PM: Message edited by: Dru ]

quote: Originally posted by Necronomicon: What do you think of my new, offensive avatar image? Do you have the killer boulder problem dialled in your Afghani cave yet???