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      CommentAuthorJabrosky
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2009
     
    It certainly would not be useful for hunting prey, even though IIRC they're often shown using it against people they intend to eat. What animal would savor meat that's been burnt to a crisp?

    My guess is that their fire helps keep them warm in the wintertime. They're usually depicted living in temperate climates like those of Europe or the northern United States; however, their scaly skin would be poor insulation against the kind of cold weather that said climates experience during the winter months. Being able to breath fire would thus be a logical adaptation.
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    I have a feeling it’s like the opposite of sparkles to vampires.

    Vampires are awesome. How do we make them more awesome? Sparkles.

    Dragons are scary. How do we make them more scary? Fire-breath.

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      CommentAuthorArtimaeus
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2009
     

    Or it’s a defense machanism against the various knights and paladins that try to kill the dragon. I hear shining armor makes an excellent oven.

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    What animal would savor meat that’s been burnt to a crisp?
    Humans?

    Real answer: Fire is scary. Overgrown lizards are scary. Overgrown lizards that dive-bomb you are scarier. And when you add fire…

    Silly answer: Dragons have a special digestive organ that enables them to extract more nutrients from heavily burnt food, expanding their ecological niche (especially in places susceptible to frequent brushfires).

    Another silly answer: Helps them incubate their eggs.

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      CommentAuthorCorsair
    • CommentTimeJun 27th 2009
     
    Why? Why? Because Dragons ARE FUCKING MAGICAL, that's why. Sorry, a Dragon could not evolve. It just doesn't work. You want to know why? Because a fucking Wizard or psycho God made the first couple Dragons and then they went all 'Fuck you' and burned the town.
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      CommentAuthorSpanman
    • CommentTimeJun 28th 2009
     

    Oh shucks, Corsair, I hoped I would get to be the first person to say that the answer is magic.

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    There was a documentary the Animal Planet did in 2004 – or was it 2005? It was called Dragons: a Fantasy Made Real, where they explored these issues. Well, they did not explain WHY would dragons breathe fire, but they showed HOW it would be possible. And that they evolved;)

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    Ooh, I want to see that!

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    Why don’t humans have horns on their heads?

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    I will look for download links to post, hopefully it will be in English:) (where it is narrated by Patrick Stewart:P)

    @CB – for the same reason that cats dont have zips

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    Okay, found something that may work. It is a rip of a DVD, has interactive menu and audio should be in three languages – Czech, English and French. Download all the links, then merge with WinRar or Norton Commander. You absolutely have to download the sfv file as well, it checks whether the other parts are corrupted or not. The files are not password protected. If there is something wrong with it, let me know and I will see what I can do to help you:)

    http://rapidshare.com/files/16602829/SD.part01.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16606250/SD.part02.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16609253/SD.part03.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16611803/SD.part04.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16614233/SD.part05.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16616761/SD.part06.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16619900/SD.part07.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16623286/SD.part08.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16626318/SD.part09.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16629032/SD.part10.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16631587/SD.part11.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16634342/SD.part12.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16637149/SD.part13.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16639254/SD.part14.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16641638/SD.part15.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16647348/SD.part16.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16649751/SD.part17.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16652230/SD.part18.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16654019/SD.part19.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16655752/SD.part20.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16657249/SD.part21.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16658972/SD.part22.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16660470/SD.part23.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16661955/SD.part24.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16663477/SD.part25.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16665142/SD.part26.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16666481/SD.part27.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16667904/SD.part28.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16669261/SD.part29.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16670644/SD.part30.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16671794/SD.part31.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16672929/SD.part32.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16674029/SD.part33.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16675234/SD.part34.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16676289/SD.part35.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16677188/SD.part36.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16678370/SD.part37.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16679443/SD.part38.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16680280/SD.part39.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16681483/SD.part40.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16682037/SD.part41.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/16687381/SD.sfv

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    Pirate.

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    Was this the one where they found a dragon carcass in the Carpathian Mountains? I loved that one!

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    @CB – as if you cared. Besides, not my upload and posting links itself is not illegal:P

    And yes, this is the one:)

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    I don’t care. I’m just being a dick.

    I think pirates are awesome.

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    Yarr!

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    Thanks Empress, but Sarkozy’s watching all the files I download and I don’t want to risk incarceration. ;P

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    lol @ being watched

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    aw, Im sorry to hear that
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    Honestly? incredulous look

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    Yes, unfortunately so… Thanks Empress… sigh

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      CommentAuthorPuppet
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2009 edited
     

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uybcmYcQN5U&feature=PlayList&p=6AA469758D8F7182&index=0

    I think I found it. :P

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    @RVL - excuse my French, but thats fucked up
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    Heh, I know. Sarkosy is not serving the peoples’ best interests… >.<

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    Evolution always bugs me since there is no evidence for it, no missing links. Still this is a very intresting series. But only so many assumptions can be made from one body.