BG Wire: Guy named Norris confirms dinosuar-killing meteor

[GRT]

...evidence now shows that one monster impact caused the ecological catastrophe, Norris said.

Data at the crater's location showed rock with concentrations of iridium and platinum, which are characteristic of the chemical fingerprints of the asteroid, Norris said.

Norris speculates it took about 15 million years before the planet and surviving species started recovering from the impact that also destroyed 70 percent of other species.

"It's believed that the impact actually blew down the forests over most of North America from the pressure wave associated with the explosion," Norris said.

"Then there was this fireball that came after that that fried a lot of vegetation and basically cleaned off the landscape over most of North America."

Scientists say the impact also caused a huge earthquake.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/science...ex.html?hpt=T2

[Izzy]

Wow, God must have been pretty mad.

[SamanosukeShiva]

all i read was chuck norris was the reason dinosaurs went extinct

[Abandon]

Data at the crater's location showed rock with concentrations of iridium and platinum, which are characteristic of the chemical fingerprints of the asteroid, Norris said.

rich, I hope. Got some upgrades to take care of.

[Qalbert]

fixed your quote tag, lol
also thank god there wasn't any element zero, biotic dinosaurs would be a real bitch

[Max™]

all i read was chuck norris was the reason dinosaurs went extinct

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_r2mivuANAP...s400/brain.gif

IT WAS ME!

Wait, biotic dinosaurs?

http://www.emuparadise.org/roms/psx/...isis/cover.jpg

Not on her watch.

[ZarakiKujata]

fixed your quote tag, lol
also thank god there wasn't any element zero, biotic dinosaurs would be a real bitch

They know this hurts you.

[Klutz]

Living with dinosaurs would have been so sweet. Stupid meteor.

[archibaldcrane]

I wonder how this meteor impacted the evolution of humans.

[MrBubbles]

I, too, was confused with what Chuck Norris had to do with upgrading the Normandy against meteor impacts.

Wonder if other scientists will concur.

[Zalius]

the meteor was the mothership. it was us. we killed the dinosaurs.

[Hex]

Just think, without that meteor my childhood dream would have come true.

http://pds.exblog.jp/pds/1/200512/02...5_11462095.gif

[Valkrish]

I'm smiling too hard at this thread- because Dr. Norris knows his stuff.

[Ksandra]

I used to love learning about dinosaurs when I was little. Then I found out scientists keep changing facts about dinosaurs on a monthly basis. I also learned everything I learned in 5th grade was a lie.


Fuck the dinosaurs.