Talk:3069: Terror Bird - Revision history

172.69.195.121 at 14:51, 31 March 2025

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172.70.42.128 at 13:48, 31 March 2025

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172.69.79.165: All birds are dinosaurs and all good dogs go to heaven

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All birds are dinosaurs and all good dogs go to heaven

172.70.46.27: Response

2025-03-30T23:55:04Z

Response

FaviFake: Moved to sitenotice

2025-03-30T18:19:30Z

Moved to sitenotice

Kynde at 15:49, 30 March 2025

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Kynde at 15:41, 30 March 2025

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162.158.33.253 at 01:36, 30 March 2025

2025-03-30T01:36:59Z

172.71.182.229: Bird Height

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Bird Height

172.71.191.130: SciAm article?

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SciAm article?

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 Oh, wow, never seen a blank explanation before! [[User:RadiantRainwing|RadiantRainwing]] ([[User talk:RadiantRainwing|talk]]) 02:48, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
-Jill is a pretty rare character (only 59 appearances). Cool to see a rare character.
+Jill is a pretty rare character (only 59 appearances). Cool to see a rare character. {{unsigned|DollarStoreBa'al|03:46, 29 March 2025}}
 :[[Jill]] is at 40 at the moment (41 as long as this comic is on the front page, but then back to the real 40). Not sure how you got the 59? Originally she was called Science Girl, and I'm not at all in favor of the name change... Not sure who thought that was a good idea? She is a generic girl interested in science. And in one comic she's a young adult and in one she is looking different. --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 15:41, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
 ::Why back to 40?  What is "real" about it? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.42.128|172.70.42.128]] 13:48, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
+:::I would say that's the official count. Go to the [[:Category:Comics featuring Jill|Pages in category "Comics featuring Jill"]] list and it (currently) says "The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total." (Which includes the Main Page, right now, that transcludes the latest comic, which happens to be 3069 at the moment, but will change later.)
 this seems to be a play on dinosaurs in media to look more accurate by having feathers, which some view as making them less scary. this comic is a reversal, where the bird is supposedly more accurate and scarier. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.242.28|108.162.242.28]] 04:17, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

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	Jill is a pretty rare character (only 59 appearances). Cool to see a rare character.		Jill is a pretty rare character (only 59 appearances). Cool to see a rare character.
	:[[Jill]] is at 40 at the moment (41 as long as this comic is on the front page, but then back to the real 40). Not sure how you got the 59? Originally she was called Science Girl, and I'm not at all in favor of the name change... Not sure who thought that was a good idea? She is a generic girl interested in science. And in one comic she's a young adult and in one she is looking different. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 15:41, 30 March 2025 (UTC)		:[[Jill]] is at 40 at the moment (41 as long as this comic is on the front page, but then back to the real 40). Not sure how you got the 59? Originally she was called Science Girl, and I'm not at all in favor of the name change... Not sure who thought that was a good idea? She is a generic girl interested in science. And in one comic she's a young adult and in one she is looking different. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 15:41, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
		+	::Why back to 40? What is "real" about it? [[Special:Contributions/172.70.42.128\|172.70.42.128]] 13:48, 31 March 2025 (UTC)

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 I suspect Randall just received the latest edition of Scientific American. It summarizes recent discovery of a thick keratin sheath over the already known bony weapons in some dino species, making the nasty parts even nastier: bigger, heavier, and more resistant to damage. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.191.130|172.71.191.130]] 22:59, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
 :But this is not a dinosaur! --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 15:49, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
+::All birds are dinosaurs, cladistically. --[[Special:Contributions/172.69.79.165|172.69.79.165]] 05:02, 31 March 2025 (UTC)
 '''Bird Height''' It looks like the bird is around 12 feet / 3.5 m tall (in comparison with the humans), but the Wikipedia article indicated that terror birds reached at max 10 feet / 3 meters. Is anyone eyeballing the situation differently? Is that noteworthy? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.182.229|172.71.182.229]] 01:02, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

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	:Jill's a child. 'Hairy' could be a non-adult Hairy (just older/taller than Jill). Have you tried instead assuming that the comic Bird is 10' high and working out if Jill/Hairy are reasonable (maybe both adolescent) sizes in comparison? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.33.253\|162.158.33.253]] 01:36, 30 March 2025 (UTC)		:Jill's a child. 'Hairy' could be a non-adult Hairy (just older/taller than Jill). Have you tried instead assuming that the comic Bird is 10' high and working out if Jill/Hairy are reasonable (maybe both adolescent) sizes in comparison? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.33.253\|162.158.33.253]] 01:36, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
	::I get the bird to be 8/3 the height of Hairy. Thus Hairy should be 1,12 m for it to be only 3 m tall. That is like a 5 year old... And Jill is considerably shorter and girls at that age it not shorter than boys, and since they are in a museum with scary animals I would assume 3-5 year old kids would not run around alone. I would agree that Hairy could represent a kid, but he is tall enough compared to Jill that he could be the adult Hairy. That would make the skeleton more than 4 m tall. There could be some issue with perspective. Maybe they are further away that the skeleton. Most likely Randall did not put too many thoughts into this and just wanted the skeleton to tower over the humans. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 15:49, 30 March 2025 (UTC)		::I get the bird to be 8/3 the height of Hairy. Thus Hairy should be 1,12 m for it to be only 3 m tall. That is like a 5 year old... And Jill is considerably shorter and girls at that age it not shorter than boys, and since they are in a museum with scary animals I would assume 3-5 year old kids would not run around alone. I would agree that Hairy could represent a kid, but he is tall enough compared to Jill that he could be the adult Hairy. That would make the skeleton more than 4 m tall. There could be some issue with perspective. Maybe they are further away that the skeleton. Most likely Randall did not put too many thoughts into this and just wanted the skeleton to tower over the humans. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 15:49, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
		+	::: Me again. Thanks! "'' just wanted the skeleton to tower over the humans''" just seems ... [()], I guess. If that were true, he may as well have shown a disproportionately large cat or cockroach or amoeba. They would be just as scary. The difference is that readers would be less likely to take it seriously with a familiar. Ah, well. Thanks! ( I removed something critical / judgemental I'd feel guilty about posting about a comic I love.) [[Special:Contributions/172.70.46.27\|172.70.46.27]] 23:55, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

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	Oh, wow, never seen a blank explanation before! [[User:RadiantRainwing\|RadiantRainwing]] ([[User talk:RadiantRainwing\|talk]]) 02:48, 29 March 2025 (UTC)		Oh, wow, never seen a blank explanation before! [[User:RadiantRainwing\|RadiantRainwing]] ([[User talk:RadiantRainwing\|talk]]) 02:48, 29 March 2025 (UTC)

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 this seems to be a play on dinosaurs in media to look more accurate by having feathers, which some view as making them less scary. this comic is a reversal, where the bird is supposedly more accurate and scarier. [[Special:Contributions/108.162.242.28|108.162.242.28]] 04:17, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
 :hmm maybe [[User:RadiantRainwing|RadiantRainwing]] ([[User talk:RadiantRainwing|talk]]) 16:09, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
+::No it is about a specific bird type from long after the dinosaurs died out, and it is mentioned both in the comic title and in the title text. Nothing to do with dinosaurs. Have also removed that category as though birds evolved from dinosaurs they are no longer that! --[[User:Kynde|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde|talk]]) 15:49, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
 Considering there are childs show with Barney the purple dinosaur, and that's supposed to be tyrannosaurus-rex, apex predator, and is STILL not scary, making Big Bird scary is not related to what species it might be at all. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 16:58, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
 I suspect Randall just received the latest edition of Scientific American. It summarizes recent discovery of a thick keratin sheath over the already known bony weapons in some dino species, making the nasty parts even nastier: bigger, heavier, and more resistant to damage. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.191.130|172.71.191.130]] 22:59, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
 '''Bird Height''' It looks like the bird is around 12 feet / 3.5 m tall (in comparison with the humans), but the Wikipedia article indicated that terror birds reached at max 10 feet / 3 meters. Is anyone eyeballing the situation differently? Is that noteworthy? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.182.229|172.71.182.229]] 01:02, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
 :Jill's a child. 'Hairy' could be a non-adult Hairy (just older/taller than Jill). Have you tried instead assuming that the comic Bird is 10' high and working out if Jill/Hairy are reasonable (maybe both adolescent) sizes in comparison? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.33.253|162.158.33.253]] 01:36, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

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	Jill is a pretty rare character (only 59 appearances). Cool to see a rare character.		Jill is a pretty rare character (only 59 appearances). Cool to see a rare character.
		+	:[[Jill]] is at 40 at the moment (41 as long as this comic is on the front page, but then back to the real 40). Not sure how you got the 59? Originally she was called Science Girl, and I'm not at all in favor of the name change... Not sure who thought that was a good idea? She is a generic girl interested in science. And in one comic she's a young adult and in one she is looking different. --[[User:Kynde\|Kynde]] ([[User talk:Kynde\|talk]]) 15:41, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

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	'''Bird Height''' It looks like the bird is around 12 feet / 3.5 m tall (in comparison with the humans), but the Wikipedia article indicated that terror birds reached at max 10 feet / 3 meters. Is anyone eyeballing the situation differently? Is that noteworthy? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.182.229\|172.71.182.229]] 01:02, 30 March 2025 (UTC)		'''Bird Height''' It looks like the bird is around 12 feet / 3.5 m tall (in comparison with the humans), but the Wikipedia article indicated that terror birds reached at max 10 feet / 3 meters. Is anyone eyeballing the situation differently? Is that noteworthy? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.182.229\|172.71.182.229]] 01:02, 30 March 2025 (UTC)
		+	:Jill's a child. 'Hairy' could be a non-adult Hairy (just older/taller than Jill). Have you tried instead assuming that the comic Bird is 10' high and working out if Jill/Hairy are reasonable (maybe both adolescent) sizes in comparison? [[Special:Contributions/162.158.33.253\|162.158.33.253]] 01:36, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

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	I suspect Randall just received the latest edition of Scientific American. It summarizes recent discovery of a thick keratin sheath over the already known bony weapons in some dino species, making the nasty parts even nastier: bigger, heavier, and more resistant to damage. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.191.130\|172.71.191.130]] 22:59, 29 March 2025 (UTC)		I suspect Randall just received the latest edition of Scientific American. It summarizes recent discovery of a thick keratin sheath over the already known bony weapons in some dino species, making the nasty parts even nastier: bigger, heavier, and more resistant to damage. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.191.130\|172.71.191.130]] 22:59, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
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		+	'''Bird Height''' It looks like the bird is around 12 feet / 3.5 m tall (in comparison with the humans), but the Wikipedia article indicated that terror birds reached at max 10 feet / 3 meters. Is anyone eyeballing the situation differently? Is that noteworthy? [[Special:Contributions/172.71.182.229\|172.71.182.229]] 01:02, 30 March 2025 (UTC)

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	Considering there are childs show with Barney the purple dinosaur, and that's supposed to be tyrannosaurus-rex, apex predator, and is STILL not scary, making Big Bird scary is not related to what species it might be at all. -- [[User:Hkmaly\|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly\|talk]]) 16:58, 29 March 2025 (UTC)		Considering there are childs show with Barney the purple dinosaur, and that's supposed to be tyrannosaurus-rex, apex predator, and is STILL not scary, making Big Bird scary is not related to what species it might be at all. -- [[User:Hkmaly\|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly\|talk]]) 16:58, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
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		+	I suspect Randall just received the latest edition of Scientific American. It summarizes recent discovery of a thick keratin sheath over the already known bony weapons in some dino species, making the nasty parts even nastier: bigger, heavier, and more resistant to damage. [[Special:Contributions/172.71.191.130\|172.71.191.130]] 22:59, 29 March 2025 (UTC)