Poll: Could Dragons Have Ever Existed

[LuntiX]

Didn't Discovery Channel do a special about something like this?

They said somewhere along the lines of actually finding a reptile skeleton that resembled a dragon. (or something like that)

Yeah, in the end they came to the conclusion that Dragons could have plausibly existed at one point in time.

 

[WestMountain]

Dudes they are too overpowered for evolution so I dont think they have existed, though dragons are dinosaurs if you strip away the fire breathing etc

 

[Gigaguy64]

Didn't Discovery Channel do a special about something like this?

They said somewhere along the lines of actually finding a reptile skeleton that resembled a dragon. (or something like that)

i think i remember that.
It was really cool.
Like the OP said it showed how many different cultures had myths and legends about "Dragons" but, there was no way many of them could of ever come into contact with each other.

 

[ribonuge]

Don't dare tell me the soup dragon isn't real. DON'T

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

I say yes. I also say giants could exist.

Some people disagree and point out some mathematical formula that supposedly proves they can't. Something about muscle density and being crushed under their own weight

I say they CAN because there is no way to prove that a type of creature can be enormous and have a physiology that supports it. No, an ant or a normal person made giant through some fantastic means could not exist, because they are built to be the size they are. But you can't tell me there is no way for a creature to evolve in such a manner that they CAN exist under those conditions.

I want to buy a bearded dragon...

 

[hermes]

Maybe not the flying, fire breathing, size of office building variety, but dragons none the less.

If you take those characteristics away, what you are basically left with are dinosaurs. Which is likely what many people imagined when they found the skeletons of giant lizards.

 

[Internet Kraken]

Well really nearly anything could be possible. If there is an environment somewhere in which a Dragon could thrive, then there is a good chance there will be a Dragon.

However, Earth does not have one of those environments. And I'm really having trouble imagining an environment in which a massive, flying lizard that carries gallons of volatile chemicals in it's body would be capable of surviving.

 

[DragonsAteMyMarbles]

Of course. They ate my damn marbles!

 

[Ryuk2]

NO!
Flying dinosaurs existed! Big dinosaurs existed! Creatures with sharp teeth and wings existed!
Fire breathing giant flying dinosaurs did not exist! First of all, it's impossible and second, there is not prof.

 

[Yorkshire_matt]

All dragon is is a work that means great or massive lizard, so yeah dragons do/did exist

 

[Yorkshire_matt]

An effect like fire breathing could be possible, look in the insect world and theres all sorts of chemicals spat or flung, for example the bombedier beetle

 

[PxDn Ninja]

It is all a reference to the Dragon of Mars...
Mwahahahahaha!
Meh, I know not.

Truth. And Necrons will rise up to destroy you all in the end!

Power to the Void Dragon!


OT: I believe they must have existed at some point with all the cultures across the world referencing them. They weren't the fantasy creatures (fire breathing flying behemoths) that we make them out to be, but large lizards, sure.

 

[El Poncho]

Yes, but I reckon the myths would exaggerate them... A LOT.

It is a big possibilty that there were dragons, but for it to be so widespread around the world a long time ago it must of started quite early during the human race for storys to be started.

 

[PxDn Ninja]

Well methane is flammable and a waste product of metabolism, I suppose would massive mutations could've either "reversed" the normal way methane exists of a just envisioned a method in which its concentration could be built up safely in the lungs. Sudden expulsion of this would require a spark, possible with the gnashing of adapted teeth

methinks somebody has been reading HNT's monster hunter theories on minegarde...

All they would need is to convert the air they breath into hydrogen, and chew on naturally occuring platinum. Breathing the Hydrogen over the Plat will cause a chemical spark, allowing the breathing of fire.

 

[LogicNProportion]

I think I read somewhere that scientists have only looked at 1/100000000 (or something like that)of the abyss at the bottom of the ocean. Every time they go down there, they find some new creature they thought was impossible before.

Once humans really start fucking about down there, may we awaken and/or discover something truly awesome. Maybe even 'Leviathan(s)'.

S'why the ocean scares the fuck out of me deep down. We have no idea what's down there...

But I digress. My point is that sea dragons could very well be in the darkness of our expansive waters; with milky, blind eyes and other freakish features...

 

[crypt-creature]

You can say the same things about vampires, shapeshifters, and magic users. Many cultures that have had no contact with each other also make mention of these types of beings.

 

[Valsacor]

Basically, no. From a biological point of view.

 

[ultimateownage]

It is possible for a dragon to have existed because pterodactyls are similar to the idea of dragons, the fire breathing part is less feasible but the idea of a large scaly winged beasts is possible.

 

[Daffy F]

I honestly doubt it. And as I say this I answered TROGDOR!

 

[ParadoxBG]

Should see Dragon's World, a mockumentary, which is still one of my favorite DVD's of all time.

Or the Flight of Dragons, an older, animated movie, which I admit I've never seen, but I understand that it goes into detail of some of the scientific aspects of dragon myth (while at the same time involving magic and being lrgely for kids, although as I've said I've never seen it ).