Poll: Could Dragons Have Ever Existed

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i saw a docudrama called The Last Dragon,or Dragon's World: A Fantasy Made Real on discovery afew years ago that talked about dragon's as if they were real and it detailed pre-historic dragon fighting dinosaurs and followed their evolution as the world changed around them (like when the dinosaurs were wiped out dragon's adapted to the sea) and also talked about the different types of dragons
it was a great show i must say and i would check it out if you can

there was one statement that stuck out that i enjoyed
"If dragon's did not exists, how did people from all over know about them" ...or something along those lines i can't find the quote or remember it all that well but that's the gist of it


Edit: heres the wiki page if anyone is interested http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Dragon_(2004_TV_series)

 

[muffincakes]

Quite simply, all myths have origins in truth. Maybe not 100% truth, or even 50%, but at some point in time, a number of people on one or more occasions must have witnessed something that breathed fire and/or flew. And, as a friend showed me, they're in the bible, so there

 

[digipinky75910]

I think I saw a documentary stating that even flying fire-breathing dragons are biologically possible.

 

[PrototypeC]

Hell yes they could have! If I'm not mistaken, the Japanese word for 'dinosaur' and 'dragon' are the same, hence the confusion over Yoshi. This is why I love dinosaurs so damn much.

 

[ffxfriek]

I find it interesting how many cultures, many of whom had no substantial contact with one another, have references to enormous lizards called dragons. Now ignoring the fact that there are Komodo Dragons, is it possible that, at some point, a species of Dragon like creatures did exist? Maybe not the flying, fire breathing, size of office building variety, but dragons none the less.

komodo dragon good sir

 

[Kontar]

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.

The only problem with dragons (the flying ones, not Chinese ones) is that every biological creature that has limbs in this planet's history, has only ever had 4 limbs. A flying dragon would need to have 6 limbs, 4 for its legs and 2 for its wings, evolution has not created a 6 limbed creature.

It's not that hard to think that someone found some dinosaur bones and the myth of the dragon came from those, the dragons in the myths no doubt got more elaborate and more threatening (flying, fire-breathing, etc.) as the stories were told and re-told, also to make the hero seem more heroic. They believed in all sorts of things we know now are not true, like giant sea serpents, or lake serpents, actually people still believe in those *facepalm*.

Now, I would believe that somewhere in the vastness of the universe there is now, or was, giant fire-breathing flying lizards that fit our description of a dragon, hell they may even be intelligent. Then all we have to do is find them, tame them, and ride them into epic battle!

 

[Palindromemordnilap_v1legacy]

They did, and they were called dinosaurs.

But seriously, it's possible that all those cultures found t-rex skulls and such and immediately jumped to 'dragon.' That's exactly what I would think if I found triceratops bones in my backyard.

This guy speaks the truth. If I find a whopping great skull full of sharp teeth and I have no idea what a dinosaur is, my first thought is 'dragon'.

It doesn't even have to be a dinosaur. There was some small coastal village in England who claimed they'd found the skull of a giant sea serpent. A scientist came, turned the skull the other way round and revealed it belonged to a whale

 

[Shurikens and Lightning]

Of course! Haven't you ever seen Reign Of Fire?

It's a documentary.

I saw that when I was a little kid, my parents had to have a long talk with me ending up crying.

 

[Geekmaster K]

They existed, but not anymore. Because I killed them all. That's how awesome I am.

Okay, so I had a little help from Chuck Norris, but still.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

I'm a Christian, so... yes, I believe there were Dragons. There supposed to be in the Bible somewhere.

You may believe what you wish, of course, as long as you extend the curtosy back.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

I'm pretty sure fire breath is out of the question

Why not? they were supposed to have some form of tubes in them that contained two different chemicals, when the chemicals combine (The tubes end up side by side around the throat region) they become fire.

although I find it pretty hard to believe the big ones could fly

bees can fly, even though they shouldn't be able to.

 

[silasbufu]

I'm pretty sure fire breath is out of the question

Why not? they were supposed to have some form of tubes in them that contained two different chemicals, when the chemicals combine (The tubes end up side by side around the throat region) they become fire.

I'm sorry , that just sounds ridiculous to me.
To each their own anyways.

 

[quiet_samurai]

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)

It was a fake doucmentary. They made it purely for entertainment, however to make it seem legit they came up with theories as to how the biology of a dragon would work if they did exhist. For a fantastic creature they actually did a really good job on making it seem scientifically possible. It made it seem as if they could technically exhist which was cool.

 

[TheNumber1Zero]

I'm pretty sure fire breath is out of the question

Why not? they were supposed to have some form of tubes in them that contained two different chemicals, when the chemicals combine (The tubes end up side by side around the throat region) they become fire.

I'm sorry , that just sounds ridiculous to me.
To each their own anyways.

it sounds much more plausible when stated correctly, sadly I don't have a talent for words.
But, as you said, to each his own.

 

[Internet Kraken]

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)

It was a fake doucmentary. They made it purely for entertainment, however to make it seem legit they came up with theories as to how the biology of a dragon would work if they did exhist. For a fantastic creature they actually did a really good job on making it seem scientifically possible. It made it seem as if they could technically exhist which was cool.

Did they explain how it could breathe fire?

The only way I can think of for a creature to do what would be by spewing volatile chemicals out of it's mouth that combust upon coming in contact with air. But that would mean a Dragons body is filled with gallons of the chemicals, essentially turning them into giant bombs. I have a hard time imagining such a creature surviving for any period of time.

 

[A3Bf72rVWE5hA]

Apparently

Spoiler

Ahhh... Whilst I'n never one to say never. I doubt it...

Spoiler: Unless you mean this Bad Boy

EDIT:
And Then I discover the Ninja...

he said "ignoring the fact that there are Komodo Dragons" but you know, it's an easy mistake anyone can make.

 

[quiet_samurai]

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)

It was a fake doucmentary. They made it purely for entertainment, however to make it seem legit they came up with theories as to how the biology of a dragon would work if they did exhist. For a fantastic creature they actually did a really good job on making it seem scientifically possible. It made it seem as if they could technically exhist which was cool.

Did they explain how it could breathe fire?

The only way I can think of for a creature to do what would be by spewing volatile chemicals out of it's mouth that combust upon coming in contact with air. But that would mean a Dragons body is filled with gallons of the chemicals, essentially turning them into giant bombs. I have a hard time imagining such a creature surviving for any period of time.

They explained it by saying the animal had two glands on opposite sides of their bodies or heads that secreted chemicals that would combust when they were combined, and that it would take oxygen to make it possible (like all fire). They would eject these two chemicals in the same manner a spitting cobra would so they would meet a small distance in front of the mouth. They said it would be mainly used as a defensive mechanism and would have a limited supply to be used at one time, kind of like an octopus's ink or a skunk's scent gland, and not for hunting or killing.

 

[Foxbat Flyer]

Of course they did, its not like nearly every civilisation they had a depiction of dragons, all of which are fairly close in similarities... There is no denying it, they existed.

 

[-Orgasmatron-]

he said "ignoring the fact that there are Komodo Dragons" but you know, it's an easy mistake anyone can make.

Well then, that was a waste of a post.

 

[Mcupobob]

I find it interesting how many cultures, many of whom had no substantial contact with one another, have references to enormous lizards called dragons. Now ignoring the fact that there are Komodo Dragons, is it possible that, at some point, a species of Dragon like creatures did exist? Maybe not the flying, fire breathing, size of office building variety, but dragons none the less.

Were you watching the special on the history channal about dragons?

OT: mabey, but I'm not a sciencetist some my opinion holds no water.