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Instead of attempting to anticipate peoples' infinite creativity, here are a few samples of my work and what I'd charge for them. You can check out which one is closest to your idea to get a rough idea of cost.
$900
$250
$1k-3k
$100
$2k-4k
$600
Instead of attempting to anticipate peoples' infinite creativity, here are a few samples of my work and what I'd charge for them. You can check out which one is closest to your idea to get a rough idea of cost.
$900$250$1k-3k$100$2k-4k $600
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Chickens have claws on their wings!
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I saw a picture of a chick with a very large talon coming out of its wing and went out to look at mine(oh yeah, I'm secretly raising 7 chickens for feathers/noms. 2 weeks and neither the neighbors nor my mom have noticed. At least, I don't think the neighbors have noticed...), and it turns out they ALL have those(although not as pronounced as the picture that drew my attention)! Two little clawed fingers webbed together and hidden by feathers. How did I never know that until today? Did you know? Did you know all this time and never saw fit to inform me!? Why would you do that? D:
Here's a fascinating article by Darren Naish on the subject. scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoolo…
Here's a fascinating article by Darren Naish on the subject. scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoolo…
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This has been bugging me for awhile...
Creationists resolutely refuse to believe that birds are dinosaurs, and bend the evidence into all kinds of weird shapes to fit their predetermined expectations. One of the specific ways they do this is to explain away feather filament impressions as "flayed collagen fibers".
According to them, as the animal decays the collagen fibers strengthening the skin fray into the filaments we see in the fossils.
You know, like how leather frays apart over time?
Oh, wait. That never happens. Leather doesn't fray because collagen fibers aren't "woven" like fabric, they're tangled like a super high quality felt. This gives their skin far greater strength than merely woven fibers could ever hope to compete with.
So they say maybe dinosaurs had extra woven collagen fibers to give their skin more strength, because how would we know? We're just digging up rocks.
But it simply wouldn't make sense on a number of levels. The only time collagen fibers are directional is in scar tissue, which is structurally inferior to regular skin. In order for the flayed collagen fiber explanation to be viable, it requires dinosaurs to have an integument unique among every single species on the entire planet that is far inferior in a number of ways to the tangled fibers living animals use.
Unique AND pathetic, yet somehow that's supposed to be easier to believe than a fur-like protofeather integument.
Ugh.
That's not even getting into the statistical unlikelihood of this hypothetical integument rotting in just the right way as to provide the fluffy appearance we keep digging up in dozens of fossils.
Why do they even bother? Their position is basically "A wizard did it"; why don't they go ahead and say god decided feathers were a good idea for most therapods?
I... I just don't... *head hurts*
Creationists resolutely refuse to believe that birds are dinosaurs, and bend the evidence into all kinds of weird shapes to fit their predetermined expectations. One of the specific ways they do this is to explain away feather filament impressions as "flayed collagen fibers".
According to them, as the animal decays the collagen fibers strengthening the skin fray into the filaments we see in the fossils.
You know, like how leather frays apart over time?
Oh, wait. That never happens. Leather doesn't fray because collagen fibers aren't "woven" like fabric, they're tangled like a super high quality felt. This gives their skin far greater strength than merely woven fibers could ever hope to compete with.
So they say maybe dinosaurs had extra woven collagen fibers to give their skin more strength, because how would we know? We're just digging up rocks.
But it simply wouldn't make sense on a number of levels. The only time collagen fibers are directional is in scar tissue, which is structurally inferior to regular skin. In order for the flayed collagen fiber explanation to be viable, it requires dinosaurs to have an integument unique among every single species on the entire planet that is far inferior in a number of ways to the tangled fibers living animals use.
Unique AND pathetic, yet somehow that's supposed to be easier to believe than a fur-like protofeather integument.
Ugh.
That's not even getting into the statistical unlikelihood of this hypothetical integument rotting in just the right way as to provide the fluffy appearance we keep digging up in dozens of fossils.
Why do they even bother? Their position is basically "A wizard did it"; why don't they go ahead and say god decided feathers were a good idea for most therapods?
I... I just don't... *head hurts*
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If I lived in a house...
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...I would built a big fiberglass flying saucer.
First I'd make it look like it crashed in the yard, and then I'd move in a day or two later.
On Halloween I'd dress up as a MIB and suspiciously claim it's nothing but a decoration, then in November I'd cover it with a camouflage tarp that does nothing to conceal what it is and leave it jacked up in the driveway with coils and stuff underneath like it's being worked on.
For December, I'd stick it on the roof with red and green garland stuck to it and some of those corny light-up reindeer in front.
I'd put it in storage on Christmas Eve, then sneak it back in the morning.
Every time I went out for more than a day or two I'd stick it in storage, and the rest of the time I'd teach Kero to use it for a dog house, and maybe put in a touch pad so lights would turn on whenever he's in it.
Occasionally I'd make it crash into a tree, or perhaps demolish a small section of my fence(depending on how easily I can replace/repair said fence). Once in a while, I'd arrange to stick it in someone else's yard in a prominent part of town.
I would be certain to talk to Kero like a person in the yard once he masters his head shaking commands, particularly if I notice any neighbors discreetly watching.
Also, I would sometimes I would leave bizarre pieces of machinery lying around.
Most importantly, I would only move the saucer at weird hours of the morning when no one's watching.
That is what I would do if I lived in a house.
First I'd make it look like it crashed in the yard, and then I'd move in a day or two later.
On Halloween I'd dress up as a MIB and suspiciously claim it's nothing but a decoration, then in November I'd cover it with a camouflage tarp that does nothing to conceal what it is and leave it jacked up in the driveway with coils and stuff underneath like it's being worked on.
For December, I'd stick it on the roof with red and green garland stuck to it and some of those corny light-up reindeer in front.
I'd put it in storage on Christmas Eve, then sneak it back in the morning.
Every time I went out for more than a day or two I'd stick it in storage, and the rest of the time I'd teach Kero to use it for a dog house, and maybe put in a touch pad so lights would turn on whenever he's in it.
Occasionally I'd make it crash into a tree, or perhaps demolish a small section of my fence(depending on how easily I can replace/repair said fence). Once in a while, I'd arrange to stick it in someone else's yard in a prominent part of town.
I would be certain to talk to Kero like a person in the yard once he masters his head shaking commands, particularly if I notice any neighbors discreetly watching.
Also, I would sometimes I would leave bizarre pieces of machinery lying around.
Most importantly, I would only move the saucer at weird hours of the morning when no one's watching.
That is what I would do if I lived in a house.
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