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Clickable Emoticons	alpha_dragon wrote: > [quote=Cartoon Freak,(time=1403651609)] > 1. Why on earth would the Bewilderbeast have one of those? That's an > organ of birds and invertebrates, not reptiles. > > 2. Flying and fire are not inherently magical. At most, they're the > standard bending of the laws of physics that you get in most cartoons. > Indeed, HTTYD actually goes out of its way to make them make sense. > [/quote] > > 1. For storing fish. It could have evolved independently of birds and > invertebrates, but we don't actually know the true anatomy of any dragon. > > 2. "Bending laws of physics" is just another term for magic. > > Dragon fire is almost universally a magical power exclusive to dragons in > any type of lore you will find. In reality, fire (combustion) requires > heat, fuel, and oxygen, and the ideal byproducts are carbon dioxide and > water vapor. If dragons are reptiles, then they are not going to be able to > generate a source of heat, let alone sustain their own body temperatures in > cold environments. Reptiles are also susceptible to overheating. A gronckle > will never able to create combustible fuel from eating rocks. If the dragon > circulatory system is like a reptile's, then it will most certainly going > to be susceptible to the hazards of carbon monoxide, soot, and other > byproducts of real combustion. > > If you look at real flying creatures, nearly all of them lack the long > tails and back fins that HTTYD dragons have, because in reality, those > increase weight and drag and hinder maneuverability. Toothless' split back > fins magically allows him to make tighter turns. The Red Death is only able > to fly because of magic. It would not be physically possible to flap wings > that large. Likewise, it's not possible for the gronckle to flap its wings > like a hummingbird because of the size.
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Toothless123 26 Jun 2014, 12:10

I'm not really sure if he'd answer questions about HTTYD, because of SPOILERS!!!

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