Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2018/06/29/why-the-t-rex-has-tiny-arms.html
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Mad evil science gone wrong?
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letterman once said that they were for sealing envelopes. works for me!
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From Disney’s most underrated movie: Meet The Robinsons
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When we resurrect the T-Rex, those arms will be a delicacy. 
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Already saw it. PBS Eons should be in your subscribe list.
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Those arms could benchpress 430lbs.
They’ll need marinading…
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Very interesting and entertaining video. Re: the small arms, as strong as the arms still were, if you want incredibly strong jaws then the arm size & strength is going to suffer because they both use basically the same connecting points on the shoulder bones.
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Who knew this video would be relevant in two different threads today!
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at 5:50
Maybe T. Rex arms were what we call a spandrel—a byproduct of other evolutionary changes that doesn’t necessarily have a purpose or advantage of its own.
A spandrel? You mean the space between the curve of an arch and the adjoining wall/ceiling? Why is he suddenly talking about architecture? Ohhhhh—I get it.
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Sort-of like a kangaroo. Different gait and different lifestyle, but it gets along without the arms because it uses its tail. The arms are still used but probably not for life-critical stuff.
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Now I want to see hopping T-Rexes.
Fortunately they’ll still be rubbish at boxing.
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Frankly, I think T-Rex was the king tyrant and was always pissed off because he couldn’t masturbate.
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Masturbation must have been a bitch.
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I like this one better. A friend at work has this on her cubicle and every time I see it I chuckle.
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Obviously the heat-proof apron didn’t preserve well:
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OK, maybe not LIFE-critical…
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“What’s with those tiny arms though?”
T stands for Trump?
