I dug up some info on the net.
you can google to see that this is not the only place it was submitted.
Here it goes:
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http://www.metatech.org/bdd.html
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I dug up some info on the net.
you can google to see that this is not the only place it was submitted.
Here it goes:
*drums*
http://www.metatech.org/bdd.html
very interesting.
very fake image :P
yes dragons exist but not the ones ya see on movies :P
not even similar to the ones you could see on Dragon Ball ( Normal , Z and GT ) or even on any nice kung fu movie
now for some fun part
About Marco Polo i think he had some nice shit for smokeQuote:
Among the oldest of mythological creatures, dragons appear in the traditions of virtually all peoples back to the beginning of time. Because of this widespread adoption, the dragon appears in numerous forms, and local traditions have been created around many of them, crediting this tribe of monsters with many attributes. In their earliest form, dragons were associated with the Great Mother, the water god and the warrior sun god. In these capacities they had the power to be both beneficient and destructive and were all-powerful creatures in the universe. Because of these qualities, dragons assumed the roles taken by Osiris and Set in Egyptian mythology.
The dragon's form arose from his particular power of control over the waters of the earth and gave rise to many of the attributes singled out by different peoples as the whole myth developed. They were believed to live at the bottom of the sea, where they guarded vast treasure hoards,very frequently of pearls. Rain clouds and thunder and lightning were believed to be the dragon's breath, hence the fire-breathing monster. The significance of the dragon was its control over the destiny of mankind. As the myth developed in the western world, dragons came to represent the chaos of original matter with the result that with man's awakening conscience a struggle arose, and the created order constantly challenged the dragon's power. This type of dragon was considered by many to be the intermediate stage between a demon and the Devil and as such came into Christian belief. However, in the Eastern world the dragon adopted a rather different significance. He was essentially benevolent, son of heaven, and controlled the watery elements of the universe.
The Western type of dragon has been variously described, and individual dragons had their own unique forms. They appeared to be created from parts of various creatures, with the result that in general, they were described as having eagle's feet and wings, lion's forelimbs and head, fish's scales, antelope's horns and a serpentine form of trunk and tail, which occasionally extended to the head. In parts of Africa where the dragon is also considered as an evil power, the monster was believed to be the result of the unnatural union of an eagle and a she-wolf. The destructive powers of the dragon derived from it's fiery breath, which can devastate whole countries. Dragon's eyes also have this fiery red quality, sometimes believed to reflect the treasures they guarded. Later traditions believed that misers would assume the form of dragons by constantly gloating over their treasure.
The dragon fears nothing except the elephant with whom he will engage in battle, entwining himself around the elephant and inflicting fatal blows. However, as the elephant finally collapses, his fall crushes the dragon to death.
The dragon is the enemy of the sun and the moon, both in Eastern and Western mythology, and is believed to be responsible for eclipses. These occur when the dragon is attempting to swallow either of the heavenly boddies; which accounts for the dragon's appearance in primitive astronomy. In Armenian traditions, the fire and lightning god had powers to stay the dragon's control of the heavens, as could thunderbolts in Macedonian myth. A dead man was thought to become a dragon, while dragons were believed to be the guardians of treasures in burial chambers.
Because the dragon was the natural enemy of man, his death became the ultimate goal, consequently there are innumberable battles between gods and dragons, saints and dragons, and in the medieval world, knights and dragons. In Egyptian mythology there is the conflict between Horus and Typhon, in Babylonia, the Chaldean Tiamat was overcome by Marduk. In Greek legends, the dragon fought on the side of the Titans and attacked Athene, who flung him into the heavens, where he became a constellation around the Pole Star. Hercules encountered, and killed the dragon Ladon while fulfilling his eleventh labour. In Scandinavian literature, Beowulf was slain by a dragon.
Now that we have just read a brief history of the dragon, we can categorize the dragon's body form into 5 categories.
The Amphitptere A legless, winged serpent, it could be found along the banks of the Nile and in Arabia. It guarded frankincense-bearing trees and threatened all who would harvest the precious resin.
The Heraldic Dragon The most widespread and formidable of it's kind. It had massive fangs, four clawed legs and a ridge of sharp spines that stretched from it's spiked nose to its barbed and stinging tail.
The Guivre The legless and wingless guivre would have seemed a mere serpent albeit an immensely powerful one, except for its massive dragon head, horned and bearded. It likes to live in forests and wells - anywhere near water.
The Wyvern Feared for its viciousness and for the pestilence it brought to northern Europe, Greece and Ethiopia, the wyvern had a coiling trunk that bore a pair of eagle's legs, which were tucked beneath it's wings.
The Lindworm Falling between the birdlike wyvern and the snakelike guivre, the lindworm had a serpentine body with one pair of legs. It was flightless. The Italian traveler Marco Polo reported seeing some lindworms while crossing the steppes of Central Asia.
and for confirming that DRAGONS really exist
you got the
Komodo Dragon ( he's a cousin ) its really a dragon btw a real dragon
heh, t3h crazyness. Imagine if something like that really existed though. That would have been cool.
If you actually believe that, you're a dumbass lol. Anyhow, that picture is fake. :/ (obviously)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lymtar
Techincally Dragons do exisit just not how we see / know them from the movies and legend. Most reptiles are catogrised (sp?) as Dragons, the most common one being the Eguana.
Or what about Dragon Flies, just something to think about.
looks like aplastic mold.
i believe dragons existed at 1 time on our planet :tp:
Kamodo Dragons. there real. Unlike that jar. come off it guys this would be world news. not some shitty posts on a unknown website
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yea dragons existed they where called pterodactyl :P
and its just me or his head its wierd?
Im not saying thats real, im sure they did exsist and have exsisted for a while. . . just not that one lmao.
-Mattio
I think them more like dinosaur rather somethin mythological....
I want a dragon :cry:
I agree. Very intresting..Quote:
Originally Posted by Exclamatio
A lizard with "Dragon" in its name doesn't mean it's a dragon.
And the pterodactyl wasn't a dragon; it was simply a dinosaur that had wings.
The true dragon, the one everyone knows it to look like and do, never really existed. That is a myth, as no bones, in the history of man, have ever been found of a dragon.
It IS a plastic moldQuote:
Originally Posted by MentaL
lol i just did a report on the komodo dragon for my science class
it's a dragon and it's becoming extinct T_T
btw that picture is so fake
what about all the other Invertebrates they all exist surely!Quote:
Originally Posted by fuckstick
I am a dragon.. rawr.. :spam:
Awww.... Isn't that fake thing cute. :wub2:
Nopeace - out
Anyone seen that movie on BBC1 a month ago where a dragon is awaken in London during the building of the Jubilee Line extension & it brings about the near destruction of mankind in a few short years?
Cool doll :P.
Reign of Fire?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ionic & Schizo
That's the one! :DQuote:
Originally Posted by LordDemonMan
1st few minutes of it were cool but I didn't think much of the rest.
who knows if dragons actually exist or have ever existed but one thing is sure every myth in existence is based on some sort of fact. and seeing that there are no bones of dragons anywhere (as far as we know) certain scientists have hypothesized that dragons had a gland that created hydrogen that helped them fly, mixed with the air would become fire and if the dragon died the hydrogen would eventually become hydroclorich acid and would completely dissolve the body. but thats just one theor who knows how many other there are.
big huge dragons that fly round cooking ppl with their breath then eating them for a sunday roast arent real obviously
it looks real...