Category Archives: Daily reminder

Q: Why did the Archaeopteryx catch the larva?
A: Because it was an early bird!
Raise your hand if you understand that one.  The rest of you, go look up “archaeopteryx.”
You can still cast your VOTE FOR ELASTIC PARK 20 more times this month, starting today.
How can you tell a dinosaur from a pterosaur?
Jenny is back [...]

Yikes! Sorry we missed the reminder yesterday.
You can still cast your VOTE FOR ELASTIC PARK 21 more times this month, starting today.
We have a new guest blogger
Back when we first announced our plan to create Elastic Park, we met Jenny Herdman Lando on Facebook.  Jenny had more than just a passing interest in dinosaurs. [...]

Q: What type of tool does a prehistoric reptile carpenter use?
A: A dino-saw!
Q: Why did the Apatosaurus devour the factory?
A: Because she was a plant eater!
Q: What materials do dinosaurs use for the floors of their homes?
A: Rep Tiles

If you forgot to vote over the weekend, don’t worry.  You can still cast your VOTE [...]

According to dinosaur.org, the first confirmed appearance of dinosaurs on film was a piece by D.W. Griffith, Man’s Genesis in 1912. While we couldn’t find a clip of that movie online, we did come across this little gem from just 2 years later entitled “Gertie the Dinosaur”

Imagine what that must have been like for movie [...]

What is a dinosaur anyway?
Dinosaur: How a giant lizard feels after a tough workout.
Don’t wait until Monday.  Only 26 more chances to VOTE FOR ELASTIC PARK.
Many of us have a tendency to be lazy on weekends.  That’s fine much of the time. You can slack off on weekday chores like going to work and feeding [...]

This just in!
Scientists conclude asteroid, not volcanoes, wiped out dinosaurs
By Dan Vergano, USA TODAY
An international team Thursday concluded that it was an asteroid, not volcanoes, that wiped out dinosaurs 65.5 million years ago.
In the Science magazine assessment, the 41-scientist team led by geoscientist Peter Schulte of Germany’s Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, [...]

How many people have you asked to vote for Elastic Park today? Traffic to the main Elastic Park site is rising. Over 8,000 people have viewed the YouTube video about the project. That means more people are seeing what we’re doing. Let’s keep this going!

This raptor is another one of Mark Verge’s dinos. What [...]

Excitement is building. But really, artists should be building. That is, we should be building the largest balloon art installation ever seen. It should be something of Jurassic proportion. You can make that happen, make sure that every day you vote for Elastic Park!

Conversation Starters
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