That's exactly how I used to explain how fossils were made - almost word for word - to the 3rd classes that came to my hands-on Science Lab. After the explanation, the kids got to examine some real fossils that I had (I had some plastic fossils, but I never used them, thus my saying "real fossils"). The last fossil they got to check out was dinosaur poop. I didn't tell them what it was until after they'd all handled it. Then a lot of "Eewww!" and "Gross!" could be heard, and the students would wipe their hands on their shirts. That allowed me to review the explanation about how fossils were made to assure them that it wasn't poop anymore, that it was stone, to wrap up the class. But still... 🤣🤣🤣!!! Obviously, I was the crazy and weird teacher in my school. 🤪 😆
Huh. I would have thought that surely the Ancient Greeks would have called them dragon's teeth, and that they would have inspired the myth of the Spartoi.
Maybe it did work out that way, but I suspect that the dragon teeth that inspired the legend of the Spartoi were probably dinosaur teeth, not shark teeth. After all, Greece is a coastal country that includes many islands, so the ancient Greeks were no doubt very familiar with sharks and their teeth. Probably more familiar than they liked.
@@jimgilbert9984 coastal people would definitely know what sharks teeth were. I believe the global dragon mythos does come from dinosaur bones. What's interesting about Greek mythology also is the cyclops is based off dwarf mammoth skulls which have a large hole in the skull for the base of the trunk which was interpreted as a third eye.
I don't know why, but this video reminds me of the shock and surprise people feel when they find fossilized shark teeth and sea shells in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas. That's because most people don't know how much the surface of the Earth has changes over the billions of years of the planet's existence. Deserts now where oceans once covered a landscape, a forested area that also gave way to desert (Sahara), a sub-continent that smashed into another continent to produce the tallest mountain range in the world, seven continents now where once there was only one, etc. And all those changes to the land and oceans affected the animals and plants that lived upon that land and in those oceans. 🙂🙂🙂
Most people know it, but knowing it as a tidbit of information in your head and actually finding something that confirms reality in an area that is so far from the expected area it’s a bit of a headcannon.
Off topic, your hair was really pretty before and now it's super cool. Both look great on you because your bone structure is immaculate. Just fab, no notes.
I WAS aware of that, actually. Since animal species don't have dentists (or brushing), I had always assumed that: replacement is the most simple & wisest "answer" to: keeping them able to bite/chew. 🤷 🤘🤘
I think (hope) this might be a good form of science education -- i.e. "stealth" mode-- just talk about the reasoning process that others used. No need to bring the s- word into it.
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That's exactly how I used to explain how fossils were made - almost word for word - to the 3rd classes that came to my hands-on Science Lab. After the explanation, the kids got to examine some real fossils that I had (I had some plastic fossils, but I never used them, thus my saying "real fossils").
The last fossil they got to check out was dinosaur poop. I didn't tell them what it was until after they'd all handled it. Then a lot of "Eewww!" and "Gross!" could be heard, and the students would wipe their hands on their shirts. That allowed me to review the explanation about how fossils were made to assure them that it wasn't poop anymore, that it was stone, to wrap up the class.
But still... 🤣🤣🤣!!!
Obviously, I was the crazy and weird teacher in my school. 🤪
😆
That's pretty cool.
@@reallyWyrd
Thanks. 🙂
My Science Lab was pretty popular.
"...so that we may not believe, vanity also makes promises; for they say that the winds crush them." -Pliny
Huh. I would have thought that surely the Ancient Greeks would have called them dragon's teeth, and that they would have inspired the myth of the Spartoi.
Maybe it did work out that way, but I suspect that the dragon teeth that inspired the legend of the Spartoi were probably dinosaur teeth, not shark teeth.
After all, Greece is a coastal country that includes many islands, so the ancient Greeks were no doubt very familiar with sharks and their teeth. Probably more familiar than they liked.
"Rise up you dead, slain of the hydra. Rise from your graves and avenge us. Those who steal the golden fleece, must die."
- King Aeëtes
@@1TakoyakiStore
Indeed.
That movie - Jason and the Argonauts - is on TCM on Tuesday, 5/28, at 8 PM.
@@jimgilbert9984 coastal people would definitely know what sharks teeth were. I believe the global dragon mythos does come from dinosaur bones.
What's interesting about Greek mythology also is the cyclops is based off dwarf mammoth skulls which have a large hole in the skull for the base of the trunk which was interpreted as a third eye.
@@bidenhasdementia8657
I didn't know that about the dwarf mammoth skulls!
Thank you!!! ❤
Maybe ancient sharknadoes spawned the story of them falling from the sky.
Now we have to have a Sharknado prequel! 😊
Did you know that a sharks teeth are actually modified scales?
I thought it was the other way around, ie the sharks skin is modified teeth. Thanks for the correction! Another fact to add to the brain bin.
I don't know why, but this video reminds me of the shock and surprise people feel when they find fossilized shark teeth and sea shells in the deserts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.
That's because most people don't know how much the surface of the Earth has changes over the billions of years of the planet's existence. Deserts now where oceans once covered a landscape, a forested area that also gave way to desert (Sahara), a sub-continent that smashed into another continent to produce the tallest mountain range in the world, seven continents now where once there was only one, etc. And all those changes to the land and oceans affected the animals and plants that lived upon that land and in those oceans.
🙂🙂🙂
Most people know it, but knowing it as a tidbit of information in your head and actually finding something that confirms reality in an area that is so far from the expected area it’s a bit of a headcannon.
@@codename495
Yep! 🙂👍
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Off topic, your hair was really pretty before and now it's super cool. Both look great on you because your bone structure is immaculate. Just fab, no notes.
I WAS aware of that, actually.
Since animal species don't have dentists (or brushing), I had always assumed that: replacement is the most simple & wisest "answer" to: keeping them able to bite/chew. 🤷
🤘🤘
No you didn’t
@@guaporeturns9472 🤷🤔🤔
...w.t.f. ?....
love your SHares, but on a side your HAir is So AMazing!!! Science Forever!!!
How did they drill holes in modern shark teeth 7000 years ago? Must of had a tardis :)
If Young Sheldon had been more like this, I would have watched.
Radical
That was beautiful!
One can only imagine what a 16th century reaction would be to the fact that a Megalodon tooth belonged to a real animal...
Great story about start of paleontology
Stine shark teeth? Land shark.
Well said!
Were shark teeth ever used as projectile points for hunting game ?
Don't know, but they were embedded in the edges of wooden swords. Pacific islands iirc.
Nice
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Adorably cute nerd girl. 😊
I think (hope) this might be a good form of science education -- i.e. "stealth" mode-- just talk about the reasoning process that others used. No need to bring the s- word into it.
We stand on the shoulders of those who learn before us.