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[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 184 points 2 years ago (3 children)

So you're telling me I get free accommodation, free food, and it's protected by a T-rex?

[–] NotSpez@lemm.ee 83 points 2 years ago

Landlords hate this simple trick!

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[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 151 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I just sit in the hut and enjoy my food while the dinosaur is starving outside.

Sounds okay to me.

[–] unoriginalsin@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Humana last weeks without food, you think you're going to starvea 7 ton, cold blooded carrion eater to death in a mere month?

[–] Khrux@ttrpg.network 43 points 2 years ago (2 children)

7 ton seems pretty big and I think they were warm-blooded, I recon they'll start starving before I run out of food. They may not be dead by day 30 but on those final nights of starving unconciousness you could probably stick it with the knife. Large birds of prey may only eat once per day but they still starve within a couple of days, and the bigger they are, the hungrier they get.

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[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 80 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Will the T-Rex be provided food? Because I could just wait it out. But if it's provided food I'd just make sure it swallows the hunting knife with its meal and in theory it should cause some gastrointestinal leakage...

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 71 points 2 years ago (2 children)

It probably sucks down sharp bones no problem. But then, nobody really has any idea. It could play the ukulele for all we know.

[–] Deceptichum@kbin.social 49 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If it can play the ukulele, it’s already won.

After 15 minutes of hearing its tiny arms try to play a song I’d ask to be eaten.

[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 years ago

You think Vogons might be descendants of dinosaurs? I heard their poetry is to die for.

[–] rarkgrames@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 68 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I get a roof over my head and food... For free!?

The T-rex will probably die eventually from starvation... Which means I could lose my roof and free food. Biggest challenge will be trying to keep the T-rex alive...

[–] JTskulk@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

It's very telling that some people have had worse roommates than a T. Rex lol

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[–] soulless@lemmy.ml 61 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Rub the blade into fecal matter, wait till she nods off and then stab deeply before quickly returning to the hut. Repeat a few times.

Now just wait for the sepsis to kick in and collect the prize.

[–] Lawyerator@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Additionally, poop in it's food (if it has any). E. Coli poisoning may help.

[–] janAkali@lemmy.one 31 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's a human weakness, most animals eat poop for breakfast

[–] hydrospanner@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

Some humans, too!

Like golf legend Shooter McGavin!

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[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 46 points 2 years ago

If the hut is indestructible I'll just wait for it to starve lol

[–] calypsopub@lemmy.world 38 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Won't it starve in a month?

[–] StorminNorman@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Good question. Many modern day reptiles can go a long time without food. But a t rex is many orders of magnitude bigger than anything we have now. I did do a zoology major at uni, but my physiology knowledge sucks (unsurprising given I barely passed it).

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[–] SirEDCaLot@lemmy.today 38 points 2 years ago

This is easy.

As long as I'm getting food and the T-Rex isn't, just sit in the hut and wait.
T-Rex will pass out of hunger and thirst. Once it stops moving I wait a day or two then finish the job with the knife.

[–] MaryReadsBooks@lemmy.ml 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Finally a way to get an affordable place to live in!

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[–] mrbaby@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Grab its dick and twist it!!

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[–] Killing_Spark@feddit.de 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I know it's green text but come on. Even T-Rex sleep. Wait for that, poke its eyes out, cut its tendons and then just go death by a thousand cuts on that big lizard.

[–] Kolrami@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also, most apex predators are heavy sleepers because they have absolutely nothing to be scared of when they're asleep. As an example, male lions sleep for 18-20 hours a day.

[–] quatschkopf34@feddit.de 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well, it sure as fuck will wake up if you stab its eye out. If I had to bet I still would pick the one-eyed angry T-Rex.

[–] Kolrami@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Recent studies have shown their top speed is about the same as humans. You could:

  1. wait for him to sleep
  2. poke an eye out
  3. run to safety
  4. Repeat steps 1 2 3
  5. Finish him after you take advantage of the rest of the month of free food and accomodations.
[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 21 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I love how you have a plan that gets you $500 million, but you just have to have to take advantage of that free rent in a shack before time runs out.

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[–] Dirk@lemmy.ml 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We don't know if they ever slept. We don't even know if they had fur or not.

[–] Killing_Spark@feddit.de 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I just had to stop me from going down a whole rabbit hole about sleeping sharks. So I'm just going to make this point:

Chickens and crocodiles sleep, and they are basically dinosaurs so: Checkmate.

Seriously though, sharks are pretty interesting creatures! https://animalhype.com/fish/do-sharks-sleep/

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[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I would take 1 week and observe the T-Rex from inside the hut. Make small, but safe, movements.

After determining that I will be unable to kill the T-Rex I will inform the person running the game that I can not kill the T-Rex and would like to forfeit.

The person running the game would protest, but eventually realize I am not going on provide any further entertainment.

They'd bring in the professionals to corral the T-Rex and contain him.

Those professionals? A secret team I've hired. My forfeit? I had my fingers crossed.

With the T-Rex contained and drugged, I stab the T-Rex.

The team and I split the winnings. Credits roll.

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[–] ransomwarelettuce@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

I don't think he would last long with our current oxygen levels, there is a reason why such giant creatures don't exist anymore.

On top of that like comments said if we just waited out he would starve to dead, even if we were not provided food.

*Edit

Well looks like I was wrong, thx for clarifying that out.

Really though the reason for big animals not being as prevelant anymore was really the oxygen levels Idk where I got that from.

But then it is really weird how the evolution meta didn't evolve back to the huge beasts we see on books, someone said in the comments that it was due to the mammals success, if so it puts things really into perspective.

[–] IMongoose@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The largest animal we have known to ever live is alive right now, the blue whale.

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[–] rarkgrames@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Run around the paddock whilst it chases you and wait for it to keel over.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 27 points 2 years ago

Ah, ye old homo sapien hunter trick

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[–] stingpie@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago (3 children)

People keep answering this in the most boring way. Here's a slightly less boring answer:

Wait for nightfall

Sneak up to the dino

Stab it in the eye

Run into hut

The T-Rex won't be able to remove the knife, so it will become infected and eventually kill it.

[–] Crashumbc@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

Lol exactly what I thought, except keeping the knife and going back for the other eye.

[–] hswolf@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

for quicker results: take a shit first and cover the knife with your feces

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[–] PatFussy@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I would wait for it to fall asleep and then make a big anti T-rex circle around it so it cant escape.

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[–] Zink@pawb.social 26 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Reminder that if you die, you just die.

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[–] Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

Well there you go, the food is the answer. Lots of things humans eat are toxic to animals so all you got to do is order like a bunch of coffee, chocolate, avacados, onions, garlic, maybe some potatoes you leave in the sun awhile... Get some turkey or other meat and stuff it with all the potentially toxic treats and hope something sticks.

[–] Venat0r@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

No way I can afford to pay 500 million to hunt a t rex. That seems like a fair price though given the trouble of bringing back an extinct animal, some billionaire would probably do it.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I would memorize its attack patterns and stab its legs between attacks, dodging every time it rears back for another stomp. Eventually, with enough stabs, I'd kill it.

[–] Numenor@lemmy.world 23 points 2 years ago

Usually you can target a glowing area that only becomes visible when it roars

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[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Depends. How long can a T-rex survive without food? If the answer is less than a month, I will absolutely do this.

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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Poop on the knife, stand right outside the hut and wait for him to get close, throw the knife at him and grt inside, if it doesn't land just start over once he walks away.

All I need is one poopy stab and the infection would kill him.

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[–] kalkulat@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That's a LOT of money. Can I use a stick to tie the 10-inch knife to? Then encourage him to hang around the INDESTRUCTIBLE hut while he dies of a thousand wounds?

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[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Of course I wouldn't do it. Why should I kill such a magnificent animal? I'd tame it and ride it.

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[–] Lightsong@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (6 children)

Douse yerself in barrel of lube, dive through T-Rex's asshole when the Dino is asleep. Cut your way around there, win.

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[–] kttnpunk@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Easy, kill it with the indestructible shack. I'll just make it real mad and let everything else work itself out.

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