From:	David 'Vanyel' Ramsden <PH93122@****.SCI.PORT.AC.UK>
Subject:	Re: ADMIN: DRAGONS AS NEXT NERPS?
Date:	Mon, 13 Mar 1995 17:28:37 GMT

>> The physiology aspect was once that might be interesting.
>> There was a
> > book I read a long time ago that kind tried to explain it, and it sorta
> > made sense.
> > Dragons eat calcium (usually limestone or cattle)
> > Calcium, interacting with stomach acids creates hydrogen
> > Hydrogen is boyent, providing lift
> > Belching out hyrdrogen decreases lift
> > A bio-electrical gland in the mouth can ignite the
> > belched gas, thus breathing fire
>
> You mean "The Flight of Dragons" its a cartoon. Great moovie one
> of the best I have ever seen, James Earls Jones "plays" in it he
> does Omadawn the red wizard :) BTW I have it on tape, I could
> make a transcript.
>
It was a book to, by Peter S. Beagle...he wrote The Last Unicorn
too, aswell as a few others.



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