2006-10-26 19:56:44 · 13 answers · asked by aqwaters 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
it may have something to do with what the "bombardier beetle" has. it has two different apparatuses beside each other. Just before it uses them it forces fluids into each, with the fluid not combining until it is out in the open and then it explodes(like flames)
great creation trick huh.
2006-10-26 20:04:19 · answer #1 · answered by matthew p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where the original concept of a dragon came from is unknown, as there is no accepted scientific theory or any evidence to support that dragons actually exist or have existed. So how can we give a scientific explanation for any of the activities of something which doesn't exist scientifically? We can probably make some guesses, imaginations, speculations, and suggestions.♥
2006-10-26 20:38:13 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ lani s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to wonder about this as well. The only thing I could ever come up with is this: - Dragons live in caves, and would (possibly) consume flint stones. - The would have digestive tracts that never excreted. Therefore, all of their waste would build up internally, producing methane. - Dragons could then belch out the methane while grinding the flint in their gullet. This would ignite the methane. Maybe it's a long shot, then then again so are dragons. I also wondered how such thin, leathery wings could possibly make such a huge creature fly.
2016-03-28 08:57:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to one theory, it is related to their ability to fly. One of the by products of their body chemistry, specifically digestion, is the production of hydrogen gas, which is stored in bellows like structures along the body. When a sifficient amount of this gas is built up, they attain lighter than air lift. There is a limit to the amount of this gas they can contain and they have to expell the excess. There is, according to this theory, a small organ in the mouth called a Thor's Thimble that generates a mild electrical charge. When the highly volitile hydrogen comes in contact with this, it ignites and produces flame, this also, unfortunately, causes a rapid decrease in the amount of hydrogen in the body and the dragon loses its bouyancy. The wings of the dragon, do not actually provide sufficient lift to allow flight, they are merely for navigation and steering.
According to one theory at any rate.
2006-10-26 22:07:52 · answer #4 · answered by kveldulfgondlir 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dragons do not exist. If they did, they would have to exhale some highly flammable gas such as methane while being able to ignite it at will. They would require some form of spark plug mechanism in the nasal cavity.
2006-10-26 20:02:25 · answer #5 · answered by matter_of_fact 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They should have phosphorus deposits in their bellies which when spewed out catches fire. Otherwise they should have furnaces in their stomachs, but then they would burn themselves to a crisp. The same thing with Cyclops in X Men. I mean how can you get lasers out of your eyes?
2006-10-27 02:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
science is based in fact, and there is no evidence that fire breathing creatures live or have lived so therefore there is no scientific theory on it
2006-10-26 20:04:47 · answer #7 · answered by Heather S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heartburn
2006-10-26 22:14:07 · answer #8 · answered by whitebeanner 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
only dragons from myths breathe fire.
they are not true.
the comodo dragon (is real) doesn't breathe fire. it's just a big lizard.
2006-10-26 20:09:21 · answer #9 · answered by lulu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read a book on a fictitious study of dragons and their idea was that two glands produced two different chemicals that when combined, they would burn.
2006-10-26 20:08:22 · answer #10 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋