Re: (ReacTor) Five Stories That Know Everything's Better With Dinosaurs

On 8/24/2024 4:46 PM, BCFD 36 wrote:

On 8/23/24 07:15, James Nicoll wrote:

Five Stories That Know Everything's Better With Dinosaurs
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 From time travel to alternate timelines, science fiction authors keep
finding novel ways to bring us into contact with dinosaurs--some
friendly, others not so much.
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https://reactormag.com/five-stories-that-know-everythings-better-with-
dinosaurs/

 
I haven't read any of the other replies yet. There maybe a repeat or two
of previous comments.
 
I've read the Doyle and the Bradbury. Who hasn't read The Sound of
Thunder? And I am reminded of L. Sprague de Camp's "A Gun for Dinosaur".
 
So, I found a PDF and reread it. I only have one quibble. I don't think
a 600 Nitro Express would be big enough for large dinosaur. Maybe an RPG
or some armor piercing .50 cal. Or maybe a Çarl Gustaf.

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I think you're right. The story was published in 1956.
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.600 Nitro Express has been around since 1915. While the .50 BMG
cartridge also goes back to the same period, but I can't find
reference to a 50 BMG rifle before 1971 (Barret's M82 came out in
1988).
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The Carl Gustaf does go back to 1946, so its a possibility.
However, being recoilless, Mr. Seligman could have used it,
(with training), which would kind of kill the story.
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But is it sporting to hunt with explosive rounds, let
alone shaped charges?
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