50 years ago: we would be toasted and crunchy snacks!
Today: It would be a horrific war and I am glad that I do not have to fight in it as an Army Soldier! They would be burning, freezing, gasing, etc us and we would be trying to atomize them. I am not so sure there would be much planet left to live on! ;)
Depends on the type of dragon.
Pernian - no problem.
Stardragon - we're not at all up to their technology level, outcome depends on what they want - instant annihilation, friendly meeting, etc. - any of the other scenarios for alien encounters.
Classical Mythological - it would be a problem but could be managed with our weaponry, that is if they just showed up now. If they had always been around in numbers - no, if we were still around we'd be hiding in holes in the ground still in the stone ages.
};-)
I'm with Clay on this one. But perhaps classical dragons would be so ferociously territorial as to require solitary and distant lives. If so, there could be some human progress in the margins. Enough progress that humans are able to manufacture those items from precious materials that dragons like to hoard so much.
I am also with Clay on this one. It all depends on what type of dragon? Letting aliens stay out there, are we talking chinese, mid evil, pernese. Also how many rich hunters can get on the weapons to go and get there trophy.
No kidding, Rhiannon. I mean, humanity for the most part is fat and lazy. Lots of hormones in us, lots of fatty tissue. Dragons would need to develop angioplasty! haha
The dinosaurs grew as large as they did because during their time the world was a more tropical place with not nearly as pronounced a seasonal change as we have right now - so there was more stuff around to eat.
Nowadays, for a brontosaurus sized dragon to survive it would require a phenomenonal amount of food. So it would either have to intentionally keep its numbers low and learn to live like hermits out in the wild (think about that next time you go camping :D ) or it would have to come after us. And we have tomahawk cruise missiles....
Unfortunately for Dragons, they are very well known for their extreme appetites and not so well known for their skills in biological warfare.
I think humans could easily form an alliance with the true apex predator -- the virus -- to help control the situation for us.
I highly doubt it. Ever seen Reign of Fire?? That would be our life if dragons were alive today...
hahahaha - to merely speculate on this is funny!
50 years ago: we would be toasted and crunchy snacks!
Today: It would be a horrific war and I am glad that I do not have to fight in it as an Army Soldier! They would be burning, freezing, gasing, etc us and we would be trying to atomize them. I am not so sure there would be much planet left to live on! ;)
Depends on the type of dragon.
Pernian - no problem.
Stardragon - we're not at all up to their technology level, outcome depends on what they want - instant annihilation, friendly meeting, etc. - any of the other scenarios for alien encounters.
Classical Mythological - it would be a problem but could be managed with our weaponry, that is if they just showed up now. If they had always been around in numbers - no, if we were still around we'd be hiding in holes in the ground still in the stone ages.
};-)
I'm with Clay on this one. But perhaps classical dragons would be so ferociously territorial as to require solitary and distant lives. If so, there could be some human progress in the margins. Enough progress that humans are able to manufacture those items from precious materials that dragons like to hoard so much.
I am also with Clay on this one. It all depends on what type of dragon? Letting aliens stay out there, are we talking chinese, mid evil, pernese. Also how many rich hunters can get on the weapons to go and get there trophy.
Nope, we'd be a high cholesterol lunch for them.
No kidding, Rhiannon. I mean, humanity for the most part is fat and lazy. Lots of hormones in us, lots of fatty tissue. Dragons would need to develop angioplasty! haha
Not to pop any bubbles but - yes we would.
The dinosaurs grew as large as they did because during their time the world was a more tropical place with not nearly as pronounced a seasonal change as we have right now - so there was more stuff around to eat.
Nowadays, for a brontosaurus sized dragon to survive it would require a phenomenonal amount of food. So it would either have to intentionally keep its numbers low and learn to live like hermits out in the wild (think about that next time you go camping :D ) or it would have to come after us. And we have tomahawk cruise missiles....
Unfortunately for Dragons, they are very well known for their extreme appetites and not so well known for their skills in biological warfare.
I think humans could easily form an alliance with the true apex predator -- the virus -- to help control the situation for us.