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The Monstrefact Redux: The Flight of Dragons

2025/6/19
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Robert Lamb: 在《龙之屠杀者》这部电影中，虽然龙的特效非常出色，但并没有展示龙垂直起飞的场景。为了使龙的飞行看起来更可信，特效团队有意避免描绘龙起飞的场景。《龙之飞行》一书提出了一个有趣的龙生物学和飞行模型。该书中的龙被称为“会飞的砖头”，虽然身体厚重，翅膀短小，但飞行能力很强。龙利用翅膀进行推进和操纵，而其体内含有比空气轻的氢气，这些氢气是龙通过消化石灰石产生的。龙通过口腔顶部的“索尔的顶针”结构点燃氢气，从而喷出火焰。虽然现实中没有生物以这种方式飞行，但在科幻作品中有很多类似的例子，比如韦恩·巴洛设想的Eosapiens，它们通过甲烷气囊在达尔文四号行星的富氧大气中漂浮。

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In this classic episode of STBYM’s The Monstrefact, Robert discusses a curious proposed method of dragon flight proposed by author Peter Dickinson in the 1979 book “The Flight of Dragons.” (originally published 4/17/2024)

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