Friday, July 7, 2023

Dinosaur Poop

Me: “Did you know that some dinosaurs, the sauropods, like brachiosaurus and diplodocus, used to eat stones?”

Troy: “And then they’d poop them out?”

Me: “No, the stones would stay in their stomach to grind up the plants they ate. Isn’t that cool?”

Troy: “Yeah.”

Me: “Troy, I have a very important question for you. Are you listening?”

Troy: “Yes.”

Me: “What does a brachiosaurus eat?”

Troy: “Plants.”

Me: “And what color are plants?”

Troy: “Green.”

Me: “So, if a brachiosaurus only eats plants, then would his poop be green?”

Troy: “No, poop is brown. So, it would be brown."

Me: “But what makes poop brown?”

Troy: “Food.”

Me: “Okay, so if he only eats green food, then wouldn’t his poop be green? It would only be brown if he ate brown food.”

Troy: “No, it would be brown with green leaves inside it.”

Me: “But why would it be brown, if he doesn’t eat anything brown? Where would the brown come from?”

Troy: “I don’t know, but his poop would be brown. Poop is brown.”

Me: “I think it would be green.”

Troy: “Well, you’re just silly.”

Me: “I think maybe this conversation is silly!”

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