Awesome Dinosaurs

Have you ever considered owning a dinosaur? Illustrator and writer John Conway lays out the pros and cons of different dinosaurs as pets. Here’s a tip: stick to Hypsilophodon. Otherwise it’s not going to end well.

From the Unemployed Philosophers Guild – the folks who make the Shark! mug – comes a time-lapse of extinction. This mug features dinosaurs that turn into skeletons when the mug is filled with hot liquid. Also sold on Amazon.

We already featured some well executed pranking that involved a realistic raptor costume with plenty of good reactions as a result but none of those quite compare to the terrified scampering of the one victim in this clip.

Philippe Pasqua’s giant Tyrannosaurus Rex sculpture is contributing to the contemporary art that sits along the Seine River in Paris, France. The 12′ tall, 21′ long structure is composed of 350 molded chromed aluminum bones.

RatedRR merely mentions Jurassic Park as an excuse to blow up a dinosaur with a semi-automatic SPAS-12 shotgun, capturing some truly epic slow-mo footage along the way.

The craftsmen of Stan Winston Studio – the same studio that made the Aliens Queen – talk about the process of making the full-sized animatronic T-Rex that starred in the adaptation of Jurassic Park.

You might not want to crush, crumble and chomp Suck UK’s awesome 3D dino-cookies into your mouth since they look so cool just standing there. But we know you can’t resist empty carbs.

Disney/Pixar’s new Toy Story short features everyone’s favorite Wally Shawn-voiced T.Rex at the center of the story – and this usually square dinosaur uses his tiny arms to get the party jumpin’.

Steve Snoey needs you to help fund his short film about Pvt. Sammy Vogel: a US Army infantryman, an unsung hero of World War II and a 7-ton, 40-foot long Tyrannosaurus Rex.

A guy in a realistic velociraptor costume goes for a walk in a Melbourne, Australia shopping mall. Unsurprisingly, the mall cops are nowhere to be seen as the dinosaur makes its way around.

If you think the inflatable and LEGO kind are not manly enough, this hand-painted T-Rex hunter’s trophy is for you. Kids will be impressed with your hunting prowess and taxidermy skills.

(NSFW: Lyrics) Singer/songwriter Sarah Donner and The Oatmeal got together to school us on the prehistoric flying beast, with plenty of facts which we’re reasonably certain are 110% accurate.

Dinoprints lets you upload a picture that will then be superimposed onto a detailed illustration of a dinosaur (or a wooly mammoth) and turned into a 24″x36″ print. We hope they accept group pics.

Our favorite introspective prehistoric pal is responsible for some of the more astute observations of the decade. Bucky Studios wraps up a few insights in a tidy musical bow.

Add a little dino to your Earl Grey with this silicone tea infuser, designed to look like the mighty Tyrannosaurus Rex on a leash, complete with enormous head and comically tiny arms.

The first time we ever saw Jurassic Park, John Williams’ epic theme music was etched into our minds forever. Now Brett Domino tries to pour some words into those deep-set brain-grooves.

Nobody will mess with your lunch if you carry it around in this spiny, prehistoric leather backpack, perfect for punk-rockers and paleontologists. So if you’re both, you’re really in luck.

We remember striving for perfection in our youth: Shiba High School’s guitar club (one of Japan’s oldest guitar orchestra clubs) achieves it here, playing the Jurassic Park theme. (Thanks Spencer!)

Much like chocolate and peanut butter, we think dinosaurs and superheroes are one of the greatest combos ever; ergo, we’re pleased to present the inspired illustrations of David Resto. (Thanks Matt!)

Dragon or dinosaur? No matter: we’re enjoying what the talent from .wav has created on this visitor platform for the “Hafencity” in Hamburg; they’d probably get arrested trying to do it here.

Saddled with hilariously small hands, the infamous Tyrannosaurus Rex often had to resort to a slap fight to resolve issues with its fellow t-rex. This epic duel has been immortalized here, in 100% cotton.

Do you think the cooler-than-thou ways of hipsters should be extinct? Then you’ll love Molly Lewis’ dinosaur coloring book shenanigans. Although to be fair, Elliott Smith was a genius.

NSFW: Comic Dan Telfer asks the crowd to name their favorite dinosaur, after which he brutally tells them why their picks suck. His velociraptor outburst alone makes this worth watching.