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Toastman · 9/12/2010

This thing is awesome. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megatherium It's a 20 foot tall Sloth that's rea

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Toastman posted on Sep 12, 2010 9:19:14 PM - Report post

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originally posted by StevieWonder

"He's about the size and weight of a Volkswagen Beetle"

I didn't know a Volkswagen Beetle weighed 8 tons?

"It was roughly the same size and weight as a Volkswagen Beetle, though flatter in shape."

It's the second freaking sentence, dude.

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"I like big butts and I cannot lie." -Mahatma Gandhi

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lolikitty posted on Sep 13, 2010 2:06:09 AM - Report post

Yeah, most people know a VW Beetle is smaller than most modern day cars....

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Shibby posted on Sep 13, 2010 2:37:22 AM - Report post

It doesn't say how much the Glyptodon/Volkswagen Beetle thing weighs anyway, the 8 tons is for the Megatherium.

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BobaFett posted on Sep 13, 2010 11:36:04 AM - Report post

Megatherium would have shared South America with other animals like the Sabre tooth cats, human sized carnivorous flightless birds and armadillos that were so big that the spiky club on the end of their tail was the size of a cannonball...

Give some love to the other animals...

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Toastman posted on Sep 13, 2010 5:00:52 PM - Report post

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originally posted by BobaFett

Megatherium would have shared South America with other animals like the Sabre tooth cats, human sized carnivorous flightless birds and armadillos that were so big that the spiky club on the end of their tail was the size of a cannonball...

Give some love to the other animals...

I probably will. I was thinking about making some other topics every now and a again honoring some sweet animals.

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"I like big butts and I cannot lie." -Mahatma Gandhi