TIL the Axel jump in figure skating is not so named because you rotate about an axis, as a wheel does an axle, but is named for its inventor, Axel Paulsen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axel_jump #thagomizer

lmaooooo doomscrolling palate cleanse #dinosaur #paleontology #thagomizer #meme

#Etymology A cartoon of a group of cavemen. One points at a diagram of a dinosaur's tail with four spikes. The caption reads, "Now, this end is called the thagomizer...after the late #ThagSimmons." "The term #thagomizer was coined by #GaryLarson in jest. "

It is time for the #thagomizer to rise! (then drop suddenly as needed)

Behold! The punctured vertebrae #Dinosaur #Fossil of an #Allosaurus caused by the #Thagomizer of a #Stegosaurus. The spikes (seen to illustrate fit) were used for defense. The thagomized allosaurus survived as evidenced by healed bone. #Science #PaleoSky 🧪 🦕 See: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Sometimes I mourn for Thag, of #Thagomizer fame. poor fellow.