Dim Effect
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Dim Effect
Dim Effect
An element of nature never seen before and assumed not to exist is represented synthetically
The same element is discovered to actually exist in nature entirely without human intervention.
The Dim Effect is named after a 3-D animated character Dim, the rhinoceros beetle from the film *A Bug's Life *. [1]
Examples
Synthetic element | Date of synthesis | Date of discovery | Natural Element |
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The horn structure on Dim from *A Bug's Life *, clearly not modeled after any rhinoceros beetle known at that time to exist.[1] | 1998 | 2006 | *Megaceras briansaltini *[1] |
The concept of a saber-toothed squirrel, represented by Scrat in *Ice Age *. According to director Chris Wedge, artist Peter de Seve came up with the design for Scrat after a visit to the Museum of Natural History. Wedge called it "sort of a squirrel based on some lemur."[2] | 2002 | 2011 | *Cronopio dentiacutus *, a dryolestoid that highly resembled the saber-toothed squirrel[5][6] |
The dilophosaurus in the movie *Jurassic Park * was modeled after a juvenile animal. It wasn't until 2006 when a close relative of dilophosaurus was discovered to have a similar-looking snout as a juvenile, as did the one in the movie. | 1992 | 2006 | *Dracovenator regenti *[7] |
The velociraptors in the movie *Jurassic Park * (which were actually based on *Deinonychus *) were larger than any dromaeosaurid known at the time.[7] | 1992 | 1993 | *Utahraptor ostrommaysorum *[7] |
References
[1]
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[2]
Citation Linkdigitalcommons.unl.edu"A remarkable new species of Megaceras from Peru (Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Oryctini).The "Dim Effect": Nature mimicking art"
Jul 11, 2016, 12:20 PM
[3]
Citation Linkpqasb.pqarchiver.com"Scrounging, screeching Scrat is nutty hit of 'Ice Age'"
Jul 11, 2016, 12:20 PM
[4]
Citation Linknature.com"Highly specialized mammalian skulls from the Late Cretaceous of South America"
Jul 11, 2016, 12:20 PM
[7]
Citation Linkcare2.com"Saber-Toothed Squirrel Skulls Found: Lived 100 Million Years Ago"
Jul 11, 2016, 12:20 PM