tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post8441992820354371968..comments2024-03-21T07:21:10.901-04:00Comments on The Lord Geekington: The Sperm Whale's Jaw; or Sorry, Gerald WoodCameron McCormickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08521083680718243221noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-26900132214587027472010-02-15T19:18:57.111-05:002010-02-15T19:18:57.111-05:00I don't think there are any definite studies i...I don't think there are any definite studies into the mandible length versus skull length.<br /><br />However I measured a large collection of sperm whale skull images from side on, obviously a real life measurement would provide clearer results, but it appears that every skull measured had a lower jaw that was about 85-88% of the skull length.<br /><br />It's not 100% because I'm not aware of any expert analysis on the same subject, but that is what it strongly appears to be at this point.shakermakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-14997232729830123722010-02-15T07:19:31.122-05:002010-02-15T07:19:31.122-05:00Are those figures published anywhere? They sound q...Are those figures published anywhere? They sound quite plausible.Cameron McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521083680718243221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-24416120725470660322010-02-15T07:06:53.158-05:002010-02-15T07:06:53.158-05:00That was a very interesting and informative post. ...That was a very interesting and informative post. <br /><br />However, I noticed that in your final calculations you assumed that the lower mandibles of sperm whales were a little more than 90% of the skull length. However, in reality it is closer to 87-88%. <br /><br />I used this new information and slotted the numbers into your formula, and came up with a figure between 23-24m for a sperm whale with a 5.5m jaw.shakermakernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-80130305653924060572008-10-23T19:33:00.000-04:002008-10-23T19:33:00.000-04:00Sort of makes you wonder how accurate science righ...Sort of makes you wonder how accurate science right now. I wonder if people are still in the "why be accurate when you can grossly elaborate and scare the god-fearing peasant" mind-set. <BR/><BR/>At any rate, I commend your time, effort, and great use of numbers to prove that illogical things do not exist. <BR/><BR/>By the way, what are you feeling about the new "yeti" footprint?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-19033801596584157422008-10-23T19:04:00.000-04:002008-10-23T19:04:00.000-04:00Shiva,Gordon (1991) cited a Japanese paper which d...Shiva,<BR/><BR/>Gordon (1991) cited a Japanese paper which demonstrated that sperm whale heads get proportionally longer with increased body length. The data cited by Gore (2007) and even Wood all support this as well. <BR/><BR/>In organisms we can expect increased bulkiness because of the need for increased muscles mass.Cameron McCormickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08521083680718243221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-60216708392972797442008-10-23T18:29:00.000-04:002008-10-23T18:29:00.000-04:00Could it be that the bigger sperm whales are propo...Could it be that the bigger sperm whales are proportionately longer and slimmer?stevethehydrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18334234855643025449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6903316070344664352.post-73783265405989333512008-10-23T11:44:00.000-04:002008-10-23T11:44:00.000-04:00Good post, me Lord, and right on. The way you debu...Good post, me Lord, and right on. The way you debunk these claims is by collecting the data, which is a humongous amount of time and work when it comes to whales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com