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A Tyrannosaurus Rex made of Balloons (i.imgur.com)

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[–]jxj24 27 points28 points ago

Why the dinosaurs went extinct.

[–]CaptinShmit 20 points21 points ago

I decided I'd try my hand at one of these. How'd I do?

[–]BrainSturgeon 2 points3 points ago

Trilobyte, plz.

[–]simonjp 1 point2 points ago

This was more what I was expecting. I would've been happy with that as the original post, too.

Is that a sign of the remarkable craft of the original, or my low expectations?

[–]jonnyozero3 24 points25 points ago

HOLY SHIT. I SAID, "MAKE ME A BICYCLE, CLOWN" ....AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!

[–]unrealious 0 points1 point ago

Demanding rubes.

[–]Jennynot 0 points1 point ago

this comment has just made my day xD

[–]Nomorerice -5 points-4 points ago

No.

[–]adaminc 9 points10 points ago

Looks more like the Spinosaurus from JP3.

[–]coffeecraig 6 points7 points ago

The balloons kinda look like sausages....makes the T-Rex all sorts of bizaar.

[–]Fencemuffin 0 points1 point ago

At the first glance I thought they were sausages.

Was disappointed.

[–]UncleHell 1 point2 points ago

Amazing dedication to get the last balloon in place before the first one withered. How long do such balloons last?

[–]wjbc 0 points1 point ago

Not all balloons are equal. The balloons you blow up with your mouth are intentionally weaker; balloons used for sculptures are stronger and must be inflated with a pump.

[–]I_27_04 3 points4 points ago

You silly fool, this is obviously a heliumosaurus.

[–]anitasanger 2 points3 points ago

Irony = Latex is petroleum derived.

[–]soulblow 5 points6 points ago

That's not what irony means.

[–]yellowtag 0 points1 point ago

Coincidence isn't irony⸮

[–]Jonthrei 2 points3 points ago

I initially read baboons and went "fuck yeah!"

Then I clicked the link and was disappointed.

This must be what Peter Molyneaux feels like whenever he sees his ideas manifest.

[–]radient 5 points6 points ago

When did r/offbeat become r/pics with dry headlines?

[–]justkilc 1 point2 points ago

Question is this.. Would this frighten or arouse someone with a balloon fetish?

[–]lackofbrain 1 point2 points ago

Yes, I expect so

[–]ilwolf 1 point2 points ago

That was far more amazing than I expected.

[–]SweetLeafKush 1 point2 points ago

I disagree. It looks much more like Baryonyx. (My favorite Dino)

Hands are different tho

[–]rhamphorhynchus 0 points1 point ago

As adaminc pointed out, it's probably supposed to be a spinosaurus. I, too, am a fan of Baryonyx, though.

[–]SweetLeafKush 0 points1 point ago

Didn't even notice that person's comment lol

[–]zajjyzaj 1 point2 points ago

pop pop!

[–]bigstumpy 5 points6 points ago

this isn't news, it doesn't belong in offbeat

[–]distortedtheory 2 points3 points ago

I'm sick of the "pioneers" who decide image posts are fine in a subreddit and the quality of the subreddit decreases dramatically.

[–]Turbomullet 2 points3 points ago

This is why I love r/offbeat

[–]MentleGenne 0 points1 point ago

This is actually not what offbeat is intended for.

[–]Turbomullet 0 points1 point ago

was intended for

[–]shoseki 0 points1 point ago

The mouth sort of looks out of proportion, like a beak. Other than that, great job!

/balloon animal critic

[–]Tarbogman 0 points1 point ago

has anyone seen where the cat went?

[–]highhhhclimber 0 points1 point ago

For some reason, I was expecting this to be cuter

[–]vinglebingle 0 points1 point ago

It is adorable

[–]TVPaulD 0 points1 point ago

What happened to the balloon goat..?

[–]yellowtag 0 points1 point ago

It was popped...

[–]vinglebingle 0 points1 point ago

Baaaa!!! I'm in love!!! I want one, I want one

[–]rmm45177 0 points1 point ago

How many balloons is it?

[–]swanny83 0 points1 point ago

wow look at those giant cocks standing on his spine.

[–]wellhushmypuppies 0 points1 point ago

Poor T Rex can't get a break -- another one headed for imminent extinction.

[–]clopclopclopclop 0 points1 point ago

Those baloons look quite a bit like sausages.

[–]IndigoHurls 0 points1 point ago

I'm looking at the skeleton of a cartoon character.

[–]DwarfTheMike 0 points1 point ago

*♪ ♫ Roll back the rock to the dawn of time, and sing this song with me!♫ ♪ *

[–]Unfa 0 points1 point ago

A Balloonosaurus Rex.

[–]DontSayAlot 0 points1 point ago

Thank you for giving a flat-out title, as opposed to something stupid like "Balloonasaurus Rex."

[–]Rourne 0 points1 point ago

This looks like it'd be a time trial to finish before the balloons deflate.

[–]neededa2ndname 0 points1 point ago

Fuck you, OP. Fuck you for ruining this subreddit. It's supposed to be about offbeat NEWS.

Your image would have been acceptable of it credited the source, but you didn't do that.

[–]anitasanger 0 points1 point ago

In that case, it's not ironic that I'm dating your mother.

[–]kadian 0 points1 point ago

The dichotomies and juxtopositions are staggering. Mixing the prehistoric with the modern man made. The good of a birthday party with the evil of the rampaging Rex. The smell of the manufactured versus the imagined smell of freshly churned dirt and decaying forest. The chance that the amount of latex in the room could actually kill someone while the dinosaur, for the time being, can not.

So many levels!

[–]vinglebingle 1 point2 points ago

But how do you feel about the sophisticated floor design, laid against the fanciful barbarism of the piece?

[–]diewhitegirls -1 points0 points ago

Well, that and all the men started cross-dressing.

[–]MentleGenne -1 points0 points ago

This is an awesome, awesome post, but it does not belong here in offbeat. As the sidebar says this subreddit is for news.

[–]its_very_funny_imo -5 points-4 points ago

Awesome blowjob mouth.

[–]FLX -4 points-3 points ago

Technically they are balloons that are put together to resemble a Tyrannosaurus Rex, which also appears historically inaccurate compared to the partial skeletons that have been found through human history.

[–]rhamphorhynchus 0 points1 point ago

That could be because it's not a T rex, it's a spinosaurus.

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