Footsteps boom.
Rings ripple through your water.
They're getting louder.
A T-rex is coming for you.
Its mouth is open with horrifying teeth
ready to tear you to shreds.
And there's no escape.
For years people have debated
if Jurassic Park would be possible
using cloned dinosaurs
from preserved dino DNA.
And it is, in theory.
Scientists found fragments of dino DNA
in the cartilage
of a 70 million-year-old fossil.
Though not enough to clone a dinosaur.
Just like in the movie,
the scientists of Jurassic Park
located on Isla Nubar
can't grow a dinosaur from scratch,
but they could theoretically combine
dinosaur DNA with compatible
modern animals.
So watch out for giant, killer chickens.
But if you did find yourself
in a Jurassic Park disaster,
Some of the scariest dinosaurs
are carnivores.
That means they will eat you.
If the dinosaurs escape their enclosures,
you should run away from them
as fast as possible.
A Jurassic Park T.rex can run
about 40 km/h (25 mph).
So a head start could only help.
The idea that a T.rex
can only see movement is a myth.
They have excellent vision
and an even better sense of smell.
So get as far away as you can.
As for herbivores,
they're no less dangerous.
In the movie,
herbivores are depicted as calm,
gentle creatures.
This couldn't be further from the truth.
Herbivore dinosaurs would be
extremely territorial
and aggressive, like modern hippos.
Do not try to pet them.
Dinosaurs aren't bulletproof.
Guns would work on them.
But like large animals, they are tough.
So if you try to put a dino down by force,
use large caliber bullets.
Smaller ballistics will have no effect.
And make sure you hit your target.
Gunshots are loud and could attract
a lot of unwanted attention.
In the event of an outbreak,
the safest thing to do is get inside.
Look for dino-proof structures in the park
that have reinforced doors and windows.
If you're stuck in the open,
a vehicle with a sturdy roof
would be your safest bet.
Despite the clever girls
depicted in the movie,
velociraptors can't manage door handles.
They have inflexible wrists,
more like what you'd find with chickens.
Dinosaurs also don't hunt for sport,
so if you make it tough to eat you,
they'll most likely move on.
And absolutely do not head for anything
they can easily stomp or crush.
So no hiding in the toilet stall.
You've been trapped on Isla Nublar
surrounded by oversized cloned animals
that definitely do not want you there.
You need to get to the mainland.
Fast.
Runways and helipads
will be taken over by creatures
that weigh 10 times more than your car.
Do you think you can get this thing
to move out of the way?
Head to the docks
and find yourself anything that floats
with a motor attached.
Isla Nublar
is hundreds of kilometers
from its nearest neighbor,
so it means you have a long trip ahead.
Fortunately for you,
even though researchers think
meat-eaters like the T.rex
enjoyed the occasional dip,
they wouldn't have the stamina or speed
to keep up with a boat on open water.
Now you can enjoy the view
of Jurrasic Park from a safe distance.
Some of its prehistoric residents
might wander down to the beach,
but that's as far as they'll get.
Dinosaurs are terrifying creatures
no matter the era you find them in,
but they were not made
for the modern world.
Some might be able to bite you in half,
but they simply couldn't survive outside
of a delicately preserved
artificial ecosystem
with plenty of food available.
While it's theoretically possible
to make a Jurassic park,
maybe the question isn't whether or not
we could do it,
but if we should.
Dinosaurs in our world are scary enough,
but what if you ended up in theirs?
How long could you hold out?
Find out here.