Dad Accidentally Buys A Life-Size 6-Meter-Long Dinosaur Statue For His 4-Year-Old Son
On the small British island of Guern, in the middle of the English Channel, a father gave his four-year-old son a dinosaur. Problem: the dimensions of the “toy,” which the father did not check when ordering on the net. Yes, the child dreamed of a big animal, but in this case, the beast is… more than 6 meters long!
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For months, Theo had told his father, André Bisson, that he wanted to have the biggest Carnotaurus there is. The 4-year-old boy fell in love with Carnotauruses after he had watched the Disney classic Dinosaur. The Carnotaurus was a dangerous predator with arms shorter than T-rex’s and “bull” horns (hence the Taurus in the name), which lived in Patagonia for about 70 million years in the middle Cretaceous period. The father immediately did his research on the net. Finally, his wife saw an advertisement for a nearby amusement park offering one of their decorative statues: a Carnotaurus, just like Theo had wanted.
The opportunity was too excellent. André Bisson immediately spent 1,000 pounds (about 1,200 euros) to acquire the animal without even asking the sender for details on its dimensions. While he was expecting an object at most 3 meters long, the 2-ton monster measured 6.5 by 2.5 meters high. The dinosaur was not only life-size, but weighed almost as much as a real one. The delivery company even had to exchange its usual trucks for a trailer and a crane to transport the animal.
Without any fear, the child seems to have made the animal his best friend. Chaz (the name given by the boy) will stay in his garden until Theo doesn’t want him anymore, which will most likely be never.
Image credits: André Bisson
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Just curious if they are wealthy... I can't imagine being able to buy ANY child a $1500 toy no matter how much I desire to make the world happy.
right? also, I'm pretty sure this one did not come with a free shipping, especially to some small island
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No way you spend that much money and don't bother looking at the size the object you're buying.
Um, I did. I still don't know how I did it. I bought a 6 ft. long rolled edge claw foot bathtub instead of the 5ft. long one. I almost drown in it. Fortunately we had the space.
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I miss the days when people became viral for accomplishing amazing feats, like running a mile in under four minutes. As opposed to staging events, recording them, and then pretending to be surprised for media attention.
Sorry dude, didnt wanted to sound disrespectful, just (unsuccesfully) trying to agree with you with irony.
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Oh Jesus. I live in Guernsey (not Guern!) and this is a non story. He knew the size of the dinosaur. It couldn't be shipped in time for Xmas due to the weather so they gave him a smaller one for a couple of months. Then they swapped them. It was a nice present for his kids from an exhibition that was shutting down. It was on the local news when it arrived but it wasn't a surprise. Sorry to spoil the fun.
Thanks, Oliver. Got really annoyed reading the b******t ‘facts’ in this story.
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Yeah, ok, whatever! How can you not know the size of the dinosaur!? Don't try to play dumb and not know the size and/or wonder why the cost of your dinosaur is so much and thinking that it's much smaller.
He knew the size all along. The purchase was intentional.
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It's simple.... he wanted it for himself and couldn't get his wife to agree to buy it, so he "accidentally" bought it for his son.
The proud dad wanted it too, and there is no better excuse than that his young son wanted it! Have a nice weekend, all pandas out there!
Get your facts straight: 1) The island is called Guernsey, not Guern. I live there, about two minutes’ drive along the coast from this family. 2) The father did not buy it accidentally, it was an intentional purchase. 3) It was bought from an attraction on our neighbouring island (Jersey) that was closing down. 4) It was bought knowing it was ‘life-sized’ so the comment about dimensions is incorrect. 4) André (the father) is currently looking to repair the internal electronics so that the dinosaur can move once again.
No “oops” - it wasn’t an accident. This ‘report’ is riddled with innacuracy.
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Just curious if they are wealthy... I can't imagine being able to buy ANY child a $1500 toy no matter how much I desire to make the world happy.
right? also, I'm pretty sure this one did not come with a free shipping, especially to some small island
Load More Replies... No way you spend that much money and don't bother looking at the size the object you're buying.
Um, I did. I still don't know how I did it. I bought a 6 ft. long rolled edge claw foot bathtub instead of the 5ft. long one. I almost drown in it. Fortunately we had the space.
Load More Replies... I miss the days when people became viral for accomplishing amazing feats, like running a mile in under four minutes. As opposed to staging events, recording them, and then pretending to be surprised for media attention.
Sorry dude, didnt wanted to sound disrespectful, just (unsuccesfully) trying to agree with you with irony.
Load More Replies... Oh Jesus. I live in Guernsey (not Guern!) and this is a non story. He knew the size of the dinosaur. It couldn't be shipped in time for Xmas due to the weather so they gave him a smaller one for a couple of months. Then they swapped them. It was a nice present for his kids from an exhibition that was shutting down. It was on the local news when it arrived but it wasn't a surprise. Sorry to spoil the fun.
Thanks, Oliver. Got really annoyed reading the b******t ‘facts’ in this story.
Load More Replies... Yeah, ok, whatever! How can you not know the size of the dinosaur!? Don't try to play dumb and not know the size and/or wonder why the cost of your dinosaur is so much and thinking that it's much smaller.
He knew the size all along. The purchase was intentional.
Load More Replies... It's simple.... he wanted it for himself and couldn't get his wife to agree to buy it, so he "accidentally" bought it for his son.
The proud dad wanted it too, and there is no better excuse than that his young son wanted it! Have a nice weekend, all pandas out there!
Get your facts straight: 1) The island is called Guernsey, not Guern. I live there, about two minutes’ drive along the coast from this family. 2) The father did not buy it accidentally, it was an intentional purchase. 3) It was bought from an attraction on our neighbouring island (Jersey) that was closing down. 4) It was bought knowing it was ‘life-sized’ so the comment about dimensions is incorrect. 4) André (the father) is currently looking to repair the internal electronics so that the dinosaur can move once again.
No “oops” - it wasn’t an accident. This ‘report’ is riddled with innacuracy.
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