Scientists Say We Could Probably Outrun a T-Rex If We Were Chased

FINALLY, the important questions are answered. Scientists have revealed that it is indeed possible to outrun a T-Rex a la Jurassic World. Discover Magazine says that although the T-Rex was massive, scary, and an overall killing machine, it was likely rather slow...

The researchers estimated the walking speed of the T. rex to be 2.7 to 5 mph, which is much slower than, say, Usain Bolt, who clocks in a maximum sprinting speed of 27.3 mph. For context, the average walking speed for a human hovers around 3 mph. The calculated speed indicates T. rex was traveling at a slow trot, and at a speed similar to other large carnivorous dinosaurs. Still, even when walking, tyrannosaurs moved covered more ground in a single step than the large herbivores that they coexisted with and presumably hunted.

That's good... but what about when they run? Scientists say that while it was possible that a T-Rex could have run, their bone structure shows evidence that they were far more likely to walk most of the time. Seeing as they hunted larger animals, there really was never a need to do anything other than a brisk walk.

Oh, and you could definitely leave a T Rex in the dust if you had a Jeep.

So basically, as long as you aren't in an open field with nothing larger to eat ,you'll likely survive your encounter with a T-Rex. I like those odds! Somebody call up an eccentric billionaire with an island!