The Paleontology of Chris Wildrick Is Overrated: Time Trials, interactive performance, 2009
Participants are given a list of 30 dinosaur names, selected for their complex spelling and confusing pronounciation. The challenge is to read all the names aloud as quickly as possible.
Each contestant's name and time is listed below. Their names are also linked to the audio of their attempt. Some recordings are easier to hear than others. This challenge not only tests how easily people can pronounce these complex names, but also gives a sense of how people think they are pronounced. Dinosaur names are chimeric fabrications from many languages, including Greek, Latin, and Chinese, and there really is no one way to say them correctly.
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Time |
|---|---|
| Richard | 0'27" |
| Ilaya | 0'29" |
| Andrew | 1'02" |
| Kelly | 1'04" |
| Kevin | 1'04" |
| Sophie | 1'10" |
| John | 1'16" |
| Kathia | 1'16" |
| Sarah | 1'19" |
| Clare | 1'20" |
| Olivia | 1'20" |
| Michael | 1'23" |
| Ruth | 1'24" |
| Rosie | 1'39" |
| Marko, attempt #2 | 1'40" |
| Marko, attempt #1 | 1'57" |
| Adrian | 2'00" |
The list of dinosaur names can be found here. See if you can beat these times!