cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/28135065
Source: https://safelyendangered.com/blogs/comics/birthday-dragon
this post was submitted on 25 Apr 2025
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Thoughts: If the dragon's normal breath is fire, is means that their internal temperature is not low enough to cool down candlewicks. This is not much different than how human breath is warmer from the envionment. Form the perspective of, say, a lichen, a human's breath might as well be fire. Dragons are just run 10x as hot as humans. The question is, what material are they consuming in order to maintain this temperature constantly. Are they consuming coal as food?
They can have hot breath while having a regular body temperature. Flint starters or a pilot light in their mouth combined with a high fiber diet and the right microbiome solve this problem.
The only question left is how to move the flammable gases to the mouth. Maybe they have sacs they have to fill with roughage in their mouth. Maybe the only barrier in their digestive system is at the end so eau de colon just constantly seeps out.
Yes I know that's what one approach. I was trying to consider the case where they can't help have their breath be superheated