Where do dragons/firelizards defecate?
In a mostly joking response to this question at a convention in the distant past, Ms. McCaffrey stated that ‘Dragons go between.’ (i.e. take care of bodily functions while transiting between.) Although this has been perpetuated throughout fandom and has even found its way into the Dragonlovers Guide to Pern, it is still regarded by many as just a joke, since it blatantly violates the laws of Conservation of Mass/Energy — as does the practice of dragons suiciding between if taken at face value. (Of course, much in the Pern universe doesn’t hold up to scientific scrutiny.
