| ▲ | Retric 2 hours ago | |
Yea, we’ve scaled wooden buildings to 25 stories. Arguments around bone scaling ignores the impact forces of running. Scaling often means trading margins not just keeping all constraints the same. | ||
| ▲ | dahart 2 hours ago | parent [-] | |
Yeah exactly. There’s an implicit assumption here that everything scales together in perfect proportion. This is a large and limiting and unnecessary assumption that undermines the argument somewhat. Maybe giant humans could exist with stockier legs… | ||