why is it impossible for animals to grow to certain sizes without collapsing under their own weight? If you just scale everything up 1:1, why can’t they just function normally at increased sizes?
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Think about blowing a bubble. Think about how easy it is to blow a small bubble versus a large bubble. Now think about how difficult it is to blow a very, very large bubble, and have it exist for any length of time. It’s a delicate operation, is it not? Much harder than blowing a tiny bubble, and many times more difficult than keeping foam, which is made up of many, many tiny bubbles, stable.
Got all that in your head? Cool. Now imagine that the bubble is made of skin, filled with meat, and is the size of a building.
So, that’s why.
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