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Topic	Damn nature, you scary! general topic
Questionmarktarius 08/03/18 10:32:45 PM #233:	Mberer posted... Questionmarktarius posted... Mberer posted... Imagine if humans could become invertebrates Square-Cube Law puts some pretty hard limits on how big invertebrates can actually get. ...for now. You'd need to either double the amount of oxygen in the air or water, or somehow halve gravity. Even then, the practical size increase would be somewhere around 126%, give or take species that are vastly more efficient at transporting oxygen. Apparently there used to be dragonflies as large as hawks. <cite>Questionmarktarius posted [p:906232570] in Damn natur... [t:76430388]...</cite> <quote><cite>Mberer posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Questionmarktarius posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Mberer posted...</cite> <quote>Imagine if humans could become invertebrates</quote> Square-Cube Law puts some pretty hard limits on how big invertebrates can actually get.</quote> ...for now.</quote> You'd need to either double the amount of oxygen in the air or water, or somehow halve gravity. Even then, the practical size increase would be somewhere around 126%, give or take species that are vastly more efficient at transporting oxygen. Apparently there used to be dragonflies as large as hawks.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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