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On 2002-05-23 13:27, Caryn wrote:
How were dinosaurs were even able to exist? As creatures get larger, their weight increases in proportion
to volume. But their strength only increses in proportion to the cross sectional area of muscle in a particular limb -
the familar square-cube problem. In the present environment, the maximum weight for an animal to exist ie. to be able
lift its own weight off the ground can be shown to be the solution to 1,340/340.667 = x/x.667, or about 21,000 pounds.
The heaviest elephant is not more than 14,000 pounds.
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For regulars on Talk.Origins, this is vintage Ted Holden. The figures are wrong, to put it simply. The FAQ from T.O covers it.