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[–] DarkGamer@kbin.social 28 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Strength squares as you scale up but mass cubes; creatures this large wouldn't be able to move their own body weight.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 35 points 10 months ago (2 children)

If you stop just before immobility, you'd have gargantuan fights at a glacial pace. Would be a terrible movie, but maybe a cool story or book.

[–] LetKCater2U@sh.itjust.works 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

This must be the real reason we have earthquakes.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 15 points 10 months ago

A quick search suggests scientists haven't definitively proven it isn't the cause.

[–] slackassassin@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

I accept this new theory without any further consideration.

[–] famousringo@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

First one to fall on top of their opponent wins.

[–] jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de 15 points 10 months ago

Godzilla is nuclear powered so he's not limited by biological energy sources. There's still the entire issue of the form factor, but for that I like John Scalzy's take on the Kaiju Preservation Society.