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Message 37 of 40 (56708)
09-20-2003 9:00 PM
Reply to: Message 36 by Rei
09-20-2003 8:07 PM


Rei writes:
The structures of no land animal alive, just scaled up in the way that the animals grow during their life, could bear the weight of such a massive body.
Which is why human 'giants', both tall and overweight, often have problems walking. Our bone structure and design simply can't support that much extra weight.
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