/siberia/ - Off-topic

Yes everyone noticed this

why tf are canon navis so lanky how do they even support their own bodies with that lack of muscle bruh

>>739649
It's called square cube law. The limbs increase in length linearly but the muscle mass increases as the cube of increased height. Compare really tall vs really short bodybuilders in humans. Even if you have a lot more muscle mass as a bigger person it will look proportionately smaller. The moon they live on also has lower gravity and thicker atmosphere so they benefit from being more buoyant.

I wonder if its supposed to be somesort of dig at Pocahontas

>>739673
? I agree that tall dudes tend to be lanky and I agree that lower gravity means lankier bodies, but I thought big animals have bones that are bigger by more than a proportional factor.

>>739679
There are bigger animals that are proportionally thick like elephants, but that's not the norm. The problem is that as your muscle mass scalues up as the cube (third power) the cross section of your muscles only scales by the square (second power) so you have a harder time supporting your own weight. Lankier works better in general. See giraffes for the extreme end of height.