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Edited by Shirley: 11/25/2013 5:39:46 AM
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Does anyone know of an equation....

... that I can apply to comparing strength relations between different animals of drastically different sizes? Example- Let's say a human was scaled down to the size of a rhinoceros beetle, which, in some species, are said to be able to lift 800-850 times their own weight for a 60 gram male specimen (some growing as large as 85 grams, or in exceptional cases, 120 grams). How much stronger would a rhinoceros beetle (or a human) be at either one's size? If my calculations are correct, a 60 gram rhinoceros beetle can still lift more pounds of pressure on its back than some humans can. Anywhere from 48,000- 51,000 grams, or 106- 112.5lbs. [b]Note that I'm not talking about a human lifting as much weight, proportionally, to a rhinoceros beetle at his/ her current size- that would equal to roughly 1- 2 M1 Abrams tanks. I'm talking about how strong a human would be at the size of a rhinoceros beetle.[/b] [b]P.S.-[/b] Let's ignore the fact that arthropods, in general, require highly oxygenated atmospheres to grow to drastically larger sizes or how humans could never exist at a size of 60 grams.

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  • Edited by Ad Hoc: 11/25/2013 6:24:43 AM
    W/X times Y/Z=1/S Read out as W divided by X times Y divided by Z equals 1 divided by S When W=beetles weight, X= beetles strength, Y=humans weight, Z=humans strength, and S is the result in terms of strength Not sure if that's right though.

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