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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Ants also don't have lungs, they breath through holes in their exoskeleton, which wouldn't work if they increased in size. So all of those big ants in Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp would have died from suffocation if this was real science.
Also, their tiny spindly legs wouldn't be able to lift their weight. The Square-Cube Law is a bitch.
By the way, this was what Squirrel Girl's physics professor said:
And yes, you can get around this restriction with certain cosmic rays or exotic particles. I am aware of Pym's work, thank you. It's hard not to be when he published journal articles like "Ha Ha, I'm Giant-Man Now: Screw You, All Other Physicists."
But without cosmic rays or Pym Particles, any animal made giant will absolutely break it's leg with the first step it takes! Remember that well, my students! For the physics I have just shared with you may one day save your life, if not the lives of everyone on the planet!!
Edited by alliterator on Jul 9th 2019 at 4:34:34 AM
Even ignoring the Square-Cube Law, the strength of the spiderman is much higher than that of a spider (at least in the comics)
Taking into account that Peter weighs about 80 kg, he has managed to lift a T-90 tank (43 tons) and even a small plane. (About 100 tons)
Spiderman is described as a class 10, even when it is obvious that he can lift much more than that.
Edited by JoLuRo075 on Jul 9th 2019 at 5:33:49 AM
Eh? Let's see:
("SCIENTIFICALLY ACCURATE SPIDER-MAN")
(Closes video before it even plays)
RE: Squirrel Girl's physics teacher:
Thanks for reminding me that I need to catch up on Unbeatable Squirrel Girl, aka: one of the funniest comics out there right now.
The Scharzschild radius is actually the radius defining the event horizon of a black hole
. So a human's Schwarzschild radius would be 1.04×10^−25 meters.

The "proportioned strength" thing never really made much sense. Ants are relatively strong but that's just the Square-Cube Law in action.
You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!