From: | paul collins paulcollins@*******.com |
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Subject: | BIG! Critters |
Date: | Wed, 14 Jun 2000 20:37:18 +1000 |
From: NeoJudas <neojudas@******************.com>
To: <shadowrn@*********.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: BIG! Critters
> From: "Ahrain" <Ahrain-Drigar@**********.com>
> Subject: Re: BIG! Critters
> > From: Simon and Fiona <sfuller@******.com.au>
> > Subject: Re: BIG! Critters
> > > Once again I won't answer, but instead go on about something else. A
> radio
> > > science guru in Australia, Dr Karl Krisoniski (I'm not even going to
try
> > for
> > > proper spelling there),
Kruszelnicki
http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/
<Snip>.
>
> Now as far Godzilla, and other critters of similar scale ... there are
> methods of making them possible. THE biggest one is simply using the
> concept of the original legend that "Godzilla" comes from. The sea-dragon
> Gojira (sp?). The larger, more powerful, great dragons could easily enter
> that scale of power and size were they allowed to do so.
>
> There is also a consideration that if a creature were capable of operating
> within the extremes of climate variation as Godzilla would be, that it's
> body structure might actually be able to support itself easily enough.
Actually I think it's more that the ground won't support the weight. But
hey, Magic cures that problem doesn't it?
After all, the critter will need magic to exist at all.
Paul Collins
Spare the Duc Tape, Spoil the job