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<blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6166827" data-attributes="member: 8835">I'd hate to argue on the side of Umbran, because he's always right... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />But, I think Umbran is saying the math says the materials needed don't exist (yet).&nbsp; It is potentially possible that there's some funky poly-carbon matrix array thingy that makes for really light super strong bones that we don't know about.&nbsp; But I think the math says we need it, and we ain't go it.The Kaiju is impossible argument is pretty much the same as the BattleTech 'Mechs are impossible argument.&nbsp; A 12 Meter mech that weighs 100 tons (Atlas) would need ginormous sized clown feet to keep from sinking into the ground.Like in BattleTech, there's certain physics we have to ignore, in order to get to enjoy the rest of it.I'm not sure we're all on the same page about which physics we're ignoring.I would posit that if we're ignoring the normal biology size constraint (pretend the bones are more special than bird bones to enable the size), then you've got a mega-dinosoar with thick skin that big bullets can kill.If the monster is made of &quot;special&quot; materials and molecular structures, to enable its size, I am not sure that that would include &quot;being bullet proof&quot; just to get the effect of stomping around Tokyo.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Janx, post: 6166827, member: 8835"] I'd hate to argue on the side of Umbran, because he's always right... :) But, I think Umbran is saying the math says the materials needed don't exist (yet). It is potentially possible that there's some funky poly-carbon matrix array thingy that makes for really light super strong bones that we don't know about. But I think the math says we need it, and we ain't go it. The Kaiju is impossible argument is pretty much the same as the BattleTech 'Mechs are impossible argument. A 12 Meter mech that weighs 100 tons (Atlas) would need ginormous sized clown feet to keep from sinking into the ground. Like in BattleTech, there's certain physics we have to ignore, in order to get to enjoy the rest of it. I'm not sure we're all on the same page about which physics we're ignoring. I would posit that if we're ignoring the normal biology size constraint (pretend the bones are more special than bird bones to enable the size), then you've got a mega-dinosoar with thick skin that big bullets can kill. If the monster is made of "special" materials and molecular structures, to enable its size, I am not sure that that would include "being bullet proof" just to get the effect of stomping around Tokyo. [/QUOTE]

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