Thread by @travisdon1981

@WhoWouldWin13 Both opponents are far stronger than they should be. Indeed, it is scientifically impossible for humans to grow to that size without undergoing a serious morphological change. The reason why is due to squared cube law. Let's say, for example (oversimplifying here) you want to be

@WhoWouldWin13 twice as tall as you are now. Well, if you were, without increasing in mass...you'd be a very thin string bean. Thus, in order to have the same physical shape at that size that you have now, in order to be in proportion, you'd need to get heavier. A two-fold increase in height

@WhoWouldWin13 would be a four fold increase in surface area and an 8 fold increase in weight. Thus, you'd be twice as tall and 8 times as heavy. Sounds like you'd be a pretty awesome, formidable giant.

Trust me, you wouldn't.

You see, size increases faster than strength. This is because

@WhoWouldWin13 strength increases with surface area, not volume. Thus, while a giant you would be 8 times heavier...you'd only be 4 times stronger. Imagine walking around with your weight in bricks taped to your body and you can start to see what that would be like. Indeed, at that size, with

@WhoWouldWin13 bones trying to hold up twice the weight that they were designed for, your leg bones would snap. I haven't even gotten to the problems you'd have with breathing. This is why animals undergo serious physical changes when they mature to adulthood, and why animal species that

@WhoWouldWin13 grow over time eventually become new species, looking far different than their smaller forebears. In the former case, these changes create stark differences between infant and fully adult forms. In the latter case, animals change slowly from generation to generation, acquiring

@WhoWouldWin13 new traits that enable them to function at much larger sizes. Thus, if you wanted to be twice as tall as you are now, you'd need to be a bit heavier than 8 times your normal weight in order to function. Indeed, you might be closer to the Hulk in build.

@WhoWouldWin13 So...what would happen if a 5 feet tall, 100 pound woman was suddenly 50 feet tall? How heavy would she have to be to have the same physical shape or be in proportion to what she was at 5 feet tall?

50 tons.

That's a whole lot of woman!
But would she be able to walk and

@WhoWouldWin13 function at that size?

Well, if a person only twice as tall would snap their legs, a person ten times taller would...

@WhoWouldWin13 Well, maybe it wouldn't be that gruesome (...maybe), but you get the point. She would just collapse, because her flesh and bones would not be strong enough to hold up that much weight. The only way to sidestep this issue is either have her become both far heavier AND better

@WhoWouldWin13 designed to hold up that much weight (just as larger animals like elephants are better designed for larger size than a gazelle (a Gazelle the size of an elephant would snap its legs if it walked)...

...Or simply be made out of sturdier biological materials.

@WhoWouldWin13 This latter seems to be the case both with Giganta and the 50 foot woman. Both are far, far stronger and far tougher than they should be, due to being made out of far sturdier biological materials.

But who is stronger?

@WhoWouldWin13 Remember, Giganta has not only gone toe to toe with Wonder Woman (who can press around 140 quintillion tons above her head), she has even grabbed her in her hand and kept WW from breaking her grip. I'm sorry, but the 50 foot woman does not have anywhere near that level of

@WhoWouldWin13 strength. Indeed, Giganta can become several hundred feet in height, while the 50 foot woman stays...the 50 foot woman! If the 50 foot woman weighs 50 tons...imagine how much Giganta weighs (I know, guys shouldn't talk about a woman's weight, but hey this is a Geek issue, and

@WhoWouldWin13 thus needs to be addressed!).

Thus, I conclude...

GIGANTA SHOWS THE 50 FOOT WOMAN WHO THE TRUE GIANT IS!!!!!

@WhoWouldWin13 @threadreaderapp unroll please.

@WhoWouldWin13 Forgot to add that these new acquired traits include becoming relatively speaking more robust, with relatively as well as absolutely thicker bones and muscles.