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WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThe horses also all had humans on their backs. To my knowledge, none of the humans had horses on their backs.
Comment on wtf
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoThe horses also all had humans on their backs. To my knowledge, none of the humans had horses on their backs.
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
For it to be scientifically accurate of a comparison, the ratio of weight:human needs to be equal to that of rider:horse.
In case my phrasing is confusing, to illustrate what I mean here is an example: a 200lb horse carrying a 100lb human is equivalent to a 100lb human carrying a 50lb weight.
wischi@programming.dev 2 weeks ago
Things don’t scale linearly like that. Many things are proportional to either the surface (so x²) or volume (x³) or complex combinations of those.
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
Oh true true. I forgot about the square-cube law.