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In an effort to make it possible for fantastically large organisms to exist I've altered the square cube law of my universe so that instead of something getting 8 times the mass when doubling size it instead … While this might work to make creatures larger, I found myself wondering, what other effects or consequences for lifeforms would this altered square cube law have? …

I am looking for ways to get around the Square-Cube Law for the giants, dragons, and other large creatures of my fantasy setting. What are some realistic ways that it could be done? …

So I know that a creature this size is a bit ludicrous, and that it has a lot of issues due to the square cube law, but I would like to reduce the necessary amounts of hand waving and unobtainium. …

I read here about just scaling up creatures and that it wouldn't be a good idea due to the square-cube law. It would increase the weight times 4 but only the bone structure by two. …

Now with that said, how big could my centaurs be to be possible to live do to the square cube law? Would the entire body have to be smallish? …

Stories with shrinking never seen to take into account the Square-Cube law. I'm trying to consider what it would take to do a story like this that actually fully addresses the square cube law. … To be clear I'm only interested in effects caused by the square-cube law. …

So heat dissipation traits would be favorable to hedge against the square-cubed law; things like less hair, larger extremities, ect. … cubed law? …

So what is the max size or limit for underground creatures before the square-cube law crushes his body or makes his body/organs ineffective? Feel free to edit the tag to be more appropriate. …

Removing respiratory problems due to primitive lungs, is there any reason why giant insects can't exist? after all we have giraffes which are enormous but have incredibly skinny legs, quetzalcoatls to …

Thanks to the square-cube law, this makes them proportionally stronger and tougher than you would expect out of humanoids. …

The square-cube law holds true only for objects that are similar. …

Most "realistic dragon" questions start with the premise, "given what we know about bones, muscles, and the square cube law, how close can we get to a fantasy dragon". … "Given what has been said about the capability of fantasy dragons, and accounting for the square cube law, what does that say about what it must be made of?" …

So how fast can a cockroach 72 times bigger, especially of the pest variety like German and American cockroaches, run, fly, and move with out taking that pesky square-cube law into consideration ? …

This site boasts hundreds of questions about the size of particular creatures and the effect the square-cube law has on them. …

Question How small could a human scale down to? Requirements Must be able to work stone, metal, and wood. Notes -If we can assume they evolved in a place with temperatures where they wouldn't freeze o …