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Qemyesterday at 11:14 PM1 replyview on HN

> Where is the quadratic part of the equation that limits the maximum size of a whale?

Muscle power output increases with cross section area, ~L^2, not with volume. The heart have no separate power unit. It relies on the same muscle walls that comprise its chambers to power itself.


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fluoridationyesterday at 11:16 PM

That just means the walls of the heart would need to grow thicker. Are they at the limit already?

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