Weight and heat production increase as the cube of relatvie size increase, weight-bearing and cooling increase as its square. Compare the skeletons and metabolisms of a mouse and an elephant.

Why would you want a 20 tonne Komodo Dragon (imagine mucking the stalls) when you could make your fortune growing fangs on a goldfish?


Uncle Al
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/
(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz3.pdf