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A pigeon has two relatively small legs, while an elephant has four massive legs. The question is can you scale a pigeon to the size of an elephant? How about an elephant to the size of a pigeon? Use what you know about stress to make an argument for each.

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          A pigeon has two relatively small legs, while an elephant has four massive legs. The question is
can you scale a pigeon to the size of an elephant? How about an elephant to the size of a pigeon?
Use what you know about stress to make an argument for each.

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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Solved by Expert James Kiss

11/20/2022

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Stress is defined as force per unit area (σ = F/A). In the context of legs supporting body weight, the force is the weight (mass × gravity), and the area is the cross-sectional area of the leg bones or muscles supporting that weight. Show more…

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A pigeon has two relatively small legs, while an elephant has four massive legs. The question is can you scale a pigeon to the size of an elephant? How about an elephant to the size of a pigeon? Use what you know about stress to make an argument for each.