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Story summary
- Galileo Galilei argued in his 1638 “Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences” that giants cannot exist because their mass would exceed bone strength.
- He noted that surface tension sufficient for water bugs would be far too weak to support a giant’s weight.
- He warned that a Lilliputian-size human would be overwhelmed by electrostatic forces and viscous water, making ordinary movement impossible.
