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    Hollywood Nonsense: Is it possible to overcome the square-cube law?

    I wouldn't go that far. The robots in Pacific Rim are able to engage in hand-to-hand combat similar to an unencumbered human, and the neural interface they use is either pure fantasy or centuries ahead of our current technology. I'm thinking of something significantly less ambitious: something...
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    Hollywood Nonsense: Is it possible to overcome the square-cube law?

    I understand that the law itself can't be nullified. By "overcome the square-cube law", I mean "designed in such a fashion that the machine could function as intended in spite of the stresses provided by the square-cube law". Would it be even remotely possible to do such a thing, or are the...
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    Hollywood Nonsense: Is it possible to overcome the square-cube law?

    Hollywood Nonsense: Is it possible to "overcome" the square-cube law? I'll admit up front: my knowledge of physics is sub-fundamental. If any questions I ask seem braindead ignorant, know that it comes from a genuine lack of understanding. Apologies in advance. For those who don't frequent...
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