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Don't mind Khael taking a seat on one of your office buildings. I'm sure it can handle his weight.
Oh hello, news channel helicopter. Got any weather forecast?
Oh hello, news channel helicopter. Got any weather forecast?
Category All / Macro / Micro
Species Western Dragon
Size 1629 x 2262px
File Size 2.49 MB
Listed in Folders
> I'm sure it can handle his weight.
<nerd>
Assuming that the building was designed in a world without macros, the vertical structure of the building can probably handle a higher than design load, as long as it's not *too* much more, and doesn't repeat often. The main problem would probably the roof itself - the horizontal surface he's sitting on. As far as I know, the roof is not usually as strong as the floor structures between the occupied levels.
In most areas, the roof will be designed for an extra *uniform* load of rain, which is fairly dense. In cold-weather areas the roof will be designed for an extra *uniform* load of snow (not that dense) and ice (as dense as rain).
A macro dragon butt probably doesn't impose a uniform load. This would lead to spot failures of the roof (several square feet at a time) in places with high loading.
On the other hand, in a world with macros, it's normal and accepted that the roof will sometimes suddenly need to support a very large load. The vertical structure would be built stronger, and the roof itself would be built stronger, in anticipation of this.
(That does raise the question of how one would weigh a macro. Semi-truck (lorry, HGV, LKW) scales, in the US, are good to 80,000 pounds / 36,300 kg or more, but are not often found in pairs that would be compatible with a biped's foot spacing. Portable scales do exist; maybe you could put two of those next to each other, or put a portable next to a fixed scale. One manufacturer says they make scales with up to 400,000 pound / 181,000 kg capacity...)
</nerd>
<nerd>
Assuming that the building was designed in a world without macros, the vertical structure of the building can probably handle a higher than design load, as long as it's not *too* much more, and doesn't repeat often. The main problem would probably the roof itself - the horizontal surface he's sitting on. As far as I know, the roof is not usually as strong as the floor structures between the occupied levels.
In most areas, the roof will be designed for an extra *uniform* load of rain, which is fairly dense. In cold-weather areas the roof will be designed for an extra *uniform* load of snow (not that dense) and ice (as dense as rain).
A macro dragon butt probably doesn't impose a uniform load. This would lead to spot failures of the roof (several square feet at a time) in places with high loading.
On the other hand, in a world with macros, it's normal and accepted that the roof will sometimes suddenly need to support a very large load. The vertical structure would be built stronger, and the roof itself would be built stronger, in anticipation of this.
(That does raise the question of how one would weigh a macro. Semi-truck (lorry, HGV, LKW) scales, in the US, are good to 80,000 pounds / 36,300 kg or more, but are not often found in pairs that would be compatible with a biped's foot spacing. Portable scales do exist; maybe you could put two of those next to each other, or put a portable next to a fixed scale. One manufacturer says they make scales with up to 400,000 pound / 181,000 kg capacity...)
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