Question 18.80

image 50. Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver traveled to Lilliput, where the Lilliputians were human-shaped but only about 6 in. tall. In other words, they were geometrically similar in shape to ordinary human beings but only one-twelfth as tall. What would a Lilliputian weigh? Are Lilliputians ruled out by the size-shape and area-volume considerations in this chapter? If you think they are, what considerations do you find convincing? If not, why not?