2026-04-13 16:00 UTC
Number 2 would fall over.
Right now a giraffe needs 600lbs of neck muscle to hold up a 50 lb head on a 6 foot lever.
There is no way the giraffe's neck could hold a regular human torso. Forget a proportional one. It's not possible.
Picture for scale. A regular human torso would look comically small on top of a giraffe.
Replies (4)
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@smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-13 16:32
Came here for this. #2 would bend over once and be down for life. Not to mention those front knees would be under tremendous pressure, even just normal walking would be punishing.
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@HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2026-04-14 03:39
What about very developed neck flap sails
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@CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 2026-04-13 21:17
Well, maybe. Or they'd have the most developed 42 pack abs you've ever seen.
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@merc@sh.itjust.works 2026-04-14 04:24
You don't even have to get into the weight. Mammals have at most 4 limbs. Centaurs would have 6 limbs, and the mammal brain never evolved to handle that many.