Square-cube law Memes

Engineers with magical powers? The world isn't ready! While fantasy heroes dream of slaying dragons, engineers immediately think, "Finally, I can violate the square-cube law!" For the uninitiated, this pesky law is why we can't build giant robots or skyscrapers shaped like dinosaurs - larger structures need exponentially more support to avoid collapse under their own weight. But with levitation? Those structural support calculations go straight into the trash. Suddenly every engineering student's ridiculous final project becomes terrifyingly possible. Floating cities? Self-assembling mega-structures? A coffee mug that hovers just out of reach when your coworker tries to steal it? The possibilities are delightfully chaotic. Give an engineer magic and they won't save the world - they'll redesign it with unnecessarily complex floating parts just because they can.

Engineers are a different breed entirely. While fantasy heroes dream of slaying dragons, engineers who suddenly gain magical powers immediately think, "How can I violate the fundamental laws of physics with this?" The square-cube law is that pesky little principle limiting how big structures can get before collapsing under their own weight. But with levitation? Those constraints go right out the window. Suddenly that 300-foot-tall mecha with impossibly thin legs doesn't seem so impractical anymore. Give an engineer a superpower and they won't save the world—they'll redesign it with "weird shit" that would make Newton roll in his grave.