Chapter 1 - 1: The Cockroach that Grew a Hundred Times Bigger

1 Chapter 1: The Cockroach that Grew a Hundred Times Bigger

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“What would happen if a cockroach were to proportionally enlarge a hundred times?”

On the podium, the balding teacher looked intently at the classroom, eager to hear the students’ replies.

“It would steal chickens!” Almost as soon as the professor finished speaking, a voice echoed from a corner of the classroom.

“Hahaha...”

Immediately, the entire class burst into laughter.

The kindly faced teacher did not get angry after hearing this. He joined in the laughter for a moment, then nodded and said, “That’s an imagination projected onto a cockroach, not bad. Any other thoughts?”

“A cockroach that’s a hundred times bigger would be several meters tall. I think one chicken would definitely not be enough for it!”

The students once again erupted in laughter.

The teacher nodded and chuckled, “Good, continue!”

“If a cockroach’s body enlarges, the gravity it experiences would also increase. I think it could be crushed to death by gravity!”

“That’s not necessarily true. It is proportionally enlarged after all, its skeleton should certainly be able to bear the increased gravity!”

“...”

Seeing the active discussions of his students, the teacher felt relieved. He explained: “In biology, there’s a concept known as ‘allometric growth relationships’. This refers to a quantitative relationship between a creature’s behaviors, forms, and required energy with its size. Simply put, as a creature’s size changes, its attributes would change quantitatively, but this change is not proportional!”

While he was speaking, he started writing formulas on the blackboard.

“This concept was initially proposed by Julian Huxley in 1932. We can express it with a mathematical formula: E=70M^3/4.”

“A creature’s form and size grow linearly, which is determined by the square-cube law.”

“That is, when a creature’s body length doubles, its surface area becomes four times as large, while its volume and mass become eight times... Findd new stories at novelhall.com

Shortly after this, Du Gang got distracted, or rather, he focused on a virtual panel that suddenly appeared in his mind.

“According to the square-cube law, as the cockroach enlarges, the amount of oxygen it needs also drastically increases. The growth of the surface area of its gas exchange organs can’t keep up with the growth of its volume...”

“So, on Earth, if a cockroach were to become a hundred times bigger, it would not only get crushed to death, but also die from lack of oxygen...”

Immediately after, the teacher wrote down the words “respiratory system”.

Du Gang was stunned, murmuring subconsciously: “Is there a solution to the lack of oxygen?”

Seeing his engrossed attitude, the teacher was very pleased and nodded: “Not necessarily impossible. If the cockroach increases the amount of its trachea, thus taking in more oxygen, it could survive...”

“Furthermore, if the concentration of oxygen in Earth’s atmosphere increased, it could also provide more energy for it...”

“Scientists have found out that the creatures were very large during the dinosaur age. One of the reasons could be that the concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere was very high...”

At this moment, another student asked: “Teacher, if the concentration of oxygen increased now, could I grow taller?”

The teacher squinted his eyes, a wide smile on his face: “If we ignore oxygen poisoning and you’re still in your growth period, an increase in oxygen concentration could indeed make you grow taller under its influence...”

“In this environment, compared to animals, plants would grow quicker, bigger, and taller!”

“Of course, under these oxygen-rich conditions, our offspring would also be taller and bigger!”

After saying this, the teacher spread his hands, laughed and said: “Students, that’s all for today’s lesson. Next class, we will study the reproductive system and the urinary system...”

“Reproductive system... Hehehe...” The students down the stage turned red in the face, laughing sneakily.

“Here’s a question, what are germ cells?”

“I would like you all to refer to your textbooks after you go home and learn more about germ cells. I’ll bring up an interesting question for everyone to answer in the next lesson...”

“Alright, class is over!”

The students immediately stood up and bowed: “Goodbye, teacher!”

The teacher nodded and left the classroom.

Not long after the teacher left the classroom, a student suddenly shouted, “Check the hot headlines on your phones!”

ps: This chapter is striving to top the Combat Power Ranking for January, the updated battle tactics and strategies can be found at the end of Chapter 207, feel free to take a look if you’re interested. (Confidential)

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