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Dear Sri Devarajan,

--- In ramanuja@xxxx, devaraj kandadai <dkandadai@xxxx> wrote:
> Respected moderator,
> this is a zooological impossibility.Perhaps an expert
> in this field can be consulted.
> With dandan samarpanam
> 
> Devarajsa Dasan
> 

I am neither a pachyderm nor a croc expert. Nevertheless,

First of all, it is NOT a zoological impossibility. 

Second, it is NOT prudent to use myopic science and our still smaller 
understanding of it to question indefatigable truths.

Let us look at the Morphometrics of the two animals (with due 
apologies to the other group members for dwelling onto needless 
mathemagics)

Crocs have a jaw size of approx. 8 feet 
Crocs jaws can maximally be apart upto 90 degrees.
This forms a triangle with an area of ***32 sq feet*** .

Max height of an Asian elephant is 4 metres (size hasnt changed much 
evolutionarily)

The Circumference of the forefoot (which is larger than the leg) is 
approx half the shoulder height. Which means it cannot be more than 2 
meters.

2*pi*r = 2 metres
=> r = ***** 0.3183 metres ***** ----> (A)

Now, What is the radius of the circle that can be inscribed within a 
triangle of area 32 sq feet?

rInsc = area/k ; k = (a+b+c)/2; a,b,c being sides of triangle
=> rInsc = 32/13.65 = 2.34 feet

rInsc = 2.34 feet = 2.34 * 0.3048 metres = 0.7132 metres ---> (B)

rInsc/r = 0.7132/0.3183 = 2.24 
Which means the Croc can maximally grab MORE than TWO forefoot.

Regards
dasan
R.SoundarrAjan








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