(07-28-2014, 07:26 PM)Ckayah Tia Wrote: That said, it's probably a bad idea to start looking at things like physical size as an indicator of strength. Take a look at Chimpanzees in the real world, for instance. Pound for pound, they're about four times as strong as a person. A 50 pound Chimp can easily take a fully grown man in a fight, and a large Chimp (males of some types can grow to about the size of a male Miqo'te) maintains that huge margin of strength.The thing about this is that they're actually trading brain power for more brawn; to put it another way, only so much of our brains are devoted to physical activity and exertion. Part of the reason we're weaker is because our brains are actually holding us back in order to prevent us from damaging ourselves in the process of exertion. Naturally, since Chimpanzees are much less intellectually inclined (but they're still smart, mind you), they have more resources to devote to raw physical strength. A similar and related theory says that their lack of fine motor control (i.e. less precision) means that they devote more resources to the major muscles. And while we're at it, the actual amount is closer to twice that of human strength per pound - any claims of 4x or higher are completely unfounded.
Makes you look at Lalafells just a little bit differently...
All this is just a long way of saying that, no, Lalafell are really, really unlikely to have chimpanzee-style strength. If they did, they would be lacking considerably in other areas, and wouldn't even be capable of performing certain jobs, much less do something like fine stitching. I will continue to posit that aether is the answer, always.
