Talk:Harpy/@comment-25086543-20150605222902/@comment-26115871-20150605230810

Why would anyone be stupid enough to let something with talons scratch their back? Especially talons like what the harpy has.

Why do you need to put science to a creature that has talons on its hands AND legs to realize it would hurt to have this thing scratch you?

Why would your wife ever scratch your back using all of her strength? Even a normal woman could seriously hurt you and HERSELF if they attempted to do something like that. It's true that it doesn't matter how strong she is if she's scratching your back with talons - since they'll likely cut through your flesh either way - but you make it sound like it's this extreme force your friend has predicted her to have that is the reason you don't want her to scratch your back.

Also, how tough are her arms, legs and talons? There's a limit to how much force one can exert before they hurt themselves.

Finally, mamono are forbidden to kill people by the demon queen and king. They can only use lethal force when their life is in danger (I think it's an attempt to make the war seem less bloody than it would be). So there's really no reason to worry about their force unless you are trying to kill them.

. . . uh, sorry. My inner nerd is displeased. Her wings are far too small for her to fly in the first place, so we already know physics doesn't apply to her :P