This is what happens when an ideas guy with no technical knowledge is making technical decisions.
If you’re talking about Chris, he’s a coder too, and wrote some of the entiry container system for the game.
I’m not sure where you’re getting your info about them scaling everything down and that being the cause for wonky physics, though.
I was going to suggest you’re a duck, but apparently theirs are over 6 inches and awkwardly curved.
Also, I’m excited to see what google ads will offer me after this!