They Did The Math

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Community for examples and discussion of using maths to calculate things.

Academic, esoteric, and silly topics are all welcome, so long as the maths is sound!

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They did the monster math* (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by MisterFrog@lemmy.world to c/theydidthemath@mander.xyz

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I stole this title from the comment from @TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

I actually said 'they did the monster maths', lol

Pedantry aside, they did indeed do the maths, though :)

[–] MisterFrog@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

The community title must have influenced me haha

As I'm from Australia and also say maths

[–] Derpenheim@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago

I love you

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Most things don't scale linearly with size.

[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 12 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Given how the snail moves I feel like it's an accurate assumption since each pull is x% longer

[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think friction and mass will affect those pulls non-linearly, probably to the point of the snail not able to even move. See, now you've made me go and ruin the whole cartoon premise!

[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

Your correct I didn't really think of mass and friction, good catch

Now assume ideal snail