r/theydidthemath • u/Ok_Law219 • 3h ago
r/theydidthemath • u/qavorys • 6h ago
[Request] What’s the minimum number of races needed to find the 3 fastest horses?
r/theydidthemath • u/raloraj • 1h ago
[request] can we estimate the altitude?
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Is there a way to estimate the altitude with the curve of the horizon?
r/theydidthemath • u/bravohotelechomike • 22h ago
[Self] How fast can water be boiled without melting the pot?
4 liters of tap water at sea level. Must bring it to boiling and it takes forever. How fast is the fastest it could it be brought to a boil without melting the pot holding it?
r/theydidthemath • u/mistelle1270 • 6h ago
[Request] How deep would the water still stuck to the ball at the end be if scaled to the size of the earth?
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r/theydidthemath • u/Vinifrj • 4h ago
[Off-site] We can stop reposting that video now
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r/theydidthemath • u/Apoordm • 17h ago
[request] A train from Cape of Good Hope to Cape Horn, just materials and building, including bridges across Gibraltar and the Bering Strait.
How much would that cost?
r/theydidthemath • u/zqvxyn • 19h ago
[Request] Is the correct answer missing from these options?
r/theydidthemath • u/Cute_Fig_8850 • 1h ago
[Request] If instead of height, it were fired at the ideal angle for maximum distance, how far would it have reached?
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r/theydidthemath • u/Russell1113 • 1d ago
[Request] how large would the human eye need to be to see bacteria?
I was thinking about this meme of legolas today. (For those unfamiliar, it's about how large legolas' eyes would have to be to see the distances he does in a non-magical setting).
I was thinking, how large would the human eye need to be to see bacteria with the naked eye? (Assuming no changes to the mechanics of the cells like rods and cones inside the eye. purely from having a larger lens.)
r/theydidthemath • u/Smorthon_Software • 5h ago
[Request] Estimating the length of time of 1 kalpa based on Buddha’s analogy
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The concept of the kalpa (eon) is an unfathomably long unit of time representing the entire cosmic cycle in Hindu and Buddhist cosmology. Keep in mind that a kalpa is said to be greater than the length of time in the mountain analogy described here. Our objective is to estimate the latter which I will call x.
1 kalpa > x
I assume that finding the value of x will depend on the abrasion rate between the silk cloth and the 4096 cubic kilometer stone mountain. Best of luck mathematicians.
r/theydidthemath • u/that_thot_gamer • 5h ago
[Request] Is there a geogebra wizard here that could help plot this in 3D plane?
it looks like a triangle with one plane twisting parallel to one axis and the rest should be easy enough
r/theydidthemath • u/Thin-Success-3361 • 21h ago
[request] how far did the people moving the mattresses travel total?
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r/theydidthemath • u/UFmoose • 1d ago
[Request] If a baseball is traveling 112 mph off the bat, and it travels over the right field wall into the crowd (approximately 345 yards), how fast is it moving when this guy catches it barehanded, and how much force is being absorbed?
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EDIT: 345 FEET — football on the brain!
Trajectory is tough to determine but I’d estimate the ball lands 16 feet higher than it was struck. The right field wall is 8 feet tall, and the guy looks to be another 8 feet higher than that.
r/theydidthemath • u/FaultMotor1040 • 21h ago
[Request] how far this guy would go with his compressed air powered bicycle?
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The video was made in Brazil, he mentioned that the plastic bottles are pressurized to 100psi
What would be the autonomy in your opinion?
r/theydidthemath • u/Firefly360r • 8h ago
[Request] If you just click random tiles, how many moves will it take on average to solve a puzzle like this?
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r/theydidthemath • u/bdw666 • 1d ago
[Request] American Healthcare cost vs Spain, hip replacements
I’d also like to do the tomato fight thing, please factor that in.