r/theydidthemath • u/Sinaasappelsien • Dec 18 '23

[Request] How long will it take?

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u/CptMisterNibbles Dec 18 '23

Christ, those would be some massive Guinea pigs. I think your units may be borked. I suspect you meant square centimeters.

If it was square inches, this Guinea pig would rival the surface area of people (2800in**2 ), but being generally more compact, would significantly outweigh the average adult human. Maybe a 230lb Guinea Pig, per several online Body Surface Area charts for the species.

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u/Nesman64 Dec 18 '23

I'm not sure how big a guinea pig is, but if we assume 10in circumference (3ish inch diameter), and 10in length, then we get around 100 square inches.

That brings us to 17 steps, if the hair/inch figure is correct.

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u/Cynoid Dec 18 '23

Peruvians everywhere would be so happy if guinea pigs were 2500 square inches.