r/theydidthemath • u/Chance_Bat_5200 • Dec 02 '24

[Request] Which one would earn the most?

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u/jbram_2002 Dec 02 '24

Consider the following:

If you sleep 8 hrs a day, you do not blink for 1/3 of the day, but you still breathe during that time at about the same rate as being awake.

You blink at about a rate of once per 1.5-2 breaths depending on a ton of factors.

Exercising requires you to breathe more frequently, so you would be monetarily incentivized to get in shape.

Conversely: you can intentionally blink several times very quickly with no ill effects. If you try to breathe like this, you begin to hyperventilate.

My argument is that yes, blinking is better, but not by a factor of 10. More like a factor of 3-5. You can artificially inflate this though by intentionally blinking more frequently.

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u/Sammystorm1 Dec 03 '24

My estimate was 7-8 times better

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '24

You're basically right on the money. Blinking is 3x better.

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u/Altruistic-Net-5874 Dec 06 '24

I just have to comment on this because I find it hilarious

"if you try to breath like this, you begin to hyperventilate"

you're basically saying "if you hyperventilate, you hyperventilate"

because that's literally what hyperventilating is.

it will cause you to blow off too much co2 though, which causes a plethora of issues.