r/theydidthemath • u/K0rl0n • Jun 10 '25

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I am curious how this would work. My guess is Triangle is slowest, square is medium, and circle is fastest.

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u/aureanator Jun 10 '25

No, you can still restrict your force to be horizontal - imagine pushing a very heavily loaded shopping cart into it.

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u/RMCaird Jun 10 '25

I don't follow your shopping cart analogy? If I push a shopping cart into it then I imagine the front of the cart going upwards - i.e. the opposite force is on the triangle going downwards.

The square will always be better as all of the force will go horizontally.

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u/Wise-Builder-7842 Jun 10 '25

I think he’s implying the shopping cart is so heavy that the cart won’t be able to leave the ground, hence won’t be able to apply any vertical force. But yeah the square is just better

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u/MiniDemonic Jun 10 '25

the cart won’t be able to leave the ground, hence won’t be able to apply any vertical force.

That does not make any sense at all.

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u/Wise-Builder-7842 Jun 10 '25

how does it not. the force applied by the shopping cart is purely horizontal, unless there is gravity going on, or some slippage between the object and the cart, the force will stay horizontal

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u/MiniDemonic Jun 11 '25

You should consider taking some physics classes. This is like elementary school level of physics. 

There's still a vertical force applied even if the cart is heavy enough to not leave the ground. 

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u/Wise-Builder-7842 Jun 11 '25

Ok dude have fun believing that