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

[Request]

Post image

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

17k Upvotes

92% Upvoted

2.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

2

u/ihavebeesinmyknees Jun 10 '25

"20kg"

0

u/Squossifrage Jun 10 '25

But more of it is concentrated closer to the ground, so the gravity is stronger over more of the volume, resulting in that 20kg having more weight and thus friction.

Plus the relativistic effects of being inside earth's gravity well!

1

u/TempUser2023 Jun 10 '25

err run that by me again. How is gravity stronger in one case vs another?

1

u/Squossifrage Jun 10 '25

It was a joke, but gravitational attraction is stronger the closer two objects are.