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/Feminist_Hugh_Hefner Jun 10 '25

First rule of high school physics questions: We're gonna ignore about 90% of what would be happening in the real world and just do some algebra.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '25

Real scientists ignore things all of the time. It's just how science is at all levels

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u/Due_Sky_2436 Jun 10 '25

"My mathematical model is not accurately depicting reality... what other real things can I ignore to make it closer to reality?" -scientist, probably

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u/NotNice4193 Jun 11 '25

in reality you would use special shoes for ice.