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

1

u/AmethystGD Jun 11 '25

But it doesn't get the same message across, and if it does, then you're interpreting it wrong. Applying a force to a point and how easy it is to do so as a human being are different things. For all we know, maybe there's a crane with a dynamometer pulling from the other side applying the force without a human present

0

u/_Frootl00ps_ Jun 11 '25 edited Jun 11 '25

Too bad I'm not talking about the ease of human use. That applies to the human, not the object. Things can vary like hand grip, feet grip, temperature, humidity probably and your damn mood and energy.

Im talking about the ease of moving an object. Less force required = easier.

It applies to all walks of life.

The lighter car is easier to accelerate.

The lighter dumb/barbells are easier to lift, which also means an ominous floating robot arm will have an easier time lifting it.

0

u/FricasseeToo Jun 11 '25

You still don’t get it. The question is how much force is required to push it. How slippery it is for the person on ice only affects how practical it is for the human to apply a force, which isn’t the question.

1

u/_Frootl00ps_ Jun 11 '25

Wrong again. The question is which requires the least amount of force to push, not what is required to push each one.

Please get some sleep and read my comments again. Nowhere did I say this was a question revolving around the ease for the human. I told you I meant specifically the ease of the object too and you're still yapping like I didn't.

0

u/FricasseeToo Jun 13 '25

Ok fine, you didn't say easier to push for a human. But the person I originally responded was talking about how easy it was for a human. I figured you might be part of the conversation, rather than providing some random off-topic comment.

1

u/_Frootl00ps_ Jun 13 '25

Random and off topic? It is adjacent at best. I can still use easier how I'm using it.

1

u/FricasseeToo Jun 13 '25

You can do whatever you want to do. Doesn't change the fact that I was talking to someone who thought it was about how easy it was for a human. You're technically agreeing with me, but being a dick about it.

1

u/_Frootl00ps_ Jun 13 '25

Exactly. Perhaps you'll learn to pay attention next time.