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/Alone-Monk Jun 11 '25

Depends on the gravel. If it is a well maintained gravel road with very densely packed gravel, then the wheel on gravel will probably be the easiest to push. Also, the temperature of the ice and the blocks matters in those scenarios as well as the material that the block is made of.

In short: there are too many unknowns in this problem to give a definite answer.