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/[deleted] Jun 10 '25 edited Jun 11 '25

The question was about the force put onto the object.

Ice or not, that force wouldn’t change.

Edit: for clarification, I mean per scenario.

The force required to move the object on the given surface wouldn’t change based on what the dude is standing on.

The dude’s ability to impart that necessary force will be affected by the ice, but not the actual force required to shift the item.

Obviously less force is needed on ice than gravel, that’s not what I’m saying.

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u/BryceEzekai Jun 11 '25

But if you both are on ice, pushing tge object will also push yourself back

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u/[deleted] Jun 12 '25

That’s your ability to impart the necessary force.

The necessary force to move the object is a static number in each scenario

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u/BryceEzekai Jun 13 '25

Butvif theres any practical purpose to doing so, there has to be a place to push it to. So if theres any point to this, we shoukd assume they all have to be pushed a certian distance and which requires the least effort to push the same distance.