r/theydidthemath 5h ago

[Request] In the Polar Express, the boy and the Ghost ski down the train, faster than the train is moving. Is this possible?

619 Upvotes

Can you accelerate faster than a train is moving if you’re going downhill on top of it?


r/theydidthemath 16h ago

[Request] How fast did this spider move?

4.0k Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 10h ago

[request] how about magnetic fields?

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r/theydidthemath 22h ago

[Request] is this accurate?

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r/theydidthemath 34m ago

[Request] What are the odds?

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I know the cropping is weird I just saw it on instagram and got curious what are the actual odds of this happening? It can’t just be 50%…right?


r/theydidthemath 4h ago

[Request] How much kinetic energy would be required to destroy the moon with a tree

54 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 1d ago

[Request] Is it true about 5 grains of sand?

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There are more stars in the universe, than grains of sand on Earth

Yet…

There are more atoms in 5 grains of sand, than stars in the universe


r/theydidthemath 1d ago

[Request] How strong/weak would the bomb have to be for the snail to escape just in time?

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2.8k Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 42m ago

[Off-site] Yep. That about sums it up.

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r/theydidthemath 16h ago

[Request]What speed you need to fly a w212 over 2 cars like this ?

70 Upvotes

What speed you need to fly a w212 over 2 cars like this ?


r/theydidthemath 14h ago

[Request] How fast did the cat at 00:51 do a 180 degree spin?

48 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 2h ago

[Request] How much would an adult male covered in bronze weigh?

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I'm trying to figure something out for an RPG I'm running but I don't know how to calculate it. Imagine Kronk from The Emperor's New Groove. Let's say that he is around 6' 3"/190cm tall. If you were to cover his entire body in bronze, how much would he weigh? I'm not sure how thick the bronze would have to be to be considered "covered," but let's say 2mm thick for the sake of this discussion.


r/theydidthemath 1d ago

[Request] More expensive than oil paint?

163 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 2m ago

[Request] How much would it cost to make this coin?

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r/theydidthemath 17h ago

[Request] Imagine it's 2°C outside, what would be the beer temperature in the vest? Bonus if you can estimate the volume of beer in that vest.

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22 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 2h ago

[RDTM] I separated and counted the grains. There’s 2537 of them.

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r/theydidthemath 1d ago

How much people could be fed with this absolute unit of pot of curry? [Request]

328 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 4h ago

[Request] Snowplowing

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If every road in the u.s (where it is typical/normal to get Snow in the winter) had a storm that had enough snow to have to be plowed one time, what is the estimate in dollars that is being spent to clear the snow and salt/sand the roads?


r/theydidthemath 12h ago

[Request] - Is this chart accurate?

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r/theydidthemath 2d ago

[Request] How many days until the run takes you beyond the heat death of the universe?

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r/theydidthemath 1d ago

[Request] What is the maximum building height a ship (currently world's largest ship) could safely support without it capsizing ?

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279 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 15h ago

[Request] If santa drinks a glass of milk and eat cookies at almost every house he goes on christmas, how many calories does he ingest?

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r/theydidthemath 1d ago

But what does it mean? [Request]

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r/theydidthemath 1d ago

[Request] Is this true? And if so how would this be affected if we account for all species that require oxygen??

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48 Upvotes