Pedantry aside, they did indeed do the maths, though :)
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MisterFrog @lemmy.world - 5mon
The community title must have influenced me haha
As I'm from Australia and also say maths
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Derpenheim @lemmy.zip - 5mon
I love you
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blackbrook - 5mon
Most things don't scale linearly with size.
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nooneescapesthelaw - 5mon
Given how the snail moves I feel like it's an accurate assumption since each pull is x% longer
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blackbrook - 5mon
I think friction and mass will affect those pulls non-linearly, probably to the point of the snail not able to even move. See, now you've made me go and ruin the whole cartoon premise!
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nooneescapesthelaw - 5mon
Your correct I didn't really think of mass and friction, good catch
MisterFrog in theydidthemath
They did the monster math*
https://lemmy.world/comment/18176899
I actually said 'they did the monster maths', lol
Pedantry aside, they did indeed do the maths, though :)
The community title must have influenced me haha
As I'm from Australia and also say maths
I love you
Most things don't scale linearly with size.
Given how the snail moves I feel like it's an accurate assumption since each pull is x% longer
I think friction and mass will affect those pulls non-linearly, probably to the point of the snail not able to even move. See, now you've made me go and ruin the whole cartoon premise!
Your correct I didn't really think of mass and friction, good catch
Now assume ideal snail