MisterFrog@lemmy.world to They Did The Math@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 months agoThey did the monster math*lemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up148arrow-down1imageThey did the monster math*lemmy.worldMisterFrog@lemmy.world to They Did The Math@mander.xyzEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square8fedilinkfile-text
https://lemmy.world/comment/18176899 I stole this title from the comment from @TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works
minus-squareblackbrook@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·9 months agoMost things don’t scale linearly with size.
minus-squarenooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-29 months agoGiven how the snail moves I feel like it’s an accurate assumption since each pull is x% longer
minus-squareblackbrook@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI 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!
minus-squarenooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoYour correct I didn’t really think of mass and friction, good catch Now assume ideal snail
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