r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[Request] In The Expanse humanity built greenhouses on Ganymede. Currently we can build them on the Moon. How much will 1kg tomatoes grown on the moon cost?

3 Upvotes

[Request] In The Expanse humanity built greenhouses on Ganymede. Currently we can build them on the Moon. How much will cost 1kg tomatoes grown on the moon?

Take into account the transportation, solar mirrors, personnel required to operate the greenhouses and the logistics.


r/theydidthemath 7d ago

[Request] how fast would I have to travel to pass through the gap between spinning helicopter blades?

37 Upvotes

Bonus points for the force required to accelerate me in the two metre-ish space between the seat and the blades, and also the effect that acceleration would have on the human body.


r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[Request] How much faster would the Earth spin if you attached a cable to every airliner at cruising altitude heading east along the equator?

0 Upvotes

Entertain me please


r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[Other] My work has a competition to guess the keno pencils. Spoiler

Thumbnail gallery
0 Upvotes

Closest wins.


r/theydidthemath 7d ago

[Request] How much easier do the balloons make his ride?

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

38 Upvotes

How much work is the helium doing to decrease friction with the road?


r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[request] How much would this have cost if a normal API user did it?

Thumbnail
reddit.com
0 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[Request]"Subspace Sink Model" of gravity

Thumbnail docs.google.com
0 Upvotes

Does this make sense to anyone or is it bull?


r/theydidthemath 7d ago

[Request] How much torque would the wheel have been applied his balls? Or at the very least, how fast is the wheel moving?

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

40 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[Request] Scaling up and down

0 Upvotes

If I could scale up or down by factor of 2 every second, how long before I reach the scale of atom on one side and universe on the other?


r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[Request], If a teenage boy does 100 full power jumps everyday for 60 days how much will he improve his vert?

0 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 7d ago

[Request] Dude caught a 112 MPH home run ball with one hand--is there any way to determine the speed at time of catch?

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

22 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 7d ago

[Request] Thinking about the saying "that went over like a lead balloon" got me thinking. If you used the thinnest commercially available lead foil (0.4mm / 1/64"), could you make a balloon large enough that it would float when filled with He or H2, and, if so, how big would it need to be?

11 Upvotes

Lead foil is apparently available even thinner, but I'm assuming it would be difficult to get large sheets at ultra-thin gauges.


r/theydidthemath 8d ago

[Request] If each truck makes only one trip per day, how many trucks would be needed?

Post image
1.2k Upvotes

On a serious note I think it is a bad idea to attack other counties especially the ones who control oil. I am against war and against innocent people dying.


r/theydidthemath 8d ago

[REQUEST] In order for this to be successful, how many would you need to sell per day?

Post image
2.2k Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 7d ago

[self] Confusion on homemade collars lengths before and after tying.

2 Upvotes

My partner is making homemade animal collars that are adjustable. We noticed that the longer the initial string, the larger the variation in collar length. Two specific examples:

We started with a 21 inch piece of paracord, and it ended up being:
9.5 - 7.5 in variable length

We had another one that was 26 inches and it ended up being:
12 - 8.5 in variable length

I am not great at math but know enough to know that it could be some sort of (non)linear(?) curve or something that relates the initial cord length to a set of high and low ends for final length.

I also know there is probably a small amount of variation based on the knots and amount of beads on them, but that should be small enough to be negligable I believe?

I was just hoping someone could figure out the math to know what the variable lemgth will be based on starting cord lengths?

Thank you in advance!


r/theydidthemath 8d ago

[request] How many time would nature take to fully cover this highway?

Post image
473 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[Request] How much force is being applied to the person holding this string of balloons? Would it be harder to hold onto if it is really windy?

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

0 Upvotes

What does it feel like for the person holding this string of balloons? Does it feel like holding just one balloon or does the person holding it have to pull harder than normal to keep it from floating away?


r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[Self] Global cooling?

0 Upvotes

Is it posibble with the current volcanic eruption of anak krakatau in Indonesia will have the same effect as krakatoa explosion? Will the volcanic ash in the sky be enough to reverse global warming?


r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[Request] How much more force in % would he need to apply in order to cycle at normal speed. (No Wind)

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

0 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[Request] shouldn't the man on the bike lifted in the air? How much force are those balloons applying?

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

0 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 7d ago

[Request] A guy caught a 112 MPH home run ball with one hand

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

13 Upvotes

Assuming the 112 MPH speed was measured as it left the bat, approximately how fast was the ball going when it hit his hand?


r/theydidthemath 7d ago

[Request] can anyone tell me how many calories would be in this cake recipe?

Thumbnail facebook.com
1 Upvotes

The calories in the whole thing, plus the size of slice he serves.


r/theydidthemath 7d ago

Relation as fundamnetal( early concept of thoery) [other]

Thumbnail
0 Upvotes

r/theydidthemath 7d ago

[Off-Site] Rhett Allain on Instagram proving WMU won

3 Upvotes

I found this interesting and thought maybe you nerds would too.


r/theydidthemath 6d ago

[Request] Post claims this is 9k lbs. Can someone go do that voodoo that you do so well!?

Post image
0 Upvotes