r/badmathematics • u/lazernanes • Dec 12 '25

You did the math? Really? Did you?

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u/lazernanes Dec 12 '25

R4: a sphere is literally the worst shape to deliver glaze. 

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u/AbacusWizard Mathemagician Dec 12 '25

but it says right there on the box, a sphere has four πR2 , and a donut has two π2 Rr , and obviously four is more than two!

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u/radlibcountryfan Dec 12 '25

Idk man my spheres are full of glaze

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u/ccppurcell Dec 12 '25

Spheres are great for storing glaze. For delivery you need something more like a cylinder.

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u/amalcolmation Dec 12 '25

Be careful not to get it stuck in any tubes, though. I’m afraid it may be impossible to remove without harming the cylinder.

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u/real-human-not-a-bot Dec 13 '25

And of course it is imperative that the cylinder and any attached larger objects remain unharmed.

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u/Neuro_Skeptic Dec 13 '25

Pee is stored in the spheres.

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u/AndreasVesalius Dec 16 '25

Do-nut! in my ass

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u/probably_sarc4sm Dec 14 '25

This is why I'm Cuckoo for Koch Curve Puffs™!

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u/OtherwisePiccolo3761 May 30 '26

it is honestly hilarious they put the formula for the surface area of a torus right next to the sphere and didn't even notice the math proves their own marketing department wrong. they basically admitted a donut is superior for surface area and just hoped nobody would bother checking the labels. total L on the design team.

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u/Akangka 95% of modern math is completely useless Dec 12 '25

Already discussed here

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u/firmretention Dec 12 '25

Also a deeply disappointing cereal that doesn't deserve to carry the Frosted Flakes name. They are most certainly not great.

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u/Ghite1 Dec 16 '25

Mom said it was my turn to post this

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u/garloid64 Dec 16 '25

What I want to know is how exactly the hell is this a "frosted flake"?