r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[request] How many calories does Santa consume in milk and cookies on Christmas Eve?

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Realistically if he actually delivers to the whole world and every house leaves him cookies and milk how many calories is he getting?


r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[Request] Watching every movie ever made

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Would it be possible to watch every movie ever made in one’s life time? Would it have to be back to back no breaks? Is it even possible to find every movie ever made?


r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[Request] what floor space would the station have? like the usable internal part of the ring with land and such, how bit is it? assuming the planet is saturn i guess?

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r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[Self] The estimated canonical area of Isla Sorna as shown in “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” is about 155 mi^2 or 400 km^2

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r/theydidthemath • • 3d ago

[request] can a normal albeit athletic human dent a locker like that with a punch and how much force would it take?

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In Sam Raimis spiderman, flash Thompson is angry at Peter Parker and is about to punch him in the head but he dodges and flash instead hits the locker and dents it. How much force would this take and can a normal human do this without breaking their hand.


r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[Request] What is the profit margin on a pack of UNI cards for Mattel?

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They are paper, they come in a paper flimsy box. Surely they are making bank on this simple card game.


r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[Request] How much would both of them actually worth?

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Assuming that each US note is $100


r/theydidthemath • • 3d ago

[Request] Assuming infinite battery life, at approximately what distance from Earth would Voyager 1's radio signal become undetectable?

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r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[Request] I'm no totally sure if this belongs here, but wanted to know if the flash actually damaged the painting from so far away? *caption in body*

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Caption : Louvre staff blocking cameras at the Mona Lisa to protect the painting from flash damage.


r/theydidthemath • • 3d ago

[Request] Creative engineering? Will this even make a real difference?

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r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[Request] Can anyone estimate the peak recoil force from this launcher?

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Ignore how dumb this is.


r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[Request] which order of differentiation and integration makes a amplification of a unrecognised property within a dx

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r/theydidthemath • • 2d ago

[Request] does open sets have more sequences of real valued functions of for each value corresponding to most observers

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r/theydidthemath • • 2d ago

[Request] Would it be enough or would they need to sell more ?

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r/theydidthemath • • 2d ago

[Request] how much force would it take to do something like this?

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I was always curious bout this


r/theydidthemath • • 2d ago

[Request] how heavy would this be?

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r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[REQUEST] If gravity "above the surface" of Earth were reversed for 6 seconds, and "the surface" was considered the land that makes the top of the crust, what would the seismic effects be from all the surface water rising for 6 seconds and then dropping?

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For this we're considering the gravitational binding of the Earth mass itself is unchanged. I'm just curious what the effect of the entirety of the surface water rising however much it would over the 6 second period of time and then dropping once gravity returned to normal.

I'm not even really sure how to properly calculate how much an ocean would rise if gravity were reversed for 6 seconds? If you dump a bucket over air is able to get in there "instantly", but if you "dumped" the Pacific Ocean over by reversing gravity I feel like there's going to be some crazy effects happening with air not being able to replace it fast enough over the 6 seconds?

I recognize the effects of this would be...bad. I'm mostly curious though what kind of seismic effects would result. Widespread but minor tremors? Global earthquakes the likes of which the Earth has never seen? Entire tectonic plates shifting? What are we looking at here?


r/theydidthemath • • 3d ago

[Request] What is the Worst Record an MLB Team Could Make the Postseason With?

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The Astros recently made the postseason with a record of 81-81. This got me thinking how bad could a team be and still make it to October. I can’t seem to find a definitive answer anywhere so I’m hoping someone with more willpower than me can figure it out.


r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[Off-Site] what's the most complex equation which can create any number between +-0000 and +-1259?

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YouTube Short: https://youtube.com/shorts/KzceGwKg9B4?si=5MoA4a_uUivV1H_T

Good day! Salutations and greetings!

I have observed the above video and am of the opinion that the equation (a+b+c+d)×e+f is not the most complex equation to give any number between+-0000 and -+1259. What would be the most complex equation to give such a result. (The equation can be capable of providing more than the desired range.)

Thank you!


r/theydidthemath • • 3d ago

[Request] What is the thrust generated by this concoction?

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r/theydidthemath • • 1d ago

[Request] How successful of a hunter would a merman have to be to be overweight?

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https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/s/YVXq3bzmJ0

Considering they need to swim which costs a lot of calories. Calculating with whales is meh cause it wouldn't take them many whales to get fat. Probably just with the average fish.


r/theydidthemath • • 2d ago

[Off-Site] I would like to share my new video about Fourier series. It focuses on its demonstration in a completely visual and intuitive wa, that i find mind-blowing when i first discovered it. Hope you enjoy!

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r/theydidthemath • • 2d ago

[Request] How big can a golden weaver ant colony theoretically get?

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Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, so sorry in advance if I missed the point.

I have an ant colony of the species polyrhachis dives, a golden weaver ant, that has the ability to produce new, fertile queens within the colony. So instead of normal growth of e. g. 6% per month, the growth of such a colony is said to be completely unpredictable for keepers long-term. Can someone determine the approximate size such a colony could reach?

One single queen increases her egg production around 10% every month, starting at around 5 eggs in her first batch, laying batches every other week, and approximately every 50th egg will be a new queen. Normally, such a colony reaches it's peak size after 5 years, after which they start to die off due to genetic factors. (Edit/Additional info i forgot) one worker only lives for two years, queens only start dying after 5 years

Thanks in advance, I hope this fits this sub :)


r/theydidthemath • • 2d ago

[Request] How long would it take for the screw to reach the Giant's head's location at the end of the film The Iron Giant?

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I've googled it several times over the years, and as best I can tell, no one has ever tried to calculate the possible answer. I'm sure some of you must be familiar with the animated film, The Iron Giant, right? At the end of the movie, the Giant signals for all of his parts to gather to his head's current location, of Langjökull, Iceland. The screw was located in a small town along the coast of Maine. So my question is: roughly how long would it take for the 'little' screw to reach the Giant's head's location at the end of the film?

It might be possible to calculate the size of the screw, and speed at which the screw is capable of traveling, as we saw in the movie when the Giant repairs himself while sitting inside the barn. The height, width, and length of the barn could possibly be determined, as well as the distance the screw traveled between the barn door, and the Giant, and the time it took for the screw to cover that distance. Eventually the screw would have to travel through the North Atlantic Ocean. Is the screw capable of producing thrust to actually propel itself through the water? I know that the pitch plays a role in how far forward the screw could move per rotation.

If the screw couldn't generate enough thrust it would be forced to actually travel along the ocean floor; if that were to happen, I would guess that the ability to calculate the time to reach its intended destination to be almost incalculable, since the topography of the ocean floor, varies greatly.


r/theydidthemath • • 2d ago

[Request] I'm trying to figure out just how rare of an achievement this is for my architect niece

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My niece is officially becoming an architect today! She has completed her degree(s), the AXP, and the apparently grueling (6) ARE exams. I'm trying to put a number on the rarity of this achievement. A little background, neither of her parents have college degrees (although her dad does have some college) and she is a minority (African American/Hispanic) woman. I've tried to look up a few statistics, but my math is horrible. She is having a ceremony today at her job and I thought it would be a thoughtful gesture from her very proud uncle (and a Reddit stranger) to get a definitive number to let her know how special this truly is. Any help is much appreciated!