They Did The Math

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Community for examples and discussion of using maths to calculate things.

Academic, esoteric, and silly topics are all welcome, so long as the maths is sound!

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[–] blackbrook@mander.xyz 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Most things don't scale linearly with size.

[–] nooneescapesthelaw@mander.xyz 12 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Given how the snail moves I feel like it's an accurate assumption since each pull is x% longer