r/theydidthemath • u/Fizzerolli • 3d ago
[request] Assuming fresh powdery snow, how deep would it have to be for the paratrooper to survive, if possible?
My son sent me this. My immediate thought based on nothing is that it’s unsurvivable regardless of the depth.
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u/ThisAppIsAss 3d ago
Many years ago, My highschool math teacher made us solve this for the amount of snow needed to survive let’s say 6 G’s. But I remember getting a negative amount of snow.