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?

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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/CrazyCatLady108 3d ago

considering there is no proof this ever happened, they probably didn't.

quick search brought up bunch of sites with no references and a mention of a 'myth' of a heroic squad jumping out of planes to stop a nazi tank column heading to moscow that started from a fiction book.

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u/eyesotope86 3d ago

Gotta weigh that against the knowledge that the Soviets were (are) pretty resistant to acknowledging stupid things they did...

The CIA finally had to admit they were aiming for mind control, and that took nearly 50 years to admit, so one can only imagine the Russians are tight-lipped about really, really, really stupid ideas they messed with.

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u/DramaticLeave2563 3d ago

The CIA also attempted mind control. I wouldnt exactly call it stupid lmao. Theres simply 0 evidence for this event.

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u/endlessupending 3d ago

Who hasn't attempted mind control tbf?