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/JemmaMimic 2d ago
Laurie Anderson has a creepy song about Finnish farmers and those deep snow experiments.
https://youtu.be/6iWoqufjQpU?si=GnCZEDbv5GmVmYQ5