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Invader Zim did it first
At least I can stop by the store and get some groceries while I’m fleeing.
Someone call a knight!
So, a typical snail moves at around 0.0048 km/h, and are around 1 cm tall. The snail in the image appears to be more than 3-4 stories tall, let’s say 15 m. If the speed scales linearly with size, this snail could move at around 7.2 km/h.
So yeah, a very brisk walk for your life should just about keep you out of reach if you’re in decent shape.
r/theydidthemath
They did the monster maths
It was an asymptomatic smash!
Your linked source doesn’t appear to list that number (It lists 8 cm a minute).
Perhaps you (or a large language model, if you’re using one) has it mixed up with this:
“Snails have been measured at speeds of 0.048 kilometres per hour.”
Also, 1 cm tall would be a very small snail… Approximately the size of your smallest fingernail.
8 cm/min * 60 min/h * 1e-5 km/cm = 0.0048 km/h
If I’m not completely mistaken.
I’ll admit that the “1 cm tall” is guesstimated based on my memory of the snails in my garden.
The linked source also mentions that some snails can be up to ten times as fast as the typical 8 cm/min (0.0048 km/h), but those appear to be maritime snails, while the snail in the image seems to be terrestrial.
Oh yeah you’re right 👍
The source I found appears to list the wrong figure.
So, sauntering is out?
Unless it’s a carnivorous snail
Spread salt on the road.
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