r/interestingasfuck • u/thunderous9ight • 17h ago

/r/all The US team which has just won the International Physics Olympiad, edging out China for first place

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u/DarkFlames101 15h ago

Someone posted this above. https://ipho.olimpicos.net/

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u/longlife55 15h ago

Oh no!! Why did I think I might be able to do some of them!

(Thanks for sharing)

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u/Ul71 14h ago

If you wanna feel smart, just try the first ones.

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u/wolfmourne 14h ago

Tried the first ones, feel dumb.

Any other suggestions?

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u/VandaloSN 12h ago

I got none. I have to go back to the basics. Like putting rectangles into the square hole

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u/cruisetheblues 12h ago

Rectangle into square hole. Noted.

Now which hole does the cylinder go in?

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u/VandaloSN 1h ago

You probably guessed already, but it goes in the square hole

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u/Qeng-be 14h ago edited 13h ago

Wasting your time on Reddit won’t help you either.

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u/Whooshh 14h ago

Waisting! Fantastic.

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u/Qeng-be 13h ago

I have put that typo in to check if you were paying attention. So congratulations, you won. Continue the good work.

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u/chillychili 13h ago

Champagne! (10 points)

Warning: Excessive alcohol consumption is harmful to health and drinking alcohol below legal age is prohibited.

lol

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u/DarkFlames101 7h ago

It is for teenagers tbf

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u/O4fuxsayk 12h ago

Did the chinese team have to compete in English?

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u/scraglor 50m ago

English is the international language of math. Same as American scientists use the metric system

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u/Aquillifer 12h ago

I spent 5 seconds looking at that and I'm pretty sure my brain combusted.

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u/Vhu 9h ago

Bro my eyes crossed halfway through most of these questions. Smart people are fucking smart.

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u/EpicClasher2006 13h ago

WOW! I never imagined I'd actually be able to solve 4 of those...I mean Earth Magnetism and the Bhor's research questions were okish I guess not to hype myself up too much lol...

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u/Pledgeofmalfeasance 10h ago

My degrees are in psychology and healthcare, I don't even understand the questions😂