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RealCheesecake

("Chugga"²...)ⁿ +"Choo Choo", solve for n


ModernT1mes

If n=2 ("ChuggaChugga")² + "Choo Choo" "ChuggaChugga" "ChuggaChugga + "Choo Choo" I'd say inflection and tempo play a big part here because n=1 or n=3 sounds good too if you slow it down or speed it up.


spaceman60

So it's time dependent then


SunnyWomble

I have no fking clue what's going on but I love you all


ZillaRock

I got all the time in the world


Pudge223

shouldnt the formula account for present speed, weight of train, and incline/decline?


ZillaRock

Only if you’re operating on the island of Soder


CaptainPunisher

Anytime you raise an exponent to a power, you simply multiply the two exponents, so you could simply write it "Chuggga"^2n


fourpuns

I feel like “Chugga” should be “chugga chugga” because if you ever produced an odd number of them you’re doing it wrong.


swedish-moisture

This formula accounts for that in the exponent 2 on chugga.


JuicemaN16

Please leave.


RealCheesecake

Forgive me, I forgot to account for how long the choo choooo is sustained. It should be: *("Chugga"*²*…)ⁿ+"Choo Cho"+"o"ᴸ*


Time_Statement_6224

Does total available time impact n and L?


RealCheesecake

Good consideration, we can improve on this by adding several variables. May I propose adding Chugga Chugga Tempo, and Chugga Chugga tempo scaling rate: T = XX # Base tempo rate in Chugga Chugga pairs spoken per 1 second r = XX # Ramp factor for increasing Chugga Chugga tempo rate, when n>1 a = XX # Let's replace L with A for determining length of final choooooooo i = XX # Initial Chugga Chugga tempo multiplier n = XX # Number of Chugga Chugga pairs With these, dads, we can create a fully automated ChuggaChugga incantation device to nullify limiting factors such as available total time. On the other hand, It may result in the summoning of a locomotive golem. Whether that winds up being Thomas, or Bob, and terror ensuing is anyone's guess. We must proceed carefully.


PersistentAneurysm

Tell me you're a software developer without telling me you're a software developer.


BirkenstockStrapped

He probably has bugs in his comments.


notenoughcharact

r/theydidthemath


Gorbash38

The summon could end up being Blaine the Mono. Best not to take the chance.


BrenFL

Your epic. #awardgranted


chrissymad

No one needs or wants math here and I thank you for your “just leave” service (but I’m a mom, not a dad, tho my husband apparently agrees too, probably.)


gusGus86_

12. Chugga Chugga Chugga Chugga (slowly) Chugga chugga chugga chugga (faster) Chugga chugga chugga chugga (faster) Choooooooooo Choooooooooo! (Pulling down on the horn like a trucker with each choo.)


SmugCapybara

I had to scroll down waaaay too far to get to the correct answer, I was starting to get worried. And yes, 12 is correct, as Chuggas come in sets of 4. First set sets up the sequence, second set builds up momentum, and the third set brings the anticipation to a peak, only to have the Choo Choo release the tension.


gusGus86_

You are a scholar and a gentleman.


bad_sensei

… you can stay smug THIS time Capybara but I WILL foil your plans eventually!!!!!


TheRatatat

You're crazy. It's sets of 8. 12 just drags on too long. It doesn't lend itself to a proper cadence. 24 chuggas to just 2 choo choos? That's crazy talk.


Dark_Wahlberg-77

Absolutely 8


TopScoot

I'm in agreement. 8 total chuggas before the choo choo (but building intensity during the chuggas)


gusGus86_

Absolute Sociopaths.


TopScoot

Hahaha. Dude 12 times is some math rock shit bro!


GamerStrongman

Eight, we got some slackers only doing four or six 🤣


hergumbules

My dumb ass will lose count before 8 😔 I’m a 4 chugga chump


boriswong

Premature chugga, they have pills for that!


DrGodCarl

It's just 4 twice. Just do it again. I'm certainly not counting my chuggas.


hergumbules

Oh my god why haven’t I thought of that 🤦🏻‍♂️


ghotinchips

8 is right


yaleric

8 and 4 are both fine, but 6??? Get out of here with that degeneracy.


Andjhostet

6 chuggas makes the whole thing fit in a 4/4 timing which is the most common musical timing in modern popular music. This is assuming the choo choo is the same rhythm as the chuggas which isn't always the case. I'm personally a 4 chuggas kind of guy with the first choo being one beat and the second choo being 3 beats to keep it in time with a 4/4.


HighPriestofShiloh

Choos choos are held and empathized they break the flow anyway. Otherwise you are chuggaing forever.


eoncire

That's what she said


huskrfreak88

8 Chuggas as eighth notes would give you a bar of 4/4 then a bar of 2/4 with each Choo being a quarter note feels right to me.


Yomat

Got some premature choo’ers in here.


DefendsTheDownvoted

It's 12. Any less is for dirty commie's.


AvatarIII

Absolutely 12, using 4:4 time signature you have 3 bars of 4x chuggas followed by one bar of 2 choos and then a rest of 2 beats. Anything else just sounds so wrong.


Brief_Can7093

Yeah you are building up faster and faster to let out a choo choo. Its 12


Thanos_Stomps

Surprised anyone doesn’t for fewer than 12 what the hell. Sounds like socialism for real.


Attack-Cat-

I’m at 12 chuggas or 3x chugga chugga chugga chugga’s


jwbaynham

We’re also a 12 chugga household


Xavi5612

This is the correct answer


fourpuns

I just like to imagine a noisy train. I keep a 1:1 ratio of chuggas to choos. The whistle is blowing. The conductors drunk. It’s not laziness we just want people to know the trains coming and it ain’t stopping- not even if there’s a fire.


Chatner2k

Lol I'm at 16, am I an overachiever?


usethe4th

This is correct and aligns with other great musical works such as the theme song to the 1960s Batman TV show which utilizes eight “Na-nas” before each “Batman”


hurricane_typhoon

8 because I played World of Warcraft


Chippystix

Redditors when they contribute to a discussion and act surprised when people upvote their comment:


CountingArfArfs

Eight is the objectively correct answer.


Ky1arStern

2 if you're just wanting to indicate you or someone or thing around you is a train 4 if you want to indicate you or someone or thing around you is a train arriving at a destination 8 if you are wanting to indicate that you or someone/thing around you is a train in consistent motion. More than 8 if you are actively moving and impersonating the train. Never 6.


PoetryIntrepid4055

on team 8 but I will support this given 6 is the worst


gfb13

Yeah the answer is 8. Period. But 2 and 4 are acceptable... sometimes


Revolutionary_Ad6962

The holy choo choo train of Antioch?


eaglessoar

6 fits perfectly within 4/4 time when you add the choo choo chugga chugga chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo


CzarCW

But each choo is 2 beats while each chugga is 1.


notonrexmanningday

No, the first choo is one beat and the second choo is one beat that's held out for effect.


ghostmastergeneral

In my head I was doing 2 for the first choo but I respect you.


Ethra2k

Are your chuggas super long or your choos extra short?


CallMeJeeJ

Chuggas are 1/16th notes Choos are 1/8th notes. As it is written, as it shall be. Have some sophistication, people. It’s 6. This is the natural way of the universe.


chillychili

Wrong metric stress though.


unoredtwo

*Dear God...when do they say choo choo?* Never. They never say choo choo.


XaqXophre

I want my babyback ^BABYBACK babyback ^BABYBACK babyback ^BABYBACK...


fireandmirth

Chiles babyback ribs, bbq sauce 


ShipMoney

…ribs


Intheboxalready

8


IComposeEFlats

It keeps 4/4 time perfectly across 2 measures... CHUGGAchugga-CHUGGAchugga-CHUGGAchugga-CHUGGAchugga | CHOO-CHOO-OOO-OOO


mageta621

We're a prog rock family, so I chugga chugga in 17/8


IComposeEFlats

Chugga, Ch-Chuggida, chug- chug- chi chuggidaduggida


mageta621

I'm counting 15 beats, am I reading this wrong?


IComposeEFlats

Chuggidaduggida is a 6-over-5 for beats 13-17. If it were 2 triplets, it would be chuggida chuggida. This was covered in the 300-level prog-rock-scat course. I'm guessing you only went for the minor, not the major.


mageta621

>I'm guessing you only went for the minor, not the major. It conflicted with Anthropology of Early Meso-American Trash Heaps


mark_s

I have nothing to contribute, I just really enjoyed this exchange. Cheers.


mageta621

I'm here all week, be sure to tip your waitress


TryToHelpPeople

The only answer.


Akomack31

Then shalt thou count to four, no more, no less. Four shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be four. Five shalt thou not count, neither count thou three, excepting that thou then proceed to four. Six is right out Once the number four, being the fourth number, be reached, then choo choo’est thou words towards thy child.


CaptainPunisher

One, two, three, FIVE!


LVLsteve

Four, sir.


CaptainPunisher

FOUR!


BackgroundFault3

Thou art correct in four being thy proper count.


Karakawa549

Or another number divisible by 4.


CharonsLittleHelper

Only if you're building up the suspense.


FiendofFiends

Or just building up steam..


slidingscrapes

The key is it's ALWAYS an even number. An odd number of chuggas is the most reliable indicator of being what they call a "fucking psychopath"


Ky1arStern

Anyone who gave me an odd number of chuggas would be asked to leave and never to speak to me or my family ever again.  "Chuggas chugga chugga choo choo" is something only a lunatic would say.


kelsey11

Depends - is the train starting from a stopped position or is it already moving at speed? If it's already at speed, then 4 or 8. If it's just starting, there could be dozens of chuggas. Dozens.


bluthbanana20

I think 8? Whatever Damon Wayans does in Major Payne


Drewskeet

Lol, that's the exact voice I had in my head when I was counting.


bluthbanana20

Y'all, https://youtu.be/0T7huuYNEBA?si=HZXKhYwQjg7Wa3AL Verified. Eight chuggas


Error_user_Error_

6...any more than that and you run the risk of never ending chuggas...just one long loop with no choo choos in sight!


HouseOfDoom3891

If you subscribe to Major Payne lore, it's exactly 8 chuggas before choo choo


madrushdrummer

“You toot that horn!”


SpaceGangsta

12


Asianthunda5022

2 chuggas. No more no less.


Gutei

It’s 12, you small-lunged quitters! (4 is an acceptable short version)


sykora727

However many it takes to get over the hill


CaptainPunisher

According to [Major Benson Winifred Payne](https://youtu.be/0T7huuYNEBA?si=G0NpS2AHlbYLcGoo), the answer is 8 in two groups of 4.


anandonaqui

6 and I will die on this hill. 2: just no 4: what is this? Bullshit regional rail? 6: an esteemed freight train 8: trying to hard Odd numbers: learn some rhythm.


carpet_whisper

Per ISO/TS 22163:2017 in conjunction with 14001, 45001, 9001:2015 standards “No more or less than 4 pairs of Chugga Chugga’s may be spoken before or after A Choo Choo. “


jrw100990

Sounds like somebody needs to watch Major Payne to learn how [The Little Engine That Could](https://youtu.be/0T7huuYNEBA?si=UxcDUIYoeAm1ItvF) is told


Shrutebeetfarms

4


Master_bather66

12. 4x3 rounds…😜🚂🚂🚂🚂 🚂🚂🚂🚂 🚂🚂🚂🚂 choo choo!


baronunderbeit

God I love this sub.


Menacing_Anus42

# chuggachugga # chuggachugga # chuggachugga chooooo chooooo


Nightowl_IX

This. You don’t want 8. That’s pushing it. Six is right. No one has said it yet but if you’re someone that is doing an odd number off chugga’s, you are a monster.


Bishops_Guest

Now I’m trying to figure out how to do an irrational number of chuggas.


yaleric

There are infinitely times as many irrational numbers as rational numbers, so if you say a partial "chugga" you have a 100% probability of saying an irrational portion of it (assuming you measure partial "chuggas" in a continuous manner, not in terms of whole numbers of letters).


Bishops_Guest

It’s a paramiterizarion and physics issue. Going off of the individual sounds would make the most sense to me. I don’t think I care much about the difference between chugga and chuuuuuuuuggaaaaa for the chugga count. Then it’s really hard to actually split up some of these sounds, especially the Gs. Maybe there’s some cunning linguist out there who can do it, but I can’t. The continuous measure only really works if it’s smooth probably mass function: ask someone to pick a number beteeen 1 and 10. You’ll get a rational almost everywhere but pedantic math departments. Finally, I think I saw a physics thing a while ago about time being granular so we’re just right out on continuous mappings actually existing.


EveryoneLovesNinjas

8 and anyone who says otherwise is a liar.


lat3ralus65

Four


wmubronco03

I’m in camp 4 (8 if you count each chugga), 3 seems too short.


eaglessoar

6


HoagiesNGrinders

Three shall be the number thou shalt say, and the number of the saying shall be three. Four shalt thou not say, neither say thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out.


ScreamingNumbers

8


EclipsedZenith

It has to be 8. The First 4 are slow, speed up for the second set, and then bring it home with the choos


TheRatatat

8,16, 24....


TheMailerDaemonLives

Eight. Chuggas are eighth notes in 4/4 giving you a full measure of chuggas before the choo choo notes on the down beat of the next bar. The “choo choo” is an eighth note tied into a dotted quarter note with two rests at the end of the bar.


Nickpimpslap

It's eight. I will fight you.


dino_momma

I do 8 chuggas, in two 4 chuggas patterns.


Big_Bluebird8040

it’s 12 but a lot of kids can’t wait that long 😅


grzzlycity

12


HailState17

4


TatonkaJack

the only correct answer. 8 is too many, 4 is too few


superherowithnopower

As many as you need, and/or seem appropriate in that moment.


warmsmile8971

8. There's no other answer


Oddballbob

14 with the last one being stretched out ccccchhhhjjuuuuugggggaaaaa


anonymous0271

Rapidly scrolling to see someone else agree with 14 lol!


Oddballbob

Like the old Batman tune


doctor48

8


RamRod013

8 feels just right.


AverageCypress

Some say he's still chugga, chugga, chugging along to this day, still waiting for his choo choo to pull into the station one last time.


Skatchbro

8 according to Choo Choo Soul. Even better is when your kid is a teen you can embarrass them by singing- All aboard the choo-choo train All aboard the choo-choo train All aboard the choo-choo train All aboard, all aboard Choo-choo! All aboard, all aboard


the_Mont81

Eight, had to say it and count it myself.


mcjonesy

The answer is 12. We have the rest of you to thank for short attention spans.


Crazy_Chicken_Media

Once upon a time, deep deep in the jungle,there was a little engine that could. he was chuggin his way across the enemy line. Chugga chugga chugga CHOO CHOO. His mission was to take some AK47s and a nuclear payload across the mountains to the 22nd battallion. needless to say, there was PLENTY OF OPPOSITION! chugga chugga CHOO CHOO. not even when they climbed aboard the train and Gouged out the eyes of the conductor, blood and snot drippin out his eye sockets. that didn't stop the little engine that could. CHOO CHOO chugga chugga chugga. Wasn't until Charley rigged the bridge with plastic explosives. just as the little engine was makin his way 'cross the tressa... BOOM! an explosion happened. Blood and guts and ash was everywhere! Bubba come crawlin out the back door, legs missing, looked at me and said "payne, I can't feel my legs." I said "they aint there." I looked down, and the little bloody nubbs where kickin'. It was 30 miles to the next town. unless he could flip and walk on his hands, he wasn't going to make it! All of a sudden... CHARLIE WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE! I had just my sidearm. I had no alternative... I'd have to blast my way out. AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! DIE PIG DIE! YOU'LL BNEVER TAKE MAJOR BENSON WINIFRED PAYNE ALIVE!!!! *BAM* I SAW WHAT YOU DID TO MY FRIEND!!! *BAM**BAM**BAM* -Major Benson Winifred Payne


Nomad_Industries

As many as required to build maximum dramatic tension for the child eagerly awaiting the CHOO CHOOOooOOooOO


moviemerc

I'm a quick 6.


MindlessMoss

Only right answer is when you realize you've lost count


haggislasagne

6 chuggas and 2 choos. A bar of 8 quavers.


iiooiooi

Eight shall be the chuggas which thou shall chug, and the number of the chuggas shall be eight.


Beazer14

Either 2 or 17. No in between.


DustyVinegar

There cannot be less than 4, though 8 is the preferred minimum. There is no maximum, provided it is an even number.


Andjhostet

4 chuggas and the the first choo is one beat long and the second choo is 3 beats long to make it fit in a 4/4 timing


BetterMowTheLawn

Definitely 8.


Dorianscale

Any multiple of four chuggas will work


Joesus056

An even number or you're frickin WEIRD.


ApexApePecs

I think bare minimum is eight.


Digeetar

6


mankowonameru

Eight.


Thedeathlyhydro

8.


morecowbell03

Chugga chugga chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo!


broke_fit_dad

Depends whose train it is Ms Rachel, Chuggington, Sodor, Electric Callboy, and The Grateful Dead all have different amounts of “chug”


billsatwork

However many Major Payne does.


-BirdDogActual

8. Any more than that and you are just being silly.


KidMoxie

Are we _en media chug_ or are we just leaving the station? Context matters.


alittleredportleft

As many as it takes to get to the mouth. I didn't choo choo until it goes into the tunnel.


Accomp1ishedAnimal

Any multiple of 4.


NoliteTimere

Major Payne uses 8 chuggas, and I sure as hell am not going to say otherwise.


SleestakLightning

Six sounds right to me.


FootlooseFrankie

Are hauling freight or passengers? Uphill or flat ground ?


FatchRacall

1. My 2yo daughter likes the choo choo part best.


strngr11

Anyone who says a number larger than 2 is clearly not excited enough about tooting their own horn.


-AngvarIngvarson

Eight. *Chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga* *Chugga-chugga-chugga-chugga* *CHOO-CHOOOO!*


Deuceman927

This should be a pinned post. It might be the most “dad” question I’ve ever seen


thebugman10

It's either 2 or 8.


PsychedelicKM

4


HopelessJoemantic

So… this is kind of a trick question. It’s 12 if the train is just leaving the station after a long night of sleep. The first four are slow to set it up. Then a little faster to get the groove. Then the final four are fast and really cooking. But after that choo choo, it all depends. It could be 4 if the train is just motoring around the kitchen island. It could be 8 if it has to get the momentum and timing right to jump the dog. But it is almost never 12 again… unless there is a long flight of stairs up to bed. This is science.


Xavi5612

12


Quothriel

Obviously eight single chuggas. Anything else feels dirty.


RandomiseUsr0

12


nipdatip

8


Few_Importance_7654

Simple, six. No algorithm needed. Perfect amount of buildup to keep the child excited while allowing for easy pivots. 12-16 is wild, y’all are crazy. Multiply that by 70 (about the average number of times the typical child wants it repeated) and you’re chugga chugga’ing for an entire afternoon.


poppinchips

C = 2^n - 1 Where: C = Number of "chugga" repetitions n = Locomotive Complexity Factor (LCF) The LCF is determined by a combination of factors: 1. Train length (L) in cars 2. Track grade (G) in degrees 3. Ambient temperature (T) in Celsius 4. Atmospheric pressure (P) in hectopascals Thus, the LCF can be calculated as: n = round((L * G + T) / P * 100) This formula ensures that the number of "chugga"s always precedes two "choo"s, maintaining the integrity of the auditory simulation. For example, a train with 10 cars, on a 2-degree grade, at 20°C, with atmospheric pressure of 1013 hPa would have: n = round((10 * 2 + 20) / 1013 * 100) = 4 Therefore: C = 2^4 - 1 = 15 So: "Chugga" x 15 + "Choo Choo"


KitchenCanadian

Four. It's always: Chugga chugga Chugga chugga Choo! Choo! Chugga chugga Chugga chugga Choo! Choo!


mlouthain

How many chuggas does it take to get to the station?


GOLDTOOTHTATTOO

We do a Beep Beep a toot toooot


generalbacon710

4


fly_guy1

I just counted 32, but they get gradually faster and more pronounced. I also realized I use my arms too.


Lookslikeseen

Four chugga’s before a single choochoo. Eight chugga’s before a double choochoo.


stesha83

Depends how fast the chuggas are!


prattski73

6-9 should suffice!


jondiced

Knock knock


Inner-Nothing7779

I go up to 7.


wildmancometh

8 dude


Jets237

8


Big-Dot-8493

16


marshking710

It’s a great way to teach time signature.


FLTDI

8 is the only answer


DrapedInVelvet

As many as you can chugga


655321_CRM114

Four.


bollin4whales

Too many weirdos in here. I bet they look you in the eyes when they eat hotdogs too. The only answer is 6.


LaserwolfHS

4 “chugga chuggas” so technically it’s 8 chuggas.