MatPat from Game Theory is hosting a housewarming party in a bizarre house with strange rooms. However, the episode quickly shifts to a discussion about the game Hello Neighbor. MatPat is on a mission to prove that the cardboard boxes in the game shouldn't be able to function as platforms for the protagonist due to their physical properties.
Using research and calculations, MatPat determines that the boxes are single-walled, e-fluted, and 3/16 of an inch thick, with an industry standard crush test rating of 32 pounds per square inch. He then calculates the pressure exerted by the protagonist's weight on the boxes and concludes that it exceeds the crush test rating, making it impossible for the boxes to support his weight.
However, Austin interrupts and points out that MatPat forgot to account for the game's lower gravity, which reduces the protagonist's weight and pressure on the boxes. Recalculating, MatPat finds that the pressure is actually below the crush test rating, making it plausible for the boxes to support the protagonist's weight.
MatPat is frustrated and defeated by the boxes, but Austin notes that the game's absurdity and ridiculous physics make it plausible for the boxes to behave in this way. The episode ends with MatPat vowing never to do a box-related theory again.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The host of the show is MatPat, and he is discussing the game "Hello Neighbor".
2. MatPat mentions that Austin, another YouTuber, has already figured out the size of the cardboard boxes in the game.
3. The boxes in the game are 16 inches by 19 inches along one side.
4. The boxes are made of corrugated cardboard, which has flutes (wavy like ribbons of paper) inside.
5. The flutes were invented in 1856 as a liner for tall hats.
6. Corrugated cardboard boxes were first used in the late 1800s to reinforce the strength of boxes without using more materials.
7. There are six common types of flutes, each with a different number of waves per foot.
8. The boxes in the game use E-flutes, which have smaller, tighter waves, making them more crush-resistant.
9. The boxes in the game are single-walled, not double-walled.
10. The industry standard for single-walled E-fluted cardboard boxes is 32 pounds per square inch (psi).
11. The boxes in the game are a type of regular slotted container.
12. There are over 12 different box-folding patterns.
13. The edge crush test is used to measure the strength of boxes.
14. The average adult male weighs around 166 pounds.
15. The protagonist in the game weighs around 150 pounds.
16. The protagonist's foot is around 10 inches long, equivalent to a size 7 shoe.
17. The boxes in the game are 3/16 of an inch thick.
18. The protagonist exerts around 40 pounds per square inch of pressure on the boxes.
19. This is above the industry standard of 32 psi for single-walled E-fluted cardboard boxes.
20. However, when taking into account the game's lower gravity, the protagonist's weight is reduced to around 71 pounds.
21. This reduces the pressure on the boxes to around 19 pounds per square inch.
22. This is below the industry standard of 32 psi, making it plausible that the boxes could support the protagonist's weight.