The Picard Maneuver to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-210 months agoxkcd #2821: Path Minimizationstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1680file-text
arrow-up1680imagexkcd #2821: Path Minimizationstartrek.websiteThe Picard Maneuver to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish • edit-210 months agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJorgelino328linkfedilink8•10 months agoShouldn’t the path that maximizes time have its line go through literally everywhere in the globe rather than just going around it once?
minus-squareThe Picard ManeuverOPlinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoWe need a calculation using the speed at which ice cream melts and the max distance he could walk.
minus-square@nergal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months agoThe path that maximizes time would just be going back and forth and not approaching the endpoint.
Shouldn’t the path that maximizes time have its line go through literally everywhere in the globe rather than just going around it once?
Yes, but by then the ice cream has melted
We need a calculation using the speed at which ice cream melts and the max distance he could walk.
The path that maximizes time would just be going back and forth and not approaching the endpoint.