Jorgelino328 comments on xkcd #2821: Path Minimization

[–] Jorgelino328@kbin.social 6 points 3 years ago (3 children)

Shouldn't the path that maximizes time have its line go through literally everywhere in the globe rather than just going around it once?

[–] GrimSheeper@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Yes, but by then the ice cream has melted

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website [S] 3 points 3 years ago

We need a calculation using the speed at which ice cream melts and the max distance he could walk.

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[–] nergal@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

The path that maximizes time would just be going back and forth and not approaching the endpoint.

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