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xkcd #2821: Path Minimization (startrek.website)
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[โ€“] Jorgelino328@kbin.social 6 points 2 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?

[โ€“] nergal@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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

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