The Picard Maneuver to xkcd@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-21 year agoxkcd #2821: Path Minimizationstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1712arrow-down115file-text
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minus-squareJorgelino328@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year 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-squareGrimSheeper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoYes, but by then the ice cream has melted
minus-squareThe Picard ManeuverOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoWe need a calculation using the speed at which ice cream melts and the max distance he could walk.
minus-squarenergal@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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.