Editing 85: Paths
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− | This comic centers around the consideration | + | This comic centers around the consideration what shortest path is available to a person traveling by foot. [[Cueball]] has to travel a rectangular distance, which allows only to walk over pavement. But the other paths over some other material not really meant to tread on (grass, sand, or granite) are just shorter. When Cueball goes to follow the pavement, he has to walk for 60 seconds. But when he traverses using the restricted areas, he can cut up to 26% of his time. So, every time he has to travel this rectangle, he thinks about how to shorten his way. Who would rather walk the straight path when an illegal way (to some standards) will save time? |
Each path has labels for the time it takes (e.g. Path 2 takes 48.2 seconds) and the time compared to the longest path (e.g. Path 3 takes 74% as long as Path 1). Each path also has a corresponding equation for in the upper-right corner representing the time each path would take if Path 1 takes ''t'' seconds (instead of 60). | Each path has labels for the time it takes (e.g. Path 2 takes 48.2 seconds) and the time compared to the longest path (e.g. Path 3 takes 74% as long as Path 1). Each path also has a corresponding equation for in the upper-right corner representing the time each path would take if Path 1 takes ''t'' seconds (instead of 60). | ||
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[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
[[Category:Maps]] | [[Category:Maps]] | ||
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