A straight line may be the shortest 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 between two points, but a "Brachistochrone" curve is the path of least timepic.twitter.com/aWPoz9X6i9
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What life metaphor can we use this example for (when the straight line isn't the fastest path towards a goal)?
the shortest path isn't always the best.. yay i'm inspirational
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Isn’t it still the shortest path except that space is curved?
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How do these curves relate to geodesics, please?
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Bet You cant represent all the factors affecting an incident or something in a two dimensional graph. The shortest path may affect the rate at which you reach the goal, if the path is infected with traffic if the path is rough and your vehicle is unable to move further...
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