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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A "Cycloid" curve is one for which all objects take the 𝑠𝑎𝑚𝑒 amount of time to reach the bottom • If this seems counterintuitive, remember that 𝑚𝑔ℎ=½𝑚𝑣², and so objects starting higher will have a larger final velocitypic.twitter.com/EV4ZzT6YFo
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Replying to @InertialObservr @f_ronchetti
But what if I want to beat the cycloid?
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Replying to @Sagitus1 @f_ronchetti
I hadn’t considered that..
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