A ball sliding along a 'Lemniscate' curve takes the same time to arrive at a given point as a ball that takes the direct pathpic.twitter.com/a8FtMonFiE
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Replying to @InertialObservr
Hey, is this a brachistochrone as the ball falls?
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Replying to @Derektionary @InertialObservr
Hmm ok, thanks :) It really feels like
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Replying to @AfonsoLermen @Derektionary
yea i mean it definitely tastes the same, but the b-chrone asks which curve admits all heights to reach the bottom at the same time .. this one asks which curve has equal time as all chords connecting from the starting position to an arbitrary point on the curve
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