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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Shouldn't the path that maximizes time have its line go through literally everywhere in the globe rather than just going around it once?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes, but by then the ice cream has melted

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

We need a calculation using the speed at which ice cream melts and the max distance he could walk.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The path that maximizes time would just be going back and forth and not approaching the endpoint.