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Wouldn't running to the perimeter and then always running whichever way creates distance from the lion along the perimeter achieve this?
by 3pt14159 8y ago
Wouldn't running to the perimeter and then always running whichever way creates distance from the lion along the perimeter achieve this?
- piinbinary 8y agoThe lion could follow your path in a circle with a smaller circumference, and use the extra time to move closer to you.
- atq2119 8y agoNo. The fundamental problem with that strategy is that moving along the curvature of the perimeter forces you closer to the lion, and it turns out that that's just barely enough for the lion to catch up in finite time.
- 3pt14159 8y agoOh I see. The lion shaves the circle if I stay at the wall. It's less intuitive than I imagined. I feel almost compelled to code it just to see how different strategies pan out.