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Does it matter if they are evenly spaced? I think max time needed is the same if they are randomly spaced.
by jonsen 5y ago
Does it matter if they are evenly spaced? I think max time needed is the same if they are randomly spaced.
- tzs 5y agoYou are correct. Even spacing does not matter. There are many initial configurations that achieve the maximum time before the last ant falls off the stick, and that includes configurations where they are evenly spaced and configurations where all but one ant is randomly spaced (achieving maximum time requires that at least one ant be in a particular initial state--I'm being vague to avoid spoilers). (This is all assuming mathematical ants...point sized and can change direction instantly)