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[โ€“] octoperson@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Path that maximises time would be some kind of space-filling curve. Maybe it does that off panel?

[โ€“] Gladaed@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

It's to do with light paths and diffraction. The time maximising path still hast to be a valid path.