Shortest Path: Straight Line vs Geodesic
Life when the shortest path is given by a straight line Life when the shortest path is given by d²xᵘ/ds² = −Γᵘₐᵦ dxᵃ/ds dxᵝ/ds
A two-panel mathematical meme contrasts a cheerful simple face with a dark, distressed-looking figure. The joke is that the shortest path is easy to describe as a straight line in basic geometry, but becomes a complicated geodesic equation in differential geometry and general relativity.
smiling bald face / улыбающееся лысое лицоdark distressed face / тёмное измученное лицоtwo-panel comic / двухпанельный комиксvertical divider / вертикальный разделительhorizontal divider / горизонтальный разделительmathematical equation / математическое уравнениеstraight-line concept / концепция прямой линииwhite background / белый фонblack line drawing / чёрный линейный рисунок
- @rzeczyzabawne / 22714 2026-05-06
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- image
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- 800×627 · 72.3 KiB
- Mood
- absurd, nerdy
- Language
- en
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