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Re:The tyranny of the wagon equation by h2odragon on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @08:56AM (#32736471)
> Thus, the harmonic donkey transfer, using four donkeys, yields a maximum transport distance 1/12 * L0 longer than the pairwise donkey transfer.

Upvote earned there.

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Re:The tyranny of the wagon equation by moron4hire on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @11:44AM (#32738699)
Without digging into any math myself, I find it curious that it's 1/12th longer. That specific ratio, 1/12th, is also the basis for the Equal Temperament system for tuning Western musical instruments ("12-tone Equal Temperament, specifically), which also represents a harmonic series.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_temperament

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Re:The tyranny of the wagon equation by oakwhiz on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @01:25PM (#32740217)
1+2+3+...=-1/12 by certain definitions...
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Re:The tyranny of the wagon equation by sparkplug94 on Tuesday September 06, 2022 @12:43PM (#32739661)
Haha thank you! I'm the original author of the linked article, and I had a LOT of fun naming the donkey transfer algorithms I came up with.
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