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The stunningly simple rule that will always get you out of a maze (www.newscientist.com)

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You thought the maze looked fun, but now you can’t find your way out. Luckily, mathematics is here to help you escape, says Katie Steckles

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[–] dbaner 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not if there are islands in the maze

[–] Arcanus 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But wouldn't you just then go around the island? Or am I missing something?

[–] Carnelian 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You would just go around. You would need to start on an island for it not to work. Which I don’t think you actually can, since the entrance (and the corresponding exit) necessarily already form a kind of “island”. Like if you have one entrance and one exit, there’s literally no way for them not to be connected

[–] Arcanus 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, I was just considering for a simple maze, I hadn't thought about the different possible maze designs