The Brachistochrone curve shows that the quickest route between two points isn’t a straight line but a cycloid—like the path ...

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We were all taught that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line, but does this maxim hold up under deeper reflection? It actually depends on what geometry you use! Consider the ...

When it comes to driving, “short” has two possible meanings: a) distance and b) time. Indeed, the shortest distance between Point A and Point B might be not be the shortest distance in terms of time ...

Britain doesn't hold many current railway records, but it does have a line in the West Midlands that claims the title of Europe's shortest – the Stourbridge branch line. At just 0.8 miles (1.2km/1,287 ...

With only two stops and less than a mile long, the shortest railway line in Europe winds its brief way through between trees in the West Midlands. The Stourbridge Town line has been in use since 1879, ...