On Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 01:24:03PM -0500, Felix Miata wrote:
On 2009/02/03 10:15 (GMT-0500) Andrew Haley composed:
> More efficiency is always better
Efficiency isn't always what it appears. Foo's car is most efficient at
50KPH, so efficiency dictates that's the speed he should drive. Bar's car is
most efficient at 45KPH, so that's how fast efficiency dictates he drive. May
car is most efficient at 57KPH, so that's the speed efficiency dictates I
drive. The speed limit is 50KPH. The road, which is the exclusive path
between origin and destination of Foo, Bar and me, is one lane wide for each
direction. Foo's, Bar's & my direction are the same, and our desired ETAs
preclude driving while the other two are not enroute. What is more efficient?
Walk or ride a bicycle.
josh