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gorgoileryesterday at 5:15 AM2 repliesview on HN

Because physical movement is intuitively transitive. Going from A to B then B to C is the same as going from A to C.

The journey from Y to Z might feel more tiring than the journey from A to B, but only if you do them all in one day :)


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WithinReasonyesterday at 8:48 AM

So why isn't increasing your velocity from A to B then B to C the same as A to C? Isn't that intuitively transitive too?

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Joker_vDyesterday at 12:30 PM

> Going from A to B then B to C is the same as going from A to C.

Not really, no. Not all forces are conservative.