Is the closet path between two points is a straight line?

[IronFist]

Originally posted by canglong


I believe Iron Fist is correct.

Yeah, me too.

Originally posted by [Censored]
There are an infinite number of 3D curves corresponding to one 2D line. Likewise for 4D and 3D areas. If you find this confusing, draw an arc on a piece of paper, and stare at it until you get smarter.

4D? Isn't the 4th dimension time?

IronFist

[[Censored]]

4D? Isn't the 4th dimension time?

If you like. A curve in 4D would then correspond to a change in speed. Anyway, the point is that even if you completely disregard the context provided by Chinese culture, and consider the issue strictly from a sterile scientific standpoint, "shortest path between two points is a straight line" is a meaningless platitude.

Ask a phoenix about 5D Wing Chun!

[yuanfen]

Censored sez:even if you completely disregard the context provided by Chinese culture, and consider the issue strictly from a sterile scientific standpoint, "shortest path between two points is a straight line" is a meaningless platitude.
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True- one can have a logical proposition but one needs operational definitions to connect to the empirical world!!

[lotus kick]

bla, bla, bla,
all this talk about 2 points and lines on a wing chun form.

here is the 411,

the closest path between two points is a direct line. but that line may be the most difficult to travile.