The fastest way to board a plane, according to mathematics - Rachel Yang
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After hours of delay, your flight is finally boarding. But as the line grinds to a halt, you can’t help but think — there must be a faster way to board this plane. Mathematicians have been studying this problem for years, devising and testing a range of different boarding methods. Rachel Yang digs into our biggest plane-loading bottlenecks and potential methods to alleviate this travel headache.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator
- Rachel Yang
- Director
- Avi Ofer
- Narrator
- Addison Anderson
- Composer
- Cem Misirlioglu, Work Play Work
- Sound Designer
- Cem Misirlioglu, Work Play Work