Comments by "Mat Broomfield" (@matbroomfield) on "The Dumbest Way To Solve A Maze - Numberphile" video.

  1. Given enough time, EVERY molecule would eventually get out by sheer random chance. Imagine if you were betting on a particular molecule and it randomly got all the way to the exit cell, before bouncing off a wall and working all the way back to the start position!
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  2. You could add an evolutionary "movement with purpose" parameter to this. On a grid with right angled cells, you can immediately simplify by limiting the movements to 45 degree increments, and by eliminating "back on yourself" as an option, you could speed up the solution by 12.5%. If rather than adding a wind modifier, you added a weak suction modifier, you could refine still further.
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  3.  @MaryamMaqdisi  :)
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